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Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-01-21
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Grand Knight VIM Presented
With an Emblem of the
Order.

Members of the local council of the
Knights of Columbus to the number of
thirty-fve attended the institution of a
new council at Columbus, o., last Sun
day, which started off with ITO charter
members.
The local party were accompanied by
Charles F. Taylor, the popular lawyer,
and Mr.. Mccormick, of Nashville, the
Southern representative of the Frank A.
MEME Candy Company, who were init
lated and had the three degrees conferred
upon them.
At Cincinnati the Louisville Knights
were the recipients of many courtesies at
the hands of their Cincinnati brethren,
by whom they were accompanied to the
Ohio capital, where all we're most roy
ally entertained. The visitors arrived
home Monday, each delighted with the
trip.
A pleasing feature was the presenta-
ton to Grand Knight Matt ]. Winn of a
handsome and valuable charm of the
order in appreciation of his labors in
behalf of the Louisville Council. He
will wear it with honor.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-01-21
"REMINISCENCES.
The Story of Capt. Francis
Wallace, a Veteran of
the Navy.

Capt. Francis Wallace, of the training
ship New Hampshire, is one of the best
known men in the navy. The story OF
his eventful life would furnish material
for several novels of adventure. The
Captains adventures began when,
though scarcely more than boy, he ran
the British blockade in the Baltic sea to
carry guns to the Russians. He took
part in the Crimean war; when the
famous foreign brigade" marched to
the relief of Lucknow in the terrible
days of the Indian mutiny Capt. Wal
lace was one of the members; for two
years he was on the Grinnell expedition
searching in the arctic regions for Sir John
Franklin; he was pilot of the Monitor in
the famous battle with the Merrimac; he
was a prisoner in Andersonville, from
which he escaped after terrible sufferings
and perils; he was with Farragut and
Dewey at Mobile bay and New Orleans;
he fell from ship when many miles
from land off the coast of Spain and was
rescued after being in the water twenty
two hours.
After serving on the Monitor for some
time, Capt. Wallace joined the feet fur
ther South. While cruising on a scout
ing party with Lieut.. Cushing-who
destroyed the Albemarle--Capt. Wallace
and cockswain named Riley were
captured and taken to the Confederate
prison at Camp Andersonville, where so
many of the Union prisoners died.
Escape was almost impossible, but Capt.
Wallace was one of the fortunate few
who succeeded in crawling across the
dead line.
"After l had been at Andersonville for
three weeks" said Capt. Wallace, 81
made up my mind that if stayed there
long would either be shot by the guards
or die from sickness and lack OF food. So
l made up my mind to escape. Riley,
the coxswain, and two Union soldiers
were in the plan with me. For several
days we saved up what food we could-it
wasn't much--and one dark night we
crept out to the dead line. We had to
kill three sentries before reaching the
stockade and pushed on in the darkness
until we came to river. There we sep
arated. The soldiers wanted to push on
across the country, but knew we would
be followed by bloodhounds, so after
they left us Riley and swan across the
river and back three times. walking up
aud down the bank on each side in order
to throw the bloodhounds of the trail.
Then we climbed to the top Of big live
oak tree.
'From our station in the tree we could
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-01-21
BISHOP O'DwYER
Gives Reasons For Establish
ing a Catholic University
in Ireland.

Speaking Wednesday night in the
Limerick Catholic Literary Institute,
after a lecture by Mr.. Doyle, Bishop
O'Dwyer said that, speaking of Athens,
the lecturer just touched on one point
that always struck him. What little
place it was, one small city, with the
country not much larger than one Irish
county, and yet so eminent. In many
respects the Grecian people were not
very unlike the Irish people. They had
great faults imputed to them, but it
would be allowed that on the whole they
were an intellectual people. He would
say that on the whole the Irish were un-
doubtedly a more intellectual people
than their neighbors in England, and
any cultured man could trace a far
greater affinity between the character
of the Irish mind and that of Greece
than he could between the Auglo-Saxon
mind, which seemed to to him to approah
more to the Roman. Long ago when
Cardinal Newman was sent by Plus TX
to found Catholic University in Dublin
he noticed this affinity. In beautiful
lecture which he delivered he dwelt OH
the various points of similarity between
Dublin, where he established his uni
veroity. and Athens, and he expressed
the hope that some time or other there
would arise in Dublin great institution,
great center OF learning and culture
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-01-21
ELECTED OFFICERS.
Ladies' Auxiliary Began the
New Year Under Favor
able Conditions.

