Philo-Celts.
The Sessions of the Philo-Celtic S. will
reopen Sunday evening, October 3, at
7.30 o’clock, at Jefferson Hall, and it is
hoped that all the old members, and a
large sprinkling of new ones will be
present. The Gaelic movement must be
pushed to propagate a truly national
spirit among our people. Let every I¬
rishman, then, do his duty.
A very interesting poem on Ireland
by Mr. Coleman is laid over until next
issue. We have also a long letter from
Mr. O'Donnell, Villanona College, on
the verbs, déan, ól, etc., for the next
issue, and a large amount of other mat¬
ter, in Irish and English, from Messrs
Ward, Ryan, Hagarty, etc., which will
appear in time, also a lot of interesting
Irish pieces collected from the TUAM
NEWS, but which we were obliged to
hold back for the want of as.
Let every reader of the Gael try and
circulate it; it is by this means only
that the language can be extended.
Every Irishman should make it a per¬
sonal matter to do so.
Our old and revered friend, Mr. T.
Erley, requests us to say that the New
Y. Society for the Preservation of the
Irish Language will hold a meeting at
Clarendon Hall, 113 E. 13th Street, on
the first Sunday in October, for the
purpose of re-organizing the Gaelic
classes, and we hope that all lovers of
the language and of Irish natioality in
New York and vicinity will second the
laudable efforts of Mr. Erley and his
co-workers. Ní'l aon mhaith a bheith caint
níos fuide. Tá sé follasach anois go
g-caithfidh Éireannaighe troid air son a
saoirse sul do gheabhfaidh siad í. Agus,
chum spioraid na troide seo do ghríos¬
úghadh, caithfighear príomhthus an chineadh
a shaothrúghadh agus a choimheudadh. Ní'l
aon mhaith a bheith ag rádh, deunfamuid
seo agus deunfamuid siúd; taisbeán¬
an ar gníomhartha cad a támuid a deun¬
adh — ní'l muid a deunadh daduidh acht
caint is cómhrádh. Sgeith an GAODHAL
agus oibreacha eile mar é, go fóir-leath¬
an ameasg na n-daoineadh agus beidhid
ag deunadh rud a ciant a g-coinne féin-
riaghlúghadh na h-Éireann.
We see that the New York Gaelic
Society is finding fault with the Nat¬
ional Leaguers because they are not as¬
sisting the Gaelic Movement. Let our
New York friends set the example in
a spirited manner by issuing a Gaelic
journal, or by taking more energetic
steps to circulate those already in ex¬
istence, We would not thank them to
be able to maintain the Dublin Gael¬
ic Journal themselves, and, yet, in its
published List of Subscribers New Y.
has a very poor showing, indeed,
Now that the long evenings are setting in, we
hope all patriotic men and women who see the
necessity of cultivating the language as a means
to stimulate really Irish sentiments, will reorganize
their Gaelic associations, and urge on all their I¬
rish acquaintances to lend a hand. Let every
town and city have its Gaelic club. There is no
town, no matter how small, but can organize a
Gaelic class, suppose it numbered only eight or
ten. Gaelic books are now reasonably cheap so
that the only barrier to the spreading of the lan¬
guage is the apathy of Irishmen. We particular¬
ly address ourselves to those who have already a
knowledge of the language. They ought to take
pride in being able to read and write it; any
man or woman who can speak the language can
read and write it in six months. They can go
over the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, Irish Books in that
time, and will be able to read any Irish matter
coming before them.
The BROOKLYN EXAMINER should be a
welcome guest in every Catholic fam¬
ily for its columns are replete with a
variety of matter interesting to Catho¬
lics which is not generally seen else¬
where.
Brooklyn has been for a long time
sorely in need of a really independent,
honest, daily journal; she has such
now in THE STANDARD, price, one pen¬
ny, and it deserves to be supported in
every possible way.
Every Irishman should take as much
interest in circulating the Gael as we
do; it is a National question.
