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The Irish standard., 1916-10-14
letter TO CATHOLICS
FROM WASHINGTON
ORIGINAL DOCUMENT HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM
CATHEDRAL AT BALTIMORE-FIRST PRESIDENT
coMMENDs CATHOLICS OF COUNTRY
FOR COOPERATION AND LOYALTY
TO COUNTRY

pointed him Bishop, and his consecra.
ton took place at Lulworth Castle,
England, on Aug. Is, 1890.
Before the Inauguration of General
Washington as President of the United
States, Bishop Carroll sent to him an
address on behalf of the Roman Cath.
olic clergy and laity of the United
States. Associated with him in this
address were Charles Carroll of Car
rollton, Daniel Carroll of Maryland,
Dominick Lynch of New York, and
Thomas FitZsimmons of Pennsylvania.
Daniel Carroll and Thomas Fitzsim-
mons were the only Catholic delegates
to the convention that sat in Philadel-
phia from May IA to Sept. II, 1890,
and framed the Constitution of the
United States.
To this address Washington returned
cordial reply, which undoubtedly
did much for establishing in the United
States strong feeling in behalf Of
religious toleration. He wrote:
Answer to the Roman Catholics in tho
United States of America.
Gentlemen:
While l now receive, with much sat-
sfaction your congratulations on my
being called, by al unanimous Vote,
to the first position in my Country-I
cannot but duly notice your politeness
in Offering an apology for the unavoid-
able delay. AS that delay has given
you an opportunity of realizing, in
stead of anticipating. the benefits Of
the general Government-you will DO
me the justice to believe that your tes.
timony of the increase of the public
prosperity enhances the pleasure
which l should otherwise have expert
enced from your affectionate Address.
feel that my conduct, in war and
in peace, has met with more general
appreciation than could have reason
ably been expected; and find myself
disposed to consider that fortunate
circumstance in great degree result
ing from the able support and ex
traordinary candour of my fellow-cti-
zens of all denominations.
The prospect of National prosperity
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Italian Police Stop
Sale Of Rich Collection

An incident which could only hap
pen in Rome, says the Rome CORE.
pondent of the New York World of
Sept. 20, and in clerical Rome at that,
caused the dramatic interruption by
the police of the sale by auction of
the late Don Calenzio's rich collection
of books, codices, old bindings. manu-
scripts. The scene took place in the
uppermost story Of very old and
squalid house in the Chiesa Nouva,
where the old priest had lived for
years, had lived when Rome wholly
beyonged to the Popes and before the
French helped Garibaldi to win the
city for the House Of Savoy.
Don Calenzio, dead yesterday, saw
Plus TX besieged in his palace. He
saw the Pontiff flee to Gaeta. taking
The Irish standard., 1916-10-14
Banquet in Honor Of
Mrs. Ellen conroy

