The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-03-22

acquired under the care of the religious COM
munities to whom the people of st. Joseph's
parish owe 80 much,
Branch No. was also the recipient of q
beautiful wreath from the hands of Mary
| Ellen Sweeney, daughter of Edward Sweeney,
Esq. We give below Miss Sweeney's presenta-
ton address:
To the ohdceIs and members Of the Hibernan Benevo
Honored Gentlemen-On this fair and festive
day dedicated to Faith and Fatherland, when
the unfading green, embroidered with golden
| shamrocks, is proudly borne aloft by the
stalwart arms of the patriotic Sons Of the
Emerald Isle, permit me to add an humble
floral tribute to your banner, with the wish
that the flowers of Faith, Piety and Patriot
ism, the characteristic virtues of all true
hearted Irishmen, may ever flourish in your
Association and grace your banners, and that
the returns of Irelands Day of Glory may ever
witness an increase of benevolence, friendship
and love among those who, in the far-of West,
SO honorably and reverentially preserve and
celebrate the sacred customs, traditions and
memories of the Land which gave them birth, ,
and in which they imbibed the pure Faith
implanted there by the glorious Apostle whose
Festival shall to-day be celebrated in every
land enlightened by the setting sun and en-
purpled by his departing beams.
Ali honor to the brave, faithful and generous
Sons of St. Patrick, whose hearts and purses
are ever open to contribute to every good
work. Long may the folds of the green and
anniversary of this glorious day find them true
to their country and their God.
The present was accepted by Mr.. P. Elizardi,
Vice President, in few appropriate remarks
BRANCH FOUR
was made the recipient of a very welcome but
unexpected compliment. It will be remem-
bered that some time since their beautiful
banner was maliciously destroyed and their
flag stolen. To decorate the flag procured for
this occasion, Mrs. NJ. Wheelahan prepared q
| beautiful wreath, and requested her husband
| to invite the gentlemen of the Branch to their
house, not stating the object she had in view.
Upon the arrival of the members of the Branch,
in presenting the wreath, Master Eddie Vince
! lahan spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of Branch No. As q child OF
Mother Ireland will you be kind enough to
permit me to present you this wreath, woven
by fair hands to garland the green flag OF
Erin, on this our own dear St. Patrioks Day I
| Gentlemen, you will excuse the brevity OF
my speech In rendering to You this little off
ering as a token of my love for Branch No. a,
accept it, and thereby make me proud of being
cu Irish boy and fond of his good Irish Mother.
To which one of the officers of the Branch
improvised the following reply:
My Dear little Friend.-In the name of the
Association salute you, and thank you for
i your sentiments ana your RlfC-ChRt gift 80
gracefully bestowed (and so Unexpectedly too)
| By your good Irish mother at the hands of her
precious little boy. See the beauty of her own
life how it has found expression in the selec-
ton and arrangement of the flowers! May
you, dear child, win for yourself chaplet still
| brighter-still more chastely symbolic, of a
beautiful Christian life-to deck the brow of
your later years.
| We feel greatly honored to be thus signal
| lied by family universally respected as
yours. We shall therefore the more sacredly
guard this token of your friendship; we shall
cherish it as We cherish the giver, and enshrine
| misguided hand of malice cannot be put to
latter a single leaf nor make away with grain
of it's gold
The-Irishman's piety and his patriotism go
hand in hand along with him from tho cradle
to the grave He can no more shake off these,
nor separate the one from the other than the
Irish lady can shake off the beauty of her
countenance, or separate the gentleness of her
| nature from the practice of the faith preache ed
by St. Patrick Ireland's sons look upon we
man as designed by the Almighty to occupy a
Church in the mission of salvation. She is the
handmade of the Lord and the glory of the
earth.
And now, Master Eddie, thanks again to
you and thanks again to your most excellent
mother-with hearts like hers to back us and
hands like hers to decorate us, we go forth
with prouder bearipg-with souls doubly
blessed and cheered we go forth to celebrate
the day.
LAYING OF THE CORNER STONE OF ST PAT
RICK'S HALL
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