sentences:  He was the founder of the Philadelphia chapter of Clan Na Gael.During the First World War, while the USA was still neutral, McGarrity was involved in the Hindu–German Conspiracy; he arranged the "Annie Larsen" arms purchase and shipment from New York to San Diego for India.When Éamon de Valera arrived in the USA in 1919 they struck up an immediate rapport and McGarrity managed de Valera's tour of the USA.