East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-03-17
ST. Pn,ric,s's Celebration.

-. Patric,S's Celebration.
st. Patrick's Benevolent Society, OF
this City, honored the anniversary day
of the death of the Patriot Saint of
ireland, March 18th, by their first pub
lie demonstration, and the affair passed
off 10 the most creditablo manner.
At half past nine O'Clock, the mem.
bers of the Society, to the number of
sixty or seventy, wearing the customary
badge and bearing the Stars and
Stripes" and tho beautiful banner of the
Society, formed in procession in front
of their Hall on Gcnesce street, under
the direction of Thos. FLANEIGAN,
Marshal of tho day, and preceded by
the East Saginaw Coronet Band,
marched through the principal streets
to the Catholic Church, where the GUS
tomary services were held, ter which
they proceeded to VIM. Strassburgs
spacious Hall, on Lspeer street, where
a sumptuous dinner was served up to
the members aud their guests. After
dinner the following toasts were drank /:
LIST. our AnniverSary, ST Patrick's
Day. NJ. LETTERS, Esq, President of
the Society, responded, giving brief
history of the anniversary, abiding to
the fact that nearly all countries have
their patron saints, and though the Fs.
Their of the American Republic WAS not
canonlzsd, his name was held in the
same venerstion by the people of the
United States.
I'd. The President Of the United
States. To this toast, &. Ii. Gage, Esq,
responded, calling to mind the fact that
here all nationslties combined in -sus
tanning the government in its hour Of
trial, and abiding eloquently to the
earnest patriotism exhibited by tho
Irish citizens during the present war. !
Sd. The Army and Nary. Response
by Hon. e. Thatcher.
4th. ireland, the Green Isle Of I'll.
Ocean. To which Thos Flanagan re.
sponded The proud position to which
Ireland once attained, was due to the
self sacrificing efforts of the Saint whose
we commemorate. He
brought it from state of barbarism to
state of Christianity, and instituted
those reforms among the people which
were the true foundation and source of
their advancement and prosperity.
9Th. Ireland, her Orators and Heroes.
Hon. j. G.. Sutherland responded
Whoever had read the history Ireland,
must feel the deepest veneration for the
and which had been so prolific in the
growth MEN, under all difficulties. The
inspiration Of her poets the whole world
bad felt and acknowledged. Her ora.
tors were masters whose pre.eminsnce
wss peerless. Her heroes stand upon
ne record as men whose patriotism
never was questioned, and whose fear
essncss under all trials, in war or peace,
s birth.rigbt which mono can gain
say.
9th. The City Of EaH Sasinaw.-
Response by Mayor CLASSIFY. lie was
happy to meet his brother Irishmen on
he present occasion, and 10 concur in
he eulogies already pronounced in re-
gard to Irish character. The City of
East Saginaw, whose general tolerance
md unexampled liberalty of sentiment,
5 like her enterprise, everywhere appa.
en., is proud to acknowledge the pres
nee of an organization as creditable
IS the Society whose first public dem.
'nstration has been so happily inaugu.
ed and to all, of every nationality,
reed or opinion, she extends the same
Iesrty welcome and the same cordial
9TH. The Press. Geo. +. Lewis re
pended.
9Th. The Ladies. M. b. Hess re.
pended in a speech rcplete with that :
ender sentiment which it is the peculiar
rovince of bachelordom to generate !
nd monopolizo. 4
During the exercises Thos. Flsnni.
an being called for, sang with fine !
feet, characteristic Irish song.
After the toasts, otc., were over, Row
'ather Hayden addressed the assembly,
ongratulating them upon the credits a
lie manner in which the exercises had r
hus far proceeded, hoped they would
D continue to tho end. He was
leased to witness tho good feeling G
opifnst on1 hnpa1 ~ ,n;,,ht nxe.t;r,n