The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-03-24

the Branch which numbered something over ,
hundred members. Tho Marshal was Mr. B
oDoWd: Aessrs j. Sweeney, and ]. Connolly
acting A. aids. Tho banner, upon which
every eye was fixed with admiration rs Il
passed through the street, was borne In . car
Eiage, in each corner Of which was . little girl
dressed In white. These little angels, whose
names are Misses Lawler, Sullivan, Green and
Murray, Represented the four provinces into
which Ireland 10 divided: Ulster, Munster,
Leinster and Connaught.
BRANCH NO. TEN.
The Hibernisns Of Algiers, being infused
with the Same spirit As their oompatriots Of
NOW Orleans, resolved, few months ago, to
organize branch In their town and % suocsss.
fni were their efforts that they were enabled
to turn out eighty mon last Sunday. Tho ofa-
Gers Of tho Branch sre: d. H. Connors,
President; John Thompson, vice-Presidsnt |;
W. .. Colbert, Secretary; James Foster,
treasurer; N. Brophy, Sergeant-st-Arms.
The members wore green badges with green
and white rossttes. Their green silk flag, which
was worked by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd
and which 10 ornsmsnted with Shamrock
leaves and harp, looked decidedly we'll. Mr..
Fat Aonahan msrshaled the Branch.
RoBERr EseaGEr (BRAHcn NO. xaEyHN.)
Last In date Of organization and in numer-
heal order hut by NO means least In number,
or enthusiasm, this Branch presented q splen.
did tssa1s to the grand procession by which It
was preceded. Composed entirely of young
men, tho elasticity Of whose step and the
buoyancy of whose spirits have not been sub.
dued by the struggles with which life is ever
beset, they attracted the special admiration of
the young ladies. Nor were the old of both
sexes slow or measured in expressing their
pleasure at seeing these young men Thus boldly
proclaiming to the world, their honest pride
in their Faith, Country and Lineage.
Before joining the procession the Branch
marched out Common street to the residence
of Mr.. D. P. Seaman, where that gentleman,
in a neat and appropriate address presented
them with beautiful wreath in behalf of his
wife and daughter, Mrs. Widow DIR. VIM.
Cleary. The wreath was received by Mr.. John
]. Finney, who expressed the gratitude of the
Branch to the kind ladies for their elegant
gift and to Mr.. Seaman for the words of en-.
and commentator which he had
addressed to them. The Branch turned out
ninety men, Mr.. Geo. McCloskey acting as
Marshal, with Messrs. w. J. j. Armstrong and
T. Lynch as aids. The officers for the present
year are: John j. Finney, President James
p. O'Brien, Vice-President; John d. Fox, Re-
cording Secretary John J. Dryer, Financial
Secretary; Stephen McNamara, Treasurer;
Geo. McCloskey, Marshal.
Mr.. T. J. O'Sullivans Band furnished the
music, and delighted the spectators with
several new pieces which had never, heretofore,
been performed by brass band.i in this city.
THE ROUTE
extended down Rampant street to Vaudeville
street, in the Third District, and up Chartres,
st. Charles and Carondelet streets to st. An
drew street in the Fourth District, thence
down Magazine, Annunciation and Camp
streets to Canal, where, at about ST o'clock,
the procession was disbanded. The streets
along the line Of march were densely crowded
with ladies and children, who enthusiastically
cheered the men as they passed, waving band
kerchiefs and otherwise marking their hearty
concurrence in the celebration. Many private
residences were beautifully decorated with
flags and evergreens and amongst the public
buildings we noticed, with pleasure, o hand
some decoration of the Times Office. Tho
Hibernia Insurance Company was beautifully
decorated with evergreens, the graceful fes-
toons of arbor vitae and large harp of the
same, plainly indicating the h and and taste Of
an experienced artist. The coup d'oeil from
the balcony of the City Hotel as the procession
advanced down Camp street, with its long line
of stalwart men, beautiful banners, and many
flags streaming on the breeze, was magnificent,
and was calculated to make very IriShm an
feel proud of his country and ais countrymen,
and every American of his bonored Hibernian
fellow citizens.
AFTER THE DISPERSION
of the procession tho several Branches pro-
ceeded to their respective halls or to the