The Washington herald., 1909-03-08

We're proud Of all the Irish blood
that's in US"
And they We're. Every time the senti-
ment was expressed it brought a burst
OF enthusiastic applause from a large au-
dience that gathered at the Columbia
Theater last night in honor Of the 13ist
birthday Of Robert Emmet. the Irish pa
triot and martyr.
The meeting was under the auspices of
the United irish Societies Of the District
Of Columbia. and was for the benefit Of
the Sisters Of Mercy Of ST GATHERINGS
Home.
The evening was a carnival or the good
old Irish names. a round table OF remi-
niscences Of the Emerald Isle. and a low
ing tribute TO the man who died on the
scaffold after breathing new life into the
PROSTATE body Of Irish liberty.
There we're real speakers. too-for II
takes an eloquent Irishman TO swing the
English language. There was a bevy Of
pretty girls who sang Irish songs with a
little upward lift on the end Of them that
almost brought the audience 10 its feet
with the energy OF its feeling And when
the Star Spangled Banner" was sung in
the ringing tenor Of Thomas F. McNulty.
of Baltimore. the building shook with the
force Of palms struck together by every
man, woman. and child IN the place.
other Meetings Held.
Patrick T. Moran. chairman Of the even
ing. opened with an address. in which he
referred to the meetings OF Irishmen over
all this country and the home land in
honor of Robert Emmett lie thanked the
members Of the German societies OF
Washington for their helm IN making the
meeting a success and for the active part
they had taken IN the preparations for it,
TeIeGrams of Regret.
Senator Robert L. Taylor. OF Kentucky.
who was 10 have spoken. sent a tele-
gram, which Mr.. Moran read. saying he
would be unable 10 attend on account Of
sickness. A similar telegram was read
from DR.. c. J. Hexamer. OF Philadelphia.
national president of the German-Ameri-
can Alliance.
Following the singing Of Believe Ne
II All Those Endearing Young Charms.
and THE Star-Spangied Banner by Mr..
McNulty, an address I'm Gaelic was made
by James d. Flynn. who is prominently
connected with the movement in this city
for the introduction Of the native Ian
guage as part Of the education Of Irish
children.
Mr.. Flynn spoke Of the life of Emmett.
or his enthusiasm in the hght for the
rights or people suffering under British
oppression, and of his tragic death
Two songs. ''Siubhau a Ghradb in
Gaelic. and Killarney in English. were
sung by the choir Of the Ladies Al1xil-
iary Of the Ancient Order Of Hlbernians
under the leadership Of Mrs Nellie 3
kelser. Prof Harry Wheaton Howard
was the accOmpaniSt The choir was
composed Of the Misses Margaret l.,
Brosnahan. Margaret Buckley Rather
Inc Canty, Nellie Cleary. Julia Collins
Mary Collins, Annie T. ConnOr. Mar
garet Corcoran. Mary Curtin Mary \.
Dougherty. Catherine Downing. Hano-
rah Dugan. Ellen Dugan. Katherine
George, Elizabeth Healy. Mary Hickey.
Agnes Kenny, Ellen Lynch. Margaret
McCabe, Sarah Malone. Margaret Mini
tor. Mary Minitor. None Minltor Eliza
beth Mulioy, Cecilia Nalley. Mary Moo
man, Marie O'Connor, Annie NJ O'Dea.
Bessie Price. and Emily Quinn.
Miss Lydia Sterling Flintham gave two
recitatiOns.
What Ireland has contributed IN nre-
viOus ages TO the civilization of .be
world was told by Representative James
W. Murphy. Of Wisconsin. He was
greeted with a fresh 0utburst Of applause
when he said that the basic language Of
Ireland was spoken by the boatmen Of
Phoenecia and the Shepherds Of ChaI-
dea. before Rome was born.
Older Than Rome.
~Our land was old when Rome was
stiu in its infancy" he said
Her history leads back through an
the highways and byways of the early
centuries. You VIII find the imprint OF
Irish art and Irish education on the old
est relics that are to-day being dug out
Of the loan Of ages and placed in the
museums of the world"
Speaking Of Robert Emmett. Mr.. Muir
ply said:
1T is not 10 be wondered at that such
a man, with a university education. and
inspired with love Of country in its high
est form. should come To the front when
he saw his native land. backed with such
an ancestry. suffering under the heel OF
a powerful OppressOr. in giving up his
life in that nl-sdvised. untimeiy rebel
lion that ended IN defeat. he is only one
Of the many who have died in the hope
Of ending the SEQ years misrule OF the
Saxon race.
"IeIanf. a land II wonderful possi-
bilities. possessing men able 20 make
themselves felt in any country but their
own. has seen its sons prosecuted. down
trOuuen, denied education. denied the
privilege OF entering the learned profess
siOns denied the benefits OF The clergy
and forbidden even 10 acquire. hold. or
transmit land. The forced union with
England was the result OF a campaign
Of deliberate bribery and corruption in
dissolring the rotton borough system
whic bad ss II was, was the only form
Of government left 70 the Irish.
TT was Robert Emmett, the inspiring
genius Of the rebellion Of 1873. who taughf
the men OF the country that one year of
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