Wednesday May 3, 1916
New York, New York - Packed Meeting of Irish Society Supports Dublin Revolt

From The New York Times of May 1st:

IRISHMEN UPHOLD REVOLT IN DUBLIN
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Crowded Meeting Cheers as the Speakers
Defend Rebels and Denounce Redmond.
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GERMANS SHOUT APPROVAL
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"Wacht am Rhein" Is Sung and
Woman Who Heckles a Priest
Is Put Out of Theatre.
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The George M. Cohan Theatre was crowded to the doors last night [April 30th] with Irishmen, Irish women, and Germans, who had gathered there in the name of the United Irish Societies of Americas to voice their approval of the present uprising in Ireland, to sing the songs of Germany as well as of Ireland, to denounce John Redmond as a traitor, to cheer a reference to the sinking of the "Munition ship Lusitania," to pass a resolution urging the recognition of the belligerency of Ireland and the linking of the Emerald Isle to the Teutonic powers as a military ally, and to compare Sir Roger Casement to George Washington.

Not a single reference was made to President Wilson or the United States Government. Even John Devoy, editor of The Gaelic American, which last week contained an editorial making scurrilous references to the President failed to voice further views of this nature.

So far as the insignia indicated, everybody present last night was of Irish birth or parentage, although some of them spoke only in German. Such, for instance, were four men who occupied seats in row C, on the extreme right of the orchestra floor, just one row removed from the stall of the musicians, Everybody wore little Irish flags pinned to their coats or wraps, and everybody except the reporters present stood up when the orchestra played "Deutschland Ueber Alles," and even the Irishmen joined in the singing of the German song.

As for the meeting itself, it had both magnitude and enthusiasm and not half those who wanted to attend were permitted to enter the theatre. An hour before the meeting was called to order not even standing room remained, and police outside issued orders that no more could get in. Even in the boxes the standing room only rule was in force.

Before the speechmaking began the band gave a concert. When the "Star-Spangled Banner" was played everybody stood up. Then came "the Wearing of the Green," "When Ireland Is a Nation Again," "The Watch on the Rhine," and "Deutschland Ueber Alles," and in each instance the audience stood, sang, and shouted. But the big demonstration came when Denis Spelissy, a lawyer, announced that "the Irish republic is won." Then it was that a woman in the balcony swung the green, white and orange flag of the revolutionists over the crowd below. Pandemonium followed for five minutes.

Near the end of the meeting, when the Rev. Father James W. Power was speaking, and following his statement that France is "being crucified between two thieves, the English lion and the Russian bear," a woman in one of the boxes, who did not indorse what he said, jumped up and shouted out:

"A priest should speak in the name of humanity-"

That was all that she was able to say. The crowd immediately was in an theatre came cries of "put her out!" and they put her out.

That was the one hand only instance of any one voicing his or her disapproval of the sentiments so heartily expressed.

Many Speeches Are Made.

Mr. Spelissy was the temporary, and John Jerome Rooney the permanent Chairman of the meeting. Both made speeches, Mr. Rooney several. The other speakers were John Devoy, the Rev. Fathers William Livingston, Power, Molloy, James A O'Mahoney, who introduced the resolutions, and Patrick J. O'Donnell; Captain J. T. Ryan, Frank L. Donnelly, Thomas H. Maginnis, John D. Moore, Patrick M. Kennedy, and Edward Mitchell. Mrs. Mary J. O'Donovan Rossa, widow of Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa read a poem......

[Photographs and emphasis added.]

Evening World of April 29, 1916:

The New York Times of April 30, 1916:

Evening World of May 1, 1916:

Evening World of May 2, 1916:

SOURCE
The New York Times
(New York, New York)
-May 1, 1916
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9801E1D9163BE633A25752C0A...

IMAGES
Easter Rising, Irish Republic Flag, GPO 1916
http://www.historyireland.com/20th-century-contemporary-history/making-s...
Easter Rising, Ad for NYC mass mtg, Gaelic American, Apr 29,
http://irishamerica.com/2016/02/the-irish-rebellion-in-the-age-of-cable-...
1916 Easter Rising, Irish Flag, 1916
https://maritaconlonmckenna.com/2016/01/18/%EF%BB%BF%EF%BB%BF1916-2016-c...
Easter Rising, Many Dead, NY Evening World, Apr 29, 1916
https://www.newspapers.com/image/78664954/
Easter Rising, Revolt Near Collapse, NYT Apr 30, 1916
Irish Rebels, Connolly Reported Dead, NYT Apr 30, 1916
https://www.newspapers.com/image/20483059/
Irish Rebels Give Up, NY Evening World, May 1, 1916
Irish Rebels, Pearce & 1200 Captured, NY Evening World, May 1, 1916
https://www.newspapers.com/image/78665324/
Easter Rising, 500 Killed & 1500 Wounded, NY Evening World, May 2, 1916
https://www.newspapers.com/image/78665803/
(Note: some images from newspapers of NYC
Have been rearranged and are not to scale.)

See also:

Image of The Gaelic American, front page of Apr 29, 1916
http://irishamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Gaelic-American-1.jpg

C99 Tag-Easter Rising of 1916:
http://caucus99percent.com/tags/easter-rising-1916