An elaborate banquet and highly in
teresting entertainment was given at
Hibernian hall on Tuesday evening Of
last week in honor of Mrs. Ellen Con-
roy, County President L. A., A. o. H..
of Ramsey County. The officers OF
the various divisions united with sew.
eral of the members to surprise their
beloved County President and took
this means to demonstrate their ar-
probation of her personal merits and
indefatigable zeal in promoting the
growth and welfare of the order and
their success was amply evidenced by
the spontaneous outburst of enthusias-
tic greeting with which they hailed
her entrance into the hall and the
heartfelt words of appreciation applied
to her by those who delivered ad.
dresses. During the banquet Mrs.
Conroy was presented with beauti.
fully ornamented and richly carved
cameo as a token of the esteem in
which she was held by the donors.
Miss Johanna Cook delivered the pres
entation address in a few well-chosen
words of deep feeling and warm ap'
probation, supplemented by Sister
Carey in brilliant metaphor and ap'
propriate laudatory terms.
Mrs. Margaret Scott, recording sec
retary, presided at the entertainment
at which an excellent program Of mu
sic, song and recitations was rendered
The Juvenile Division offered a de-
lightful exhibition in interpreting the
dance of all nations and rendered a
charming opperetta, which received
much applause from the delighted au
dience. The participants were highly
complimented by Mrs. Conroy as were
also Mrs. L. N. Mccoy, the Director
of the Division, and Miss Malloy, thu
competent instructor.
T. J. Doyle, State President A. o. H.
A. J. Mccarthy, County President A. o
H., and a few other favored guests de
livered brief addresses expressing
their pleasure at being given the op
portunity to testify to the respect ant
esteem which the Hibernians Of Ram
sey county had for Mrs. Conroy an,
the aid and inspiration given to then
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posterity as sacred trust. And with
the continual intercourse of the peo-
pie of the west ot Ireland with the
ports of Spain anu Portugal the find
ing of st. Brendan's island was soon
to be accomplished.
$50 when Colunbus sailed to dis
cover this visionary land there sailed
with him three men from County Gal
way and Mayo. YOne was Thurdara
Malley; he was nan of good means,
he traded extensively with Spain; he
gave financial aidito Columbus in all
things necessary Tor the voyage; he
was sailor himkelf and owned his
craft; he was wellaknown at the court
of Spain and to All the custom off,
cials in his ,t,.~.s.ng capacity-there-
fore, he was what might be called a
co-partner in the discovery of the new
world.
after the discovery of the new
world and when Columbus returned
home Thurdara Cor Duglass) came
home and retired from public life. He
spent the closing. days of his life in
the Abbey of Murisk, which was
founded by his brother, Cormac Iribk
or Black Charles Malley.
There may not be clear proof in
the annals Of the discovery of Amer.
lea how Thurdara, helped Columbus,
but it was kept in sthe records of the
abbey and handed 5down as a sacred
trust in traditional form in the
family.
"In the latter part Of the fifteenth
century the famous Granna Nj NAL
ley (the niece of pThurdara Malley)
was chieftainess of the western isles,
which contained the two baronies of
Burrishoole and Murriske. She lived
in the castle of Duna. Gran
ma Nj Malley, or Grace OMalley, was
woman of iron will; she ruled her
people with strong hand; she was
queen in her own dominion; accord
ing to custom shs exacted tribute
from all trading ships which came
into the ports. Iii
She WAS .hrouGsup at the court
of Spain. In those days there was
close intimacy between Spain and
Ireland, and many of the nobility of
Spain visited her island home, some
on pleasure excursions, some on pill
grimages to st. Patrick's Purgatory
at Lough Darcy, in Donegal"
Some light on the cost of Columbus
expedition is given in "Christopher
Columbus and the New World of His
Discovery" written by Filson Young.
That the explorer had to provide 1877
900 maravedis of the 1,167,542 neces-
sary for the journey might indicate
that the records of the Abbey of Mu-
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risk are correct-that Columbus oh.
tanned this sum from Thurdara NAL
ley-though Filson Young credits it
in all probability to the aid of Martin
Pinzon, friend Of Columbus. He
says:
"The total cost of the expedition,
consisting Of three ships, wages of
the crew, stores and provisions, was
1,167,542 maravedis, about $500.
After all these years of pleading at
court, all the disappointments and de.
ferred hopes and sacrifices made by
Columbus, the smallness of this sum
cannot but strike US with amazement.
Many nobleman that Columbus must
have rubbed shoulders with in his
years at court could have furnished
the whole sum out of his pocket and
never missed it.
Still more amazing, this sum was
not all provided by the crown; 10000
maravedis were found by Columbus
and the crown contributed 100000
maravedis. One can only assume that
Columbus pertinacity in petitioning
the king and queen to undertake the
expedition, when he could with COM
parative ease have got the money from
some of his noble acquaintances, was
due to three things-his faith and
belief in his idea, his personal ambi-
tion and his personal greed. He be.
lieved in his idea so thoroughly that he
knew he was going to find something
across the Atlantic. Continents and
islands cannot for long remain the
possession of private persons; they
are the currency of crowns, and he
did not want to be left in the lurch
if the land he hoped to discover should
be seized or captured by Spain or
Portugal"
Filson Young makes no mention of
any Irishman save Guillermo Tres. OF
him he says:
"The third ship was caravel of
forty tons, and called the Nina; she
belonged to Juan Nino of Palos. She
was commanded by Vincent Pinzon,
and had complement of eighteen
men. Among the crew OF the rag.
ship was one Guillermo Tres, an Irish
man from Galway
Irish William, shuffling into the
recruiting Office in Palos, doubtless
thinks that this is a strange place,
and rather q wild business that he is
embarked upon, among all these
bloody Spaniards. He is but the first
of mighty stream that will leave
the old country for the new world,
the world destined to be good for the
fortunes of many from the old coun-
try, but for the old country itself not
good"
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DEATH OF NOTED WASHINGTON
WOMAN.

