Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-26
IRISH To CELEBRATE
BIG MASS MEETING in
DRILL SHED LAST NIGHT
Banquet Decided 0n-ExeCutive Com
mittee Appointed Great En-
thusiaSm Shown at
Gathering,

There was very large attendance
at the meeting OF the Irishmen in the
drill.shed last night for the purpose of
making arrangements for the celebra.
ton Of St Patrick's day, which falls
on the 18th OF next month. Col. Nc
Carthy presided at the meeting and
many OF the prominent men OF the
city who claim Irish descent were
there to take part in the discussions.
Col. Mccarthy was made permanent
chairman later on and Mr.. MCGonagle
was chosen secretary.
There were two propositions on
hand. one was the giving OF a ban.
quet on the night OF the day that all
ireland celebrates and the other was
to give a grand ball the proceeds to
go toward the establishment Of a fund
for the INDECENT lrishmen OF the Ter.
Titory. The former proposition was
adopted and an executive committee
Of nine was appointed by the chair.
II was at s o'clock that the chairman
called the meeting to order. He eX.
planned the purposes for which the
gathering had been called. The Irish
colony here had increased greatly dur.
ing the past few yeasr and the time
had arrived when Ireland's patron
saint should be lauded in fitting man.
ner.
Attorney S. F. Chillingworth spoke
in favor of the organization of an
Irish society as an outcome of the pro-
posed celebration of st. PatriCks day.
He was In favor of ball rather than
a banquet as there would be proceeds
from this which could be used as a
nest egg to start the fund he had
spoken Of The organization would
have no politics as body except
Irish politics" which meant that all
lrishmen should keep together.
Thomas G. Dillon spoke in favor Of
banquet. He put this in the form
Of a motion, which carried unanimous.
ly. The chair then named the follow.
ing executive committee: Col. 9. J
Mccarthy, Charles McGonagle. l.. II .
Dee, c. +. Chilllngworth. Guy Living
stone. W. +. Irvine Thomas G.. Dill.
Ion, J. A. Hughes and James c..
Quinn.
A question as TO the people eligible
to sit about the banquet board was
asked and Col. Mccarthy answered
that all born in Ireland or OF Irish
descendants of the Irish. people with
Irish sympathies. and men who had
married Irish women-naturalized
Irishmen-could laud St. Patrick =
memory together at the banquet.
After the big meeting there was a
gathering together of the executive
committee and a subcommittee con
sisting OF the following was chosen to
make arrangements for the banquet
G. +. Chillingworth, 7. G. Dillon and
Guy Livingstone. The central com
mittee also desires that all Irishmcn
and Irish sympathizers who wish to
attend the banquet. will give their
names to Secretary MCGonagle at
Benson & Smiths store. before next
Sunday
Among those present at the meeting
were Thomas G. Dillon, Father O'Neil
Father Valentine, l.. II. Dee, James
I. Quinn, S. +. CnillingwOrth. c. +.
Chillngworth. T G.. Carroll, Guy Liv
Ingstone, J. A. Byrne, Crook H. Roo
ney, r. DAILY, r. Morrissey. NJ. Soul
ly, J. J. Hughes, J. A, Hughes, G..
Hughes, Conway, G.. Kayanaugh. T.,
ID. Timmons, p. MCInerny, J. J. Car
roll, 4. Moore, Jack Lucas, J J. Nc
Donald. j. -. German, 7. McTighe
McCready. T. Kcden, NJ. Tooney. r,
MCGOWAN. w. NJ. Cunningham, Shane
A. f. Murphy T. Melanphy, DukI
| MCNiChOlS G II Hughes