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LOUISVILLE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13,' 1919.
PRICE FlVE CENTS.
Volume xlih.-no. 24.
ULSTERMAN
Cites Revolutionary History That's
Not Known to tho Average
American.
J
British Authorities Declaro Eml
, grants Helped Win War For
Independence.
Thirteen Colonics and Washington
Valiantly Aided by Men of
Ireland.
J
IRISH TROOPS FROM FRANCE.
Following Is tho second letter of
Dr. William B. Doherty, correcting
the Courier-Journal and setting
forth some history not known to the
average American:
Through a mistake of thr printer,
in my note on Irish Americaniza
tion, in tho Courier-Journal of No
vember 30, I was quoted, instead
of Lord Mountjoy, as stating that
the majority of the Continental
army during the war for American
Independence was Irish. A writer
in yesterday's Courier-Journal at
tempts to contradict Lord Mount
Joy's statement, and to ignore com
pletely the great and noble work
which was done by tho Irish for the
War of Independence. "History is
tho high court of humanity, whose
truth must be heard and Justice
muBt be pronounced." I shall quote
English and American authorities
to prove that tho major part of the
soldiers in- the Continental army
were Irish. Lord Chatham in the
English Parliament in January,
1775, declared ireiana is wim me
Amorlcans to a man.
An address to tho people of Ire
land by tho Continental Congress,
Philadelphia, dated July 28, 1775,
and signed by John Hancock, as
serts that "many thousands of your
countrymen have found hospitality,
peace, affluence and become united
to us by all "the law3 of consanquln
lty, mutual respect and affection.'
In 1784 (not 1786) Lord M&untjoy
gave this testimony in tho House of
'Lords: "America waa lost by Irish
emigrants. I am assured from the
best authority tho major part of the
American army was composed of
Irish, and that the Irish language
was" as commonly spoken in the
American ranks as English. I am
also informed it was their valor
that determined tho contest so that
England had America detached by
Irish emigrants."
In the year 1779 thoro was wide
spread dissatisfaction In England
over tho conduct of tho Revolution
ary War. Charges of laxity and In
competence were brought against
tho Commander-in-Chief. Sir Will
lam Howe, and other officers, and
so severely wero they criticised In
Parliament that the Premier of
England decided to appoint a com
mittee of tho Lords and Commons
to Inquire Into the charges and sum
mon home several of tho military
chiefs for the purpose of obtaining
Information from those at first hand.
They met on May 5, 1779. Samuel
Galloway, Lord George Germain,
Lord Cornwallis, Sir Grey Carloton,
Major General Grey, James Robert;
son having been present. The Roy
al Gazette No. 311, beginning with
tho Issue of September 21, 1779,
and concluding with November 13,
publishes, in answer to the question,
"That portion of the rebel army
that enlisted in tho serivco of the
Congress, wore they chiefly com
posed of the natives of America or
wero tho greater part English,
Scotch or Irish?" Joseph Galloway
answered: "Tho names and places
of their nativity being taken down,
I can answer tho question with de
cision. Thero wero scarcely one
fourth natives of America, about
one-half Irish, tho other fourth
wero English and Scotch."
Major General Robertson, of tho
British army, who had served for
twenty years in America, testified
Juno 8, 1779: "I remember General
Lpe tilling mo that half tho rebel
(Continental) army wore from Ire
land." General Chaley Leo was sec
ond In command of tho Continental
army after the battle of Bunker
Hill. The Second South Carolina
Regiment was composed entirely
from descendants of tho Irish colony
at Williamsburg and betweon Sante
and Pedeo rivers. The Pennsyl
vania line was tho Irish lino so call
ed by General Lee. Tho United
States Brlgado and Irish Brigade
under Dillon, Walsh and O'Brlon
fought at the siege of Savannah.
The men who stood behind tho
breastwork of- Bunker Hill, known
as' the rail fonco, on that momorablo
day, Juno 17, 1776, and held in
check two battalions of English soldiers-from
annihilating the devoted
Continentals, wero Irish almost to
a man, from Bedford, N. H., and
were officered by Col. Daniel Moore,.
MaJ. John Coffee, Thomas McLaugh
lin and John Patten. In published
historical sketches of the town of
Bedford, and In the collections of
the New Hampshire Historical So
ciety, Volume 1, page 291, may be
seen .the names of tho men of tbo
company. The majority were Irjsh
or 'sons of Irish emigrants.
