Philo-Celts.
Philo-Celts will remember that the annual elec¬
tion for officers takes place on Sunday, the 15th
of March, and members should see to it that none
is elected who is not willing to attend to the duties
of office.
The anniversary of the late Archbishop McHale,
the father of the Irish Language Movement, will
be celebrated on Thursday evening, March the 5th
The drawing will, also, take place.
Ex-President Gilgannon spoke a few encourag¬
ing words, in Irish, to the members the other
night.
The annual reunion and ball will come off at
Uris's on April 23rd.
President Finn has been absent quite often lately.
Cassidy — A former member of the Society, bro¬
ther to Brother Cassidy, was ordained a few weeks
ago by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Loughlin for this
diocese.
Crowley — Miss Nelly Crowley, the talented 2nd
vice President, graduated from High School the
other evening with high honors.
Costello — We are pleased to see Miss Nora T.
Costello back again to harm the society with her
rendition of Moore's Melodies.
Guiren — Miss Guiren takes the prize for selling
the largest number of tickets — 150.
Donnelly — Miss Donnelly still charms the socie¬
ty with her excellent melody.
Dunleavy — The Misses Dunleavy are improving
in their attendance lately,
The Misses Kearney, Rogers, Moran and Bren¬
nan are also improving.
Ward — Miss Ward is an expert Gaelic scholar.
Heaney — Brother Heaney is to work again with
a will.
O'Donnell — Brother O'Donnell is making excel¬
lent progress.
Brothers Lacey, Graham, Kinsella, Curden, Ma¬
honey etc. attend regularly, as do, also, Brother
and Miss Mullaney.
Martin — Brother Martin's speaking is not the
least attractive feature of the Philo Celtic reunions
Dunning — We presume brother Dunning and
his bride will attend better after the honeymoon.
Flaherty — Sergeant at arms Flaherty is absent
quite often.
Kyne — Brother Kyne called the other night.
Casey — Brother Casey walks in and out.
Erley — Brother Erley, of N Y S PI I L, called
and paid a visit a few evenings ago.
Mr. Martin P. Ward and the Hon. Denis Burns
of N Y are frequent visitors.
The Boston P C S had a very successful enter¬
tainment lately ; we regret our space is too limit¬
ed this issue to give the programme at length.
Mr. T O'N Russell carries on a Gaelic depart¬
ment in the Chicago Citizen. Irishmen should li¬
berally support that patriotic journal.
Professor Rœhrig's, and Sentiments in the next.
Let every subscriber resolve to get, at least one
other to subscribe for the Gael. One each is appa¬
rently a small matter but it would double the cir¬
culaton.
The Irish World's description of the Dr. Cahill
demonstration is worth a year's subscription.
The drawing for the prizes did not take place
on the 26th, as announced, the Democratic Gener¬
al Committee having, unwarrantably, taken poss¬
ession of the hall to make preparations for presi¬
dent elect Cleveland's inauguration. It was the
most unpatriotic proceeding by Irishmen imagin¬
able. The Society rents this hall by the year for
Thursdays and Sundays, and yet these took poss¬
ession of it, as stated, without the common cour¬
tesy of "by your leave," disappointing some four
or five hundred members and their friends who
came to attend the reunion and prize-drawing.
But the reader may think that the members of
the Committee are not Irish. Two-thirds of them
were born in Ireland, and their vulgar, ignorant
actions, leaving patriotism out of the question, ful¬
ly demonstrate the class from which they have
sprung. With very few exceptions, the Irish Am¬
erican politician would not care if Ireland were
under the sea provided he could get a fat office.
The conduct of this class of persons alienate the
sympathy and cooperation of their selfrespecting
countrymen. Hence the reason that, were it not
for the ten thousand Republicans who voted for
Mr. Cleveland in this city the Democratic major¬
ity of 16.000 in '78 would be changed to a telling
minority last Fall. But we have wasted too much
valuable space on these worthless creatures, who,
bully-like, prevented the few patriotic ladies and
gentlemen who are laboring to preserve the lang¬
uage of their unfortunate country from meeting
in their hall for that purpose.
Mr. McFadden of the Phila. P. C. S. says, — The
question that has been spoken of several times in
the Gael of a National Convention of the friends
of the Irish Language should be carried out this
coming Summer or Fall; it would be productive
of a great deal of good to the cause. If not asking
too much, I would suggest publishing a directory
of the time and place of meeting of the various
schools for the benefit of travelling readers of the
Gael while visiting distant cities or towns, that
they may have an opportunity of meeting friends
engaged in the same cause. — The Phila. S. meet
at Philopatrian Hall, every Sunday; visiting
friends are invited to call.
[We think this a good idea, and hope the heads of
societies will furnish the desired information for
said directory. The Brooklyn S. meets at Jeffer¬
son Hall, opposite the Court-house, Thursday
and Sunday evening throughout the year, hail or
snow, from half past seven till half past nine.
The New York S. P. I. Language at Clarendon
Hall, 114 E. 13th. Sundays from 3 to 5 p. m. P.
Morrissey President. N Y Philo Celtic Society,
295 Bowery, Sundays 3 to 5, Tuesdays 7 to 10. M
Meeres President. We have no official notice of
other meetings and, therefore cannot record.
We have been advised from Chicago that a Gael¬
ic Society has been organized there which purpos¬
es leaving all existing societies in the shade. We
promise, on behalf of Brooklyn, that such is easier
said than done; in the meantime we welcome the
friendly rivalry.
