Mr.-Devlin at Palmerston North

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 3, 17 January 1907, Page 19

Mr.- Devlin at Palmerston North

v. (From our own correspondent.) " " N January 13. -Mr.- Joseph Devlin, who, arrived - in. • Palmerston North "by the- express from New- Plymouth at- 3.15 onFriday" last,/ -was met by large and -influential reception committee of all creeds and classes, , including his Worship the Mayor, Mr". Maurice Cohen,- the Rev. . atheirs., Costello, Bowe, .• and jO'Farrell, Q.SS.R;,- and ~~ was accorded a very hearty welcome. Aft&iiJ brief „ ~ speeches he "was driven in state in a carriage of six ' horses (kindly placed for _ his .use .by Mr. St. John) by a circuitous- route to - the presbytery, closely foX lowed, by two four.iivhand landaus- containing the com- [ mittee. '."•■" - -"■ - - v The large- hall was comfortably filled by 7.45, when aj short musical , programme was put on, consisting . of Irish njaitonaf* songsf "until the speaker " arrived, "'-at, which the following contributed:- "Mrs. J. : Russell, Misses * O'Brien and Cole la Lorrigan, and Mr; J7 Russell. On the platform, in addition -to many of - our leading townsmen, we noticed the .-Rev. Fathers O'Far--rell, Marney (Wellington), O'Meara (Feikting'), " amTMolloy (Marton)-, Costelloe and Bo we (Palmerston). " Mr. Dev- . lin received' -an ovation 'Onwtaking, Iris" " seat on the _ .platform. The chair v was -occupied by the Mayor, Mr. M. Cohen. - ,_ ... . . . The " Rev. Father Costello introduced "Mr. Cohen to the meet&n'g. He also gave thanks i' to those who had actively associated themselves with the.-mqvement in Palmerston.' The Mayor- (says the -local- '• Standard ' ) followed, with one of his .characteristically happy speeches," in which he introduced -the speaker of -the eveninb, and at the same time made sympathetic reference to the subject of the .evening's , address. - Mr. Donovan was "greeted with • prolonged; applause on f Mng -to speak. His speech followed ' the li-nes alx ready reported in the . ' Tablet ' and aroused great enthusiasm. ■ * The following resolution, moved " by, Mr. Hurley and seconded by Mr. Johnston, was passed by _ acclamation : ' l ThatTx-his meeting - pledges itself to, give, both - -moral and material support to the -Irish* National Party, in its endeavor to secure . self-government for - Ireland, the granting of which, this meeting' is. convinced, would result in the strengthening -and consolidation- of • the~British -Empire.' A sum of £200 was raised' in the hall, together with tiheNsuibscriptions from the surrounding districts; " Foxton alone^contributing (through Messrs.' Bowman and Hennesey) some £28. -" . - - /