Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1919-10-11
DE VALERA
President of Irish Republic Making
Long Speaking Trip Over
Country.
Citizens of Louisville Prepare to
Turn Out En- Masse to
Meet Him.
Mary Anderson Theater Secured For
Kentucky Welcome Friday
Night.
FRANK WALSH is WITH HIM

Eamon De Valera, President o
the Irish Republic, resumed his toul
of the United States on Wednesda!
of last week, when he lett New
York City on one of the lonses
sneaking trips ever undertaken by
man in public life in the history o.
This country. The specific purposes
of the tour are to appeal to Amerl
cans for recognition of the Irish he
nublic and to lay the ground worb
for the s1O.OOO,000 Irish RepuDll,
can loan drive to be inaugurateo
under the auspices of the American
Commission on Irish independence
during the next two or three weeks
THE tour began at Philadelphia
whore meetings had been arranged
for wednesday and Thursday. An
address in independence Hall was
one of the features of the Phllauel-
phia visit. The tour Will be con-
Guided at Norfolk, Va, on December
1S. after a swing around the coun-
try. during which virtually every
imnortant city, will be visited.
Frank P. Walsh, Chairman OF the
American Commission on Irish IN
dependence and former Chairman OF
fine National War Labor Board, Will
accompany President De Valera over
a considerable part of the tour
With the President on the entire
trim will be Harry j. Boland, mem
her of the Irish Parliament ana
Secretary of the Sim Fem organiza-
tion. and Sean Nunan, President De
Valeras private secretary.
When 1t became definitely known
that President De Valera would VlslC
Louisville on October 10 move
ment was at once inaugurated TO re-
ceive the head of the Irish Repupnc
with open arms and give him a real
Kentucky welcome. Thomas f. Nc
Guire. who is taking great interest
in the cause of justice for ireland,
AT once called a conference for Mon
day at the Seelbach Hotel OF men
who sympathize with oppressed Ire
land. at which there was much en-
thusiasm. While business and
other engagements prevented many
from attending there still was
whole-hearted response, and among
those present were Rev. Patrick
Walsh. Rev. John O'Connor, Rev.
Martin O'Connor Attorney Thomas
Walsh, E. ]. O'Brien, Judge sam
Boldrick, Col. James p. Whallen,
Charles ]. Cronan, William M. Hig-
gins. DIR. VIM. B. Doherty, Barney
Campbell. Jr., p. ]. Bowling, john
Cody. George Burnley, AL Smith,
Dan Lawler, John Doyle, Thomas D..
Clines, Robert A. Watson, George j..
Butler. Samuel Robertson, S. j. NC
Elliott. Thomas Dolan, Thos. ID.
Claire. Daniel Mccarthy, John T:
Cassidy. Postmaster John Cody, OF
New Albany, and John Casey, OF
Shelbyville. After the purpose or
the conference had been stated At
torney Thomas Walsh was elected
Chairman by reclamation ana
Thomas F. Mcclure was the unani-
nous choice for secretary. Follow
ing informal talks it was voted that
Louisville should take its position
in the front line with the great
cities of America. There was but
one opinion expressed, and that was
that ii was not alone men of Irlsh
birth or antecedents who acclaim
the man who had been imprisoned
in England for his utterances upon
the subject of Irish freedom. There
were men and women of every race
and creed and they would cneer this
liberator as few men have been
greeted in Louisville. Committees
were at once named as follows:
Executive-C. j. Cronan, Chair
man; f. ]. O'Brien, Sr., DR.. w. B..
Doherty, Col. James p. Whallen,
Dan w. Lawler, Thomas D. Clines,
AL Smith, Rev. Patrick Walsh, Rev.
John O'Connor, Rev. Martin OCon-
ner, William M. Higgins, Edward j..
McDermott, Judge Matt O'Doherty,
It. J.. Mcclure and Postmaster john
Cody, of New Albany.
Hall-George A. Burnley, John
Cody, T. F. Mcclure.
Decoration - s.. j. McElliott,
Thomas d. Claire, Thomas j. Dolan.
Invitation-Rev. John O'Connor,
R. A. Watson, Judge S. ]. Boldrick,
John A. Doyle, S. j. McElliott.
Press-William M. Higgins, Dan
w. Lawler, T. F.. MCGUIRE, John T.
Cassidy.
Wednesday afternoon meeting
was held to receive reports and 1t
was exceedingly gratifying to hear
that each had completed its work
and the programme had been fully
arranged. 1t had been hoped that
Right Rev. Denis O'Donaghue would
preside at the meeting, for which
the Mary Anderson Theater was Sc
cured, but absence from the city
made this impossible, and therefore
the honor was conferred on Ben s.
Washer, who will be presented by
Thomas Walsh as Chairman and to
introduce Messrs. De Valera and
walsh The theater orchestra. I'M