New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29
Thousands i'm Boston Cheer
Arrival of Irish Leader
at the South Station and
Along the City Streets
Welcomed by Officials
Says Reception Surpassed
His Expectations; Address
in Park Set for To-day
Special Correspondence

BOSTON, June 28.-Thousands of
friends and sympathizers greeted
Eamonn de Valera when he alighted
from the Knickerbocker Express at the
South Station at o'clock tonight.
The reception was tumultuous.
An official party went from here
to accompany de Valera all the way
from New York. This group was
headed by former Congressman Joseph
F. O'Connell. At Providence members
of the bench and bar committee, who
are in charge of the visitors stay here,
boarded his train.
A legislative committee appointed by
Speaker Warner of the House Of
Representatives greeted the Irish
leader at the South Station. This COM
mittee included Representatives Ma
honey, of Chelsea; Allen, of Norwood;
Barry, of Lynn, and Clark, Fitzgerald,
Hearn and Melody, all Of this city
Brings Word of Cheer
AS de Valera stepped from the train
the crowd swarmed about him, and
during the next fifteen minutes hun
dreds of admirers shook his hand. He
greeted them with brief words of
cheer.
1t was with difficulty that the guests,
accompanied by the official party, were
able to push their way out to the wait
ing autos. The party, numbering 200.
drove to the Copley Plaza Hotel. Along
the entire distance de Valera was
cheered by enthusiastic crowds, though
the route was unannounced.
AT the Copley Plaza he made this
statement: "The greeting 1 have been
rendered in this city makes me very
happy. had been given assurance
that the Irish people of Boston were
ENTHUSIASTIC supporters of our cause,
but this is beyond my expectations. /
bring to them message of good cheer
and encouragement. Let them con-
tinue the fight"
Meets Prominent officials
During the next three quarters of an
hour de Valera .saet- many prominent
citizens. Among those who visited him
was his half brother, the Rev. Thomas
J: Wheelwright, priest at the Mis-
sion Church, Roxbury, Mass.
A complimentary dinner, at which
President Ford of the Boston City
Council presided, was rendered the
visitor at the Copley Plaza, at which
about four hundred guests sat down.
At o'clock he was rendered a recep-
ton by the Gaelic Club of Boston, one
thousand friends and sympathizers at
tending. The principal address was by
Martin Mulroy.
Monday morning he will visit Con-
cord and Lexington, and in the after
noon will address the House of Repre-
sentatives. He leaves for New York
at 5 o'clock Monday afternoon.
Sees Victory Ahead
Late tonight De Valera gave out the
following statement:
"The way in which 1 have been re-
ceived in America has convinced me
that the cause of Ireland is about to
triumph. 1t was not my intention to
start my campaign for recognition of
the Irish Republic so soon, but YOUR
invitation to speak here could not be
resisted.
"Boston-the Boston of Adams and
Otis, of Hancock and Paul Revere
what mors suitable place could we be-
gin the work before us, that of point
ing out to America that it remained
for them to finish the great work
which they started nearly $50 years
ago."