Heltman'S compilation of Conti
nental officers" gives upward of 600
officers of Jrlsh names in Conti
nental line, not speaking of militia.
For his aides-de-camp Washington
chose" in succession Joseph Reed,
son of an Irish emigrant, Stephan
Moylan, and James Fitzgerald, and
his esteem for General Sullvan, who
won the first decisive battle of the
war, and Montgomery. Hand.
Thompson, Barry and other Irish
commanders was displayed on sev
eral occasions. Count Arthur Dil
lon. Bailed with -2,300 Irish troops
from France for America to the
Wttt- Iadi and oapturd Bnglleh
bases that relieved tho colonists of
a great danger.
Yes, tho lighting Irish race was
well represented "over hero" in the
army for Independence as It was
"over thero" In our late war.
"Ring out tho names and Burko sat
back
And Kelly drooped his head,
Whllo Shea, thoy called him Scholar
Jack,
Went down tho list of the dead.
There were blossoms of blood on
our sprigs of green,
Kelly and Burko and Shea,
And the dead did not brag, " r
Well, here's to the flag,
Said Kelly, Burko and Shea.'
WM. B. DOHtfRTY.
MACICIN COUNCIL.
Mackin Council, Y. M. I., had an
other of Its largo and spirited meet
ings Monday Bight. Tho fact that
the annual election was to take place
aroused much interest and tho finish
for several offices was exciting, es
pecially that for Financial, Secretary,
Joseph Hohmann defeating Will G.
Diickel by a tremendotts majority.
A high compliment was paid
AnMinnv 1Trfiiilrn. Onq Hoorfr. nnd
'Frank Hohmann, who had no oppo
' sitlon. When the ballots wero can
vassed the following wero declared
elected 'or the year 1919:
iPresldent Anthony J. McGulre.
Vice-Presidents T. Leo Connolly,
John O'Conner.
Financial Secretary JoBeph A.
Hohmann.
Recording Secretary Frank Hoh
mann. Treasurer Gus Hoertz.
Marshal Charles Lynn.
Inside Sentinel Russell Ott.
Outside Sentinel Anthony Con
nelly.
Executive Committee Robert Os
borne, Geo. Poggol, Robt. Butlor,
John Curran, Gilbert Donnelly.
I Tho past year "has been a very suc
cessfnl one for Mackin, tho 'member
ship again going over 500 and tho
council being almost entirely out of
debt. From now on basketball will
be a feature on Wednesday and Frl-
'day nights, under the direction of
George rhornton, who has organized
and equipped two leagues.
CATHOLIC KNIGHTS.
St. John's Hall, Clay and Walnut,
was thronged on Friday night with
members of the Catholic Knights of
America from all over the city, who
assembled to greet Dr. Felix Gaudin,
Supremo President, who brought a
message of good cheer from the Su
preme Council. President Gaudin
gavo a succinct and convincing ex
planation of tho workings of .(his
very successful Catholtc "fraternal
Bociety and. the revised classification
the older members were present
and questioned the President at
longth, and his answers were con
vincing and satisfactory to all. es
pecially so to the oldor members,
who aro amply provided for Under
the now classification. To tho Ken
tucky Irish American President
Gaudin said tbo Catholic Knights
wero now absolutely safe, the mem
bership satisfied and constantly In
creasing and the outlook for tho
futuro brighter than ever before.
GENUINE SUCCESS.
Tho body of eminent singers
from tho Patriarchal Roman 'basili
cas under Monslgnor Maestro Raf
faelo Caslmlro Casimlri, who sang
their farewell concert of tho limited
American tour In tho Metropolitan
Opera House on Tuesday, December
2, sailed Friday morning on LaTour
aine for Rome, via Havro. During
their short Btay of two and one-half
months In America the tourneo in
cluded flfty-six concerts, of which
eight wero return engagements,
making forty-eight cltlc3 visited.
Tho total receipts for the flfty-sbc
concerts aggregated a littlo leu.s
than $500,000 and some Idea of the
exr-ense and magnitude & tho 'tour
nee Is outlined with the added an
nouncement that the gentlemen who
financed it did not make any profit.
As the tourneo was not undertaken
as n money-making ontorprlso there
has been no complaint as to tbo
.financial results. In the light of
this record it is permissible to
record tho visit of tho Vatican
Choirs to America as a genuine suc
cess.
HAD GREAT DAY.
Last Sunday eighty-two candi
dates wero initiated into New Al
bany Council, K. of C, at the Y. M.
