Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-17

The Annual ParaAe-Am Impoafng
Dem0Dsarati0o-Int Incl.
dents Of the Celebrates.

attendance at the Catholic churches, where
special services were held in honor Of the day.
FLAG PRESENTATION.
Early this morning, the knights Of st. Pat
rick, under the command OF Lieut. John +.
Kelly, and headed by a section of the NJ srine
sntS TO S eS Is,ss 81
parish presented the commandery with beau
tful flag OF green silk, bearing on 1t in gilt the
the words, " Erin Go Brssh." Miss Fsnton, on
behalf Of the ladies, presented the Banner, and
Commander Kelly received IL in a neat address,
thanking the ladies, and saying:
al feel proud 70 be the recipient of such mag
| nihcent present in behalf of the commandery,
| end know the knights feel proud to receive 1t,
coming from the smiling faces and generous
/ hearts of their lady friends. Let me assure you
that this beautiful green flag, representing the
national cOlors Of old ireland, and At the sight
| of which the heart of every true Irishman leaps
| with JOY, viii ever be highly priced and always
| held sacred and in fond recollection, for two
| great reasoBs-first, because 1t is the gift of
| their lady friends; and secondly, because it
bears upon its folds the emblems that are al
ways dear to the sons of old Ireland-the harp
the shamrock, and the sunburst, and last, but
not least, the motto Erin go bragh." My dear
friends / hope that the day is not far distant
when flags of the same kind shall wave trium-
phantly over Ireland, the land of the oppressed,
to represent, as does our own proud hag-the
star spangled banner-anOther land or liberty
and freedom TO ALL"
TIE MASSES.
we're celebrated at an early hour so that the
members OF the several Irish societies could
participate. A solemn high mass was cele-
brated at st. Patrick's Church, at 10 o'clock
Rev. j. A. Walter, celebrant; Rev. j. j. Keane,
deacon; Rev. James Starkey, sub-descon; Rev.
j. j. Kahn, of Harper's Ferry. panegyrist;
Rev. Felix Barrotti, master of ceremonies.
AN IMPOSING PROCESSION
The great feature of the day was the process
sion, and notwithstanding the threatening
Wss 10 1I Sags formed SS in ao oSsans
avenue at 10 O'Clock, and shortly after that
four the various societies began to arrive on the
ground, and large numbers Of spectators
gathered in the vicinity Of the City Hall. A
squad of mounted police were also present for
escort DUTY, and the Off GERS OF the eventh pre-
cinct were on hand to keep the crowds from Gu
erolching on the line. BY IL O'Clock all being
in readiness the command was given to move
and the procession started in the following
order:
Mounted police; Lieutenant John F. Kelly,
chief marshal; X. L. Dillon and Q. q. Langley,
assistant chief marshals; L. ID. Daley and Dem
mis- O'COnnell special aides to chief; George
Giddins, John Fainter, Peter McNam ara, John
b. Lynch. james Daley, Patrick Culinaue,
VIM. III. Wise, David RiOrdan, Michael Bresna-
han, Henry Busher, Patrick Quirk, and Major
Section of the marine b md, led by Prof. Louis
Schneider; Washington City Hibernian Society,
No. i, about 800 members, sttired in black,
slouch hat with green feather, green and gold
sash. headed by fine banner with portrait OF
Washington on front. This line was msrshaled
by Dennis Kesrney, j. F. Daley, John DOnne-
~, A. Lycett, ii. Moore, VIM. Ryan, and d.
McCarty.
Hibernian Benevolent Society of Washing
ton, headed by section OF the Marine band,
led by BsPtista. This society were uniformed
as the preceding, and presented fine appear
ance, having in line about 80 man, marshaled
by James ROgan, (chief,) John Madigan, John
muhan, John FOgsTty and z. Keneilly. A fine
banner on stand, borne by four men, was in
the lire, having on its front a picture of st.
