The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08
FOR AN IRISH MEMORIAL HALL
ARCHBISHOP PRESiDES At 1
GREAT MEETING.
Comments the Project ami Bourke Cock.
ran and Others support It-SI@ 600
site Bought and $3.50. 900 building
Planned sold AT $500 Apiece.

Men and women of Irish birth and de-
scent. representing all branches of the pro-
fessions and Of the commercial and in
dustrial interests of the city, met in Car
ncgie Hall last night to help the scheme
for the erection of building in this city
to be known a. thu Hihernian Institute
The building is 10 be for the use Of the
Ancient Order Of Hibernians and other
Irish organizations and * meant for "A
monument Of the achievements Of the
Irish race In America.
site in liGth street has already been
purchased az cost Of 500 900, hut there is
a mort gag" resting upon II which the ncn-
bers of IN" Au,i'Lt Or!,r If II b ru.an~ de
sire 10 pay N before proceeding with the
building which, IL l. estimated, will cost
about $3.50 90
At last nights meeting subscriptions
amounting To more than 5000 We're prom
Used. and a larG" sum will ho realized from
the sale of seats and boxes. Among the
iarger subscribers were j. j. McNulty,
81 go, Archbishop Farley, $500, W Bourke
Cochran, $500, and John ID. trimmIns, $500.
Archbishop rarwy Presided O'rr ne
meeting, lie was introduced 10y Mr..
Cochran, who intended sailing for Europe
last Saturday, but postponed his Journey
20 attend TIA" me-" ing. la presenting tho
Archbishop MIR Cochran alluded to the
fact that hlS was h" ur-t secular function
hat Mgr. Farley had attended since he
vas el"Va' ed to the head ut TIA" archdiocese.
l. replying TN" Archbishop said
II Is high time that tho numerous and in
fueutial body Of catholic Irish Americans
in this, the largest catholic titv.l night
add perhaps Irish citv-o tho United states,
Ireland. and ! am happy that the member
Of the Ancient order Of lih.ruiau- ar" the
first to take IN, step toward ia" raising OF
They showed their appreciation and love
for Ireland and the Tinted states, aud love
for the oaU>" Of higher education when. some
wears ago. th"y gracefully and generously.
and with that open hHndodne-- which u
characteristic Of tho irish race pra-nntc ed
$50 600 TO the Catholic University at WASH
ngton
II there * any institution or association
winch d's.rH.' q mo- umcrt 70 hop is
memory greer II is the Aucieit order of
Hiberntau- THIS enterprise. which ! look
forward 70 a. a medium for great things
| tor our Catholic people in this city, has my
heartfelt blessing aud ! wish 1t gpd>pccd
Thomas j. Gargan of Boston, speaking
| of the Irish in America betor" The Rcvolu-
ton, described tn" earliest Irish settle
n\uts in this country and said that much
| Of ~ progress Of the nation was due TO
those earlier set dement's and to the Irish
who had followed them to this country.
As Tar back n 1879. hc said, the
| number OF Iish immigrants arriving
| at the port Of Philadelphia was ten times
| greater than the Immigrants from all the
| other countries of Europe combined Care.
| full investigation. he added had he'd him
to believe that half the people OF the United
States could trace their origin to Irish
ancestry.
Mgr, Mooney. dwelling on the Irish
| Influence on American character, said that
in the dark ages of th"thurCh. fifteen ham
dred years ago, the yoopl" of Ireland We're
strong supporters OF IN" Church. II was
no wond"r IN looking back over the history
of ireland. tNat II should have boon know II
a. the land Of saints and sarcS Tie added
At every STAG of Our national dovcop-
ment in TINS country the Irish race hnS been
10 th" for" 10 aid Win their int"neCtuality
and enthusiasm, and 10 cement with TN, r
blood our national life and ust,ut.,U.
Among the other speakers were John r.
NcDonough, Secretary of State; ex-Cou-
gresham Thomas Adds Emm~t Weadock
Of Detroit. Mich; Justice MorganJ. 'Bricn,
Major Edward r. McCrystal and William
! McAdoo, former Assistant Secretary of lie
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