The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-18
NUMBER 1872.


vet faithful people, viii not soon be forgotten by
those who heard them. Father Kane began by
giving brief sketch of the life of St. Patrick,
dwelling while on his captivity in the
land that he afterwards saved. he then
sdverted to his mission and spoke at some length
Of his services. Abiding to the fact that st. Pat.
rick had been sent by Rome, he spoke In terms OF
praise of the fortude and enduring faitn tnst mao
survived all oppression, withstood all attacks, and
still fourished green and perpetual as their own
emblem, the shamrock. The speaker closed with
a well deserved and eloquent tribute TO the irisn
people, who, despite the encroachments OF aomi,
neeriDg coDquerers, deprived even ID measure OF
their language and losing perforce thereby many
Of their traditions and ancient teachings were yet
a distinct people and q power on the eartn.
Bepediction with appropriate ceremonies took
D ace at the same church last evening at half past
O'Clock. After benedicton the sodalities and
societies. with the rest of the congregation pres
ent, followed by the clergy, formed in procession
and made the tour OF the hurch.
THE BANQUET
Given by the Hibernian Benevolent Association
at Mechanics InstitHte was. perhaps. the feature
of the day. The room used for the occasion was
the same as that used by the late Senate. The
Post band was in Attendance, and sent forth It's
strains to enliven the entertainment. Some 200
guests sat down to the sumptuous repast The
tsbles-two in number, joined bya curve, 30 as TO
resemble horse shoe-groaned beneath load
Of substantiss and luxuries. Under the auspices
of John McCafffey, president; NJ. O'Connor. Sec
retary ; J. c. Coleman, treasurer John McPhein,
chairman VIM. Kernaghau, Daniel Malone. John
c. Coleman and Miles Trent, committee, the guests
were made to feel that enjoyment was the feature
of the evening.
Herewith we produce the bill of fare
Oyster soup. 800
Red ish. Hollandaise; red snapper. green
sauce; sheephead, tartar sauce; lobster salad
chicken mayonnaise beef la mode and jelly;
sugar cured ham and jelly; smoked beef tongues
and jelly; roasted turkey lettuce salad.
Dessert-American aud Gruyere cheese. apples,
obQu
jelly cakes.
Wines-C Champagne. Krug; claret, various
brands.
Finale-Hot Irish whisky punch.
At the back of the hall were the flags two
Uniteo States ensigns and the green flag of Ire.
land. The toasts of the evening were as follows:
LIST. The Day we Celebrate air '' St. Patrick's
Day." Response, Rev. J. Moynihan.
%. Civil and Religions Liberty; air Garry
Owen" Rev. r chard Kane.
Sd. Emmet. his Compstrots and the Future OF
Ireland; air "0pen the Door," Response, j.
Coleman.
4th The Bench and Bar air The Last Rose
Of Summer" Rev. T. J. Semmes.
5th. The Press: air " Hail Columbia.n Re-
sponded TO by Mr.. J. j. Lane of the Bee.
9th. ireland, her Poets and Poetry; Here's
Health to Thee Tom Moore"
7th. The Irish in America; air "Pat Maloy."
Response by Rev. Cornelius M0ynihan.
| Sth. Woman; air widow Machree." Response,
Mr.. John Dlmilry of the Times
| speeches made. The banquet lasted till la'c
hour, and it were invidious to discriminate, but
still we may be pardoned for mentioning that Mr..
| MoyDihan's remarks were terse and forcl0le that
| Mr.. Kane's we're eloquent and profound; that the
response of Mr.. Dimry, OF the Times, TO the toast
| of "Woman,n was fowery aud chaste; that the
response by J. ]. Lane, of the Bee, was eloquent
and well chosen. Such was the baDquet-gennine
Irish wit and Irish hospitality. So turn We from II
| to the
| which was given at Odd Fellows Hall by the
| Hibernian Mutual Benevolent Association OF the
third District. II has been our fortune TO attend
many bails and to participate in many festive gath
| erngs, but never did we behold any occasion
more real enjoyment, or experience more genuine
hospitality than we last night saw and felt at the
| Hbernisn's ball. There was there everything to
make the evening delightful. Ladies. ever lovely,
but last night seemingly invested with thrice their
| usual charms, were there, and reigned as well
| they might, absolute goddesses of the scene.
| IL is but rarely-and we challenge contradic
| tion-that can be found in any ballroom such
| galaxy of beauties as were last night congregsted
| in Odd Fellows Hall. Our reporter had heard Of
the charms of Erin's daughters, and had thought
| he had beheld them; but never until last night,
| when under the convoy of that genial gentleman
| Mr.. D. ID. OBrien he made the circuit of the ball
| room at ODD Fellows Hall, had be fully realized
| the loveliDess of the damsels of the Gem of the
| Sea-" And hard fate was IL that limited his
time in the delightful scene so that he had but
| glance al the ladies and scarcely more, and that
tore him away all too soon from the contem pston
OF fair faces 10 the dull realities of the outside
world. But in the time that he stayed short though
IT was, he obtained glimpses of two three faces
| a single glance at which made him long for
a second-but alas, long in vain.
| noticeable thing about the ball was the num-
| Der of ladies who wore the Irish color, green !;
and well may they feel proud to wear it. 'Tis the
| emblem of q holy cause OF a cause which has
long been drowned In the blood of its advocates,
but which must yet triumph if there is right and
justice left in the world, and If strong arms and
brave hearts can maintain that right.
The music last night, too, was superb, and as
the dancers. to its enrapturng strains, whired
away in siddy rounds, they appeared to be at the
acme of the enjoyment which Is Afforded to men.
| Altogether the ball last night was q complete
success, and how could ii be otherwise, con-
Quoted as il was under the auspices of a set of
| gentlemen who never fail in anything they under
take? There was nothing lacking to perfect it,.
and hosts and guests seemed to vie with each
other in the pleasure they derived from it.
Our reporter desires TO state his special obliga-
ton to Mr. d. ID. O'BrieD. who took the very
best possible care Of him while in the ball, and to
Messrs. p. Bradley, NJ. McGsnige, E. l.. Sweeny.
W. j. Kelly, president of the Association, and Ed.
| Cochran, vice president, for favors shown him
| which he will never forget. Thank you, gentle
| men, and be assured that your kindness will long
be remembered. Our reporter is not likely soon
TO forget st. Patrick's Day, 1869, or the ball Of
the Hibernian Mutual Benevolent Association,
which made it memorable.