Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-04
MEMORY
HONORED At MEET
Women and Children Among
those Who Hear of Prin-
ciples for Which lie Died.

Under the auspices of Branch 8, Dis
triet 4, st. Patrick,s Alliance of
America. the bath anniversary of
Robert Emmet's birth was celebrated
at a mass-meeting in Miners Empire
Theatre last night. The Irish men and
women and their children who at
tended the meeting heard again the
principles for which the great Irish
patriot died.
The occasion was such to demon
strate to the world the undying loyalty
in the heart of every descendant of
Ireland, declared former United States
Senator James Smith, jr., one of the
speakers. He pointed out it was such
things that would show other nations
Ireland's ability to rule itself. He con-
tinued:
I'VE sons and daughters of Ireland
can do much for her. BY our actions,
our sense of what is right and just,
by our loyalty one to the other, we
can prove her greatness. What We
do here in this country, by the stand
We take in public life, we can educate
the rest of the world to What Irish
men and the SOM of Irishmen can do.
We can reflect credit on that mother
land so that we will surely help IN
achieving that glorious hope which has
actuated the hearts of Irishmen for
years. Lei us help to make Ireland
what our ~forefathers hoped fora free,
lovable and Independent nation"
This same idea of the progress that
is being made toward Irish independ-
ence was reflected in the grafton deliv-
cred by Martin p. Devlin, of Trenton.
Mr.. Devlin asserted it to be because
the fight for the principles for which
Robert Emmett died could never per-
ish. He showed how it had been
taken up successfully by an o'Connell,
a Russell, a Butt, a Parnell and a
Redmond until bit by bit the things
so long denied to ireland had at last
come to her.
To-day there are 300, 900 land owners
in Ireland where fifty years ago the
island was owned by 5000 people," said
Mr.. Devlin. ct is now possible for
Irishmen to work as they should, for
they have something to work for. Tho
cause of education is spreading, 1t is
possible for the lowly tillers of the soil
to own their own homes and it is
making Ireland blossom like the rose.
Emigration from Ireland has today
ceased. Emmet's fight has been so far
successful and his fight is still going
on.
What Robert Emmett stood for and
what he died for will live forever, not
only among Irishmen, but throughout
the world" :
President of the City Council John
H. Donnelly, presided in the absence
from the city of Mayor Jacob Haus-
sling, who had been scheduled to act
as Chairman. Alderman Donnelly
spoke but briefly, contenting himself
with pointing out that the principles
which had made Emmett a hero-martyr
had resulted in Irishmen and their
descendants being found everywhere
in the great places of the world.
1.-THE memorial entertainment was
pnder the direction of William P. Kill
derry, chairman of the committee Of
Arrangements. Mr.. Kilderry gave the
Speech of Robert Emmett from the
dock, where he was condemned to die.
its wonderful phrases brought the au-
dience to their feet.
There were Irish vocal selections by
Miss Anna Toohey. Miss Sadie McKeon,
Miss Gertrude Karl, George Kirwan
and Bertrand Loriot. The solos and
the quartet selections had all the charm
Of the lifting music of the Emerald
ISLE.