I. club house, breaking all former
records. Louisville, Jeffersonvillo,
St. Louis and other councils were
well represented. The' first and sec
ond degrees wore conferred by tho
Louisville degree team. James D.
Glenn, assisted by Harry Hackett
and staff, St. Louis, conferred the
major degree. Members and candi
dates attended mass at St. Mary's
church, where tho Rev. xPaul Vlll
rath delivered tho sermon, and can
didates were entertained at dinner
at St. Joseph's Hall. A banquot was
held at Holy Trinity school hall at
7 o'clock, at which Gilbert E. Pow
ell presided as toastmaster. Speak
ers wero tho Rev. Charles F.Walsh,
associate rector of Holy Trinity
.church; John F. Kern, St. Louis,
past State deputy of Missouri, and
Thomas D. CHnes, Past Grand
Knight of Louisville Council.
ESTATE WAS MEAGER.
A fitting monument to the late
Bishop P. J. Garrigan will be erect
ed by the Knights of Columbus of
Sioux City in Mt. Calvary cemetery,
according to plans of the organiza
tion to accept voluntary offerings
for the erection of such a memorial.
The late Bishop was the father of
the Knights of Columbus in Sioux
City, and it is held proper by the
members that a recognition be made
of the churchman in the form of a
stone .to be erected over his last
resting place. The organization vtn
Sioux City is composed of 1"000
members, some of whom nave al
ready sent voluntary contributions.
The 'Bishop's will provided ior the
erection of a menumsn but his
aetata was too meager to pay for a
fitting memorial. -;
IRELAND
Sinn Fein Gaining Ttho Folllowers
in Every Section of That
Country.
Up Just Action Against Blytho Shown
Up in Trial of tho
Accused.
England's Serious Restriction on the
Trado Liberty of tho United
States.
SET TONE FOR IRISH AFFAIRS.
Through tho Reciprocal News
Service comes the information from
Dublin that the very large class of
people who had considerable sym
pathy with tho ideas of Sinn Fein,
yet shrank from joining a party
which apparently condoned murder
nnd intimidation, havo been pro
foundly Impressed by revelations
made at tho cout martial of E.
Qiythe, M. P., not generally reported
outside Ireland." This gentleman
has behind him a long rccoid of de
voted service to tho Republican
cause. He has followed this cause
in arms and in prisons both in Eng
land and Ireland, and moro recently
as a Minister of Dail Elrcann doing
sound constructive work. It is clear
therefore that ho may bo regarded
as a consistent and representative
Sinn Felner. Furthermore to all who
have come in personal, contact with
him ho is widely known as a man of
unlmpe&chablo honesty and deter
mination. This is tho story 6f tho
caso:
As ho was about to speak at a
meeting in tho country a man hand
ed him a letter and asked him to
carry it to someone clso. This let
ter Blytho put into his pocket nat
urally without reading it, although
tho envelope was not scaled. At the
meeting the platfom was surround
ed by a force of soldiers and police
and tho speakers wero searched.
The letter In question was takon
from Blytho by a police Inspector
and was found to contain a schomo
for boycotting and intimidating the
frlonds and relatives of policemen.
ATwarrant was issued for his arrest
but was not exocuted until he hail
been In the familiar Irish phraso
oirtherun." for 'several' weeksHe
was then taken In a raid on tho
Sinn Foin headquarters -and kept In
prison for a considerable time with
out any charge being mado against
him. Finally he was brought be
fore a military court, charged with
having In his possession a document
likely to cause disaffection.
Aftor tho usual evidenco the pris
oner, whllo following the establish
ed precedent in denying tho juris
diction of the court, mado a state
ment to his friends and constituents
In which he declared that not only
was he completely unaware of tho
contents of tho letter in question,
but ho had an absoluto abhorrence
of all such methods as thoso sug
gested In it, and would never coun
tenance their adoption. This state
ment from a man of known integ
rity is of tho utmost importance,
showing as it does that the accusa
tion made against tho leaders of
Sinn Fein of complicity in a cam
paign of violence is unfounded.
Blythe's action has probably done
moro to convert respectable and
moderate Nationalists to a causo
which they hitherto shrank from
ombrallng than any other recent
event.