Mrs. James Mosher, a descendant
of family that played an important
part in the founding of Washington,
D. c., died at her residence, 1000 S
street, northwest, Washington, re-
Gently. Mrs. Mosher, who was born
in Washington, Sept. 18, 1860, and
who lived there all her life, was the
granddaughter of VIM. Dudley Digges,
who aided Major L'Enfant, who drew
up the plans for the laying out of
Washington. Mr.. Digges aided Ma
jor L'Enfant when he was financially
embarrassed and unable to carry out
his plans, and it was at the Digges
home in Prince George county that
the French officer died. Mrs. Mosher
also was the great-granddaughter of
Daniel Carroll of Duddington. Mr..
Carroll owned a great deal of the land
upon which Washington now is sit
uated, and he owned the present site
of the Capitol.
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1t was announced recently in the
columns of the Catholic Press of the
country that the letter of President
Washington to the Catholics Of the
United States had been stolen from
the fireproof vault under the sanctuary
of the Baltimore Cathedral. For years
the Cathedral has held many thousands
of valuable documents relating to the
history Of Maryland and Baltimore.
These are now being indexed, and in
the course of the work 1t has been
discovered that the chief treasure of
them all, George Washington's letter,
is gone from it's envelope.
The envelope which contained It.,
marked Original Letter of G. Wash
ington to Catholics, U. States," is in
its usual place. But it is empty. A
thorough search is being made, for
the loss is u matter of great concern
Fortunately facsimile of the letter
is In existence. In 1890 there was
printed can Address From the Roman
Catholics of America to George Wash
into, Esq, President of the United
States" 1t was issued in London,
printed by ]. p. Coghlan, Duke street,
Grosvenor square. and sold by Messrs.
Robinson, Paternoster row. This PAM
phlet, which now is exceedingly rare,
contained not only the address NELL
toned in it's title, but George WASH
inton's reply. 1t was reprinted by the
publishers Of the Catholic Encyclo-
pedia, who added to it reproduction
Of Washington s autograph letter. From
this the accompanying illustrations are
taken. s-e= h''.+'.tTsa-s -' -----.
John Carroll was the first Bishop OF
the Hierarchy of the United States OF
America, and first Bishop and Arch.
bishop of Baltimore. He was born Mt
Upper Marlboro, Md, in 1895. In 17SS
the priests of Maryland petitioned
Rome for Bishop for the United
States. Cardinal Antonelli replied by
giving permission to the priests of the
mission to select the city and name
the candidate for presentation to the
Pope. Twenty-four of the twenty five
other priests at the meeting voted for
Father Carroll. Pope Plus vi ap-
The Irish standard., 1916-10-14
Great Charity Ball
Oct. :23 to Oct. 28

st. Anthony Turner Hall, corner
Marshall Street and 9Th Avenue N. E..
will be the scene Of a "Kirmess'
(Charity Bazaar) to be given under
the auspices of the Minneapolis Frau.
enbund during the week commencing
October 23d and ending October 2Sth.
The proceeds derived from this Char
ity Kirmess will be transmitted to
Europe to alleviate the distress of the
war-sunferers.
Among many other valuable prizes
will be fine, brand-new, six-cylinder.
five-passenger "Elgin" automobile,
which will be given away on the last
night of the Bazaar. At special at
traction, model of the famous in
termed German merchantmen "Prinz
Eitel Friedrich" the result of the skill
and workmanship Of member of its
crew, will be on exhibition.
The affair will have the cooperation
and support of not only the leading
German societies, churches, lodges.
etc., in Minneapolis, but also of nearby
cities in the state.
The committee in charge has been
astounded at the generous and enthu.
siastic response their appeal has
brought forth from all quarters, and
already, to Judge according to present
indications, a greater success is as.
sured than was at first anticipated.
The main floor and adjoining rooms
of the hall will contain "a booths in
charge Of various organizations, while
the lower floor will be transformed
into beautiful and artistic village
green. Many unique and interesting
features will greet the visitor. There
will, furthermore, be an Irish night
and a Scandinavian night, which will
be announced in next weeks issue ol
this paper.
The Executive Committee, assisted
by numerous subcommittee, is com
posed of the following ladies':
Mrs. Chas. Baehr, Mrs. Eugene Tetz
laff, Mrs. Johanna H. Madden, Mrs
Gretha Brockmann, Mrs. August Bueh
ler, Mrs. c. Bachmann, Mrs. H. A. Ess
vein, Mrs. VIM. Fust, Mrs. Jennie
Grethen, Mrs. F. Hirshfield, Mrs. F
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Columbus Received Financial Aid From Irishmen

