Philo-Celts.
The Brooklyn Philo-Celtic Society is getting a¬
long well, and the latest item of news in connect¬
ion with it is the marriage of the Treasurer, Miss
Fanny O'N. Murray, to Mr. Dunning, a brother
member. The Gael wishes them all the happiness
attainable in this world, and hopes they will not,
under this new order of affairs, forget, as a good
many of their predecessors, under similar circum¬
stances, have done, the occasion of their acquain¬
tance — the preservation and cultivation of their
mother tongue. — And that they will still continue
to give the movement that care and attention so
necessary to its full development.
President Finn has not put in an appearence in
quite a while,
Ex-President Gilgannon calls fairly regular,
Miss Dwyer paid the society a visit the other ev¬
ening.
Brother Heany is about re-commencing his stu¬
dies with energy — he is afraid brother Cassidy will
out-flank him.
Miss Dunleavy is a fair attendant, we hope she
will keep her class in hand.
Miss Donnelly is very attentive — she sung "Be¬
lieve me if all" etc. the other evening with immense
effect.
Miss Nelly Crowley spoke an elegent piece the
other night. Speaking seems to be Miss Crowley's
forte.
Miss Guerin is making excellent progress in her
studies.
Where is Miss Costello? we have not seen her
in the hall in a long time.
We had a visit from Miss Rose Brennan a few
evenings ago.
Hail or snow Vice President Lacey is in his
place.
Brother Graham is also on time and very atten¬
tive to the classes, in fact, the principal instructor.
We hope others will follow his example and pay
more attention to their classes.
Miss Kearney was absent for some time, — atten¬
ding to the Ladies' Fair at St. Charles'.
Brother Morrissey runs in occasionally though
he resides at a considerable distance: but where
there is a will there is a way.
Brother Erley, now of the N. S. P. I. L., first
treasurer of the B'lyn. S., and senior active mem¬
ber of all the societies, paid us a visit the other
evening. Many a person has joined the society
since the evening, eleven years ago, when Mr. Er¬
ley was present at and took part in its organizat¬
ion. Where are all those who joined the society
since, men and women, who vowed lasting fealty
to the cause of their country's language ? What
sham patriots those were ! There were no Dollars
in the Irish Language Movement, a fact, we admit,
sufficiently grave to test the measure of latter-day
Iris patriotism We speak candidly, though it
may not be pleasing to some. We don't care a fig
whom it pleases or displeases, and whether Irish¬
men desire to maintain their own identity, or cast
their lot with the prowling footpads, whose hands
are reeking red with the innocent blood of the
Soudanese, as they were with the blood their fore¬
fathers, is no personal affair of ours. The more
you lash the Dog the more it fawns on you.
Brother Walsh is absent quite often lately,
Sergeant-at-Arms Flaherty also, does not attend
very regular.
Brother O'Donnell, though a young member, is
making excellent progress.
What is the matter with brother Costello and
the other old members who are absenting them¬
selve ?
Mr. and Miss Mullanuy are regular attendants.
Brother Kinsella is also very attentive.
And Mrs. Donnelly, though having a very sore
finger, is a regular attendant.
And not forgetting our friend, Mr. Curden, who
seldom misses a meeting.
We saw brother Kyne in Steinway Hall the oth¬
er night at the Gaelic opera. He looked around
and seeing a number of seits empty in the rere et
the hall, he exclaimed. "Oh reh! if they had Sul¬
livan and Ryan here they would fill the hall at a
dollar a head." Quite a number of Brooklynites
were present, including the Misses Dunleavy, Cos¬
tello, Crowley, etc, and Messrs. Gilgannon, Mor¬
rissey, Deely, etc., and our old friend, Mr. P. C.
Gray,
Rev. Fathr Lynch of Ky. has taken four chances
for the drawing, No. 1006 to 1009, inclusive. Mr.
Moore of Wis. four, from 1010 to 1013.
Counsellor John C. Maguire has not paid a visit
to the society lately though he has taken chances
in the drawing.
Mr. James M. Shanahan, President of the Orphan
Asylum Ass'n. has had his hands full in looking
after the interests of the orphans since the fatal fire
of last month.
'Tis now a long time since we saw our friend, L.
Slaven in the hall of the society, not since the re¬
union.
What has become of Mr. J. Byrne, we have not
seen him in a long while ?
Ought not Mr. O'Rorke, the direct descendant
of Breffny, and our other wealthy Irish-Amrican
citizens erect a Gaelic hall in Brooklyn? The
Germans have halls in both cities.
OBITUARY.
The friends of the Gaelic cause are so compara¬
tively few that the demise of even one is to be look¬
ed upon as a National loss. It is, therefore, our
painful duty to record in this issue of the Gael the
demise of Mr. John Spillane, of Beach Pond Pa.
Born in 1828 at Ightermurrow, barony of Imokil¬
eagh, Co, Cork, and died Nov. 23rd, 1884.
When the Gael was founded his heart leaped
with joy at the prospect of having a newspaper in
the language which he so dearly loved — the lang¬
uage of his unfortunate country, and when on his
death bed, enjoined his wife to write to the Gael
lest he should be aught in its debt, which injunct¬
ion she has scrupulously obeyed.
Condoling with his family in their bereavement,
we breathe, in the language of his affections, —
Suaiṁneas síoruiḋe agus glóir na
ḃ-Flaiṫeas go d-tugaiġ Dia go d' AN¬
AM, a ṠEAĠAIN Ui SPOLLÁIN.
Amén.
