The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-30
Distinguished Representatives So q
People 81 Emerald Isle Now u
i118Ainerica.
WILL Be IRISH H0ME-C COMING.
Commission Will Probably Call
onSP President and Get Him
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Isl, Especial to Tho Timcs-D ispntch.) 4.
Gro Nj .. n " July %. After
d busy few hours spent In Washington
Friday afternoon Il. II s. Teegan, princi-
pal Of the Central Training College, OF
Dublin; the r. Rev. T. Lall 2 ). n, Of
I Galway, ana 1::sl M. " Hackett, OF thu
Irish Fuslliers, tl>S commissioners repre-,
scnting tile big 1ris, International ok:
position to- be held in Dublin next year,
1 ieft the city for important conf erences
\ IN New York and Boston yesterday. but
will return b o G35 Washington the latter
part OF this week. sY.l5s
Although Fridays visit to the nations
capital was far from satisfactory, on 8ac-s
3 count Of the brief time nt8their disposal,
and the fact thata5the commissioners
found SO many Of the public officials out
&of the city, they called upon q number
/ Of persons, particularly Commissioner
West, made known. their mission i .in in y q
general way, and arrived atsfa fairiun--
.dcrstanding5 Of tho sltuntion'iin Washing
ton. Upon their return II his week they
will spend SIEVE raj days calling upon tho
district commissioners, the officials Of
the Catholic University. lending irish
American societies, members Of the cnbi-
not, and other leading government Of
ficials. "a Is Sc M I'M
Pictures Of People. .t
8 AZ the mission OF the commissioners Is
to arouse American interest IN the his
torical section OF the great Irish exposi-
8tlon, Us well as to encourage comme rcial
exhibits, 1t Is the Intention to procure
photographs and data concerning oil
5Irlshmen or persons Of strong irish de-
scent who have had to do with the VI p
building Of Americn and, the administr1a:7
tionFof American affairs In this list are
former Presidents, noted stat esmen,, SEN
ators, Representatives., Governors of
States, clergymen, EDUCATORS I'm anclers
manufacturers, etc. j$ IL ~ s5i ia
Ell This material Is being collected from
all countries OF the world, as we'll ms
America, but, s h Ireland gave her best
sons to this country, the most Important
work IS expect cd to be done here The
8comriss toner's spent some time In Eng
land, France and other continental coun-
tries, and an Important part Of their
mission to Washington will be to inter-
est Secretary Of the Navy Bonapa in
the big Napoleonic exhibit which they
propose to have. "A great deal Of im-.
Sportant data has been traced down to
tho American member OF tho old French
imperial family, and the commissi RS
will endeavor to induce him to- loan It.
as we'll as rare photographs and prints
I in his possession, for the collection.
ri Tho commission has been In this coun-t
try but a few weeks, but in that time
the members have visited nearly al the
larger cities of the East interesting may
ors and leading citizens and historical,
patriotic and commercial associations inE
their enterprise. Everywhere they have.
met with marked encourag cement. So
much interest has been aroused by their
visit already That they have begunsto
look upon tho exposition as q sort OF
a"home-coming' = for all good, oynl H rlsll5
people In America And II only halt
of these good people como over to see
their old home, visit with their relatives
and see what ireland has done IN recent
{ years. old Dublin town will be full to-
Overlooking. and It Will be ono great res
union good to behold" said Father Lally.
Will Also Go West.
After their visit in Washington this
week they Will make II hurried tour OF
the West, nnd depart for ireland late
In August. AS so many Of the govern
mont officials and others throughout the
country whom they wish to Interest are
scattered through the mountains and at
the seashore, this or another commission
will likely find 1t necessary to return to
America III the autumn, t4
After their present trip. to Boston, the
commission will probably calltat Oyster
Hay to sec the President and endenvori
to interest him III the proposition. They
will also spend some time with Cardinal
Gibbons. at Baltimore. and conferences
also viii be held with n number OF IRISH
bishops and nrchbshops throughout tho
country