Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-04
PLAN MEETING FOR
IRISH VOLUNTEERS
Newark Committeeman Will Ar
range Rally Here Within
Next Three Weeks.

The Newark Committee. Irish Ma
tional Volunteers. met in the New
Auditorium last night and decided to
hold mass meeting within three
weeks, at which funds will be So
lieited to equip the Irish National
Volunteers
Board of Works Commissioner
Charles p. Gillen, acting as temporary
chairman, said
This committee is called together
tonight for the sole purpose of rails
ing funds to be used for the purchase
OF arms for the Irish National Vol
unteers After conference of prom
inent Irish Americans of Newark and
vicinity it was decided to arrange for
a great mass meeting in this city in
the near future under the auspices of
all irish Americans of this county.
You are all familiar with the OBJ
5ect of this movement. A home rule
government for Ireland is proposed.
Immediately an Ulster army is or
ganized to resist home rule. This
necessitates the creation of an Irish
National army. An Irish National
army is now organized and drilling,
but mostly unarmed. An appeal is
made to Irishmen throughout the
world for funds with which to pur-
chase arms The greatest opportunity
that has been offered the Irish people
In century is before them now.
England dare not prevent the
landing of arms in Ireland for the
National Volunteers. Engaged in
what is probably the most gigantic
struggle of the great powers that
history has yet recorded, England
will have no time or inclination to
prevent the Importation of arms into
Ireland"
George Francis O'Neill was chosen
permanent chairman; Thomas f.
Crowley, vice-chairman; Joseph L.
Mullin, secretary, and Richard Nc
Guinness, treasurer. The other mem
bers of the committee are S. II. Dud-
ley, Edward Craney, John McCor-
mick, Hugh Glisennan, Richard
Kean, Bartholomew Calvin, John
Dwyer, William F. Cannon, John C.
Lennon, Bart J. Freeman, jeremiah
Donohue, Matthew H. O'Brien, Joseph
Cummings, John J. Gillen, Patrick
Cream, w. ]. Bird, Daniel ]. Nc
Namara, Dominick A. Walsh, Patrick
Mcdonald, Thomas Guthrie, Maurice
Welsh, Michael j. Harris, Thomas ].
Flynn, Michael j. Owens, S. J.
Fogarty, John ]. O'Rourke, Captain
of Police Thomas CORDIALLY, Lieu
tenant of Police James j. Quinn, Ser
geant of Police Patrick Durlxin, Will
lam ]. Burke, Thomas C. Gaynor,
James p. Donnelly, Cornelius Brady,
James Costello, Thomas Ryan, Hugh
J. Walsh, P. ]. Walsh, Michael r..
Tansey.
A subcommittee was appointed to
arrange for the mass meeting, which
is composed as follows: George Fran
els O'Neill, chairman; Dominick A.
Walsh, secretary; Charles p. Gillen,
Thomas Guthrie, Thomas, Gaynor,
John Dwyer, Richard McGuinness,
Thomas F. Crowley, Thomas Ryan,
John J. O'Rourke and Michael ].
Tansey. The committee met after
the meeting and appointed a COM
mittee to hire a theatre for the mass
meeting. Messrs. Gillen and O'Rourke
were named on the committee. Other
committees named were: Printing,
Ryan, McGuinness and Walsh; press
and music, Mullin and Walsh; speak
ers, Gillen and McGuinness: resolu-
tons, Gillen, McGuinness, Gaynor,
Crowley, Ryan and Tansey.
The next meeting of the general
committee will be held at the office
Of Chairman O'Neill. at 800 Broad
street, on Thursday night
It was decided to have subscription
blanks printed at once for distribu-
ton by members of the committee