The last meeting of the Ladies' Aux
Hilary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
was an interesting one. The yearly re-
ports showed that great deal of charita-
bic work had been accomplished. The
Treasurer's report showed a handsome
balance on hand, Notwithstanding the
heavy expense incurred in the purchase
of the elegant piano placed in Hibernian
Hall.
The following ladies were elected to
serve during the ensuing term:
President-Miss Rose Sweeney.
Recording Secretary - Miss Maggie
O'Connor.
Financial Secretary-Miss Mamie Con-
nors.
Treasurer-Miss Mary Cavanaugh
Mrs. M. ]. Hickey, the retired Presi-
dent, has proven a most efficient officer,
and the ladies regretted that she could
not be induced to fill the position longer.
Miss Sweeney will prove a worthy sue
cessor, and the auxiliary has bright pros
poets. 1t was also decided to give an
other of their delightful euchre and dane
ing parties on Tuesday evening, January
81, to which invitations are now being is
sued. Ladies and gentlemen attending
are sure to be handsomely entertained.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-01-21
LAST DANCE.
Young Mems Division Will
Entertain Once More
Before Lent.

One of the most enjoyable dances of
the present season will be that given by
the Young Mems Division of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians on the evening of
February 7. At the meeting of this
division Tuesday evening it was decided
to make this the closing one of the sea-
son, and each member was authorized
to invite five couples. The dance will
be complimentary. Those wishing tickets
can procure them from Mr.. Edward P.
Holly or the members of the Literary
Committee. The dances heretofore given
by this division have reflected great
credit on those having them in charge,
and efforts will be made to have this the
most pleasing one yet given.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-01-21
MINSTRELS AND COMEDY.

St. Johns School Union have sue
ceeded in making all the necessary prep
arations for their minstrel show, which
will be given Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings of next week at st. Johns Hall,
Clay and Walnut streets. The company
have been rehearsing for long time,
and the prospects for pleasing enter
tainment are most encouraging. Tickets
are being disposed of very rapidly, and
the indications are that crowded houses
will witness each performance. BUM
merniier's HOTEL will be given as an
afterpiece, and will prove an interesting
feature, as it has heretofore attracted
wide attention. Messrs. Speaker and
Reichert, the popular German comedians,
are billed to take the leading parts both
in the minstrels aud afterpiece.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-01-21

LAID TO REST.
The Funeral of Mrs. Katie Fea-
therstone Sad Beyond
Measure.

The funeral of Mrs. Katie Feather
stone, whose unexpected death was
mentioned in our last issue, took place
from St. Aloysius' church last Monday
morning. In many respects it was the
saddest funeral that has taken place in
Louisville in several years. The body
of a young matron was being consigned
to the grave, followed by her surviving
husband and children and grief-stricken
mother, brothers and sisters. Mrs. Fea-
therstone was only thirty-four years Of
age. Her oldest child boy scarcely
nine years old, her youngest nine months
old. The house of mourning on East
Breckenridge street was crowded early by
the friends of the sorrowing family.
When the funeral cortege reached ST.
Aloysius' church it was met by the male
employees of the Ohio Valley Telephone
Company, who chose to show their re-
spect for the loss of their Superintendent,
Mr.. John w. Featherstone, the husband
of the deceased. They were ranged in
double file in front of the church, and
when the funeral procession arrived they
opened ranks and with bowed heads
allowed the coffin to be borne through
their file into the church.
After the usual burial service the Rev.
Father O'Grady celebrated high mass.
At the conclusion of the mass Father
O'Grady, who was an intimate friend OF
the Featherstone family, preached a
brief sermon, in which he paid high
tribute to the deceased. He traced her
life story from its beginning, told of her
kindness of heart and bright, happy girl.
hood, when she was Katie Hannah, her
maiden name; of her interest in all
church work, of her interest in the choir
and of her Christian charity.
Father O'Grady spoke feelingly of the
love that existed between the deceased
wife and her living husband, of the loss
she would be to her husband, but greater
than all the loss she would be to hei
orphaned children. Men to whom tears
had been unknown for years wept at the
words of Father O'Grady.
Quite crowd Of friends followed the
remains to St. Louis cemetery, among
whom were number from Omaha and
other distant points.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-01-21
Encouraging Letters From New
York City and Washing
ton Received.
VIII Study the Language, Lit
erature, Music and Art of
Ireland.
GRAND FESTIVALS HELD YEARLY