A good deal of interest centers at
present on tho forthcoming munici
pal elections, which tako place this
month. Tho precedent set some time
ago by SHgo will be followed
throughout the country, and elec
tions in all municipalities will take
placo in accordance with proportion
al representation. As already slated
tho Labor party aro organizing their
forces quite" independently of Sinn
Fein, and thero is hIko n. nfrnmr
'movement on foot, particularly in
uuoun, to secure the election of
candidates on a non-political basts
In tho Interest of the ratepayers
and citizens. It is probable that
now that apathy On tho Bbject of
municipal government has been
largely disponed, these elections will
sot the tone for tho futuro republi
can conduct of Irish afialrs.
In tho economic field a contro
versy has been raging with regard
to tho handling of direct freights
between Now York and Dublin, It
appoars that the usual charge? for
handling and transhipping at Liver
pool have been added to tho rates
for goods which come direct from
America. If this is correct It really
amounts to a revival of tho old navi
gation acts by which England pro
vented any part of the British em
pire from trading direct with any
foreign country, and it Is a serious
restriction on tho trade liberty of
tho United States, However, it
would be prematuro at present to
assume that this Is the case, as alle
gations and counter-allegations aro
being freely made and no one seems
to know the exact truth. Unfor
tunately this is too often the case
In Ireland. v One thing only Is cer
tain: so far direct trading is not
working smoothly.
The latest economic grievance
which has arisen is the limitation of
Imports of fat cattle to England and
Ireland. It seems that owing to
food rationing in England. the mar
kets can not absorb all the rattle
offered. English farmers have con
sequently been instructed only to
send a reduced number to market,
and they have now .persuaded the
Government to apply the same prin
ciple to Ireland, whore conditions
are wholly different. This Ja not
'he first time that this stanler IndHS
try has been in'oifered with and all
ndlnfttlom . point to enthusiastic
support belay accorded to the pro-
posals which are now being put
forward by the co-operative move
ment and thCFarmer1! 1'ilon for
tho establishment in Ireland of a
number of k 'Ung anJ packing con
cerns on a ,.co-op8ratlvo basis.
" MAJOR S9OTT; BULLITT.
Receipt at Camp Taylor of a se
ries of charts en court martial pro
cedure from tho- Judgo Advocate
General's Department in Washingi
ton, endorced "Prepared by Major
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A. Scott
J. A. G. D.," dls-
closed an I:
ortant piece of work
done by a
is still in
zen of Louisville who
service of Uncle Sam.
Thoy have
Dopartment
on sent by tho War
the various army
camps and p
for use by tho staff
and trial
0 Advocates.
Tho char
deal with all tho im-
portant mill
ry offenses and also
the civil
nses most frequently
met with.Jn
army. In separate
columns are f given the recognized
deunItion& of the various offenses,
ding to subject mat-
nrmn of nhnrcrpn nnd
specifications 'j, drawn according to
tno military 'practice, tno necessary
elements to ke proved in each case;
mu muxminnj, immaamuiu nxuu ay
tho Presidents orders for timo of
peace, and uo various sections of
the Articles 3ot War Manual of
Court Martia), Federal penal code,
and Districtffof Columbia code ap
plicable to each offense.
Major Bullitt is now located in
Washington an duty with the Judge
Advocato General's department.
When thev amy was officially de
mobilized, pnj ttctober 31, he was
among the oKcors selected by tho
War DepartnSt '.for retention In
the jwrvlfl. ifeadinc' tho ostabllsh-
Ttfen1t'dfT,U8Wineatintary-iPolIey-!
oy congress.
At tho outbreak of the war in
April, 1917, Major Bullitt, then
County Attorney, applied for avia
tion service and took a number of
flights at the Princeton aviation
flold, but was rejected on account of
being above the aviation ago limit.
Later ho tried without success for
service with tho Judge Advocato
General's Department overseas in
the spring of 1918. Falling In that
ho applied for voluntary Induction
as a private in artillery, but was
not accepted' until tho fall of 1918.
Serving as a private in the Depot
Brigade, promoted to Sergeant and
then to Sergeant Major, he drew the
attention pf tho camp Judge Advo
cator offico through defending a
number of soldiers tried beforo
court martial. After tho armistice
ho -was detailed to duty under tho
camp Judge Advocate. He was then
commissioned as Major, and last
March was transferred to Washing
ton for duty In the Judgo Advocato
General's Department, whero ho has
been slnco located.
RECENT DEATHS.
Tuesday morning tho Ansel of
Death entered the homo of Josenh
and Myrtle Meagher, 615 Washing
ton treet, taking into heavenly rest
their Infant son, James T. Meagher.
