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Gaels Gather in Paris Picturesque Scenes Paris, Monday, January 23. The Irish Race Congress opened yesterday at the Hotel continental, When there were over lOb delegates presens. There is also a large number of Irish The O'Donnell. visitors in the city. Duc de Tetuan, acted as Hon. VicePresident, sitting under a large shield of the O'Donnelt4 wreathed in the French and Irish Tricolour. Lands represent ed were marked by shields bearing the names of the various countries. Mr. Hughes Kelly, at the opening reception, said that since the original idea of the Congress affairs in Ireland had taken a new turn, and the nature of the work was modified. The special economic and intellectual form of aid which the race wished to give to Ireland could now be more freely developed.
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'She Duc de ietuan was loudly cheered. Speaking in rrencli, he expressed his emotion and deep gratitude at being
asked to preside at tne hrst universal Congress assembled since that day of the dispersal of the race throughout the world. He assured them that since the beginning of the 17th. ten tury they had never forgotten that Irish blood flowed in their veins. They had always preserved the memory of All would the Ireland they adored. join aim m greeting France, who had better No offered them hospitality. country could have been chosen. The the radiant greet Due concluded: "1 sun which rises over our native landMr. O'Kelly translong live Ireland.' lated the speech into Irish. from Mr. Gaya, read was A telegram Duffy, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Consendinj the Irish Government, he Irish gress warmest greetings. to welhappy be would Government come all the delegates who could visit Congress. of the close the 'relabel:17er Mr. Sean T. O'Kelly, in the name of the Irish Government, thanked the delegates, and said it was particularly pleasant to be offered a welcome in the capital of the land which for centuries had done so much for Ireland and gel. orally for civilisation. He particularly thanked the Duc. They were very rightly proud of the great names of the leaders of the fight for Irish freedom carried on through generations, but among all the fighteaa in Ireland, the name of Red Hugh O'Donnell stood forth most brilliantly. Irish Prisoners. Professor MacNeill then took the chair. On the proposal of Mr. P. S. Cleary (Australia), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (New York), a resolution was passed directing attention to the vindictiveness of the British Government in keeping in prisons in Great Britain and Ireland men and women who had assisted the motherland in the war: pledging the support of the Congress to the Irish people in any action they might decide upon to secure the release of the prisoners. A message wishing success to the Congress was read from the United Irish Societies of the Isthmus of PanThe Spanish Ambassador to ama. Belgium, who is of Irish descent, also sent a message. Dr. Douglas Hyde then reviewed the work of the Gaelic League, and said that national regeneration had sprung from it. In the afternoon, Prof. MacNeill spoke on Irish 'history. The Literary Revival. A truly beautiful- address on Irish literature was delivered by Mr. W. B. Yeats, who traced the literary and dramatic revival from its beginning up to the present time, concluding with a moving recitation of Pearse's "Wayfarer," written the night before his execu-
Church Music Notes MUSIC.
refer to any present state of affairs, and asked Mr. O'Brien what accident he reMr. O'Brien replied: "The ferred to. signing of the Treaty." said if any Irishmen Valera De Mr. went abroad and became a citizen of another country he owed ais allegiance to that country, but if only temporary resident he was still an Irish citizen.