The effort to form a class for the study
of the Irish language and establish
branch of the Gaelic League in this city
has taken definite shape, and the pro-
moters say that success is assured.
AT the meeting held Wednesday even
ing Of a number of gentlemen interested
III the matter a letter was received from
Rev. r. Henebry, Professor of Gaelic in
the Washington University, proffering
his assistance and making suggestions as
to how the work should be done.
A communication and a number of
books were also received from William ].
Balfe, Secretary of the Gaelic Society,
with circular explaining the objects of
the Gaelic League.
committee, consisting of Patrick
Sullivan, N. J. Sheridan and John Cavan-
augh, was appointed to make the neces-
sary arrangements for the next meeting,
which will be announced in these
columns.
The objects of the Gaelic Society are
to promote and foster the study and prop
agate knowledge Of the language, liter
AZURE, music and art of Ireland; to extend
an acquaintance with the history, an
tiquities and customs of the Gaelic race,
and particularly with the history of the
Gael in America, and his contributions
toward the creation and development of
the American republic; to encourage the
movement in Ireland for the revival of
the national language and its cultivation
and practice as living tongue among
the Irish people.
When Europe was shrouded in the
darkness of the middle ages Ireland pos
ksessed a high ivilization-several great
l2.iaSs q learuing, an abundant
|IlcfatA1t, 4ktlth of native music aud
IhifIiIY perfected native art-and it was
largely through the work and influence
of Irish scholars and missionaries that
civilization and Christianity were estab-
lished among the peoples of Western
Europe, and Notwithstanding her subse-
quent chequered history under an I'M
sympathetic alien government, which
sought to repress all education and intel
lectual advancement, Ireland has con-
tributed i'll a marked degree to literature,
art, music and almost every branch of
intellectual effort To extend an ac-
quaintance with these facts is a duty
which freshmen and h-Americans owe
to themselves.
In the founding and maintenance of
this great republic, too, Irishmen have
played a prominent part, and in the
molding of the American character
Gaelic thought and spirit have left their
impress, and, proud of their race and
jealous or its honor, the members Of the
Gaelic Society consider they are doing
duty in familiarizing their own people
with the contribution of their race TO the
general development of the American
nation.
The society is strictly non-political and
non-sectarian. Any person of good moral
character and in sympathy with its OBJ
jects is eligible to membership.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-01-21

at historic New Castle, N. II. The occa-
sion proved of great interest to all par
ticipating. The place for the field day
event this year has not yet been selected.
Since our last annual meeting gather
ing under the auspices of our Rhode
Island members has been held in Provi-
dence. 1t was presided over by Dennis
II. Sheahan, recently clerk of the Gen.
eral Assembly of Rhode Island, and was
an unlimited success. Among the guests
were President Andrews, of Brown Uni
versity; Prof. Alonzo Williams, of that
institution, and other prominent gentle
men.
The society is to be congratulated upon
the issuance of its first bound volume of
proceedings. The edition numbered ! 100
copies and has been distributed among
the members, while copies have also been
sent to public libraries, colleges and his
torical societies OF the pamphlet Irish
Schoolmasters in the American Colonies"
l 800 copies were issued and disposed of
in like manner. The pamphlet on "The
Scotch-Irish Shibboleth" also numbered
l 800 copies.
The society has on hand and is con-
stantly accommodating much valuable ma
terial relating to the Irish chapter in
American history. We are hampered to
some extent. however, by the absence of
a publication fund. hope that sooner
or later methods will be devised and steps
taken to provide for this deficiency. At
present the only income the society has
is from the membership fees. The prompt
payment of these when due, therefore,
becomes a matter OF no little import
ance.
Largely owing to the representations
of our friends at Washington, the Secre-
tary of the Navy has selected the names
of three American naval officers of Irish
blood for three of the new torpedo craft.
These names are O'Brien, Barry and Mac
Donough. The first is to be applied to
the torpedo boat now building at Eliza
bethport, N. j., and the two others to
torpedo-boat destroyers. The Mac
Donough is now under construction at
Weymouth, Mass. The O'Brien is to be
launched at Elizabethport probably the
coming May. would suggest that the
occasion and the place be appropriate for
our field day celebration this year.
1 can not close without calling the at
tention of the society to the continued
good offices of Gen. James R. O'Beirne
and Hon. John d. Crimmins, both OF
New Pork. This year. as last, these gen.
tlemen have been indefatigable i'll ar
ranging details of our annual meeting
here and have spared no effort to make
the occasion thoroughly successful one
Mr.. Francis c. Travers, DIR. Thoma:
Adds Emmet and other gentlemen resid
;na IN New Ner|, have also shown much
IS 'e,','> IA ~ fstituds
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-01-21
GENUINE SURPRISE.
Marriage of Patrick Nelligan
and Miss Vetters Occurs
Next Week.

