, 1873-03-18
Celebration Of st. Patriclz's
Day in Ohicngo.
Prayers, Preaching, Paradee, Music,
and Mirth.
The Grand Procession Through
tho Streets.
Banquet and Bal. Of the Irish Literary
Association.
Observance Of tho Day Elsewhere
Throughout the Country.
THE PROCESSION.

THE PROCESSION.
YESTERDAY WAS THE 17rn or MARCH,
aud the anniversary of tho birth Of st. Patrick,
petron saiut OF ireland. Like all other national
holidays, with tho exception, perhaps. Of our
own Fourth Of July, tito day haa no particular
interest or Significance for any people oxcopt
those among whom II originated. Each st.
patrlck's Day, however, adds another chapter to
tho history Of Irishmen and their doscondanta
In ireland and out Of 1t, nna the festival
is celebrated with an enthusiasm that
Increases with tho years. 1t Is tho
only day in tho three hundred and sixty-lvo that
they are afforded an opportunity OF making IN
essentially 1rish public dlsp1ny, and showing tho
rest OF tho world that their love Of country and
religion has undergone no ohange. That they
take advantage Of tho chance with remarkable
uuanirnity cannot bo denied. The Iriahmon Of
Chicago hayo never occupied a second place
among their brcthron in Anorica In celebrating
a national oyont. It has been their aim to DO III
tho front rank on alloh patriotic occa-
siona,-equal with, aud, ii possible, superior to.
Now York. Tho leading mon among them bhve
worked increasingly to mako the last domonstra-
tion tho most successful OF any, and 1t Is public
opinion that more elaborate imposing, and
woi1-ordercd display was noyor witnessed In this
city on any former st. patrioks Day.
AT 0 o'cLooK IN THE MORNING
the Right noy. Bishop Foley celebrated Pontil-
cal High Mass In st. patrick'a Church, cornor Of
DeBplaines and Adams streots. Religious SER
yicos wero held in all tho Catholic chnrcloa of
nies at Bt. PARTICLES wcro BY far tlo grandest.
Tho Bshop was assisted by tho Rev. Fathers Fo-
10y, O'Noil, D. Riordau, Noouan, Lyons Cartin,
Conway, aud Campbell. Tho church was Nllod
<xF tokf $r.~ liz
During Dun % mass tho Row. r ". % Riordan, ono q tho
mort eloquent and learned Catholic clergynon
in the Northwest, delivered NJ entertaining aud
instructive sermon on tho life and aeryicos Of
st. Patrick. Tho congregation WAS Dispersed
with tho bonodiction of the Bishop.
THE RENDEZVOUS. ...
While tho serViceH were being conducted within
the church, tho societies which we're to form the
procession took thoir placoa WITHOUT, md vast
was tho crowd that it wNa impossible
in in isa,4' any direction on Adams '~'e or
DeBplaines streets. Just aa tho procession wus
about to move, a number Of 1ro-onginos, hose
carta, and hook mid ladder trucks dashod up to
the church, in response to an alarn Of fire,
which was aftorwara discovered to bo without
foundation, and tho most intense Excitement
WAS croatod among tho people, who were unable
The only wonder Ia that several persona wore not
seriously injured. The procession was sadly
mixed up by this unwelcome addition to tho gon-
eral crowd, md considerable ti1no elapsed before
It could ho brought into line again.
ORDER OF PROCESSION. ETC. j.
About half-past II O'Clock tho order to march
va. given BY tho Chief Marshal, Jarnos Wegn.
Dry in tic Morning" mud tho procession moved
in the following order:
AID. CHIEF Marsha,. Aid.
Polish Guards.
MullIgan Zounves.
Sheridan 9nhrdH Il. r..
Montgomery Light Guards.
Hlbernian Benevolent Society.
Roman Catholic Temperance Society,
United Sons Of Erin Benevolent Society.
uorse-Shoers' Union.
IaborerB' Union.
st. Patrlck's Benevolent Society.
Father Mathew Total Abstinence Socioty.
g.: BEdgets Temperance Society.
Holy Family Temperance Society.
Annunciasion Temperance Society.
Church Of tho Nativity Total Abstinence society.
St: Joaas church Young Mems soi.lity.
st. Johns Mutual Benevolent Society.
Emerald Benevolent Society mo. u.
Emorall Benevolent society no. q.
Platoon Of Police.
Each Of the above aoceities was headed by O
band. Tho whole number Of poraonH In the pro-
cession could not have been far from 5000.
The line Of march was from Monroe to Harrison.
on Desplainos; thonco to Canal; thauco to
Twelfth thence to Wabash avenue /; thencn to
Eighteenth; thence to Canalport avenue :; thence
to Twelfth thonco to Centre avenue thence to
Blue Island avenue; thence to Harrison thence
to DeBplainoH, and thence to tho place of start
ing. This march occupied tho timo until
o'clock. The streets through which the process
cheerod the display enthusiastically, and follow
cd it buck to tho starting place.
TIE REVIEW,
Whom tho procession reached St. patrich'a
Church it was rsyiowcd by Dishop Foley aud
Mayor Afe1ill, and then ordered to tho North
Side, through the principal streets OF which 1t
passed. At a late hour In tho afternoon 1t ar
rived ut the cornor OF Jefferson and Van Duron
streots, whore it dispersed.