The evening world., 1910-12-05
JEWElRY TO HELP
THE MOVEMENT FOR
Bic IRISH REVIVAL
Enthusiastic Women at Great
Meeting in the Grand Central
Palace Testify Loyalty.

A most remarkable answer was made
in the Grard Central Palace last night
10 IN aappea, for aid made by the
Gaelic League cnvoys-ttev. Father
NJ. O'Flanagln and tionan McCollum-
In the Grand Central Palace. Both men
who are peculiarly eloquent and con-
vincing speakers had told OF the great
movement for the revival OF the Irish
language and literature now bolng on In
the Green Isle. r hen an appeal was
made for assistance to keep alive the
spirit that has infused new life and
vlgor into the people Of Ireland. Ushers
went through the audience with baskets
and so enthusiastic were some of the
women contributors that quite a guam
tity of personal jewelry was deposited
with the money donations. About 5000
was subscribed In cash.
The audience was more representa-
lively Irish Than any seen In this city
for years. There Is no doubt whatever
that the Irish people of New York are
alive to the great work being ocean,
plished by the Gaelic League in ireland.
Prominent Irishmcn There.
The meeting last night was presided
over by George ]. Gillespie. Some of
those I'm the boxes we're:
James Byrne. william ]. Carr. Joseph
!. c. Clarke. W. Bourke Cochran. Dan
lei +. Cohaian. Surrogate Cohalan.
Louis D. Conley, Patrick ]. Conway.
John d. Crimmins. John j.. Delany,
Justice Victor j. Bowling, Michael J.
Drummond. William Temple Emmet,
Rev James Fitzsimmons. Justice Mar
tin j. Keogh. Justice John W. Con-.
Victor Herbert. j. A.. irwin, NJ. ID. Pat
rick Herman. Thomas lenane, Chief
Magistrate William McAdoo. RI. Rev.
Mgr. Charles McCreucy. Justice James
\. O'Gorman. Rev. James W. Power.
John Quinn, William + Sheehan, Denis
A. Spel.issy, Justice luke D.. Stapleton.
Rev. Francis I:olt Wheeler, John Jcr-
ONE Rooney.
There was some excellent Irish Jig
and reel dancing by pupils OF the
Christian Brothers schools in this city.
Then there were stirring songs in the
vernacular and music by experts from
the Ould Sod. II was = fire programme
and II warmed the cookies OF every Irish
heart IA the house.
SPOKE In Irish.
Each OF the two ENJOYS made ad-
dresses In Ir!sa and English. Father
O'Fiansyl said among other things:
We believe that tbs language move
ment is of the utmost Importance 10 the
Irish as a nation. ! want 70 say 70 you
that am rot Speaking on this subject
as q priest or even as a Catholic. In
this work there are no political afilla-
tions. The language is for the whole
nation, IRE spect!ye OF creed or politics.
To show the sympathy for our move
m,ent that is held by learned men OF
different nationalitles | Wish to call
attention to the words OF encourage
ment the league got from Leipsic, Ger
many: Rennes, France; Copenhagen. OK
ford and Liverpool. The spirit OF the
Irish language and Irish Industries go
hand In hand: the league fosters and
enlarges various industries by holding
exhibitions.
I'm the new Irish National University
Gaelic is made a compulsory subject
upon matriculation. The language
movement has made considerable prog
ress In the university, In colleges and In
primary schools.
1T used to bo that n man In Ireland
was ashamed to be heard speaking
Gaelic; now he Is becoming ASHAMED to
be heard speaking English. The league
has 100 organizers in behalf OF the Irish
language. They are paid by the league
through the funds you put IN the hands
OF DR.. Douglas Hyde, te apostle OF the
Gaelic movement Ave years ago.
During his address Father O'Flana-
gan thanked the press and particularly
The Evening World for the aid rem
dered to this deserving cause.
Then Fionan MacColum gave another
address upon the beauty and import
ance TO the Irish people OF their native
language.