The only consolation Is that an
angel awaits tho bereaved paronts,
to whom is tendered tho sympathy
of many friends.
Mrs. Mary Noonan, widow of tho
late Michael Noonan and a highly
esteemed member of tho Sacred
Heart parish, passed into eternal
rest Monday afternoon at tho family
home, 2202 West Broadway. She Is
survived by four daughters, Misses
Annie, Eiesna and Margaret Noonan
and Mrs. Magdaleno Dolan; a son,
isaward Noonan; a sister, Miss Jo
hanna O'Conner, and a brother,
Jerry O'Connor. Funeral services
wore held Wednesday morning. Rev.
Patrick Walsh celebrating requiem
high mass.
With Impressive services at St.
Mary's church the last solemn rites
wero held over tho remains of Col.
Henry Folhoelter last Sunday after
noon, attended by a vast concourso
of sorrowing friends and old asso
ciates. For many years tho deceas
ed conducted a sucessful grocery
business, from which he rotirad be
cause of advancing ago. Ho was
long a prominent figure in the
Knights of St. John and for a num
ber of years was Colonel of tho
Kentucky division. Col. Felhoelter
had a wide acquaintance, and his
genial disposition and kindness to
the poor won him lasting friend
ships. Surviving him aro his widow,
Mrs. Josephine Felhoelter, and five
sons and tour daughters. The
Knights of St. John were presont In
force and paid marked honor to his
memory.
DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA .
The regular bimonthly meeting
of Louisville Circle, Daughters of
Isabella, will take place Tuesday
night at 8 o'clock at Knights of Co
lumbus Hall. As the election of of
ficers for 1920 will take 'place at
this meeting a large attendance Is
looked for. All those having books'
en the ywalklRg doll" are requested
to return mem. oa or nerore Tues
day evenlag, m the onteet will be
I closed that night.
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DEMOCRATS
Pleased That Keystone Police Wero
in On tho Frankfort Fes
tivities. State Residents Now Havo Unbiased
Vlcus of Louisville's Reform
Employes.
Loulsvlllo Herald's Camouflage of
-Keystono Band and Riflq
Squad.
FHIESIEN BEING SLIGHTED.
The Inauguration of "Howdy Ed"
Morrow as Governor on Tuesday,
while not supposed to be a source
of pleasuro to Democrats, neverthe
less furnished a lot of consolation
to Louisville Democrats and State
Democrats who aro familiar with
conditions in Louisville the past two I
years, rne inauguration ceremonies
served to Introduce Louisville's Key
stone comedy police to the State at
arge, and as usual the old "hick"
cops made a mess of things. Sad to
say, tho State officials and Frankfort
people in general didn't apprcciato
tho playful littlo ways of our Key
stonors and many are Indignant at
their actions, one of tho Frankfort
men being unkind enough to say
that tho Koystoners were soused.
This is cruel and the citizens of
Loulsvlllo can contradict that state
ment right away. Tho comedy cops
wore not soused, but were acting in(
their natural manner, and only rank
outsiders, who aro not used to their
style, would accuso them of being
soused. Assistant Adjutant General
Crossfield, Attorney General Morris
and Prof. V. O. Gilbert, Superin
tendent of Public Instruction, were
among the number who aro com
plaining of the conduct of the im
ported Louisville police, Mr. Cross
field being unkind .enough to say
that "several men wearing tho uni
form of tho Loulsvlllo Police De
partment wero seen on tho floor in
a seemingly intoxicated condition,
nnd a policeman's billy was found
In tho vicinity of tho Adjutant Gen
eral's office."
. There are many Democrats hero
who are mean enough to chuckle
at what they call tho "expose" of
the Keystone police, the nets of the
tocal-SepubltotfewfrHmjBtptatrag
tion, ana they predict that as- the
Hert-Searcy machine will control
"Howdy Ed" Morrow and the Stato
administration the peoplo through
out tho State will get a taste of
what Louisvjllo taxpayers suffer un
der tho guise of Republican reform.
