the17th.ten turytheyhadneverforgottenthat Irish
veins.They hadalwayspreservedthememoryof
theyadored.Allwould joinaimmgreetingFrance,whohad offeredthemhospitality.Nobetter countrycouldhavebeenchosen.The Dueconcluded:"1greettheradiant sunwhichrisesoverournativelandlongliveIreland.'Mr.O'KellytranslatedthespeechintoIrish. AtelegramwasreadfromMr.Gaya, Duffy,MinisterofForeignAffairsin theIrishGovernment,sendinjtheCongresswarmestgreetings. heIrish Governmentwouldbehappytowelcomeallthedelegateswhocouldvisit 'relabel:17erthecloseoftheCongress. Mr.SeanT.O'Kelly,inthenameof theIrishGovernment,thankedthedelegates,andsaiditwasparticularly pleasanttobeofferedawelcomeinthe capitalofthelandwhichforcenturies haddonesomuchforIrelandandgel. orallyforcivilisation.Heparticularly a thankedtheDuc. Theywereveryrightlyproudofthe greatnamesoftheleadersofthefight forIrishfreedomcarriedonthrough generations,butamongallthefighteaa inIreland,thenameofRedHughO'Donnellstoodforthmostbrilliantly. IrishPrisoners. a ProfessorMacNeillthentookthe chair.OntheproposalofMr.P.S. Cleary(Australia),secondedbyMr.O'Connor(NewYork),aresolutionwas passeddirectingattentiontothevindictivenessoftheBritishGovernment inkeepinginprisonsinGreatBritain andIrelandmenandwomenwhohad assistedthemotherlandinthewar: pledgingthesupportoftheCongress totheIrishpeopleinanyactionthey mightdecideupontosecuretherelease oftheprisoners. Amessagewishingsuccesstothe CongresswasreadfromtheUnited IrishSocietiesoftheIsthmusofPanama.TheSpanishAmbassadorto Belgium,whoisofIrishdescent,also sentamessage. Dr.DouglasHydethenreviewedthe workoftheGaelicLeague,andsaid thatnationalregenerationhadsprung fromit.Intheafternoon,Prof.MacNeillspokeonIrish'history. TheLiteraryRevival. Atrulybeautiful-addressonIrish literaturewasdeliveredbyMr.W.B. Yeats,whotracedtheliteraryanddramaticrevivalfromitsbeginningupto thepresenttime,concludingwitha movingrecitationofPearse's"Wayfarer,"writtenthenightbeforehisexecuarasa____tion.
Mr.De
to
ifanyIrishmen wentabroadandbecameacitizenof anothercountry
but
hewasstillan
citizen. DEVALERA'SHOPE. TheO'DonnellFamilyTradition. OnhisarrivaltoattendtheIrish RaceCongress,TheO'Donnell,Duede Tetuan,wasintroducedtoMr.deValeraattheGrandHotelbyMr.6,:anT. O'Kelly.Speakingin.Spanish,TheO'Donnell expressedthewonderfulpleasureit gavehimtobeamourtheIrish,particularlyamongsuchbashasthesedelegatesrepresented,andmeetingthem ashedidatsuchaneventfulmoment inthehistoryofIreland.liewas onlyfulfillinghisdutyasanIrishman incomingtothatCongress.Hehad neverceasedtolovetheoldland,and hewaswiththeIrishpeopleheart andsoul,tobeusedforanygoodthat wasinhimorinhisnamefortheservice01Ireland.Indoingthathewas onlyfulfillingthetraditionsofhisfamily.14espokeofthedeepiogeinstilledinhimbyhisparentsforthe motherland,andsaidthatup'othe timeofhisgrandfatherIrishwasthe solelanguageofthehousehold.He mentionedthatitwasatraditionin thefamily,andwasputinthewillof, oneofhisancestors,thatthe°DonnellswerenottoreturntoIreland untilIrelandwasfree.
Mr.DeValerathankedtheDukein thenameoftheIrishpeople,although hecouldnolonger,hssaid,speakas headoftheIrishrace.Hewascertain,however,thatMr.Griffithwould, ifhewerethere,expressthesincere and',resoundgratitudeoftheIrishpeopletotheDukeforthehonourhepaid themincomingtotheCongressHe hopedthatthedayTheO'Donnell couldvisitIrelandinaca-dancewith thetraditionsofhisfamilywasnotfar eft.lithopedpersonallythatwhen theDukedidcometoIrelandtobe abletoaccompany toSpain topayavisittothatcountry.
Mr.M.Hayes,MinisterofEducation, thankedtheDukemostheartilyinthe nameoftheGovernment. DEVALERA'SAIM.
