The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-18


place to-day in this city, as indeed In every
portion of the world where Irishmen are
found. The memories and traditions Of the
day were touched upon in the Catholic
Churches In the sermons yesterday, especially
at st. Mary's, where the Rev. Father Welcn,
In the course of an eloquent discourse, al
luded TO the life of the honored saint. But
the grand outburst Of patriotic ferVor by
which the flial Irishman, at every recurrence
of St. Patrick's Day, reveres his memory, will
take place to-day. To-day the heart OF every
Celt who Is worthy Of the name is turned
with all the warmth and poetry for which
that heart ls proverbiai to the traditions
of his native isle, and every method Is
employed to suitably demonstrate the feelings
evoked by that one anniversary which serves
at the same time to commemorate the virtues
of pious bishop, and to keep alive IN the
Irish heart the sentiment OF nationality and
devotion to that hope of future independence
as a happy people, which, however dlscourag-
ed, is still deaIto the Irish heart.
In this city the arrangements give promise
(unless indeed the threatened frowns OF Jupl-
ter Pluvlus should interpose) Of an unusually
effective and complete demonstration. They
include parade of the Irish Rifle Club and
the st. Patrlck's Society, the annual meetings
and the invariable festivities Of the Hibernian
Society, the st. Patrlck's Benevolent Society,
and o host ofsprlvate reunions incidental to
the occasion.
The Street Display
will be especially noticeable this year on &C..
count of the first public parade of the Irish
Rifle Club, an association lately organized,
which serves to revive the memories OF by
gone days, when the Celtic portion of Charles
toms citizen soldery, on every occasion, oc-
cupled an honored and honorable part. Since
Appomattox there hao been no Irish military
organization in this city until the formation OF
this club, and this initial parade Of the new
company Is invested, therefore, with an un.
usual degree of interest and significance.
The club will assemble at eight A. NJ, at their
armory, corner of George and King streets,
marching thence to Hibernian Hall, where
they will be Joined BY the st. Patrick's Society,
which meets at that hall, at eight o'clock.
The two organizations will then form In pro-
cession, preceded by the new band of the St.
PatrIck's Society, and march to st. Patrick's
Church, where high mass will be celebrated at
ten o'clock, and an oration delivered bY the
Rev. G. J. Croghan, the president of the 80
clety.
The Hibernian Society
to-day begins the seventy-second year of Its
existence, and as is always the case with this
influential and venerable body, will celebrate
the day In royal style. The anniversary meet
ing will be held at noon, at Hibernian Hall, In
Meeting street, when officers for the ensuing
year will be elected, and such other business
transacted as may be introduced. In the
evening the society with Its invited guests
will partake of such least of good things as
only the genius of Tully, inspired by the
liberallty of the Hibernian Society, can pro.
vide. The supper will be served at halfpast
seven, and word to the wise Is sufficient to
bespeak punctual attendance of guests and
members.
The st, Patrick's Benevolent Society
will reassemble at 8 P. n. at Bernard's Hall,
corner of King and Society streets, where an.
other bounteeus supply Of good things will be
served up to the members and their guests, with
the accompanlments Of good cheer and good
fellowship for which the name and record Of
this society is guarantee.
The United Irish Association
also holds its anniversary meeting this even
Ing at It's hall, No. ls Hayne street, for the
election OF officers and the appropriate OBJ
seryance OF the day.
A feature of the decorations of the city will
be the large Irish flag presented BY the late
Captain n. Berry, OF the steamship Columbia,
of ante-bell,lm memory, which will be promi'
nently displayed from Hlbernian Hall, and
which, in spite of It's vieissitude of wind and
weather in so many annual celebrations of the
day, is well preserved. and will form strik-
Ing and effective decoration of this noble build
ing.
st. Patrick's Sunday-School-Dtst
ton OF Premiums.
The anniversary celebration of the st. Pat
rick's Sunday. school took place yesterday
afternoon at the church corner Of st. Philip
and Radcliffe streets, at the appointed hour.
The weather was most dlsagreeable, but the
church was Notwithstanding soon crowded
with dense array Of promising boys and girls,
varying In size from the lisplng prattlers In
short frocks to masters and misses of1fteen and
sixteen years. The Rev. C. ]. Croghan presided,
with whom was the Rev. John Moore, D. D.,
the president Of the sunday-school, the Rev.
S. Carew, vice. president, and Messrs. P. j.
Kruse and J. T. KanapauEfthe secretary and
superintendent. The exercises were opened
by the hymn ''St. Patrick" which was sung by
the children with much fervor and effect. A
programme had been distributed among
them with printed choruses of the various
hymns, which enabled them to join In the
singing to the enjoyment of all present. The
report OF Superintendent Kanapaax, In con-
nection. with that OF the secretary, was next
read. The report showed the continuing and
Increasing prosperity Of the school. Four
hundred and forty.two children, two hundred
and fourteen girls and two hundred and
twenty -eight boys, were now upon the rolls OF
the school, being ON increase of eighty-seVen
pupils, as compared with the number of the
last anniversary. Ofthese, the average num-
ber attending was three hundred and sixty