The Kentucky Irish American will
surprise the many friends of Mr.. Patrick
<. Michigan and Miss Mary Vetters with
the announcement that they are to be
married next week. The bride is a
highly-accomplished and popular soci-
ETY. lady of the West End. The groom
is the well-known contractor, whose
friends are almost innpmerable. We have
be informed that Mr.. Nelligan will re-
ce We his friends Wednesday evening. He
is also of the firm of Carroll & Nelligan,
Nineteenth and Portland avenue.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-01-21
Interesting Talks by Patrick
BannOn, James Koran and
James Rogers.
Thirty-Five Names Added to
the SOciety's Member
ship Roll.
ALSO PUNCH AND CIGARS GALORE

The reunion of the Irish-American
Society of this city Thursday evening
was rousing one. Long before the
hour for assembling merchants aud bust
ness men, men from the City Hall and
the various departments, men represent
ing all sections of the city and parties, as
we'll as many workingmen, could be seen
vending their way to Hibernian Hall,
while many on Market street judged that
State convention was being held.
When President Tom keenan, called
the meeting to order there was an attend
ance that taxed Hibernian Hall to its
utmost capacity. After the minutes OF
the previous meeting had been read and
approved the Chairman invited Messrs.
Pat Bannon and Michael Murphy to seats
on the platform, they being two OF the
oldest members present. Mr.. Bannon
was called upon for a speech and re-
sponded with a few well chosen words,
in which he assured his hearers of his
interest in the welfare of the society and
everything that would promote its use
fulness and growth Mr.. Murphy was
also called for, but did not feel able to
make an address.
In order to enable Secretary Thomas
Drewry and Assistant Mark Ryan an
opportunity to receive the money that
was ready to be paid in short recess wa:
taken, during which Roman punch and
cigars were enjoyed by the assemblage
This was followed by the regular order Of
business and about thirty-five names
were added to the roll,
The committee having in charge the
revision of the constitution made it
report, which after some debate ano
|fexplanation was adopted. The only
change recommended by the committee
Twas one calculated to make the members
take greater interest in the organiza
ton and enlarge its field of usefulness
The society therefore continues its orig
inal policy of being non-sectarian and
non-partisan.
During the debate on the report talks
were made by James Rogers, Thomas
Garfield, James Horan, John Ryan
President keenan,, John Hession, Mike
Lawler and others, all of whom expressed
themselves as being in favor of only sucf
legislation as would result in the greatest
good to the greatest number.
After the other business of the meeting
had been transacted a social session was
held and couple of hours spent pleas
antly, several short talks being made ano
songs sung, interspersed with stories
punch and cigars, and upon leaving al
voted it the banner meeting of the Irish
American Society.
We regret we have not the space tc
print the names of all the gentlemen
present, as it was the most representa-
tive gathering the body has yet held. A
good attendance is predicted for future
meetings.
The reports of the meeting published
in the Courier Journal and Dispatch are
untrue and misleading. The reflections
of the former upon President keenan,
are as uncalled-for as they are unjust.
The meeting was late in adjourning, and
the reports in the two papers mentioned
were "smoked.up," not for the benefit Of
the society, but to fill up space.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-01-21
Irish Ought to Give
the Boys a Good Send-Of
From Here.
The Regiment Has Glorious
Record Since the Days of
the Rebellion.
WHAT COL. SID GATES SAYS OF THEM

