Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-14
CELTS Do HONOR
To DR. HYDE
NOTABLE BANQUET OF THE
GAELIC SONS
United by Ties Of Blood, Tradition,
Music and Art, Local Men,
bers Seek to Broaden
Their Sway

seventy-1ve members of the Celtic
club gathered last night at Levy's to
do honor to the great Irish leader DR..
Douglas Hyde.
With evidence of their loyalty to
traditions of old on all sides and firmly
agreeing with DR.. Hyde that the Gaelic
revival is laid on enduring lines, these
Los Angeles sons extended welcome
that will long be remembered.
Punctuating the courses and enliven-
Ing the table discourse characteristic
melody was rendered, ranging from
vocal airs to French horn selections
and from the piercing bagpipes to the
national airs.
Gregor Macdonald entertained them
with burst Of Scottish airs on the
bagpipes, Prof, l., w. Lewis gave a
vocal selection, Prof Bert Colville rem
horn; Prof. Irwin, the Welsh singer,
sang the old Irish air, Brian the
Brave" and Prof. Frank Carr, the new
director of the cathedral choir, gave
The Bonnie Banks of Loeb Lomond,"
followed by Prof. Trevor, who sang the
Welsh national anthem.
The toastmaster, Malcolm Macleod,
read a letter from Bishop Conaty wish
ing the society success in it's mission
and regretting his inability to be pres
ent in the welcome to "An Craoibhin
Aoibhinn."
David T. Jones Of Pasadena, Edmund
Mitchell and Joseph Scott on behalf of
the three chief branches of the Celtic
race extended "Ceud Mile failte" to
the distinguished guest.
Appreciates Hospitality
In response to the welcome given him
by the united Celtic peoples, DIR. Hyde
expressed his appreciation of southern
hospitality and his admiration of the
results to be accomplished by an or
ganization of this character.
Goodness gracious me- said he,
"how many stowaways came over in
the Mayflower? 1t is your mission to
show to the American people what the
Welsh, Scotch and Irish have con-
tributed to the history of these United
States"
He congratulated the Welsh for their
preservation of their language and GUS
toms, was pleased to have the Irish
emulate their example, and pointed out
the fact that both nobility and COM
mons in Scotland were doing the same
patriotic work. He was pleased to be
received by a society comprising in it's
membership three such nations.
He hoped the same welcome would
patriot, who was making a stand for
the preservation of the language and
literature of the Celts in Brittany. He
called attention to the fact that the
extinct Cornish language was identical
with the Breton and that Welsh and
Breton readily understood each other.
Scotch and Irish spoke practically the
same Gaelic and all were united by the
ties of blood, traditions. music and art
He hoped that this society would in
a short space of time establish
preserving and perpetuating all that is
good In the Celtic character, and like
their ancestors they would continue to
add their full quota to the progress of
civilization.
Clergy Speaks
The clergy, represented by Bishop
Hamilton of San Francisco and Father
John ]. O'Brien of Redlands, added
their appreciation of the mission of the
interchangeable Gaelic leader, wished him
success in his undertaking and eX-
pressed the good will toward the Celtic
club which, as Father OBrien stated,
would in memory and emulation of the
patriotism of their ancestors make
them better Americans.
Prof. Prtchard closed the musical
program with vocal selection and w.
Joseph Ford of the local branch of the
Gaelic league, after a brief eulogy of
the national president, moved that Dr.
Douglas Hyde be made the first honor
ary member of the club, which was
done by acclamation.
With a universal feeling Cf good fell
lowship and the singing of "Auld Lang
Syne" a meeting, which DR.. Hyde said
he would always remember, was closed.
o OH has bU a
full selection CT the broadmnded and
liberal members of the Scotch, Irish,
Welsh, ManXman, Breton and Cornish
man. From a list of twelve members
selected by DR.. j. w. Jones of the
Welsh society, W. Joseph Ford of the
Gaelic league and Malcolm Macleod of
the CaleIonian society 1t now numbers
close to 100 members.
Among those present were: p. H
Bodkin, John ]. Bodkin, John o. f.
Bodkin, H. A. Barclay, l.. Brannick
It. j. Bosky, DR.. C. II. Blaney, Prof
G. F. Bovard B. w. Child, James
Clark, M. Caderwood, Prof. James
Wrin Dixon Hugh Dixon, r. B. Dick
inson, DR.. Tom Davidson, E. w.
Davies, w j. Ford, James ]. Free
man, Frank j. Finlayson, B. F. Gurley
C. M Gordon, DIR. c. G. Gordon,
Patrick Higgins, E. A.. Healy, Bishop
Francis g. Haley, David T. Jones, DR..
j. w. Jones, Ben Jones, William c.
Learmont. A. f. Lynch, Hugh Nc
Dowell, Rees James, DIR. T. II. Nor
gan, Edmund Mitchell. James Nc
Cusker, r. Maloney w. B. Morgan
John Mccall Malcolm Mclean. DIR.
D. D. Macarthur, DR.. j. II. McKellar
DR.. Peter Macarthur, DR.. w. T. Nc
Arthur, William II. McGill, Theodore
Martin, Alexander Mackeegan, John S.
McGroarty, N. E. Neary A. j. Norton,
Philip O'Brien, P. P. O'Brien, Rev.
John j. O'Brien, d. j. O'Kane, A. j.
Prosser, William Phillips, DIR. T. Pow
ell i G. Ollin. .IudRe IL H Rose. An