The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-20
WILL VISIT OLD ERIN
Irish Home Going Pilgrimage to
Mother Land Planneds
LEAGUE HAS BEEN ORGANIZED

Officers Elected at q Meeting Siet% In
Neutrality-suspicious. About irs7
land and Its industries so BE Gath
ered-Mueh Interest Shows In the
Movement.
The intended Irish nome going pil,
vrimage, which was first proposed by
Francis 3. Kilkenny ana which has
been discussed BY Irishmeg all over
the United States for several months
past was made certainty atCarroll
Institute hall in Washington the other
night A permanent organization was
formed. and plans were outlined Tor
the pilgrimage, which will be made IN
1910.
The organization is to be known as
the Irish Home Going Pilgrimage
league. It's purpose Is to gather all
| information regarding events In Ire
land next summer and to arrange rates
on the transatlantic steamship lines.
Mr.. Kilkenny and DR.. P. ]. Lennox
| were appointed to visit Ireland this
summer and prepare the way to next
years pilgrimage.
Since Mr.. Kilkenny began stirring up
| interest in the home going movement
! he has been swamped by correspond
| ence and it was found necessary to
/ have a regular organization to bear the
| expenses of the movement The mem
bership fee is 81, the fund obtained
from the dues to be expended for rum
ming expenses. Headquarters will be
1 opened In Washington, and literature
| will be prepared and sent out all over
1 America and Canada. The officers
chosen are the following:
President general Francis ]. XII
] kenny; first vice president general, T.
/ ]. Moran; third vice president general,
John J. Coughlin; fourth vice president
general, P. j. Haltigan; fifth vice pres
| ident general Representative 7. i.
Ansberry of Ohio; general treasurer,
William f. Downey; general secretary.
Joseph d. Sullivan.
i In outlining the general plan for the
pilgrimage Mr. Kilkenny said:
| Few people realize today the
changes wrought in Ireland for the
betterment and uplifting of Its people.
This Is due In large measure to the
reform legislation generally, and espa-
cially to the relief given the tenants In
Il Ireland through the land bill Of 1903.
|. enabling them to own their own farms.
The people of Ireland are now improv-
Ing their holdings without fear Of be-
| Ing taxed by the landlords for improve
ments.
"The main idea underlying the home
going to Ireland movements Is to give
the visitors an opportunity for obseTy-
ing conditions as they really exist In
Ireland. Much has been written and
/ much viii be written of Ireland's pow
erty and Ireland's riches, but these de-
scriptions are not half as vivid or Inn
pressive as the actual sight of the con-
! ditions themselves
II This movement therefore offers an
: opportunity to the sous and daughters
/ Of Erin to return to the scenes of their
childhood, to give a word of cheer
where needed and to demonstrate to
those who still remain to preserve the
/ old traditions that we are all interest
ed in the land Of our forefathers. in its
people and In the preservation of its
: natural beauty. One striking fact
Ell comes out In the official statistics. and
n that is that the total emigration Of the
Irish people from May /, 1851, when
the enumeration was commenced, to
Dec. 81, 1918, practically equals the
present population of the country, be-
Ing more than 100000"
After further review of conditions
Mr.. Kilkenny said:
: 1.-THE mercantile mind Of Ireland
, must be awakened. The Irish mer-
chant and business man must be won
: over TO the point of view Of their own
4 real interests. Representative Irish
Americans can do much to encourage
commercial relations with this coun-
u try. American capital can be profit
} ably invested in Irish factories and
: Irish stores. Irish linens, lace, woolens,
i tweeds, frieze and kindred industries
/ can be easily developed to high state
Il of efficiency.
ireland offers to the manufacturer
many attractive inducements for profit
able returns on capital invested. Not
only is the capital of Irish Americans
needed, bur their skill and experience
: In the use of modern methods and de-
vices will prove to be of invaluable
service In the Industrial awakening
!, which is now just beginning to dawn
! In the rold land Washington Star.
yellow . Fasorits This Summer.
Yellow is the popular summer shade.