The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-06
O'FLAHERTY HEADS !.
LOCAL irish SOCIETY
Friends of Freedmn Establish Lncz,
Branch With Nosable Charter
Membership.

49,
Membership.
Daniel G. O'F7aherty. recognized as
one Of the best authorities on Irish
\ ba~toxy lp ,Ana4sa>a- and q pa tive irish :,
man. was yesterday afternoon elected
by unanimous vots president OF tho
first branch OF the Friends OF lfisn
Freedom established In Virginia, Or
ganization OF the second branch IN
now being effected in Norfolk with
Judge Joseph r. Lawless directing the
movement in That city.
without formal circurn stance OF
ceremony. half thousand advocates
9f the principles enunciat6d h. Presi-
. dent Wilson when he advocated "seif
determination for the nationR- ana
government only by cor -snty of the
people governed hsurativeiy unfuried
In Richmond the flag Of the IRISH
-spubIic when the organisation was
.fsec1ed yesterday afternoon.
John M. PurceiI presided as ternpo-
rary chairman rei;nquishing the chair
10 M oSF1aherty when tho noralnst-
Ing committees report was adopted.
Offfcars ware elected AS follows.
Daniel E. O,F1aherty, president: Felix
Keegan vAe-pxes1dent. JAsncs NJ
Purcell, recording and corresponding
seersk1rv: James J. Tvegnon- dZran-
ctad secretary: James J Burke, ora
tor: James j Wash. guard. rras.
tees chosen arc Henry ]. Cohr-
Ci,g-fes w. Rex and John " Moore
BYLAWS an set forth IN The national
rcrustftut5cn of IRE F>rfcndes of Irish
Freedom, and which are subject to
chxsr at fha opttrn Of the local
branch. were a6op<ed o., motion Of
john NJ Purcell. On motion OF Hor-
ace A. Hzwktns. tho name Patrick
Henry hranch was adopted for the
Richmond arm Of the organization
Rohcrt Tmmef Golden James Lamb
O'K-.ae1te and John n Purcell were APP
pointed by p~ssiG&rt CfFssherry a
committees to select \ suitable place
for . meeting to be held within t4le
nevt week. when organization VIII BIO
perfected and a permanent home and
meeting place choSen. The cor att
ire was empowered 10 designate the
plaza
Motion OF Horace A. Hawkins to
arrxnxa for n grra1 popular demon
STRATUM calling Tor support for the
Irish people In their fight &c secure
their Ind Dependence was voted down In
favor OF a suggestion from President
o. F4xhcx1y that a preliminary meet
ing nj which every r.e'Iber OF th~
Patrick Henry branch shah he pros-
emit to be held within a week
u IF we are going TO do sonreShinE
for ireland, the time ss now, saso
Mr. O'Ffaherty. The critical time Is
The present Ex-Governor Duuna- Of
Illinois: Judge Frank J. Walsh and
Michael j. RYAN that brilliant Phifa..
de1phta lawyer. sre now In Paris and
approaching the peace conference
This In no time to hesitatN.~
az ar<fxerx
tary. was instr acted by the president
70 communicate immediately vim
Ju,.gey Joseph r. IAwies~ in norfolk
or the subject Of bringing 10 Rtrh-
sraaad tmsa dtsting zished apeakcru who
are TO talk TO the people sof Norfolk
ON the case of ireland shts mouth.
The acting secretary was Instructed
10 serf i'm TO niarnrid lynch. national
secretary, the supplementary list OF
mem bers r., ne enrolled AZ charter
members, and 70 com rlcte the ncces-
sa-. details pertaining to the national
rero. litfor OF the Patrick Henry
branch OF the Friends OF Irish Free-
dom
Among the names on the charter
list ~ The PoberS Emmett branch gre
The following. Daniel c. o'Fiaherty.
NC f'inniean. John NJ. Purcell. David
- 0'Neil. james NJ. Morgan James G.
r
James NJ Purcell. J. Foseph Kelly
James J. Walsh. Felix Ke@gxa. Arthur
Van Buren, Edward l. Ryan, D. J.
Costello. James J Gaiiaher. James n
Fine gan. Charles e. Kahn, Oscar O.
oliver. John p. Radto-d. NJ J. Davis.
lanes r. German. Dr. Il Parton
Hinchman, Henry 7. Cohn. Peter T.
Murphy. Howard =. Healip, Hor@~e
A. Hawkins, II r. Mozart thy, William
r. Thompson. Charles w Rex. P. J.
Mccarthy, Harry bernstein. Byron,
pord, Henry G. Drew. James J. Burke,
John r. Powers. p. !. NJ fsarthy. Mar
tSrr j Beltnr- John J.. Esufexs Jnlrn i
Murphy, James L. O'Beirnn, Joseph
A. FISCHER. John w. Moore, Edgar y.
English. Thomas Kiviigher, Jr- Rob
art f. Golden. Henry e. Manning.
LarneS J. Tresnon- John r. Powers
Charles r. Epns. James NJ. Null
eiowney. w p. Leaman, James l.
O.KecfYe Eugene r. Gr.nfth- James A.
Crearer, John w Carr,ody. John
German. George II EdeIblut, Peter A
Bolton. James r. Lehman, H J. Nc
ksefrey William A. Powers. Joseph
4. Heindle.
About coo applicants whose rne1a-
nership fees had not been paid In were
excluded from the charte- list. buc
passed upon favorably and accepted.