The evening world., 1904-06-15
Home Opened In Fifty eighth
Sweet, and Men of Irish Birth
Or Irish Parentage Are
Eligible to Membership.
ORGANIZATION Is FOR
SOCIAL PURPOSES.
It Will Have No Thought of
Political Preference or Clam
nlsh Neutrality-suspicious. in
Gaelic and English Script.

h Irish Club, the only non~-sectarian
non-political organization in Greater
New York, If not in America, that asks
simply those who are OF Irish birth mr.
Irish parentage to Join with them in n
general movement for the welfare of
Ireland. and the Irish. opened its nav
clubhouse at No. ZIG East Fifty-eishth
street. last night.
The Irish Club has been organized
three years. 1t was started by James r
Fitzgerald. a young New York lawyer,
and Il number of his friends.
In the past few months this club has
got together several score distingu:shel
freshmen in the city OF New York, who
have no other purpose in view than I'm
forwarding the good Of the IRISH people
II those of Irish extraction.
The particular objects OF the club are.
rs set forth in the pamphlet issued bv
the organization: to promote social
harmony and intercourse among paople
or Irish birth or lineage: provide for its
B;cial meeting. recreation and enter
tninment: cooperate to redeeminx tho
national md material interests OF the
Irish race from the wreck and spolia
ton OF centuries OF British rule in Ire
land, IN p%erpetuate the friendly reIa
tons which have existed between the
people or Ireland and this Republic since
Its foundation.
Leaders of the Movement,
Those who ave taken leadership IN
this movement ana who have nut for
ward the organization TO be known ms
tho Irish Club are:
James r. Fitzgerald. President; Robert
Emmett Mcdonald. First Vice-Pre.ident.
Francis j. Fee. Second Vice-President.
George j. Louden, Recording Secretary:
Joseph Gallagher, Financial Secretary:
Michael +. Bennett, Corresponding Sec
rotary. The trustees of the club ara
Peter L. Mcdonald. John J.. Rooney,
1ohn Patrick McWalter. jeremiah B.
Murphy, Patrick Gallagher, John Nc
Keen and Joseph Mckay.
among those prominent In the role of
membership of the club are Commits
sioner OF Police William McAdoo. Cor
poration Counsel John ]. Delaney. Com
missioner of Taxes Job ]. Brady. Peter
Mcdonald. oil merchant, and Thomas
W. Churchill.
h club has no thought OF political
preference or clannIsh welfare. Irs only
object is to foregather the Irish, who
have the good of those of Irish extrac-
ton at heart and who are broad-minded
enough to sacrifice petty afiliation for
the general purpose Of self-distinguisb-
ment.
The new clubhouse is a modest brown
stone dwelling. 1t has, nevertheless IS,
been fitted up comfortably as a club
house. Though green may be the pre-
dominating color. there is no fiaring
national emblem that could in any way
offend those OF Irish blood who feel that
there are stronger ties In national
United States allegiance.
Throughout the decorations are modest
and simple. In the main room there Ia
a great banner designed to weave to-
gether the monogram OF the club and
the Irish colors. 1t Is a handsome piece
OF emblazoned bunting that has M
peculiar Interpretation outside of the
feeling of comradeship among those OF
the Irish race. 1t typifes everything
that Is Irish from the first to the last.
Constitution and bylaws.
That ireland. the Irish and the Irish
tongue are held highest in this organlza.
ton Is shown by the pamphlet contain
Ing. the constitution and bylaws written
in both the Gaelic and English script.
In fact, "a large number of the member
OF the club speak Gaelic and have long
been students OF that tongue
DIR. John McKew, a member OF 1he
Governing Committee OF the club, OUT
lined the objects OF the Organization
as follows:
We have formed ourselves torether
Tor the purpose of denying for all dime
THAT the Irish people can not be as
sembled together regardless OF their
many divided onInions and beliefs. IN
this enlightened Country and In this en-
ltghtened age the old bigotry and sec
ttonalism surely cannot hold those aloof
from one another who ought to be
drawn together by so many ties. and
We are confident that this club Will
the Irish sentiment as a senti-
ment. u~ntrammeled by sectarian or po-
litical influence as It has never been
urged before"
The ceremonies thai attended the
opening OF the new clubhouse last
night were simple and unpretentious
nevertheless many of the most promi-
nent lrishmen in the city were present
as guests TO testify to their indorse-
ment OF the effort to make a purely
Irish organization out .: the club,
without any political or religious sig
n%lhcance. Those who were promineSt
as visitors 30 bhe club last night were:
Edward O'Mahony, the famous bass
the Rev. Brother q, r. Frisby. who is
urging the Christian Rrntha0- novemant