ToLeadIrelandtoCompleteFreedom. "Wearereadytoemployallour forcestofreeIrelandfromthelast vestigesofEnglishsovereignty"declaredMr.DeValerainareportedinterviewwitharepresentativeofthe "EchodeParis."Theyremained readyforcompleteagreementwith Englandaslongasshedidnotoppose the-rightsclaimedtyIreland,theprincipalofwhichwasabsoluteindependence.TheyfearedthatEnglandwould arrogatetoherselfundertheTreaty certainrightstointerfereinIrishinternalaffairswhichcouldnotbeadmitted. TheRepublicanpartyhadnointentionofcomingintodirectconflictwith themajorityintheIrishParliament. Mr.DeValera'saimwastoleadthe Irishpeopletowardstheaspirationsfor whichtheyhavealwaysfought.They wouldnotplaythegameoftheoppressorsbycreatinginternaltroubles,which wouldfurnishEnglandwithapretext formeddlinginIrishaffairstocrush theIrishpeople. TheremightbetwocampsinIreland, buttheywerenoteasytodistinguish onefromtheother.Theonecontains soldiersreadytoattack.Intheother arethereinforcements.
ChurchMusicNotes
THEMEDIAEVALMINDIN MUSIC.
(ByDr.Terry,thecelebratedorganistatWestminsterCathedral,London, inthe"WestminsterCathedral Chronicle.")
Itseemsasthoughwewerenever togetawayfromthestereotypedfictionofthemusicalhistoriansthat ChurchmusicintheMiddleAgeswas somethingrigid,hardandsterile,altogetherlackinginbeauty,form, grace.andaboveall,emotion.Only recentlyIhavereceivedforreviewa mostfascinatingbookforchildrenon MusicalAppreciation,writteninthe mostenlightenedspiritandwithmuch wealthoffancyandcharmofexpression.Butinthechapterdealing withmediaevalmusicthewriterfalls intolinewithallhispredecessorsand likenspopularmusicto"agoose-girl sittingbytheriverand'feelingthe moodsofnaturewhichgiveherdreams offairies.Theresheis,andasshe whispersherthoughtstoherself,she findsnewwaysofsayinythemand newwaysofseeinghermoodpictures. Butinwhatevermoodshehappenstobe,wealwaysfindherabeautifulthing,reflectinginhercoarsegarmentsthebrownofhersunburntskin, thegleaminggoldofherhair,andthe blueofhereyes,aswellasthe thoughtsofhermind,thebrightnaturalthingsoftheopenair,thebrown ofthesoil,theblueofthewideskies, andthegoldenshimmerofsunlight. Andthroughhersongsrunsalways thesoundofthosefairylikethings whichwehearinwoodsandvalleys, amonghillsandontheshoresofwidestretchingwaters."
Ifthispicturestoodbyitselfit wouldbeacharmingone,butthewritergoesontocomparethissecular musicwiththatoftheChurch,inthe oldstereotypedwaytothediscredit ofthelatter.HepicturesChurch music-themusicofthemonks-asa sortofsternstep-brotherofthepretty goose-girl,Folk-Music.Hedescribes thissternstep-brotherashaving"shut himselfupinamonastery,wherehe spentallhistimeinwearingthemonastichabits-ormodes-andobeying therulesoftheChurch.Buthesaw hisstep-sisterbesidetheriver,dreaming,singing,anddancing,andfeared thatshewasbeingledbackintothe oldheathenways.Sohewentout intothefieldsandtriedtoteachher therulesofthemonasteries,andto makeherwearamusicalcostumelike hisown,thecostumeoftheChurch modes,whichmustbewornaccording tocertainrules.Butthegoose-girl remained`inthefield,andstillsangand danced,althoughherstep-brotherhad madeherwearahoodonherdressand singsomeofhersongsinacertain way.Thesternstep-brotherwasangeredandtriedtoforceherintoanunneryandonlytosingthesongsofthe Church butthegoose-girlwanted toremaininthefree,openair,andso sheranawayalongthegreatwide roadwaysandhid.underhedges,where herstep-brotherfromthemonastery couldnotfollowher..Therefeeling safefromthereachofthemonkish power,shecontinuedhersinging." Thewritergoesontotellinfascinatingstylehowthegoose-girl.FolkMusic,eventuallygavebirthtoason,
Rosalie
(FromOurCorrespondent.)
TheusualmeetingoftheRosalie R.C.SocialClubwaswellattendedon TuesdaynightlastattheSchoolHall. Finalarrangementsweremadeforthe socialanddancetobeheldonTuesdaynext,andasasplendidprogramme hasalsdbeenarrangedthecommittee hopetoseealargecrowdpresent.The floorisbeingwellworkedupforthe occasion,anddancersarepromisedan enjoyableevening.Refreshmentswill beprovided.Ticketsarenowobtainablefrommembersofthecornmittee.Alearners'dancingclasswas heldafterthemeeting,andasitwas suchagreatsuccesstheywillbeheld fromtimetotimeasannounced.The cricketandfootballteamsarenowin fullswingandfreshplayersareearnestlyinvitedtoattendourmeetingsin thefuture.
