Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1902-12-20
To the Irish in America Will be
the New Hibernian
Hall.
Men of Our Race in New York
Are Giving Aid Liber-
ally.
Archbishop Farley Presided at
Meeting and Lent EncOur-
agement.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING

DESCRIPTION OF The BUILDING
Thousands of men and women of Irish
birth and descent met in Carnegie Hall,
New York City, on Sunday night,
December 7, to aid in the erection of
building to be known as the Hibernian
Institute. The building is to be for the
use of the Ancient Order of Hibernans
and other Irish organizations, and is
meant for monument of the achieve
ments of the Irish race i'll America A
site in One Hundred and Sixteenth street
has already been purchased at cost of
800, 900, but there is mortgage resting
upon it which the members of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians desire TO
pay off before proceeding with the build
ing, which it is estimated will cost about
$3.50, 900.
At the meeting referred to more than
$1,000 were promised. Among the
largest subscribers were P. ]. McNulty,
$1,000; Archbishop Farley, $500; w.
Bourke Cochran, $500, and John d.
Crimmins, $500.
Archbishop Farley presided over the
meeting. He was introduced by MIR.
Cochran, who intended sailing for
Europe Saturday, but postponed his
journey to attend the meeting.
The Rev. DIR. Charles McCready called
the meeting to order. After announcing
the purpose for which they had come
together he introduced w. Bourke Cock
ran, who said:
81 shall coufine myself to the dis
charge of the task allotted to me, to un-
lock the door to that Intellectual enjoy
ment which awaits you, by presenting
now for the discharge of his functions as
the Chairman of this gathering that
honor of the priesthood, that flower of
american citizenship, that newest addi-
ton to the hierarchy of which he is
destined to become shining ornament.
the Right Rev. John NJ. Farley, Arch
bishop of New York"
The Archbishop was greeted with ap-
plause which lasted for several minutes.
When he could be heard, he said:
at is needless to assure you of the
pleasure it gives me to preside at a meet
ing for the purpose for which you have
assembled here. 1t is high time that the
numerous and influential body of Irish
Americans should be represented in this
the largest Catholic, and might add
Irish city in America, by some monu-
ment worthy of the name of Ireland.
| am happy to see that the Ancient
Order of Hibernians is the first to take
the step to raise that monument. II is
not the first mark in this country to
show the love of the Irishmen of this
country for religion and higher educa-
ton.
Some years ago the members of the
organization presented to the Catholic
University at Washington the sum of
$50, 900, and 1 remember with pride and
pleasure that listened to your repre-
sentative as he presented that offering.
1t is natural that all should wish to leave
behind us some monument, and to cry
but the natural wish to live in the men,
DRY of our fellow-men.
''If any order has the right to cry
Lord, keep our memory green, it is the
Ancient Order of Hiberniaus This en-
terprise look forward to as being the
instrument of great good to the Catholic
people of New York, and wish it God
speed"
Hon. Thomas ]. Gargan, of Boston,
followed with an address on "The Irish
in America before the Revolution"
Monsignor Joseph T. Mooney, Vicar
General, spoke on "Irish Moral Influ-
ence on American Character" Other
addresses were made by Secretary of
State John McDonough, Thomas Adds
Emmet Weadock, Justice Morgan J.
IO'Brien, ex-Assistant Secretary of the
Navy William McAdoo and Major Will
lam T. McCrystal.
The new Hibernian Hall of New York,
the plans for which have been completed.
is to be at Fifth avenue and One Hun
bred and Sixteenth street. 1t will be a
massive structure. The building itself is
to be of limestone, the four columns and
the figures surrounding them of Come
mara marble, and symbolic of the four
provinces of Ireland, while the seals of
the principal counties and cities are to be
carved on disks under the cornice. The
building, with its basement. will be six
stories high and will have roof garden.
In the basement are to be rathskeller
and bowling alleys. The first floor is to
be rented for stores. On the second is to
be the main ballroom. This is to be the
finest in the building, extending through
two stories, aud finished in Irish green
. and gold.- Surrounding it on the floor
will be wine and supper rooms. while on
Ia level with the boxes will be the lodge
rooms of the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans.