The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-02
MAYOR Of DUBLIN
IS ON VISIT HERE
Hon. Michael Doyle Misses
Reception By Irishmen
of Washington.
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hours, and the mayor thought a little
personal call on Postmaster General
Hitchcock would stIaishten the small
difficulty.
Reception Plans Fail.
So. with his suite of several other
distinguished Irishmen he came. ar
irving here yesterday. where he was
TO have been received and treated 10
a round of high-jinks by the Irish
men of Washington Led by p +
Haltigan, editor Of the National
HibeTnian, a mass meeting was called
At the Raleigh, plans laid for a great
demonstration, and a letter Dispatch
cd TO the New York Offices of the
White Star line, asking the lord
mayor and his loyal party 10 accept
OF their hospitality
But that letter went aStray Where
II strayed nobody knows or If they
90 they won't say Anyway. when
the party arrived at the Union Sta
ton there was "A noticeable lack of
brass cymbalS and joyous greetings
30 DuDlnS mayor didn't wire Mr..
HdlJiBan as he had been requested,
simply because he didn't get the let
Would the lord mayor be glad to ex-
tend the right hand OF fellowship 10 his
cOuntrymen N Washington
l am Sorry7 so sOTTy, that such cOur-
teOuS plans as theirs have borne no
fruit he replied between yaWns, and
1 shall certainly welcome them before I
leave this beautiful CITY Had I known
they wished 70 show me the town I
should have accepted with pleasure But
alas that letter OE delights did surely
ran OF It's MISSION and am left nearly
alone"
He was comforted with the assurance
that before the dav was over there
would be many come 10 him and help
him kin time until tomorrow when he
has an appointment with Mr. Hitchcock,
who. he hopes, VIII use influence TO get
the CunaTd line 10 restore Queenstown
on the map
The good work done by the HIbernian
Society, both Of Washington and in
time He said Queenstown had been
dropped for E1ShCUard tC benefit an
English railroad This isn't all he said
about the English and their methods
but that's all the reporter understood,
the rest was too classic. Occasionally
Mr. Mayor asked about the pubs and
Fhy they were closed on the Lord s Day
But surely can dcop into theater
tonight he asked.
Becoming facetious. one Of the as
sembled gentlemen 81 he ~niEht drop
into tieaIer, but not through Re front
door with ticket
Woman Is Master.
And then the conversation. that had
been hating at times turned upon the
women OF Washington and the style of
them The little mayor grew enthusiast
tie He svore never were sucn queens
10 be seen He cOUplImeutrI them ali,
playing no favoriyeS. hut wound Up BY
SAYING Irish women were physically bet
ter-huskier, II iace.
Then he told about how the IibcVnian
Society or Ireland was driving out the
secret societies From that he wandered
around to the IrisEmau II general
He Is the cream Of the world said
she mayer, and tine native cheer was
given by his companions
About thIs time I'D came z party OF
those whO should have. had nos their
plans uiScGrried- been on deck vcStcT-
dav and ali diSa2recmeutS- and uIis1Iu-
C,erstandineS and III FEELINGS were hush
Cd as a mother bushes her baby After
the EuTClIly had JWindleC away mutual
explanations were L order and tie dove
Of peace settled things
Nobody not even the mayor himself.
can tell what the plans for his enter
tainmenT are going to be this after
noon. He left his clothes. all but q
few, in Me- York. and those few he
has, he says are not quite present
able.
His collar got askew on the train
and the mayor. though a good dresser
won't fix It.
Besides his wife was left behind. and
the mayor can't possibly sew the
needed buttons on his WaiStCOst-
Outside Of that he IS al right
His suit has all the characteristics
Of the Dublin tailor. abbreviated
trousers and all. and one could tell BY
looking at him that the lord mayor of
Dublin IS here