Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-23

feny, assisted in the other services by
Rev. G. J. Boylan, Parish Priest.
During the services the total abstinence
pledge was administered to some two hun.
bred boys, constituting them at the same
time members of the Father Mathew Ju.
venile Total Abstinence Society of Rut.
land.
1T was matter of regret that Very
Rev. Thomas Lynch, V. G., of Burlington,
was unable to deliver sermon, as an
nounced, and this part of programme was,
therefore, omitted.
At one o'clock in the afternoon a pro.
cession was formed at st. Peters Acade-
my under the direction of Edward Lys.
ton as chief marshal, with assistants, in
the following order
Clergy in a carriage.
ST. Peters Cornet Band.
Company f. End Regiment Vt. V. NJ.
st. Marys Cornet Band of Burlington.
Hibernian Society of Burlington.
Sarsfeld Cornet Band of West Rutland
St. Bridgets Hibernian Literary and
Benevolent Society of West Rutland.
Hibernian Literary and Benevolent So.
ciety of Rutland.
Father Matthew Juvenile Total Absti.
hence Society of Rutland.
The procession having been formed took
up Its line of march down Meadow stree,
to West street, up West to Merchants
Row, through Merchants Row to Wash.
ington street, up Washington to Main
street, through Main to West Street
down West to Court street, through Court
to Center street, down Center to Merchants
Row, through Merchants Row to Yves
street, up West to Cottage street, up Cot
tage to Williams street, through Williams
to Grove street, down Grove to West
street, down West to Forest street, up
Forest to Mechanic street. through Me
chanic street to st. Peters Church where
brief and appropriate remarks were
made by Rev. Messrs. Boylan and Gaf
emmy.
At the conclusion of these exercises q
procession was formed and the Burling.
ton Hibernian Society was escorted to the
depot, the majority of the Society taking
the train for Burlington at $50 p. m.
In the evening large audience assem-
bled at the Opera House to listen to an
Grafton from the Hon. P. A. Collins OF
Boston, member of the present legisla'
ture of Massachusetts.
Mr.. Collins was introduced to the au-
dience by the Rev. G. ]. Boylan, pastor OF
st. Peters (Catholic) Church of Rutland,
and addressed the audience, for some hour
and half on "The Irish Element in
America After abiding to the present
position and stand of the Irish in this
country, he spoke of the needs and capa.
bilities, and said it remained with them
selves to make themselves power which
would be acknowledged and felt in all de.
partments of society as we'll as in legisla.
tion and politics. The address was prao.
tical and abounded in good counsel with
occasional eloquent passages. Taken all
in all the only fault with the address was
in its length and its occasional partisan
illusions.
After the exercises at the Opera Hall,
large number of those who had taken
part in the celebration, accompanied by
their wives, sisters, daughters and friends,
repaired to the hall in st. Peters Aoade-
my to partake of a banquet. Here the
ladies had more than done their part to-
ward the festivities of the occasion, and
the Banquet Hall" had but little of the
appearance of Lent, and was convincing
evidence that our Irish ladies understand
how to prepare feast, and have the hap
Ply faculty of making everyone enjoy
themselves and feel at home.
We give herewith the toasts, etc., at the
banquet on Friday evening, which were
unavoidably omitted in Saturdays issue
After the sinner man" had been suit
ably refreshed, DR.. Hanrahan appeared
as Toast Master, and announced the first
regular toast:
The day we celebrate, with which are
associated feelings of rejoicing among
Irishmen the world over.
Responded to by Rev. G. J. Boylan.
The second regular toast was
His Holiness, Plus TX, the venerable
and illustrious Pontiff of the 10th centu.
ry-May he triumph over his enemies.
Rev. Mr. Cunningham of Middlebury
responded in brief and humorous
speech.
The third toast was
The President of the United States
May his Office always command the re-
spect it did in the days of Washington.
To this toast the orator of the day, Hon.
P. A. Collins Of Boston, responded.
The remaining toasts we're:
4. Our Clergy-Ever faithful to their
Divine calling, indefatigable in minister.
ing to the sick and dying, and the pio.
neers Of civilization.
Responded to by Rev. Mr.. O'Reilley.
5. Our Guests-Cead Militia Faltha.
Responded to by John McInnery Of
Burlington, who also favored the company
with patriotic Irish song.
6. !reland-the greenest spot ON earth,
and always faithful to the Gross.
Responded to by Rev. T. Gaffeny in an
eloquent and feeling speech.
z. The Shamrock-Ireland's emblem.
In response, John Kelly gave an Irish
song.
= Our adopted country the refuge Of
the oppressed Of all nationalitiss.