The famous Sixty-ninth New York
Volunteer Regiment, Col. Edward Duffy,
will pass through Louisville next Mon
day from Huntsville, Ala, to New York
City. The regiment will come in over
the Louisville & Nashville railroad and
will be transferred to the Big Four. 1t
will take fifty cars to carry them.
The Sixty ninth is a part of the Irish
Brigade which made fine record during
the civil war, and when President Nc.
Kinley called for troops every man i'll
Col. Duffys command was eager to go to
the front in defense of the flag. Their
conduct and patriotism are in striking
contrast with that of the Seventh regi-
ment, whose action was condemned by
press and public. The citizens and Off
Gals of New York are making prepare
tons to show their appreciation of and
give the men fitting reception upon
their return home.
The boys may remain in Louisville sew
eral hours. If they do they should be
given warm reception by their Irish
American friends and the soldiers of the
Louisville Legion. The daily papers will
give the exact hour of their arrival and
departure. Lieut.. Col. ]. l.. Donovan is
Kentucky boy, being native Of
Sprinfeld.
Col. Sid Gates, who secured the trans
nortation. spent some DAYS in the camp
at Huntsville, and he says Col. Duffy and
his men are the most gallant soldiers he
ever met. Col. Gates and John Kilken
ney, of the Louisville & Nashville, gave
Col. Duffy and his staff small banque
after the transportation was awarded t.
them.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-01-21

see the rebels leave the camp in pursuit.
They passed under the tree number of
times, but never thought of looking for
us so near the camp. We stayed up in
that tree for sixty.tiree hours, with some
bacon rinds and pieces of cornbread as
our only food. 1t was very cold at night
and We were far from comfortable, but
we did not wish to go down until the
pursuit had died away little. Then
hailed negro who was passing.
I.awed a massh, said he when he
saw us coming down from the tree. The
soldiers have been looking everywhar for
your
1.-THE darkey got Sus an old canoe and
we made the trip to the coast. We trav-
eled at night and lay alongside of the
bank during the day. When we reached
the seacoast our Troubles we're by no
means ended. All along the coast were
divisions of the home guard and they
captured us.
-Four miles off The coast, almost out
of sight of land, lay the United States
gunboat Unadilla. The waters of the
South swarm with sharks, and no one
for an instant suspected that we would
dare to swim to the gunboat, so their
vigilance was somewhat relaxed. But
as there was no way of signaling the
boat we decided to swim for it. At mid
night we slipped away from our guards
and made our way to the beach. There
new danger awaited us. The Southern
waters are very phosphorescent at night
and if man swims through them he
leaves trail which can be plainly seen.
So Riley and 1 crept out as far as we
could, keeping our bodies under water
and making no splashing. When we
reached our depth we struck out for the
boat, swimming very cautiously until we
were we'll out of gunshot. 1t was a
mighty unpleasant experience. -Four
miles is long swim for man in the
pink of condition and we had been living
on short rations for a long time. Then,
too, we were afraid Of sharks, and num-
Der of times during the swim I drew up
my legs suddenly abd began TO splash,
thinking had felt a shark giving little
nibble at my toes preparatory to a full
meal.
"At last we got within hailing distance
oil the Unadilla. shouted to her, but al
first they did not pay any attention to
the hail The Confederates were in the
habit of rowing out near the gunboats al
night, towing rude mines after them
Then they would light slow match or
the mine, hail the Federal boats and
sneak off. The gunboats would send ou
small boats to see What the trouble was
and often be caught by the exploding
mine. A number Of men from the Una
dilla had been killed In that manner, Sc
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-01-21
SULLWAN's GROCERY.

John L. Sullivan, who for the past
eighteen years has been an employee of
the L. & N, has decided to go into bust
ness for himself, and can now be found
at lowering and Magnolia avenue, where
he has opened small but cosy family
grocery. He has many friends in the
southern part of the city who will be
glad to assist him in his new venture.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-01-21
scALLY viii PLAY.

Tom Scally's Unioh Band has gener-
ously consented to play at the Hibernian
reception Tuesday evening. He will play
number Of popular Irish selections.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-01-21
DEATH OF PATRICK KHIRcE.

The many friends and acquaintance.
of Patrick Keirce were shocked TO learn
of his death Thursday evening at hi:
home. 1921 High street. His funeral
took place Yesterday afternoon. The
deceasednan lhknown, and large
circle Q nhaaloss.