The evening times., 1897-12-13
ner. and surelr there couldn.t he a better.

ner, and surely there couldn't i,e a better.
The Irish woman's peculiar char IN. is. per
haps. her ability to win men individually
and collectively Miss Come has 1t. As
she talks To one alone and as she pleads
TO thousands the right OF Insn liberty the
first and strongest wish Of her hearers Is
" be captured.
1t is this kind of girl that is in America
now. telling II the Irish centenary of 1888.
that talked last night at Columbia Tbeater
to a house full of enthusiastic admirers.
Irish and A uertcan, and irist-American'
Her mission surely will be most success
fui; indeed, IL has been. Everywhere
throughout the East and West there have
been crowds at her lectures and large
cout ributio To the Cause that she repre-
sents.
Miss Come arrived in the city at mid
night Saturday night, most unexpectedly y
to her friends Lere. The elaborate plans
for ner reception at the station yesterday
thus gave way to a very simple arrival
tnat POSSIBLY suited tine iady quite as weii.
Sne came on tue 1:2o train from To-
ledo. where her previous lecture was gwen
Yesterday was almost a continuous recep-
tion day to the young Irishwonan. In the
Elornins sne went To st. Patrrk 5 Church
with Miss Ella Gleeson. After the return
there was Utmost COnstant flow oil
vlsItors. delegations or the Daughter
Vi Nilt htNOtuliOUr TUE W
Society and other patriotic associations
OF the city called to Pay tier respects
anu express their sympathy with her
cause
Among the other callers were Hon. r. C..
Kerens, of St Louis. Hon. Dominic 1. Muir
ply, Capt Patrick y Farrell and many OF
the members OF the executive and recep-
ton committees or the OCCASION
Miss Come in the afternoon drove out
To the Catholic University, with Mr. ker-
ems and his son, ID pay her respects To Mgr
Conaty, the rector, and to meet several
members OF the faculty who are personal
friends OF hers.
Miss Come talked to u reporter for The
Times during the afternoon about her trip
in this country and her mission. She is
glowingiy enthusiastic about her reception
everywhere.
Il can't say that any one thing has i'm
pressed Iue most" she said; there are so
many things i'll America to choose FROM
People in England told me when deter
mined TO come here that l would have
cold reception. Perhaps the extreme CON
trary to this filled me with most pleasure,
because il shows how completely II large
part of America sympathiZes with our
movement.
Il nave great admir- alton for the
Americans OF my own sex. Your women
are beautiful. They are advanced ana lib
eFdi lIllDueu. SOTt NJ tiidu VIC i<bSAioh
women.
when American women make names for
themselves in art and science their SIS
ters work with and for them with an alb
scnce of petty Jealousy that must he
most inspiring.
II have proved another falsity about
America. To he the lie spapers have been
the best OF friends. l don't know that any
story tnat has appeared since l came has
displeased Ine. They are very different
from English and Irish papers, but their
way is very entertaining one
THE success of the Irishman in Amer
ica max es every IrishwOman happy. Every
where l go there are Irishmen among the
leaders in every field. These statesmen
and business and professional men show
the absurdity of tue charge that our peo-
pie are not capable of governing them
selves"
Miss Come said that she believed the
great centenary OF '9S will be an immense
push forward toward lreiand's freedom.
The prominent men of the race from all
over the world will be present and their
presence together in their native country
will be a great inspiration to keep together
always in spirit.