withthesternstep-brother(Isuppose theTroubadour,whomhecompares Ioughttosaystep-unclenow), Churchmusic,againtothediscredit ofthelatter.Butalas!forourliteraryauthor,theresearchesofAubry andBeckduringthelastquarterofa centuryhaveblqwntofragmentsall theseprettily-conceivedtheories.They haveshownthatifChurchmusicwaschainedandfetteredbybarrenrules, Troubadourmusicwasdoublyso.It hadnoteventhefreerhythmofPlainsong,hamperedasitwasbytherigid rulesoftherhythmicmodes,superimposedonthoseofthemelodicones. Fromfirsttolast,Troubadourmusic wasahighlyartificialaffair,notinthe leastthenatural,freeandunfettered thingtowhichourmythicalgoose-girl waslikelytogivebirth TheideathattheChurchmodes weresomethingdifferentfromtherules whichgovernedsecularmusicisafallacywhich,likeCharlei:II.,is"anon. conscionabletimeindying."Thereal tactisthatthemodalidiomwasthe commonmusicalspeechofmediaeval Europe,sacredandsecular,theonly differencebeingthatwhiletheworld usedthemodesinitsmusicalspeech. theChurch(withitsgreaterlearning) systematisedthem.andreducedthem torule,aproceedingwhichprovedof thegreatestherfittofuturegenerations.Thishackneyedreiterationof anutterlyfalsepremiss-thatthere wasanessentialdifferencebetweenthe musicoftheChurchandthemusic outside-arisesfromatotalmisconceptionoftheworkingsofthemediaeval mind.Itpostulatesthatreligionexistedonlyinthecloister,andwasrepudiatedoutside.Asweallknow, nothingcouldbefartherfromthe truth.'Lavinghumanactsoutofthe question,theFaithwasasfirmlyheld autside,asinside,thecloister.The onlydifferencebetweensacredand secularmusicwasitssubjectThe differencewasnotoneofidiom,as musicalwriterswouldhaveusbelieve.
PERTHTOWNHALL. GRANDCONCERTandDRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT.
MONDAY,MARCH27,at8p.m.
PERTH'SLEADINGARTISTS. ProceedstoDefrayExpensesof MonasteryPulpit. SeatsmaybebookedatWilfordMitTickets,3s.and2s. Mrs.WilfordMitchell, Hon.Organiser.
St.Patrick'sDay
SonsofthegenerousIrishblood, Pouredoutinmanyacrimsonflood ForFaithorforFatherland Heirsoftheknightlythoughtsofold, Sprungironssiresofheroicmould, Valiantofheartandhand, Honourto-day,withakinglypride Themenwhofought,andbledand died, ForthesakeoftheIrishland!
TenderlybeautifulIrishland! Forloveofthee,manyagleaming brand Leaptfromitsscabbardsheath; Theemanyabardwithstreamingface, Firedbythewoesofhislandandrace Crownedwithalaurelwreath; Singingthepraiseofthedeathless dead, Whosebloodhasgivenitsstreakofred TotheblossomingIrishheath.
Godofourfathers!Lordofhosts!
I:lessfromonhightheIrishcoasts, RewardthefaithfulGael! Throughthelongnightofmisery, Throughanguishgreaterthanthesea, TheyneverbowedtoBaal; Inothercliffies,themailedmight Oftyrantsstifledthevoiceofright, Never-inInnisfail.
Fourteencenturiesnowhaverolled SincePatricktheGospel-storytold ToLaoghaire'scourtatSlane; Fourteencenturiesuseorrust Hasburiedtheworksofmanindust, ButPatrick'sworksremain; Andthelightdescriedfrom*Tara'shill Shallyetthedruid'swordsfulfil Norevermoreshallwane.
Hatsoff!0brothersofIrishblood, Pouredoutinmanyacrimsonflood, Onmanyadistantstrand!
Heirsoftheknightlythoughtsofold, Sprungfromsiresofheroicmould,
Lift,itUp!

(Tri-colour,Green,WhiteandGold.)
Liftitup!waveithigh!'tisasbrightasofold! Notastainonitsgreen,notablotonitsgold
Tho'thewoesandthewrongsofsev'nhundredlongyears
HavedrenchedErin'ssunburstwithbloodandwithtears!
Thoughthecloudsofoppressionenshrouditingloom, AndarounditthethundersofTyrannyboom. Lookaloft!lookaloft!lo!thecloudsdriftingby, There'sagleamthroughthegloom,there'salightinthesky.
'Tisthesunburstresplendent-far,flashingonhigh!
Erin'sdarknightiswaning,herday-dawnisnigh!-FatherRyan.
Rightatthegatesofthepurpledawn. Erethecloudycurtainsofnightarc drawn, WewaitontheGodoftheday; Biddinghimspeedonhissirinin&track. Bearingoursoutherngreetingsback OvertheoceansprayBacktotheislewhereChristisLord, AndMammonandallhisbroodabhorred Slinkfromthelightaway.
Outinthedarknessabeacon'sgleam Thesplendidhopeofaradiantdream, Glitters,aguidingstar; Usheringintothepillaredhalls, Whereaglorybrighterthannoontide falls, Andallthenationsare, Erin,proudofherancientline, Shiningasonceshewaswonttoshin.:, Spreadingherlightafar.