Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
PLANS ARE MATURING
FOR BARRY UNWILLING
Committees Named for Ceremonies
in Honor of Nays First
Commodore.
Pilgrimage to Tomb of Washington
to Be Important Feature of Irish
Gathering May 10.

The committee in charge of the unveil-
ing Of the monument OF Commodore
John Barry in this city May 16 was for
mally organized Friday evening at a
meeting in the headquarters in the South
ern building.
P. T. Moran, chairman of the executive
committee, presided, briefly stating the
purpose of the meeting. He said he was
in receipt daily, from all parts of the
country, of assurances that the unwilling
of the statue to Commodore Barry will
he one of the greatest functions ever
held in this city.
1t was announced that John J. keenan,,
a member of the local bar, has been ap-
pointed manager of the local headquar-
tiers, and that hereafter the offices will
be open for the use of the various COM
mittees. Mr.. keenan, is to select num-
Der of assistants to aid in the work of
preparing for the unwilling.
Committees Named.
The chairman announced that at least
100000 persons from all parts of the
United States will attend the unwilling
ceremonies. Committees to look after the
welfare of the visitors have been ap-
pointed as follows:
Committee on banquet-William P. Nor
moyle, chairman; D. A. Edwards, John
T. Crowley, T. F. keleher Peter j. Nee,
Capt. Richard j. Donnelly, j. Leo kolb
and P. A. Drury.
Committee on Mount Vernon Pilgrim
age-William H De Lacy, chairman;
Hugh Harvey, Capt. E. c. Edwards, Jo-
seph E. Ralph. James F. Shea, E. P.
Harrington, Michael Dowd and Thomas
]. Cuinane.
Committee on official program-William
]. McAvoy. chairman; P. H. Gallagher,
DR.. e. j. Collins, Charles ]. Columbus.
Frank ]. Raftery, NJ. E. Buckley and
Timothy D. Mccarthy.
Committee on public comfort-Michael
G. Mccormick, chairman; Capt e. j.
Cogan, Joseph A. DAILY, William ]. Nc
Gee. NJ. ]. Falvey. Thomas ]. Finnan.
Thomas P. O'Dea and Thomas McGrath.
guests-Joseph D. Sullivan. chairman;
Prof. Joseph Dunn, Leo Rover DR.. G: L.
Griffith, George E. Sullivan, Leo P. Har-
low and Charles w. Darr.
Committee on the Clan Barry-Wllllam
d. Barry, chairman; Rev. Father Barry,
Dr. William Barry Meaney and Michael
NJ. Doyle.
Committee on transportation-D. J. Cal
Iahan, chairman; P. F. Carr, D.. W.
oDonoghue E. j. Walsh, NJ. p Sullivan,
NJ. F.. Halloran and Maurice Fitzgerald.
Henry L. Joyce, representing the
Friendly Sons of st. Patrick of New York
ganization intends to take in the unveil-
ing The glee club of the Friendly Sons
is to participate. and arrangements were
also made for them to give concert OF
Irish music in the ballroom OF the VIII
lard Hotel Friday evening, May Is. The
committees will also make arrangements
for the glee club to take part in the
banquet and the pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon.
To Visit Mount Vernon
The pilgrimage to Mount Vernon will
be. next to the unwilling, the most i'm
portant part of the ceremonies. Arrange
rnent has been made whereby several
hundred officers of the United States
Army and Navy will lead this great pill
.rimage of Irish-American citizens to the
tomb of Washington at Mount Vernon,
Friday. May 10. properly to honor the
memory of the man who placed Commo-
dore Barry at the head of the American
navy. issuing to him the commission max
ing him the first ranking ofhcer or the
navy.
William D. Barry, chairman of the COM
1nittee on Clan Barry, announced that
from reports received by him arrange
Tuents have been completed whereby prac-
tically all of the direct descendants of
Commodore Barry will attend the unveil-
ing ceremonies.
Arrangements nave oeeii iHduc ioi SUM-
members of Congress to cooperate with
the committee. At the meeting next
week addresses will be made by some
of the representatives in Congress who
are of Irish extraction.
Col j. c. Rogers of Worcester, Mass,
colonel of the Irish Rifles, has sent
request to reserve accommodations for
seventy-five of his company and leading
business men of Worcester who VIII be
present at the unwilling. 1t is also re-
ported from Boston that the Governor OF
Massachusetts, will be present and make
an address at the banquet