This looks plausiblo nnd vo can look
for a Stato administration patterned
nftcr tho Loulsvlllo regime low"
tuxes, high assessments, extrava
gance and mismanagement. But to
get back to tho inauguration "do
ings" and tho escapades of our wan
dering Koystoners. For tho past
fow weeks the G, O. P. machino or
gan, the Louisville Herald, had been
filling Its columns with -tho plans
for the Inauguration and much stress
was laid on tho fact that the "fa
mous rifle squad" of the Keystone
force would be in lino on tho big
day. Hero's the Joke of this. Tho
Herald repeats and repeats that the
"famous rifle squad," as It Is styled,
is composed of overseas veterans,
yet when tho Herald attempted to
name tho overseas veterans of tho
"famous rlflo squad" tho list was
padded with tho names of Dick
Wellmnn, a Spanish war vqteran,
Major Dick Lalril, Hnrry linker,
William Coltgen, and others WHO
WERE NOT OVERSEAS, nnd then
to complete tho fake filled in with
elio names 'of Tom Riggs nnd a few
others who were in the navy. Then
to" add Insult to injury the Horald
says that they aro heroes of Chateau
Thierry.
Outside of the fow above names,
who aro not heroes of Chateau
Thierry, tho rest of tho "famous
rlflo squad" is compoMd of a bunch
of "yap" ox-motormen and conduc
tors, who never carried anything
closer to a rlflo beforo In their life
than a street car switching iron. It
does seem that tho local branch of
tho American Legion ought to rogjs
ter a protest against this bunch of
"hicks" masquerading as tho fa
mous rlflo squad of overseas veter
ans when tho nearest they ever got
to overseas was in eloping to Jef
fersonvillo or crossing tho "crick
back hum." Along with tho other
gUff ladled but by tho machine or
gan much was mado of Col. Petty
and his noble steed, and tho famous
aeroplane flight of Night Chief
Laird to Frankfort. Incidentally
tho much advretised flight of tho
Major fizzled .and the flight wasn't
made. As for tho Colonel, much
sympathy must be expressed' for tho
poor overworked reporter and pho
tdgrapher who have to say and pic
ture something about our Chief and
his million-dollar uniform and white
horse in every littlo old popgun
parade or blowout One day it Is
the "Colonel on his bravo charger,"
the next time "Chief Potty and his
handhome Bleed," then "Our Clilef
and his noble Btallion," etc., etc.,
until our Keystone police head is as
much advertised as those who tako.
Tanlac.
Another smooth pioce of camou
flage the Herald pulled off in con
nection with the inauguration and
the part played by the Keystone po
lice was this. Tuesday a picture of
Harry Lj Cook In police uiform was
printed and he was styled as, con
ductor of tho Louisville Police De
partment Band. Get that, will you?
"Louslvllle Police Department Band"
and "conductor." Wo have a lot
of conductors on the force, but they
are not band conductors. They are
the boys who used to shout out
"Bracklnrldge" for Brecklnrld-
street, and "all ut for he ball
yard" when the ball park was
reached. As for tho- band proper
being in Frankfort that is far from
the truth. Both members wero seen
on duty horo, hto "glttar" artist
and "jowshnrp" performer not going
along for tho fun. If the Herald
wants to complete Its story of tho
Frankfort Inauguration an explana
tion might bo made why sovonty
Sve Loulsvlllo pollco paid ?4 a day
by tho Louisville taxpayers were
transported to Frankfort for a Re
publican holiday. Of course thore is
no law or precedence for it, but
"reform" cares not for law.
Tho only pity to tho whole affair
is that some of the "famous now
firemen" weren't taken along to
give tho Frankfort residents and
spectators a treat. They might havo
got away with that net trick In a
strange crowd, the joko consisting
of asking ono or moro to jump from
a building into; a net and tho fire
men then let tho net slip and break
three or four of your ribs. Of
course there aro littlo acts of com
edy that outsiders can't appreciate.
Hero's one. At a fire alarm from
Shelby and Burnett recently tho
No. 15 engine and hose reel got lost
from ono another although no ono
ever heard of a caso like that in
local history, the written rule being
that they must keep together at all
hazards. Why not try a littlo of
that kids' gamo of "hare and
hounds" aria lot tho leaders drop
slips of paper for those following
the chase. Here's another phaso
Which is going to make "Louisville's
undertakers look to their laurels.
Tho soldier firomen at Camp Taylor
always beat the local "hick" firemen
in answering a call in their vicinity
and at the recent fire at the Re
mount Station Jho Camp Taylor
firemen three mile3 away, wore
throwing water on tho flro when
Engine Company 18, less than a
milo away, arrived on the scene.