DE VALERA'S HOPE. The O'Donnell Family Tradition. On his arrival to attend the Irish Race Congress, The O'Donnell, Due de Tetuan, was introduced to Mr. de Valera at the Grand Hotel by Mr. 6,:an T. O'Kelly. Speaking in. Spanish, The O'Donnell it expressed the wonderful pleasure pargave him to be amour the Irish, deticularly among such bash as these legates represented, and meeting them as he did at such an eventful moment lie was in the history of Ireland. only fulfilling his duty as an Irishman He had Congress. to that in coming and never ceased to love the old land,heart people Irish the with he was that and soul, to be used for any good was in him or in his name for the serIn doing that he was vice 01 Ireland. only fulfilling the traditions of his fam14e spoke of the deep ioge inily. stilled in him by his parents for the motherland, and said that up 'o the time of his grandfather Irish was the He sole language of the household. mentioned that it was a tradition in of, will the family, and was put in the one of his ancestors, that the °Donto Ireland nells were not to return until Ireland was free. Mr. De Valera thanked the Duke in the name of the Irish people, although he could no longer, hs said, speak as He was cerhead of the Irish race. tain, however, that Mr. Griffith would, if he were there, express the sincere and ',resound gratitude of the Irish people to the Duke for the honour he paid He them in coming to the Congress hoped that the day The O'Donnell with -dance a ac in could visit Ireland the traditions of his family was not far lit hoped personally that when eft. the Duke did come to Ireland to be to Spain able to accompany to pay a visit to that country. Mr. M. Hayes, Minister of Education, thanked the Duke most heartily in the name of the Government. DE VALERA'S AIM. To Lead Ireland to Complete Freedom. "We are ready to employ all our forces to free Ireland from the last vestiges of English sovereignty" deinclared Mr. De Valera in a reported the of terview with a representativeremained They "Echo de Paris." with ready for complete agreement oppose England as long as she did not the -rights claimed ty Ireland, the principal of which was absolute independwould ence. They feared that England Treaty arrogate to herself under the incertain rights to interfere in Irish adternal affairs which could not be mitted. The Republican party had no intention of coming into direct conflict with the majority in the Irish Parliament. the Mr. De Valera's aim was to lead for Irish people towards the aspirations They which they have always fought. would not play the game of the oppreswhich sors by creating internal troubles,pretext would furnish England with a crush to for meddling in Irish affairs the Irish people. There might be two camps in Ireland, distinguish but they were not easy toone contains one from the other. The soldiers ready to attack. In the other are the reinforcements.
(By Dr. Terry, the celebrated organist at Westminster Cathedral, London, in the "Westminster Cathedral Chronicle.")
It seems as though we were never to get away from the stereotyped fiction of the musical historians that Church music in the Middle Ages was something rigid, hard and sterile, altogether lacking in beauty, form, grace. and above all, emotion. Only recently I have received for review a most fascinating book for children on Musical Appreciation, written in the most enlightened spirit and with much wealth of fancy and charm of expression. But in the chapter dealing with mediaeval music the writer falls into line with all his predecessors and likens popular music to "a goose-girl sitting by the river and 'feeling the moods of nature which give her dreams of fairies. There she is, and as she whispers her thoughts to herself, she finds new ways of sayiny them and new ways of seeing her mood pictures. But in whatever mood she happens to be, we always find her a beautiful thing, reflecting in her coarse garments the brown of her sunburnt skin, the gleaming gold of her hair, and the the as blue of her eyes, as well thoughts of her mind, the bright natural things of the open air, the brown of the soil, the blue of the wide skies, and the golden shimmer of sunlight. And through her songs runs always the sound of those fairylike things which we hear in woods and valleys, among hills and on the shores of widestretching waters." If this picture stood by itself it would be a charming one, but the writer goes on to compare this secular music with that of the Church, in the old stereotyped way to the discredit He pictures Church of the latter. music-the music of the monks-as a sort of stern step -brother of the pretty He describes goose -girl, Folk-Music. this stern step-brother as having "shut himself up in a monastery, where he spent all his time in wearing the monastic habits-or modes-and obeying But he saw the rules of the Church. his step-sister beside the river, dreaming, singing, and dancing, and feared that she was being led back into the So he went out old heathen ways. into the fields and tried to teach her the rules of the monasteries, and to make her wear a musical costume like his own, the costume of the Church modes, which must be worn according But the goose -girl to certain rules. remained` inthe field, and still sang and danced, although her step -brother had made her wear a hood on her dress and sing some of her songs in a certain way. The stern step -brother was angered and tried to force her into a nunnery and only to sing the songs of the but the goose-girl wanted Church to remain in the free, open air, and so she ran away along the great wide roadways and hid.under hedges, where her step -brother from the monastery There feeling could not follow her.. safe from the reach of the monkish power, she continued her singing." The writer goes on to tell in fascinating style how the goose -girl. Folk Music, eventually gave birth to a son, .
