The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-11

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his countrymen a legacy that no shaft
OF marble or granite that points to
heaven can mark his resting place un-
Til his country shall take her place
among the nations of the earth. Then,
my friends, ft becomes us as Il people to
respect and revere the memory Of EN-
met some day, let us hope in our
time. his epitaph may be inscribed in
gold
| In the absence of Mayor Jones.
Ralph w. Wheelock, his secretary:
spoke briefly, commencing the Irish
people for their loylty to the memory
of Ireland's martyr. He took occa-
sion during his remarks to express re-
grrts for the mayor, whose multiple
ity of engagements, lie stated, had pre-
vented his being at the meeting.
John II. Gehan, Of St. Paul, SANG
with much feeling that serio-comic and
characteristically Irish ditty, "On to
Philadelphia in the Morning" and re-.
ceived an encore.
$. p. Shannon recited "Erin's Flae'
ana was warmly applauded He was
encorcd and in return gave n homely
Irish piece, full of humor, that carried
the house by storm.
Miss Frances Vincent sang with her
own exquisite expression that beauti-
full Irish ballad, "She Is Far From the
Land following with that gem that
will never grow old, "The Last Rose
of Summer"
Miss Agnes Condor played II violiu
selection with good deal of execution
responding to an encore with '"rhe
Harp That Once" which pleased the
audience greatly
The Minneapolis Ladies' quartet,
composed Of Miss Kathryn Fitzgerald,
Mrs. IF. ID. Bell, Miss Mabel Otis and:
Mrs. b. S. Pnckncy. sang "Killarney"
with fine harmony and expression, and
responded to IN encore that was we'll
Ireceived.
Hugh O'Donncll's rendering of En-
NETS speech in the dock, replying to-
Lord Norbury, was certainly gen.
1t was one Of the finest things in the
way of dramatic reading heard in this
city for long time There was dig
nifty in his bearing, a natural and va
ricd expression and n delicacy and no.
bli1ty Of feeling in his reading, which
strongly suggested the real man and
scene he was depicting. 1t was
lsplcndid effort, greately appreciated.
Master Lawrence O'Brien gave an
Iartistic dancing exhibition that de-
lighted the audience
The orchestra again rendered num-
bcr of national airs that stirred the
audience. following which Chairman
Fitzgerald introduced Hon. d. w. Law
Ter of st. Paul, the speaker of the
Ievening, who delivered an eloquent and
mastery address, which we here pro-
duce in full. One of the noted ora
tors of the Northwest, the applause
that greeted his utterances was liberal
in the extreme. Mr.. Lawler said:
Mr. Chairman, Brethren of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians, Ladies and
Gentlemen
"For freedoms battle once begun,
Bcqueatlled by the blood of sire TO
! son,
Though baffied oft, is ever won."
We are assembled tonight in this
free government of ours, beneath the
radiant shelter of that flag, to do honor
to one of the martyr leaders in the
great cause Of human liberty.
Nearly one hundred and two years
have rolled their weary rounds since
Robert Emmett offered up his life,
Sacrifice upon the altar of human free
dom. During the years that have
passed since then, men have come and
gone, nations have fallen and risen,
the mightiest Of republics has sprung
up in this western world, and in all
that day to this the name and fame
Iof Robert Emmet have been the gilt
tering torch, the golden inspiration to
men of every land and cline for high
er and for better things.