The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
IRISH FAIR FUND SHORT.
ONE COUNTY SOCIETr'S TREASURER
PdID IN .iN"N O. CHECk.

II WINS for S5ts. ~. the Receipts NJ the So
cieiS's b"oih Name " Withhold Trnstecs
Way Gct tho Money without , Suit~sI out
or 30 Societies slave Turned la tcceipta.
Yesterday was tho day set for tho various
Irish county societies to make returns of their
collections at the Irish fair for The fund to build
an Irish palace in this city. The trustees of tho
project arc; Gen. James II. OIcirne. Col.
William l.. Brown, Hugh j. Grant, Edward
OFlnherty, and cN.Judgc Edward Browne.
They were to hold n meeting at the Morton
House TO receive the returns. Those who are
interested in the project arc anxious 10 know
how the fair came out. Trustee OFlahcrty wns
on hand yesterday. with Secretary Jennings he
waited for The returns to come in. Twcnty-one
OF the twenty nine county societies which had
booths at the fair made returns Of money col,
]ected. and Mr.. OFlahcrty said he Ind received
word by letter from four and verbally from
three societies that their oiilccra were out ot
town, and that thcr would settle during tho
coming week. He then decided TO postpone the
final settlement to next sunday.
There is one county society which the trustees
have not heard from in IA month ana the settle
ment of whose affairs IL likely to cause Serious
trouble. Mr.. O'Flahcrty declined TO state what
society it was. He said, however. that tho
Treasurer OF the society had sent n check to the
trustees Tor S5ii.i5 as The return from its booth
at the fair. This was n month ago. The check
was regularly deposited by The trustees, and
they were surprised when it was returned from
the nnnk ~ few days later marked No good"
The Treasurer said Mr.. O'Flahcrty, list
bnsinrNs m u III This city having very We lthy
and respectable relatives, and don t think tho
fund Will suffer by reason of the bad check. 100
trustees ii We deferred action in he matteiNt
the request of the society, the officers of which
are going to make an effort to secure the money.
SOM OF these officers have not got In from tho
country yet, but are expected to get around this
week. II the amount is not forthcoming by
SUNDAY next The trustees will take n. ton, but I
am Of the opinion that the mans family Is SO
wealthy that the money will lie paid in"
Neither Mr.. O'FlHhrrty nor Secretary Jen.
nings would tell the name of the man who sent
In the bad check. He has offered no eXplana-
ton of the check. apparently.
The Irish palace project is TO erect n COM
modious building in this city providing accom-
motationS for the meetings of the Irish county
societies, headquarters for the societies having
ture and folklore. n gymnasium for Irish ath.
letic clubs, quarters for the First regiment OF
Irish Volunteers, which started the fair. a
music hill, reception rooms. labor bureau.
held recently for the benefit OF tho
fund was popularity supposed to be n great sue
cess financially and otherwise. Just what the
net proceeds were will NOT re known uuull all
the societies have made returns and the trus-
said that IL would be unfair to the societies
which are bchin!hand to make public the re.
turns received so far. He sid that as soon az
the returns are In the trustees will take the
money in hand and secure with 1t a site for the
erection of the palace.