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(From Our Correspondent.) The usual meeting of the Rosalie R.C. Social Club was well attended on Tuesday night last at the School Hall. Final arrangements were made for the social and dance to be held on Tuesday next, and as a splendid programme has alsd been arranged the committee hope to see a large crowd present. The floor is being well worked up for the occasion, and dancers are promised an enjoyable evening. Refreshments will Tickets are now obbe provided. tainable from members of the cornmittee. A learners' dancing class was held after the meeting, and as it was such a great success they will be held from time to time as announced. The cricket and football teams are now in full swing and fresh players are earnestly invited to attend our meetings in the future.
Sons of the generous Irish blood, Poured out in many a crimson flood For Faith or for Fatherland Heirs of the knightly thoughts of old, Sprung irons sires of heroic mould, Valiant of heart and hand, Honour to -day, with a kingly pride The men who fought, and bled and died, For the sake of the Irish land!
Tenderly beautiful Irish land! For love of thee, many a gleaming brand Leapt from its scabbard sheath; Thee many a bard with streaming face, Fired by the woes of his land and race Crowned with a laurel wreath; Singing the praise of the deathless dead, Whose blood has given its streak of red To the blossoming Irish heath.
with the stern step-brother (I suppose the Troubadour, whom he compares now), I ought to say step-uncle Church music, again to the discredit of the latter. But alas! for our literary author, the researches of Aubry and Beck during the last quarter of a century have blqwn to fragments all these prettily-conceived theories. They have shown that if Church music was chained and fettered by barren rules, Troubadour music was doubly so. It had not even the free rhythm of Plainsong, hampered as it was by the rigid rules of the rhythmic modes, superimposed on those of the melodic ones. From first to last, Troubadour music was a highly artificial affair, not in the least the natural, free and unfettered thing to which our mythical goose-girl was likely to give birth The idea that the Church modes were something different from the rules which governed secular music is a fallacy which, like Charlei: II., is "an on. conscionable time in dying." The real tact is that the modal idiom was the common musical speech of mediaeval Europe, sacred and secular, the only difference being that while the world used the modes in its musical speech. the Church (with its greater learning) systematised them. and reduced them to rule, a proceeding which proved of the greatest her fit to future generations. This hackneyed reiteration of an utterly false premiss-that there was an essential difference between the music of the Church and the music outside- arises from a total misconception of the workings of the mediaeval It postulates that religion exmind. isted only in the cloister, and was repudiated outside. As we all know, nothing could be farther from the truth. 'Laving human acts out of the question, the Faith was as firmly held The autside, as inside, the cloister. only difference between sacred and The subject its was secular music difference was not one of idiom, as musical writers would have us believe.
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(Tri-colour, Green, White and Gold.) Lift it up! wave it high! 'tis as bright as of old! Not a stain on its green, not a blot on its gold Tho' the woes and the wrongs of sev'n hundred long years Have drenched Erin's sunburst with blood and with tears! Though the clouds of oppression enshroud it in gloom, And around it the thunders of Tyranny boom. Look aloft! look aloft! lo! the clouds drifting by, There's a gleam through the gloom, there's a light in the sky. 'Tis the sunburst resplendent-far, flashing on high! Erin's dark night is waning, her day -dawn is nigh! -Father Ryan.
Right at the gates of the purple dawn. Ere the cloudy curtains of night arc drawn, We wait on the God of the day; Bidding him speed on his sirinin& track. Bearing our southern greetings back Over the ocean sprayBack to the isle where Christ is Lord, And Mammon and all his brood abhorred Slink from the light away.
Out in the darkness a beacon's gleam The splendid hope of a radiant dream, Glitters, a guiding star; Ushering into the pillared halls, Where a glory brighter than noontide falls, And all the nations are, Erin, proud of her ancient line, Shining as once she was wont to shin.:,
Spreading her light afar.
