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Show WILL ASSIST THE"BOERS. Members of Irish Societies Are Active Ac-tive at Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Jan. 3. The Knights of the Red Branch, at a meeting last night, decided to e md all possible aid to President KruD -. Resolutions of sympathy for the Boers were adopted. The order claims a membership of 100,-000, 100,-000, made up principally of Irish and Germans. A meeting of the local branches of the Clan-na-Gael was also held last night for drill. Fully 400 young men have been formed into companies, and will, it is said, be sent to South Africa. The men cannot go in a body, as that : would be a violation of the neutrality laws. They will, therefore, be sent to , Paris as individual passengers, and arrangements ar-rangements made there for their trans- portatior. to the Transvaal. Grand Chief Ryan left this city today for Troy, N. Y.. where he expects to organize or-ganize a council of the Knights of the Red Branch. P. J. MaoManiit?, a leading lead-ing spirit in the movement to aid the j "We do not care to publish our plans. We will assist the Boers, and in such a j way that results will tell." |