The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. I, 1898Various
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The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. I, 1898
Various
American-Irish Historical Society -- Periodicals; Ethnology -- United States -- Periodicals; Irish Americans -- Periodicals
There will be a business session of the society at 6.30 P.M.,
followed, at 7 o’clock, by a dinner and post-prandial exercises
appropriate to the anniversary.
At the business session, action will be taken on the completion of
the constitution and by-laws, the admission of new members, and on
such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
The price of dinner tickets has been placed at $1.50 each. They are
now ready.
The after-dinner features will include:
(1) A reading, “Paul Revere’s Ride,” by Mr. Thomas A. Santry, of
Lawrence, Mass.
(2) A paper by the Secretary-General on “The Irish Bacons who
Settled at Dedham, Mass., in 1640,” one of whose descendants, John
Bacon, was killed April 19, 1775, in the fight at West Cambridge
(battle of Lexington).
(3) An address by the Treasurer-General, Hon. John C. Linehan, of
New Hampshire, on “The Seizure of the Powder at Fort William and
Mary,” by Maj. John Sullivan and his associates, some of which
powder was later dealt out to the patriots at Bunker Hill.
(4) Address by Mr. Edward J. Brandon, city clerk of Cambridge,
Mass., during which he will read a list of Irish names borne by
minutemen or militia in the battle of the nineteenth of April,
when the shot was fired “Heard Round the World.”
(5) A brief essay by Mr. Joseph Smith, of Lowell, Mass., on “The
Irishman, Ethnologically Considered.”
Invitations to attend the dinner have been sent to the town clerks
and selectmen of Lexington and Concord; also to descendants of the
patriots who stood on the green at Lexington when Captain Parker
exclaimed, “Don’t fire unless fired upon.”
It is earnestly desired that every member of the society who can
possibly be present at the coming meeting will attend and help make
the event the great success this patriotic anniversary so richly
deserves.
If each member attending the dinner will bring with him at least one
gentleman as his personal guest, it will add _éclat_ to the occasion
and may be the means of acquiring a large number of very desirable
new members for the society.
Fraternally, and in behalf of the
Executive Council of the Society,
THOMAS HAMILTON MURRAY,
Secretary-General.
In response to the foregoing call, some thirty-five or forty gentlemen
assembled at the time and place mentioned. The business meeting was
dispensed with, and the time that would have been so occupied was
devoted to introductions and general conversation.
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