Lawrence O'ToOle addressing the four kings OF
Ireland, and painting of an Irish knight and
F1Sh old D2rh De-, 3, a..
legend :-"Blest forever is she who relied on
ETIn's honor and Erin's PRIDE
Hibernis Society, No 3, numbering $50 men,
having tne American flag on their right, and
headed by the Washington ZOuave band, led
by Styles. This society, as the preceding ones,
presented fine appearance, being uniformly
was the marshal, assisted by James Butler and
Michael Flynn.
West Ena Catholic Hibernian Society, headed
by section OF the Marine band, led by q. Snei-
der. There were about 100 men in this associa-
ton, wearing green regalia trimmed with silver
lace, marshsled by Thos. Calvin, assisted by N.
kinSlOe, T. Mack and Jas. Harmon.
Catholic Total Abstinence Society of George
town, marshaled by X. L. Smith, nu mbering 50
men, with banner bearing a painting, with
motto, 81 have Conquered" These men were
uniformed with green sash, and cap with gilt
band.
HIbernia Benevolent Society of Georgetown.
40 men, marshaled by W. Il. Thorn. They had
banner of red silk, on which were representa-
tons OF the Maid of Erin, the Castle, and the
Wolf-dOg.
Knights OF St. Patrick, over 200 men in line.
headed BY DOnch's band. There were borne in
the line the irish and American flags, among
them the Irish banner presented by the ladies
OF South Washington this morning. Being
uniformed in black suits, slOuch hats, with
green and white feather, and marching well,
their appearance was all that could be wished.
Joseph Collins, LIST deputy commander, had
charge Commander Kelly being the chief mar
shall with NJ. Fitzgerald and John Connell ID
and Sd deputies.
Junior knights of st. Patrick, IS in number,
uniformed similar to the senior Knights, with
flag at their head, James NJ. Brosnan COM
mander and W. IL. Wise marshal.
Knights of st. Columbkllle, numbering 30
men, headed by drum corps, John Moran
commander, and james LAWYER, deputy. This
body bore in the line the American and Irish
flags.
knights of st. Peter, headed by Minnix's
band Of Baltimore. This body wore purple
sashes and gauntlets, caps with crossed keys on
the front, and had at their head the American
flag, with a portrait of ST. Peter in place of the
stars. Capt. Barrett was in command, assisted
by Major Dunn, Messrs. Sullivan, A. Langley,
Jennings and G. Barnes. Their marching and
evolut.ons were very fine, and in front OF The
STAR Office they formed a cross, from which
they broke into platoons in q manner which
drew forth applause.
The Knights of st. George, numbering about
30 men; George Juenneman, commander; uni
formed with red sashes. This body was headed
by the Fort Whipple band, and they displayed
handsome hag-red and yellow-with a paint
ing of st. George on one side.
The route OF the procession was a long one,
ard took in Capitol Hill, Pennsylvania avenue,
past the Executive Mansion, st. AIMS Infant
Asylum (were contributions were made TO the
orphans), to Georgetown; thence back to the
city, down 9th street TO Louisiana avenue. to
the City Hall, where il was dismissed.
Taken altogether, thSs was the finest st. Pat
rick procession which has ever been seen in the
District, nearly 900 men being in the line, and
all in black suits and handsome rega!ia 1.-THE
prevailing color being green), with gloves
gauntlets.
DECREE OF DIvORCE.-Yesterday in the
Equity Court, Judge Wylie made a decree of
divorce in the case of Jane Dunn Lang against
WIN. b. Lang. The petitioner sets forth tn
she was married in 1850 in Glasgow, Scotland;
that in April, 1850, he deserted her, and re-
manned away four years, during which time
property of hers was seized for his debts, en-
failing cost on her of about f120 sterling; he
returned, and in 1856 again deserted her with
out cause, and ten years after sent for her to
meet him in Washington; that she came here
in 1S66, and has lived with him ever since he
was then employed in the War department,
from which he was discharged for drunkenness
as also from place in the Treasury depart
meDt subsequently for the same reason. In
1871 he was agfin appointed in the War depart-