The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-04-04
IRISH women OF
new YORK PROTEST
Monster Meeting Adopts Resolutions
Against Exclusion of Ulster"
ireland One and Indivisible---No
New Pale---No Surrender"
Their Slogan
Sentiment of Irish Americans Ex-
pressed in Resolutions Adopt
ed Regarding Exclusion

pressed in Resolutions Adopt
ed Regarding Exclusion
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The Mass meeting at Carnegie hall
Monday, March 23rd under the aus
nices of the United Irish Women OF
New York, was most interesting
and successful affair. The spacious
hall was crowded to capacity. Irish
Americans of both sexes rallying to
the standard of the women in their
protest against the exclusion of Ul-
ster from the jurisdiction of
"Home Rule" parliament. mo
NEW PALE IN IRELAND. was the
slogan of the women, the spirit OF
which readily communicated itself to
the enthusiastic audience.
: Mrs. Marguerite Moore, the first
speaker. has been actively interested
all her life in Irish affairs. was a
close friend of Fanny Parnell, and
suffered Imprisonment during the
land league troubles. An eager. ami
mated figure, fired with patriotism,
green sash thrown over her shoul-
.ders, her head crowned with snowy
white hair, Mrs. Moore not only
made a distinguished appearance,
but voiced an earnest appeal in her
clear, strong voice, which went d.
fectly to the hearts of her hearers.
"1 am Ulster born and bred" " she
cried, mid storms of applause. "Two
little graves link me with the fair
est and most historic part of the
home land. Do you think that I
want the graves Of my children to
be put out of Ireland into Carson's
land? Do you think we shall permit
any faction to take from us our
beautiful Ulster? Shall we give up
our heart and our brain? No; we
will write our own covenant. It will
be-: NO SURRENDER; NO CHANGE
OF THE MAP OF IRELAND; NO
SULLYING OF THE IRISH FLAG.
IRELAND MUST REMAIN AS IN
DIVISIBLE AS HER SHAMROCK!
Mrs. John Jerom Rooney, a gifted
speaker of charming personality we'll
known in New York social circles.
voiced an appeal in behalf of Irish
mothers, declaring that the mother
hood of Ireland was rising in mighty
protest against the proposal to take
Ulster away.
Miss Lenora O'Reilly, we'll known
for her interest in working girls. was
as enthusiastic and eloquent as usu-
al, declaring that the Irish fight for
freedom was only part if the general
upheaval of the working classes.
"Who is making trouble between
us and our brothers Of the North?"
demanded Miss O'Reilly. "Let us
End out whose interest it is to keep
us quarreling. Then let us hand him
his hat, and ask him to step outside
and allow us to settle our own af-
fairs.'
A delightful musical programme
was rendered. Nine. Rooney, late
of Covent Garden, London, delighted
the audience with her rich contralto
voice. Her selections were:
erich and Rare were the
gems she wore"
"The Bonny Green"
s"Tho Jackots Green ,,
Mrs. Rita O'Donohoe Gillespie, a
charming little violinist we'll known
in musical circles. rendered "The
Blackbird," an ancient Irish air. and
also modern selections.
Miss Nora Power, the soprano so
popular with New York audiences,
and who earned such distinction in
the production Of the Irish Histori-
cal Pageant, sang with much express
sion, "My Countrymen Awake!
Arise!" also the Gaelic song,
.Fainne Geal an Lac"
The sight of the national instru-
ment aroused enthusiasm even be-
fore the harpist appeared. Although
Nine. Grey has played for her father,
Professor Glover, ever at ce child
hood, and had won distinction in
both Ireland and England. this was
her first appearance in New York,
before an audience entirely Irish.
The fantasia rendered by this clever
musician, Sounds From the Emer-
aid Isle," breathed the very soul Of
Irish music as it was listened to by
chieftain and king in the days of
old.
Miss Katherine Collins. gifted
'elocutionist, read poem specially
written for the occasion by that bril-
liant little Irish woman, Eleanor
Rogers Cox. also other appropriate
selections.