Another illustration of the speed
marvels Is that tho Salvage Corps,
composed of real firemen, In an
swering arun out Sixth street will
beat the No. 7 company on tho
scone, although tho latter company
has three-quartors of a mile handi
cap to Btart with. So, by all means
let's start a move that the next timo
our Keystone band and our famous
rlflo squad go on a Jaunt like tho
Fraikfort trip, tho comedy firemen
sh6uld be in on tho treat.
FRIENDS OF FREEDOM.
Tuesday night tho regular month
ly meeting of Robert Emmet
Branch, Friends of Irish Freedom,
was held in Bertrand Hall, and In
the largo gathering wero many new
faces, indicative of tho increasing
interest in tho cause of Ireland in
Louisville. Rev. John O'Connor
presided and all the officers were
presont to welcome tho many new
membors and their friends. Rev.
Francis Martin, of St. Patrick's,
mado a patriotic and strong plea for
luyaltyto-tAmBric& and Justices to
Erin that was warmly applauded.
Lettors of appreciation from Jere
miah Kavanagh and Thomas K.
Hines, both nearing the century
mark, wha had been elected to life
membership, were read by Secretary
Thomas Dolan and ordered placed in
tho archives of tho society. Rev.
Father Fallon, of St. Cecilia's, head
ed tho long list of names added to
the membership roll, which is open
to all men and women who would
give Ireland a republican form of
government such as we onjoy After
tho routino business Irish folk songs
wero sung by Mrs. Charles Edolen,
Rev. Father Walsh and Edward
Wolf, accofnpanled by Mrs. Fred
Harlg, who rendered several piano
selections. John Horan gavo an ex
hibition of old Irish step dancing
that was loudly applauded and
stirred the memories of many of tho
older peoplo present. Rev. Father
O'Connor announced that at all
meetings there would bo an enter
tainment and address, and that
Judge Matt O'Dohcrty would be in
vited to be the speaker at the Jan
uary meeting.
ST. LEO'S ENTERTAINMENT.
Tho conereeatlon of St. T.nn'n
church, Highland Park, aro prepar
ing for the big threp days' enter-'
talnmp.nt ro ho trtvon not Tuoaflnw
Wednesday and Thursday, and Rev!
miner j. a. wewman, tno pastor,
and the raombors invito their, friends
in this section to Iin thntr minnta.
Tuesday afternoon thero will be spe
cial icaiures ior tno cnuaren; Wed
nesday afternoon and ovenlng lotto
will bo played, and euchro on
Thursdav. tho rlonlnir rlnv. A hmm.
tlf.ul suppor wll bo served In tho
scnooi nouse on eacn or tno ttireo
days and a door prlro of a half bar
rel of flour will bo nwnrdpil nn '
Thursday. St. Leo's Dramatic Club
win proauco a nine piayiet eacn
ovenlng as .follows: Tuesday, "The
Purnlo L,adv:" Wednnsdnv. "Tim
Seal of.SIIenco;" Thursday, "Eggs'
ior ureaiuast, Tno perrormances
are under the direction of Bryco
Warner, a former professional, who
Is stationed at Camp Taylor.
ENDORSED OFFICERS.
nlvlolnn n A f"l XX n ttin 1nn.
est meeting held for somo timo past,
gave a unanimous endorsement to
T. J. O'Leary and his administra
tion; all being re-elected without op
position. It was decided to chango
tho meeting nights, beginning in
January, to the first and second
Monday of tho month. Tho officers
for 1920 aro:
President T. J. O'Leary.
Vice President Thos. W. Killcen.
Financial Secretary John Brod
erlck. Recording Socretary John Mar
tin. Treas'urer Dan J. Daugherty.
Sergoant-at-Arms Martin Shee
han.
Sentinel Thomas Noono.
Standing Committeo Wm. M.'
Hlggins, Patrick Begjey, Emmet
Desmond, Patrick. Mullen, James
Ryan. 1
This division has had a very pros
perous year, largely due to the un
tiring efforts of President O'Leary.
Division 3 will be in line with the
Hibernians for a place in the Twin
City League during the Voming
baseball season. The installation of
officers will take place on the 'second.
Monday fe January. )
K. OF C.
War Organization Marshaliag Its
Forces for Educational and
Other Work. 1
Scores of Workers Havo Beea En
listed Into tho New Morale
Divisions.
Supplementary School System Is
Gradually Embracing tho
Entlra Country.
