The Washington herald., 1908-03-18

Abraham Lincoln Brick, Representative
from Indiana. was called upon. He re-
sponded to the toast "Our country"
Mr.. Bricks Address.
He said. in part:
My forefahers spang from that race OF unre7uited
destiny. who love liberty stronger than life ana
whose sons and daughters rather than wear the
land and on all the seas.
We owe England debt Of gratitude for the men
she has banshed. and l want 70 pay it here to-
night.
Oppression always eziies the best.
And Great Britain during al these years has I'm
country.
We could hardly write single chapter of the his
tory OF this country without mingling with It the
heroic story Of the Irish race.
all other peoples
Wherever danger called the IrishmAn was always
found IN the front rank
He has been ever irst 20 hear the bugie blsst 90
arms end victory whenever and wherever sounded
on land or sea for liberty
Famed IriShmen.
Sullivan and Langdon struck the frst blow Of the
revolution IN the assault Fort William and Mary
before the rrsOunding arms Of Lexington was heard
around the world.
oBnen won the first victory at sea. and brave old
Jack Barry the father Of them all who Low sweetly
sleeps at St Marys. was the last
The first shot fred for the Union (which was az
Fort Surnterj was sighted by the clear eye and
touched BY the loyal hand Of Pnrtict Gibbon- Ard
COrcoTan. a TippeTRy boy the first officer %
fling Old GLORY 10 the breeze on the sacred soil Of
old Virginia.
] can't tell OF all must speak Of one. under
the lead Of that magnificent Of Erin. over whom
the somber waters Of the Missouri rolled in death
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whose last words were. Boys. save the coiors, for
die. the braTest, grandeSt spirit of the worlds
iercest conflict.
Long Roll Is Called.
Under his inspired lead there were gathered to-
gether the very type and flower Of the Irish youth
to rally round the flag.
They were on the bridge az Antietsm
They shed their blood the red slopes Of Malvern
Hill
And day. when the long rou Is called Rob
CIT Emmets epitaph viii be written Ireland re
deemed and free, viii stand up in imperial grace IN
say. Il thank God that ] am the mother Of al
these great names. and by her side viii be Amer
lea. clothed With laurel and Iibeyty crowned With
ontStretched hands Of kindly Jealousy. 10 plead in
the pathos OF rival tones, They an belong to US.
Among those present were:
Mgr. D. J. O'Connen rector Of the Catho,ic r7ni.
versity; Representative A. l.. Brick Representative
William SulZer Rev Eugene Connolly Rev 1;po-gs
Dougheriy, Francis p. Sheehy Mr. and Mrs RoSSl
+. Downing. Joseph u. Sullivan. Representatire
James T. MeDemott. Of Illinois; Joseph r. Burr
Hugh F. Harvey. Mrs. Harvey r. p Carr Mrs
Carr Arthur Small j. Leo Carr Hon John g.
ReckeTt, J. F. Leary Mrs. J. T. Leary William,
fahey, Ms Fahey Mrs Manogcn. Miss Tenny.
Miss Margaret Corcoran Mr.. T. o. Squires Mich
olas Gaef Miss Graef Mark H. Toian. NJ !
hIerlane, James A. Kehoe James Feniran Beruard
Spellbrng. Miss Catherine sullivan Timothy Duran
l. = > Hart John soutbey, Daniel Sullivan. James
= %iiloy' Fa'Tlek 6 Meearye7' John Flanagan. +.
H. OConnor. William MoElhinny Joseph r. Suli-
van, EdwarS L. C0gan James f. Brennan. James
\. McDeYitt. John I. O'COnnor. John D. O'Connor
Michael Mcinemey. Marie NJ O'Nfeara Nj n
O Meara, Louise O'Meara. J. n. OMea-a. J. Frank
- heaIa, Mrs. John Z. Reilly: Patrick Enfighf of
PennsylTania: Z. ]. Collins Of MARYLAND. Pa+r;ci-
H. O'Dea. Mrs Patrick n. ODea Matthew Healev
Charles A. COlliere Charles l. Wright C. A Ma
lone, John T. Reilly Miss Winifred Reilly ]. p.
Plsott John J. kane We ]. Frizzel p T. Mur-
ray. Dr. 6 " Regan. ME and Mrs Thomas J.
Donovan. Mr.. aad Mrs Thomas J. sullivan. W r.