It was on Oct. 10, Just 424 years
ago next Thursday, that Christopher
Columbus discovered the new world.
Heretofore, until Brigid Flynn's green.
covered book, "short History of Ire.
land" found its way into print, we
heard all about how Queen Isabella
pawned her jewels to provide the ex-
plorer with funds necessary for the
expedition. We heard, too, how Mar
tin Pinzon contributed his mite.
But
History tells us nothing of Mr..
Thurdara Malley, an Irish citizen of
County Galway. It was he, says
Brigid Flynn, who gave Columbus
financial aid in all things necessary
for the VOYAGE" and it was he who
might be called "co-partner in the
discovery Of the new world"
Hence October 12 may soon take
its place alongside of March IL on
the Irish calendar.
The text of Brigid Flynn's state
ment relating to Columbus, and the
part played by Thurdara Malley in
the discovery, is as follows:
"The Abbey of Burrishoole was
founded by the Burkes. 1t was a Do
minican order; there was another
house of the order at Ballintuber.
There was the Abbey of Murisk, built
by Cormac Malley, under the shelter
of Croagh Patrick, and most of the
monks came from Spain. At that
time there was intercourse and trad
ing between Spain and the western
islands, carried on on large scale;
there were also marriages contracted
between the leading families of the
two countries.
"The inhabitants of those western
islands were men who possessed a
wonderful knowledge of the ocean;
they were good sailors, they under
stood its mysteries, they we're good
mariners, they went, so far as the
banks of Newfoundland in their fish
ing excursions and brought home
shiploads of goldfish, not knowing
where they had been, but on their
going out to fish they sailed straight
west, and on their return reversing
their course and sailing back east
they came again to where they started
from. Thus they had been to this
country several times before it's dis
covery by Columbus.
"Since the death of st. Brendan in
the latter part of the fifth century
the sailors of the western isles were
always seeking the enchanted isle
from generation to generation the
tradition was kept alive in the minds
of the people and handed down to
The Irish standard., 1916-10-14
THE WHITE CROSS NURSES
ESTABL IsHED BY CATHOLICS
WILL SERVE CAUSE OF WOMANHOOD WHENEVER AND
WHEREVER REQU1RED-WILL DEVELOP
SYSTEM THAT WILL PROVIDE
AGAINST SICKNESS AND
OLD AGE.

der organized auspices, existing good
works, and to extend If possible their
usefulness. They have the vocation
to put themselves humbly at the dis
position of the Catholic cause of WON
anhood whenever and wherever re-
quired.
It may seen strange to some that
the word nurse" has been chosen.
Usually it suggests the sick room
and the hospital. In broader
sense, however, nurse" is defined
as meaning to nourish, to cherish, to
foster, to take care of, to manage with
care and economy, etc. 1t is in the
sense of this broader definition that
the white Cross nurses" have chosen
for their own no special field beyond
the encouragement of existing works,
the raising of the standards of organ
lied efficiency and general co.ordina-
tion of Catholic efforts in the light of
basic Christian philosophy of So
ciety.
A gift of IT'S acres of land near
Black Mountain, N. c., has just been
made to the Rev. Peter E. Dietz for
the development Of this work. 1t is
situated at the foot of Mt. Mitchell,
the highest peak east of the Rockies.
The Episcopalians, Presbyterians,
Methodists, Baptists, have developed
great summer colonies here. The Y.
M. G. A., Y. w. G. A. and the Ma
tional Students Association own 4
thousand acres of land with splendid
buildings. Here also a great music
auditorium is being built. Into this
development there will come Cath
olic feature through the American
Academy of Christian Democracy.
Black Mountain is on the main line of
the Southern railway, sixteen miles
from Asheville, N. c., and can be
reached without change of trains from
Cincinnati or Washington.
A social service novitfate in these
surroundings, away from the distra:-
tions of the city, is the very best
means of making social service" not
merely technically efficient" but al:
so supernatural" in it's motive and
The Irish standard., 1916-10-14
Question Of conscrip-
ton Again Brought Up

