Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-02
CORNWELLS' VISIT
RESTSDE VALERA
Irish Leader Makes Quiet Trip
to Holy Ghost Fathers
College
BIG N EETlNG TONIGHT !

Eamon dc Valera, 'prcSdcnt of the
Irish republic. went 10 the College Of
the Holy Ghost Fathers at CornwClIs,
Pa. this afternoon for quiet visit
The Irish leader was educated in the
college Of this congregation at Black
Rock Island, and later taught mathr-
matirs there.
The trip to CornwelIs was made by
automobile. Mr.. u" Valera and Il small
party leaving til" headquarters at tho
Bellevue Stratford at | o'clock
Dc Valera had an unexpected visitor
during the morning in the person of
winSomc eleven year OLD Margaret
Daley. of 2G13 Fitzwatcr street. who
came to ask for tickets for tonight'S
meeting at the Metropolitan Opera
House.
The girl inquired for tho 'prrsi
dent of the Irish Republic" aud in "A
few minutes found her way to the apart
mcnts occupied by theslriSK7 party
i&GS&
Given Autographed Order
9Th eaiid explained tlIat her father
Rad tried in vain 10 get tickets for to-
nights meeting anG could not come out
again today because he was not well.
She wanted three tickets. Mr.. de Va
lcra had 10 tickets to give her, but he
gave her what pleased the child infinitely
morc-his autographed request to ad-
nit three persons to the meeting tonight
At o'clock tonight there will be Il
reception to the Irish leader at the
Philopatrian Club. Following this will
be the parade which prcccdcs the meet
iugs within and without the MctrOpoli
.an Opera House.
Elaborate preparations have been
made for the parade. There will be
at least $1,000 Irishmcn and women
in line. Instead Of the parade of Irish
Sympathizers passing in review before
Mr.. De Valera. the leader aud his party
will pass before the assembled crowds.
The arrangement is for persons from
different parts Of the city to line up on
either side of Broad street, in ranks
ten deep. with broad lane between
down which three automobiles contain =
ing Mr. De Valera and his party will
pass. There will be fifty bands sta
toned at intervals in the line.
Sections Represented
The sections will be represented as
| follows: South Philadelphia. east side
of Broad street. Arch to Spring Gar
| IDb;lnIaInbio e;I ,l
Broad street, Arch to Spring Garden
Northeast Philadelphia, east side OF
Broad street, Spring Garden to Dia
mond: North and Northwest Philadcl
phia, including Germantown ant
Manayunk, west side of Broad street
! Spring Garden to Diamond.
Major John +. Farrell. who servco
in France with the medical corps aut
who is state president of tho Anciep
Order of Hibernians. will be grauC
marshal of the parade. His assistant
will be Lieutenant Colonel Edward ]
Mcehan and Lieutenant James Franci
Ryan.
The mass meeting at the Metropol
itan Opera House will begin at S:3
O'Clock. Overflow meetings will be hel
outside the opera house simultaneousl
with the meeting within.
Mr.. De Valera will be the priucipa
speaker. Others who will be heard in
clude Frank +. Walsh. former chair
man Of the United States war labo
board, and Michael ]. Ryan. of thi
city. who were delegates representa-
ireland at the Peace Conference Rabt
Krauskopf. the Rev. Thomas ]. Hur
ton, of this city, national vice presider
of the Friends of Irish Freedom J. I
Fswsitt, national secretary of the Iris
Industrial Development Association
and Harry Boland, member of the Iris
Parliament.