WILL CARE FOR HALF MILLION,
Having trained hundreds of work
ers in tho technique of relief work,
humanly interesting relief work, the
friends of tho different war agencies
recognized by tho Government have
been curious to know whether this
army of men and women equipped
for public service would bo disband
ed to resume its part in purely civ
ilian occupations. So far as the '
Knights of Columbus aro concerned
tholr workers havo amplo oppor
tunity to do peace reliof work.
Scores of K. of C. workers have al
ready been enlisted by tho now
morale department of the Govern
ment's war-making divisions. They
enjoy tho pay if not tho rank of
subalterns and their duties are simi
lar to thoso thov hnd nn Tf. of T
secretaries, excepting that their
initiative is less, being subjected as
they aro in all their functions to
military discipline and direction.,
Tho Knights found themsolves on
November 1, when the War Depart
ment's order to quit tho camp3 went
into effect, with somo 2,000 trained
men in their nmnlovmftnr. Ronroa
of theso havo slnco returned to
thoir former occupation. Many of
them will bo retained to participate
In the VflHt oilncntlonnl nnrt rhn Tf
of C. Committee on Education has
under way for the benefit of de
mobilized men and other cltlsons.
Tho K. of C. supplementary school
system is gradually embracing the
entlro country, seventeen flourishing
schools being operated at present,
with a total registration of 9,000
students. Beforo next summer It
Is estimated that over 500 of these
Bchools, which offer a uniform cur-"
rlculum with technical studies pre
dominating, will be Jn operation.
Tho idea back of the movement is
to give the demobilized 'nrtmtioHgr"
and sustained aid rather than ln,
stant and perhaps excessive assist
ance which, through its very gen
erosity, could not bo prolonged on
uccouni 01 umiteu tunas Half a
million service men will oventually
be cared for educationally by tho
Knights, exclusive of the 500 veter
ans enjoying college scholarships
through tho K. of C.
Tho Knights will continue their
employment service through 1920.
Tho need will not bo as intensive
as that caused by demobilization,
but sustained employment activity
will bo necessary all ovor tho coun
try, and tho 900 K. of C. bureaus
aro organized with geographical
completion that makes them a pow
erful aid In the careful distribution
of labor.
Another important activity of th6
Knights of Columbus will be tho
campaign, restricted to members ot
tho order, to raise a largo sum for
Cardinal Merclor, who in a letter to
Supremo Knight James A. Flaherty
expressed his urgent desire for the
Knights to go to the aid of Belgium
to combat extreme socialism in that
country through Catholic education.
No deflnito goal has been placed, but
It is expected that overy ono of the
600,000 Knights will donate a dol
lar to the fund.
Tho presentation of the Paul
Bartlett statue of Lafayette to the
city of Motz and tho transportation
cf 2,000 pilgrims to witness the un
veiling, of tho statuo on Lafayetto
day. September 6, 1920, will con
stitute another major activity of tho
Knights of Columbus, as ?50,000
must bo raised for tho statue. The
movement is regarded as an unpre
cedented tributo from the Catholics
of America to tho Catholics of
Franco. In addition to theso activi
ties tho Knights will early in 19C0
publish the first authoritative Cath
olic war history, on which Hon.
Maurlco Francis Egan Is working,
and though their 2,000 councils will
maintain their public lecture cam
paign against extreme radicalism.
BntTHDAY OF CARDINAL." T"
William Cardinal O'Connell,
Archbishop ot Boston, celebrated
his sixtieth birthday Monday, and
from morn till rtlplit woo nlmuTAMij
with telegrams and congratulatory
messages. Cardinal O'Connell was
born at Lowell, Mass., and was or
dained Juno 4, 1884. -In 1901 he
was consecrated Bishop of Portland
and four years later was made as
sistant at the Pontifical throne. He
succeedod the Most Rey. John J.
Williams as Archbishop of Boston
on August 30, 1907, and was
created Cardinal on November 27,
1911. Today ho stands one of the
foremost figures In the Catholic
church. ,
SOCIAL ACTIVITIBS AHEAD.
With tho beginning of the New
lear many social activities are in
store for tho memUers of the St.
Helena Club. The series will open
with the "Dress Rehearsal," the
first nullify nrn,m.n.. .1... 1...
the Dramatic Circule of St. Helena's
Co-Operatlvo Club. The splendid
talent and careful training exhibited
by V1?- ??UJJK ,ad,8B ,n the Private
playlets hitherto given before the
club members promise a perform
ance of uausual merit. Next Mon
day night the club will hold its only
meeting for this month 1ft the audi
torium -ot Presentation Academy.
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