The question of conscription for Ire.
land is again raised In the Tory Press
a part of it's campaign, and undoubt-
edly the issue thus involved has been
given enhanced prominence by Lord
Dunraven's letter urging the applica-
tion of compulsion to Ireland. The
Northcliffe newspapers, in reviving the
question of conscripting Irishmen,
take particular care to place that pol
icy before the country as an alterna-
tive to other means of raising the
men.
Both Of the daily organs Of that
group set forth as alternatives to ex.
tending compulsion to Ireland the
raising of the age limit to As and the
"combing" Of young men from starred.
badged, and certified occupations. The
working of the extreme conscriptionist
mind as shown in these newspapers is
very subtle and calculating. Last
year the compulsionists set the mar
ried against the single men. Now they
are setting the middle-aged against the
younger men. The Northcliffe papers
go even further than this since the ef-
feet Of the presentation of the three
alternatives is certain to be to focus
the attention Of the men between Al
and As years of age and the younger
men of military age in certified or
exempted occupations upon the ques.
tion of conscripting Ireland as means
Of staving of their own call to the
colors. Each Of these classes is given
a direct interest in keeping up the
cry of compulsion for Ireland.
1.-The Times" sees in that proposal
"some obvious advantages" The
DAILY Mail" goes further in limiting
that it may be adopted eventually.
England Forcing the Pace.
Comments in the London Press indi
cate that a concerted plan is on foo,
to pave the way for compulsory mill
tary service in Ireland.
"The Times" "The Morning Post,
and "The Evening News" call for com
pulsory service in Ireland. The write
Of "A Londoner's Diary" in "The Eve
ming Standard" writes in the sam
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vein. and says the only alternative
may be the eventual extension Of the
military age to as.
The Military Correspondent Of THE
Times" says compulsion in Ireland is
a necessity on military grounds II the
Irish Divisions are to be maintained,
and adds that the Irish are the finest
missile troops they possess.
Stating that they are convinced that
the compulsory principle should be
adopted for Ireland, "The Globe" as
serts that Ireland would welcome the
opportunity to join in the war on the
same terms as Britain.
Mr.. Chamberlain has been appoint
ed Chairman of the Man-Power Dis.
tribution Board appointed by the Pre-
mier. According to the Parliamentary
correspondent of the DAILY Telc
graph there were in April 81 ,232
men Of military age in the various
Government Offices. An amendment
opposing conscription was defeated in
the Commonwealth House OF Repre-
sentatives by 40 votes to IL.
In the course of letter to the
Morning Post" Mr.. Swift MacNeil,
MP, replying to comments by that
paper in regard to his contention that
conscription should not be applied to
Ireland, says: THE history Of Ire
land is replete with recollections that
render the application of force to her
people by England, fraught with con
sequences shudder to contemplate. u
The Manchester Guardians" Lon
don Letter. quoting correspondent
says, regarding the suggested applica
tion Of conscription to Ireland, that
attempts have been made to connect
the renewed agitation of the Dublin
Unionist Press in favor of conscriptior
with tho persistent rumors concerning
Lord Wimborne, Sir John Maxwell
and pending changes in Irish govern
ment. Lord Wimborne is certainly 6
man Of ambition. He wants to 'ge
things DONE and is confident of nil
own ability and judgment"
An English Argument.
In a letter to the Morning Post,
DR.. E. Thompson, ex-M. P, Omagh
urges that conscription would "tak
out of Ireland, with immense advar
tage, a host of troublesome young mer
who are nearly all Sim F'einers," an
that it would enable the army in Irt
land to be reduced by 25,000" ...
The Irish standard., 1916-10-14
CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN FOR SPAN.
IsH WAR VETERANS.

Rev. Joseph M. Gleason, pastor of
st. Thomas church in Palo Alto, CAL,
has been elected national chaplain of
the Spanish War Veterans at their
convention in Chicago. Father Glea-
son was in active military service
during the Boxer insurrection in
China and later in the Philippines.
He is we'll known as an authority on
history, and frequently lectures at
Stanford university, where he is chap
lain of the Newman club.
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Klaeber, Mrs. Sophie Krueger,> Miss
Hermine Koenig, Mrs. Chas. o. Lampe,
Mrs. Titus Mareck, Mrs. Rudolph
Steinmetz.
The gentlemen's Executive Commit
tee, acting in conjunction with the
Ladies' Committee, is as follows:
Paul c. Sukey, Chairman; A. e.
Koenig, Secretary; J. w. Dreger, e..
G. Eitel, Francis A. Gross, L. J. Holt
zermann, c. G. Roosen, Rudolph Stein.
metz, Eugene Tetzlaff.
The Irish standard., 1916-10-14
MARQUIS MaeswEENEYs HEIR


An interesting baptism took place
at st. Mary's church, Dublin, last
week. The infant was the son and
heir of the Marquis MacSweeney and
the ceremony was performed by the
Bishop of Kerry, assisted by several
priests. The godfather was the Bra
lillian minister to the Holy See, Senor
Azeredo, and the godmother was Prin-
cess Colonna di Stigliano. A spe-
cial blessing for the newly baptized
boy was received by telegram from
the Holy Father. The Marquis Mac
Sweeney and his charming wife are
as we'll known in the Irish capital as
they are in Rome, passing all their
time between the two cities.
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