The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-23
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4 SS..1D nuAcrt and Forrest theatres ~,
earri1s.aI gibbons. of Baltimore, WIZ
SX SH~ 1eyfnrdraI speaker ut the Ae7Aa-
1 u Husac. , ,.
- foot of the huge hrnory -
Exsn~&A~0 with cheering tnoua"
56un che session WAS openeo tIAs
noon. Irish pipers. e,ao AZ ..ns
A1lvs costumes marcne "a. at nsnonM
klNn4 10iiding playing mo
&2xnsna Of Ireland. To
En- Pnalowtne the opening prayer ~
Es 49, nenf3srrtsy, chairman OF the con-
Ssf 41nn. on orEAnization. recon- ~ g, 49,
E2{sa folDUwtn1 a. permanent
\ ~ ~. convention. and the tfst WIS
u ~narssuaously elected: Chairman .un
h aifA DAME, r, Cohalan, "f ihs ""
H0rk supreme court; Nce-s'1@an r -.
q ~. wfIlfafn Carroll and we '.a 49,. 49,
( RNrs fsrra,d r. Coshlan, OF tins s@ly
q 1870 .ss,rctarv niarraui Lynch. OF
- YORK. ana executive comnhttee'
sarss n.I.. Meor~,, of New YORK; FTs-Icia
fsfnrk. o. this city; Patrick a. Mos-
sSAhAr1. OF Brooklyn; Joseph y La =
n ~ pn.ton. and : J DunleaNS, OF Len
~er. -
nnrEryr OF CONVENTION.
Tha object of the convention ~ an
Attenrt to focus the attention Oh 90
rorid upcn the demands OF the 'iIst
f.r the right to self DISCRIMINATION aIo
~ 4 Mace for its delegated IN tie
esaara conference now meeting IN
france Some of the most whey
tncwr Roman Catholic orators N LAC
country were among the speaheis
From the start the deiega 1es. 80
Srarne from every part OF the Chs,sa
xs.ten showed that they agreed WIN
\ ia sn.skers who asserted that * ire
n s.v6 mates demands instead OF ~
! ~,,es.x her voice viii be heard IN tno
prare conference. 49,. rr,s,
sav aaaer after leader Of the LISA
l~vfssr in this country at TINS a1,t1
as,cr,.s sessions rgctCd ire sa'si'-
I rrtrgs or ireland and dsiouh.eu ne.
,npresxors It was asserted thas
4 ln,nvenens 10 block tho demand ioi
irish freedom in TINS country 70 ca,e.
ss,raad and in@dious~ ana lhe ~
~atnc were urged to use their amer
sDn citizenship TO the utmost III o.
1 banding action by the peace CONFER
Asicc. ~ -.
II was during the address. OF me
Eav. r. v. AfcCa.be. president OF A,o
& paul university. Chicago. that the os'
! %ratee reached their higheS' pitch =,
] snthustasn. He was interrupted
h gain md again by cheerlils
sfstut;ng while he traced me war rec.
srsls of Irish soldiers in tho conaict
ss,~t closed and scores Of others
N S's'' RETREAT FROM NOAss
Rather NcCahe started round OF
4 .hsArinc when he declared that at the
yretrsa. from Mons the Irish regiments
I sfsr0txht up the rear guard BECAUSE
rtfcy hadu't learned to run Az last '-S
.xhe other fellows
The Rev Tr. pstrick j. HeaN. Oh
the Catholic university. WASH hsLot,,
TennH q fling ut former President Tait
- - address by declaring ira. N aus
1900 on the Irish question Tart fan
kffuo - form--he missed his uaah' aS
hsunl~
Il Aii The delegates ~ the convention
!. snfHandod n reception and ban gwen
|2nnlnhf Ia the Second regiment arm
saeY Tho grand march was led by
sRotR3ck McCartan, envoy OF the pro
W&u1onal govern ner& OF ireland 10 TINS
! s,ns1ntry. and Mrs, James waikiki OF
BT10w YORK.
Speaker tomorrow viii be Cardinal
s44bkurx, United States Ser ator DaV'd
esT Whlsh. OF Massachusetts,, Wililan
III 8orah, of Idaho. Justice Cohalan
- 02vard J. GaveSan. OF the new
& 0npregne court: Archbishop Jcnn
= 0iennon. OF ST. Louis: RAbna
Xr9u4kopf, OF the CongreSn-
ESan of Ksneeeth Israel; Bishop Z. j.
21dlohnn, rector Of the Catholic univer-
y IgI. Jehn J. Sstrf~y, former 'rfayor OF
IGS4ou: uT. Robert Ellis Thompson
1T CsntRal high school. this CITY. ana