The Irish standard., 1914-03-28
from the National Capitol
By Stanton Lawton

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Senator Ashurst Heads Committee
, ID on Indian Affairs.
For the first time in the history OF
the government, Catholic has been
appointed Chairman of the Commit.
tee on Indian Affairs in the United
States Senate. This honor belongs
to honorable Henry F. Ashurst OF
Arizona, who succeeds Senator Viii.
liam J. Stone of Missouri, who goes
to the Committee on Foreign Rela.
lions.
Senator Ashurst was elected to the
Senate on March "a, 1912, by a unan.
imous vote of the first legislative as.
sembly Of the state. His term of
service will expire March 3, 1917, the
same day as that of Senator O'Gor.
man. Senator Ashurst is westerner
by birth and inheritance, having been
born at Winnemucca, New, September
13, 1874, and taken to Arizona by his
parents when three months of age,
where he since continuously resided.
He was educated in the public schools
of Flagstaff, Arisona; was graduated
from the Stockton Business College,
Stockton, CAL; studied law and polit-
zeal economy in the University Of
Michigan at Ann Arbor-and has to
his credit the following occupations:
Cowboy, clerk and cashier in store,
newspaper reporter, bod carrier and
lawyer
Senator Ashurst is one of the hard
workers in the United States Senate,
where he has demonstrated his abil-
ity to cope with the questions of the
day. He is deservedly popular with
the Suffragettes all over the country,
whose cause he has espoused from
the first, and If there is not consti
tutional amendment to enfranchise
them, it will not be for lack of inter.
est or work on his part.
A Catholic Chaplain for Fort
sIocum, N. Y.
Rev. c. F. Crowley, of the Church
of the Blessed Sacrament, New Ro-
chelle, N. Y, has made request on
the War Department. that Catholic
Chaplain be detailed for duty at the
recruit depot at Fort Slocum, New
York, owing to the great amount of
good that might be done for the re-
cruits at this big station. The request
has the appreciation of His Eminence,
Cardinal Farley. There is a Catholic
chapel at Fort slocum, permission for
the erection of which was obtained by
special act Of Congress, during Presi-
dent Roosevelt's administration.
Rev. John E. Rockford, formerly of
Buffalo, New York, who is at pres
ent making his novitiate with Chap
lain James F. Houlihan, 5th Cavy.
at Fort Myer, Va, has been requested
for this detail, his former experience
in the ministry, considered as having
specially fitted him for this work.
The matter is now being consid-
cred by the Secretary of War and
the Chief of Staff.
irish Americans Invited to Pay Honor
to Barry.
Sons and daughters of the Emerald
Isle from all parts of the United
States will be invited to attend the
ceremonies at the unwilling of the
monument to Commodore Barry, on
May 18th, in the national capital, &C.
cording to plans determined upon at
the meeting last week, held in Wash
ington. On Friday afternoon, May
18th, pilgrimage Of Irish-Americans
will be made to the tomb of Wash
ington at Mount Vernon to honor the
memory of the man who placed Com
modore Barry at the head OF the Amer.
ican Navy, by handing him commits
sion No. l, February % 1897.
An Grafton will be delivered at the
tomb, and the Choral Society of the
Friendly Sons of st. Patrick, of New
York City, under the direction of "our
own Victor Herbert" will render the
national airs.
Besides singing at Mt. Vernon, this
society will give grand concert in
the ball room of the New Willard
hotel on the evening of the same
day.
Concentrating MeDonoueh's Victory.
With the unwilling of monument
to Commodore John Barry, Father
of the United States Navy" at Wash.
ington on May 10th next, another mon
ument to another American naval hero
is proposed.
Senator James A. O'Gorman, of New
York, has introduced bill (Which has
been reported favorably) appropriating
the sum of $250,000 toward the erec-