Show clan nt na gl gael to batti battle for ireland new york dec 15 A local paper will tomorrow eay may for the last ten month a movement has been under w way ay in the lodges ol 01 the cun clan na fagael gael in thie this and other large cities to organ organize i izea among m ong the beet best irishmen military compa companies nies in ihie this city alone there la Is a well drilled and equipped regiment of men and companies and regiments are in process process of formation in brooklyn boston boston chicago and other large 1 cities it is eaid said the whole movement is a scheme to prepare a well wel 1 trained and armed body 01 of men to be ile used when there Is an opportunity to free ireland this scheme is denied by the leaders of the movement who declare that the men are drilled tor for the purpose of lurn furn the united states statte government with trained soldiers in case of an emergency emer u Lency but notwithstanding this assertion tion it has leaked out g that t ire lands cause is the principal object of the movement one of the oaths which every recruit takes it ie is eaid said ie is to serve the cause of ireland according to the plan of the en ers a regiment was to bo be formed in this city called the first irish volunteers each company of tills title regiment was to be recruited from a lodge of the clana cla na gael gas the lodges of the olan clan na ns gae inter eslen are geraldine thomas davig davis Eni inett mett owen howe rowe Innie Innis fall Sun buret burat wolf tone and ennis hope I 1 no man could join a company unless he was 9 member of 0 the clan na gael after becoming a member of this organization niza tion he had to be vouched for by two vell well irishmen before he could enlist ile also had to buy a distinctive tive uniform and be willing to pay his pro reta nta share of the expenses of the movement the organizers were successful A battalion of four companies was soon formed and the wait were drilled recruits still came in and today a ment of ten compan companies lea has been formed the last company being mus mustered in recently cortny each sell of the ten companies has about fifty men the uniform used is like the regular army in every respect except the cap this headgear head gear is shaped like the fatigue cap of the national guard its body is of dark army bin b lat but its copis top is a brilliant canary yellow ulon ur on which is traced in bright orp emerald erald green breen braid a large shamrock signifying the green above the orange the arm used is a magazine rifle rille of the most approved style jt it is a very handsome weapon the men are drilled I 1 in the latest drill regulations including the new manual of arms introduced in the national guard of this state several weeks ago robert kennedy president of the clan na gael when seen said the regiment was organized for the p purpose of furnishing troops to the united states government inca beof need the expenses of I 1 the he movement are paid partly by by the lodges end and partly by the members i we have two splendid battalions one of which drills on monday and the other on thursday the crystal palace is being fitted ill up with a gymnasium and other necessities essit ea for a young mans military organization |