Dernody. Miss Julia Collins Mr.. John G. Collins
Mr. and Mrs Martin Mulroe. Mrs Hewitt Mrs
Connor, Miss NJ. Jones Miss I. Divine Mrs. Katha-
rine Divine. Matthew J. Kelley. Mrs Mar Browne
Timothy b. Lehane. Mrs Mary Leblanc NJ and
Mrs- 7. d. DAILY. Maurice Sheehan. Mrs. Sbee-
han. Michael j. Huruey. Mrs Hurney. John J.
brosnan- Lawrence Kenny. Mrs A. King. r. Gal
,agneL, Mrs- Mary Hughes Miss Marie g. McEwan
Ms " McEWan. John x. Quay. r.. Margaret NJ
Dofe MARY A. Dore John J. Fuller IT, Nrs ]
b Quay. Mrs. p J. Hsltesn Mr. and Mrs. John
Fraher, Mr. and Mrs Charles Mccafrv Mr. ana
AlIs- y. connor. Nrs. f. l. Neuhcck, John v Cur
Tdn- MTN- j. J. Curfan. TalmUnG A. Rreen Eliza
beth a. Healy; Mrs. J. McCony. of Buffalo \ Y
Mrs John W ROddy. Maurice J. Colbert ". r
Sherwood. Thomas r, Mack John Quinn. Patrick
shugrue. jeremiah O'Connor Maurice Enrigh;. Ellen
p Canty. C0mpte De Burgo Clarence Nobr Rich
aru A. Curtin. Mrs. S Gibson. Mrs J. J. Garrey
Miss Ella Hamilton. Patrick Kennedy Mrs p
he1ncdy, Mrs Mary A. Van Ness Mrs Dorah T
Andrew. Mr. and Airs. Thomas f. Finneu. Mrs
Richard Stewart. Of Boston: Edward r Harrington
George f. Sullivan. Frank J. Bresnshan Daniel :
Nasierson Or Charles I. Griffith Alrs George W
Griffith. Henry Hull. AIRS Henry Hull Mrs Mar
garet Leonard. Mrs. Mary G. Cahiu Martin I
DunSWorth. Miss Edith Van Ness. Mr.. and Mrs r.
]. German and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs C. J. Car
mody and daughter. Thomas J. MeDonough. Mrs
James NJ. Frank. Miss Thsdosia T. Frey. Patrick
II Griffin. James M. Frank. William O'Counor
Franklin. Catherine T. Downing Mary Curtin Mrs
Nellie j. kelser Margaret Brosuahan Nora Bros
nahan, Margaret Buekley. VI. Mntor X. McCarron
J. r. MctaTun- J. A Daly Florence Veidt Jane,
W Brown Mae Mcintyre Mrs. r. Mccarthy Miss
Anna Mccarthy. Dennis :. Coyle w j. Lanigfn
MIS-. ". F. Laniean Mrs. J. Conors, Mrs. ]. Nina
han, Miss Turke. z. r. DrOnsy Mamie F. O'Con-
nor. NJ F. Buckley Mrs NJ. +. Buckley Dr. John
j. Shttery James F. Shea. Mr. and Mrs J. i
Connelly Mrs. George Gosseiin James NJ Dunn
Mamie T. Dunn. Maggie NJ Dunn. Mrs John ".
Rcddy. Mrs. J. McCorry Elizabeth A. Heaiv cath
erine A. Breen. Mrs. J. J. Currnn. John Y Cprran
Mrs F. l. Neubeck- MF- and Mrs. Dennis go1nor
Mr. and AIRS. john ". Fraber. Mr. and Mrs
Charles McCafrey. Mrs J. B. Quay. ] B.
Quay. IT,. Margaret Buckley Mrs Nellie r. Kel-
ser, Mary Curtin Catherine r. Downing Mrs. Cath
crime {. Curtin. Mrs Josie Mcintyre Miss Mary F.
Sullivan. Miss r. Sullivan. Miss Kate G Horican
Thomas NJ Gallagher. Miss Ellen V Lynch G. +.
eIarvey. Miss Anna G. Mcnamara Mr. and Ms. J
Brennan. Mr.. and Mrs- ". r. Quaid. Miss Ella
Hurley. Charles F. Frazier Mr. and Mrs Thomas
= pea. N. +. Wallace. Charles II. Ferris Patrick
A Stack. VI. T. Quigley. J. Frank Dunnigan W
y. Long Laurence Hayes. John T. Hyland p =
inland T. Stanton Thomas MeCrath Edward
Reilly. r n. Maxwell. y. J. Sullivan. Martin ]
I tahey j. I. Sullivan. H. Hughes p. r. Gallagher.
iohn J. Brennan. James Lackey. r. NJ smith g.