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Valiant of heart and hand; flats off! for we speak of the sainted dead,
The men who dared-the men who bled For the Irish Faith and Land!
Our Advocates St. Joseph and St. Patrick,
They light these thirty days, Let us, with angels joining, A gladsome chorus raise.
The national concert on Tuesday evening should attract lovers of the music and songs of Ireland from all quarters of the Metropolis and its environs. The programme is an attractive one, and the committee responsible for it have endeavoured to give a national concert that will be thoroughly appreciated by those who patronise it. The music, songs, and dances of the Old Land have not bee forgotten, and we are confident that generous patronage which has never hitherto been withheld from a St. Patrick's concert will not be wanting on Tuesday evening next. Make it a night for rejoicing-make it an event worthy of the occasion by your presence.
St. Joseph and St. Patrick.
Miss Amy Castles
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St. Joseph shines near Jesus, Save one, Heav'n's brightest star. Yes, Mary, Star of Morning Is God's own peerless one, Vet nigh her unmatched glory St. Joseph place hath won.
FAREWEL CONCERT, Miss Amy Castles has decided
No Saint is kinder hearted, All others' pow'r is lessOn earth Christ's Hands he guided, He lifts them now to bless. St. Patrick smiles 'mid shamrocks,
His souls from Eire dearSt. Joseph' and St. Patrick All pray'rs will ever hear. -Sister Magdalen Xavier. A concert and dramatic entertainment will be held in the Perth Town Hall on Monday evening, the 27th. inst. The proceeds are in aid of the furnishing of the Redemptorist Monastery adThe entertainment is being ditions. organised by Mrs. Wilford Mitchell, North Perth, and the prices for admission are 3s. front seats and back seats and gallery 2s. (no tax). Patrons purchasing 3s. tickets can book seats at Messrs. Wilford Mitchell and Co., Viking House, William-street where box plan may be seen daily hetween 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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sing at one grand farewell concert in His Majesty's Theatre on Saturday, March 25th, and at the Fremantle Town Hall on Thursday, March 23. Miss Castles' splendid efforts to help in the provision of comforts for the historic Irish-American regiment, the 69th., led to her receiving a remarkably enthusiastic send-off from a number of the offIcers and men who assembled at the station to speed her off to the Pacific Coast en route for Australia. Countless boxes of chocolates and masses of lovely flowers were piled in her drawing-room car, one of the most beautiful being inscribed, "To the Irish Jenr, Lind, Miss Amy Castles, from the boys of the 69th." The box plan will open on Monday at Nicholson's at 10 o'clock, and the plan for Fremantle is now open at Shepherd's.
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a general principle, as he would not advocate it for the Irish obliged to live It was a pity that an in England. accident prevented them considering at the opening of the Congress the establishing of a world organisation. A delegate said it was better not to
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With the sports and procession over yesterday, a full report of which will appear in these columns next week there now remains but the Grand National Concent, Tuesday next, March 21, 8 p.m., at His Majesty's Theatre, Perth. A programme of unusual excellence has been drawn up and besides a number of specially -selected items by schools, a number of leading soloists have offered their services. Some of these: Rev. Father Mc Mahon, MA, Miss D. Horrigan, L.A.B., Mr. Peter Roxby, Mr. Will Ginivan, Mr. Percy Swain, Mrs. Carmody, Miss Marie Lynch, are well known and deservedly appreciated by Perth, particularly Irish audiences. Miss Maie Cooper will be, perhaps, new to Perth audi.ences, but this lady comes from Victoria with a very high reputation as a singer of Irish melodies. An elocutionary item by Miss Anita l'itzgerald three -hand reel by Junior Members, Young Ireland Society, viuha solo, and instrumental items by the St. Joseph s Girls' Orphanage Orchestra, and the Victoria Park Girls' Orchestra, complete what promises to be the best programme yet offered to an Irish audience in Perth city. To-night's (Saturday) Trotting Meet keg should prove to be the rendezvous
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