Philo-Celts.
The meetings of the Brooklyn PCS are being
well attended. The reunion and ball comes off on
Apr. 21. under the supervision of the following
committees : floor manager M. Heeney, asst. J.
Gubbins, com. Messrs Lennon, Hyland, Manihan
and Sloane. Recep. Com. Messrs Finn. Graham
Curden and Morrissey. Arrange. Messrs Lacey,
Gilgannon, Walsh and Logan.
The last monthly reunion was a complete success
with the following programme ; opening chorus,
Donnell Aboo, song. Rich and Rare. Miss Carley
song (Irish) The Harp that Once, Miss Costello.
Song, Kathleen Mavourneen, Miss Walsh, song,
Blue and Gray, M. Hyland. Song, Irish Girl
Miss Crowley. Recitation, Bingen on the Rhine,
W. Lennon. Song Minstrel Boy, (Irish) M J Lo¬
gan. Song. Believe me if all, M F Costello. Rec¬
itation Fontenoy. M. Walsh. Recitation and Read¬
ing Mr Gilgannon.
We view with satisfaction the friendly sentiments
which are springing up between the Brooklyn and
N. Y. P. C. societies. Individual differences should
never interfere with the perfect union of such as¬
sociations. Their united performances before the
National League Demonstration tendered to the
Redmond brothers was a complete success. The
Chorus, comprising over 60 voices with harp, pi¬
ano and violin accompaniments filled the theatre
with genuine Irish music. All the songs were in
Irish and elicited rounds of applause.
The society celebrated the 95th anniversary of
the birth of the late Archbishop McHale when Mr
Gilgannon eloquently both in Irish and English
reviewed the principal events of his life.
We are pleased to see that our friend Mr. Kyne
is coming round again.
As the society is about reorganizing the choral
union we hope to see our lady members attend reg¬
ularly, especially those who have heretofore taken
part in it, namely, the Misses Costello, Donnelly,
Dunleavy Murray, Crowley. Kearney, Carley, Kane
Guerin, Mitchell, Dunne, Gill, Gallagher, Brennan
Finnigan, Duffy. Carroll, Rielly, and Grady, and
Messrs. Heeney, Archer, Lennon, Hyland, Walsh
Manihan, Lacey, Gubbins, Kinsella, &c.
Dwyer. Miss Dwyr was the first to commence
sending the Gael to Ireland in accordance with our
late announcement
We are pleased to see that our former treasu-
rer Mrs Smith (nee McNally) and Miss McGinley
are round again.
As we are going to press we have received a lot
of encouraging correspondence from San Francis¬
co, Buffalo, St. Louis Phila, &c. regarding the ad¬
vancement of the language movement.
THE IRISH MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
The New York Society for the Preservation of
the Irish Language, makes announcement of its
annual Irish Musical Festival and Seanachas, which
will take place on Easter Tuesday, Apr. 15. 1884,
in Steinway and Irving Halls combined — two of
the largest halls in New York City. The society
has acquired such a reputation for the excellence
of this annual festival, that we would not be sur¬
prised if both halls would prove inadequate for the
accomadation of the throng that will attend. The
musical exercises will take place in Steinway Hall
and will comprise, besides selections from the works
of ancient and modern Irish composers, the
singing of old airs in Irish by a chorus of one
hundred voices. The chorus of the society is one
of the best in New York. Judge J. J. Daly of the
Court of Common Pleas will preside, and Gilmore
furnish the instrumental music.
We got the song, Coolnabinne for Mr. Gallagher.
He may thank Miss Gallagher of Chicago. It will
appear in our next.
Let all endeavor to circulate the Gael. The
language touches the chord strings of the heart.
It is the fountain from which spring our nobles
aspirations.
We are a long time waiting for the Gaelic
Journal which our New York friends were about
founding some time ago. What is the matter,
friend Ward, You make a good deal of noise
and yet the little Brooklyn Society is enabled to
have its own Journal and you with two large
socities cannot have one More work friend Ward
You know where there's a will there's a way, or,
if you are not able to compete with Brooklyn,
why throw up the sponge and, less talk.
Sentiments of our subscribers are crowded out
this month. They will appear in our next.
Mr. W. Russell's song, "The Green Isle that
Lies far Away," will become a popular chorus
song. Many Gaels have wished to hear from Mr.
Russell, and we are pleased to be able to announ¬
ce that he has promised to respond now and
again. We also regret to learn that his health
has not been all that one could wish for same
time back.
Viewing is affairs in globo we think they were
never so encouraging. Let us strike when the iron
is hot.
Friends of the Gael and of Irish National free¬
dom, your asperations for liberty were nevr more
hopeful. Now is the time to work energetically
when our would-be masters are shrieking in the
agony of despair. Let every man do his duty.
Send the Gael to your friends so that when the
day comes they will not be wholly ignorant of
their speech. For 50 cents we shall send a copy to
any part of Ireland for 12 months. 2 copies to any
part, Ireland and America, separate addresses, $1.
