Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-18
ERIN.
How the Anniversary Of st. Patrick's
Was Observed in Nashville.

draI and Bishop Feehan's Address
The Process iona Speech at Emmett |
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Night.
The celebration of st. Patrick's day in !
! Nashville was a most creditable demon |
| stratiOn. The weather vas in every way |
extremely prOpitious, except that an IN !
| comfortable cold wind was blowing early |
| in the morning. The streets were clean |
and dry, without being dusty, the air serene |
and the sky perfectly clear, admitting the |
genial effulgence of the sun, which in a |
short time made the day as pleasant as the |
finest in May.
Everybody looked for an attractive page
ant, and the streets very early presented a |
| lively appearances. Before nine o'clock (the |
| hour appointed for the various organlza-
lions to proceed to the Cathedral) a large |
crowd gathered on Cedar street to await the |
appearance Of the orders participating.
THE GREATEST ATTRACTION.
at 8 o'clock the st. Aloysius Society, |
led by the st. Joseph band, all in |
their regalia, marched to the convent |
on Cedar street, where they received |
the young ladies Of that institution, |
whom they preceded to the Cathedral. The |
| young ladies and girls, numbering sixty |
Dine, represented the thirty seven States in |
| the Union and the thiTty-tWo counties in |
Ireland They were dressed with great |
taste, al wearing white, and those repre- |
seuting the Irish counties sported the green |
| colOlS in their sash and coronet, while !
those representing the American States |
displayed the red, white and blue in a cor
| responding manner. The sight was as be-
! Witching as if freSh-evOked by the imagi-
nation from fairy-land. "St. Patrick's |
| Day in the Morning" was the air played by
the band at the head.
AT THE CHUBoH.
| The church was crowded, every seat be-
| ing occupied, and many persons standing. /
! The p3WS on the main aisle were taken by |
| the Hibernian and S.. Joseph Societies and !
| the jackson Guards, and one OF the side |
| alsles by the Orphan Association and St. |
! Vincent de Paul Society. The young Ia |
! dies were provided with temporary seats in |
! the sanctuary, and their escorts Just out |
| side the sanctuary.
! The celebration Of mass commenced |
| directly, the very Rev. J. 7. Jarboe being |
| celebraut, with Rev. N. MeaghCr deacon |
and Rev. N. Scanned master Of ceremonies.
! Rev. Jos. Uphaus was present also and RI. |
! Rev. =. a. Feehan, who preached an in /
| tereSting and edifying sermon.
! His subject was Ireland and her patron |
| saint, which be treated in an easy and elO- |
! quent strain. The state Of society before |
the advent Of St. Patrick as an apostle, the |
| conversion Of the people, their answering |
/ devotion to their religion ever since, and /
| their political vicissitudes, were dwelt up
/ on in turn with much earneStness. The |
| lTishman's love for the could sodr was also /
| touched upon in an eloquent manner.
! Inc music rendered by the rIa0ir 1frrinr
! tie mass was very fine.
The mass being ended, the young ladies
/ retraced their steps 10 the Convent, |
| escorted rs before, and in fifteen minutes
| they were seated in their gorgeous cars
| the one containing Columbia Miss Lizzie
| Blackburn and thirty seven representa-
| tives Of the States; the other containing
/ the Maid Of Erin Miss Gary Malonyl. and |
! thirty-tWo representatives of the counties
| Of Ireland, and then the four steeds at
| tached to each car, proud Of their burden
and Of their gilded trappings, dashed of to-
wards the Public Square, where the various
| Societies assembled to organize for the pro
| ccsSiou Of the day.
THE PROCESSION.
The programme laid out by the Grand
Marshal was executed with eclat. The |
turnout was not as numerous as has some
times been seen on the 18th Of March here, |
but the procession was SO composed, ar
ranged and equipped that it surpassed in
interest any former procession.
Alter forming on the Public Square, the !
column moved through Cedar to Summer,
through Summer 70 Church, along Church
10 High and through High 10 Cedar again,
where, as it passed Capitol Hill, It was re
viewed by TIE State officers and members Of
tie Legislature. A large assemblaSe Of
spectators, including many ladies', were
present at this point.
The line was headed by a squad Of
mounted police followed by the GalloW
Glasses. Then came The Grand Marshal, |
Chris. Powers and his aids: p. Walsh, NJ. |
J. Mckee, John ID. Smith and NJ. A. Con
sidine. Next came st. Joseph's Band in
front Of the Jackson Guards. This COM |
pauy wore their gray and green uniforms
and carried their mUskets. The officers |
are: Captain, Tim Kelley; 1st Lieuten-
ant, Henry FitZsimmOns; ID Lieutenant, |
Patrick Griffin; Sd Lieutenant, Thomas
SlOey; Orderly Sergeant, NJ. a.
Timothy; ID Sergeant, William Tyr {
rell; Sd Sergeant, p. J. McNulty; {
4th Sergeant, P. ByTne; Color Sar- t
geaut, JnO. Brennan. Next followed | Z
a squad of the 18th {. s Infantry, without !
arms. Then came the car containing the |
fair representatives of Iuel 8nd's thirty-two !
counties. The rest passed in the following &
order: st. Jos ph's Total Abstinence So
clety, the MarShals being ThCs. Farrell and {
Jerry Sullivan and the banner-bearer, Jno.
Harrington. The st. AlOvsius Society, {
Marshal Thos. Taurey and banner bearers {
JnO. FlOersch, W. G. Farrell and JnO. Hart g
nett. st. Mary's Orphan Association. The
car Of representatives Of the American
States, waving the stars and stripes in a .
seeming myriad Of little flags. The Six
teeEth Infantry band in citizens dress. ,
The Hlbernian Society, Marshals John
DOwDes, j. I. Brisn and Michael Quinn }
and Banner-bearer John O'Brien. This /,
element was accompanied by a delegation \ !
Of HiDcrniaus from GAINESVILLE, headed bv ;
Mr.. Shea, President Of the Hibernians there. :
Last came a considerable squad Of citizens !
on horseback and in carriages. ;
The assistant maTShals were: jerry Ma !
honey, Of Hibernian Society; John T. :
Wrenne, Of st. Joseph L. 4. Society; NJ.
Brady, Of Edgefiald, St. Vincent De Paul !
and Orphan Association; D. Kelley, ThOs.
Walsh and John O'Leary, GalloW Glasses.
The column passed the capitol grounds :
about i O'Clock aud occupied about fifteen :
minutes in passing. The line Of march
hence was: cedar to Vine, Vine to Church, | n
Church TO Spruce, Spruce to South Union, :
South Union to Summer, Summer to | :
Broad, Broad TO Market, Market to Church, :
Church to Cherry, Cherry to Union, Union !
to College, College TO Public Square. =
The line reached the Square again at \
one O'Clock, and after being reviewed by :
the Grand Marshal and aids dispersed, the 4
societies going to their respective halls. !.
The procession being end d, the Chief r
Marshal, accompanied by his aids, accom- n
panied the young ladies to the Convent, h
and there rendered their grateful thanks to 7
the Mother Superior and Sisters for their n
generous assistance in making this one Of y
the finest PROFESSIONS ever witnessed in
Nashville. No language could express the | q
gratitude Of these gentlemen, and few, in ;
deed, can conceive the amount Of work the i
good Sisters accomplished while preparing | n
these seventy young ladies; but the ap- .
proval Of their efforts, and the commenda- y
tons bestowed upon their pupils, was a re- 4
ward Of far more value than mere words =
can express.
While this scene was passing at the Con- !,
vent, the st. JOSeph'S Total Abstinence So =