Evening journal., 1911-04-14
REVIVAL OF
The GAELIC
Two Sunday Meetings Here
to be Addressed by Enjoys
Of League
ALL IRELAND HELPED
THE LECTURE COURSE

There is so much interest in the
city I'm the lecture to be given under
the auspices of the Gaelic League on
Sunday evening. that the committee
on arrangements is finding It neces-
sary to provide for two meetings, to
be addressed by two ENJOYS OF the
league. The Rev. Michael OFlana-
gan, who has been connected with the
work Of the league since its organiza-
tion, Is years ago, will address the
meeting at the Garrick Theatre on
Sunday evening. Senator Thomas NJ
Monaghan will be the chairman of the
evening. John Healy, the we'll
known builder, will be the moderator
Mr. Healy, Thomas H. DOnahue,
Major Simon Dougherty, and others
constitute the committee on organiza-
tion, for It is expected to organize
branch Of the Gaelic League in VIII
mington. The second meeting Will
be held simultaneously at the Grand
Opera House, and will be addressed by
Fionan MacColum, also an envoy to
America. There will be special musi-
cal numbers by members of the Gar
rick orchestra. and by some of the
utni hlHStlh III inc tllgt lHtluhliE
Joseph McCullin and Mr.. Sewer.
The Gaelic League is non-sectarian
and non-political; its members are
Of all religious and political faiths;
the object of the league is to revive
the language, art, literature, indus
tries, and customs that we're the glory
of ancient Ireland.
There are $50 branches Of the lea
que in Ireland, and 50 in the rest of
the world, 20 of them in America
America has always been very close
ly linked to Ireland in sympathy. Just
inside the door in Independence Hall,
Philadelphia, is a resolution wherein
the Philadelphia merchants pledge
themselves to import no goods from
any foreign country except Ireland.
Fully half of George Washington's
army we're Irishmen, and spoke the
Gaelic that was at that time the COM
mon language of the Irish. There are
thousands of Irish in this country
now. loyal to America and to their
mother country.
At the time the Gaelic League was
founded, the Gaelic language had fall
en- into disuse. and was hardly taught
in one per cent. Of the schools; now il
is taught I'm 1905 schools II is the
everyday speech of about 100000 peo-
pie.
The members of the league are
pledged tS support Irish Industries
and arts in every way. The league
is particularly interested in stimulat-
ing a demand I'm foreign countries for
Irish goods. and have met with mark
ed success in the last four years.
Father OFlanagan and Mr. Mac
Colum have lectured all over the
| country, their present tour beginning
last October, and I'm the large cities
have shown an exhibit of Irish goods
! The exhibit shows Irish weaving
/ lace-making, Irish linens, Irish cos
tunes, music, and pastimes, and many
other interesting features.
Directly through these lectures and
exhibit, industries all over ireland
have felt the increase in the demand
During the last four years 100000
year has been added to the value
Of Irish exports and imports, and the
Irish trade multiplied fifteen fold In
St. Louis, in 1907, less than $4,000
worth Of Irish goods were imported
a year; in 1910 the figures were $315,-
600. Ireland now ranks third or fourth
among the countries of the world, for
exports, in proportion to her popula-
ton, which is estimated at four and q
quarter millions. Her chief indus
tries are linen manufacturing, tobacco
manufacturing, brewing, the greatest
factories I'm the world I'm these in
dustries being in Ireland; $4,000 oi
her people are engaged in shirt-mak-
ing; S25,000O000 worth of eggs and
poultry are exported yearly, anC
dairying and cattle-raising are largel,
engaged in.