National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-15
ST. PATRICK's DAY.

High Mass in the New st. Dominic's Church.
st. Patrick's day occurring on Wednesday next
the anniversary Of lreland's patron saint will In
this city be observed With greater ceremony than
ever before in the various Catholic churches and
by the Irish and Catholic organizations within
the District. At the close Of the Grand High
Mass, which will be celebrated at st. DOminie's
church, South Washington, and which the socie-
ties will attend in body, the procession will form
and move over the principal streets Of Washing
ton and Georgetown. The heads of the various
Departments have granted permission to the irish
born employees, and to others who are members
Of societies TO be absent from their duties on that
day, and the President has consented to review
the parade from the steps Of the Executive Man
sion.
At O'Clock the new and handsome st. Domi-
mics church will be opened with divine worship.
On that morning the Knights Of st. Patrick,
No l, the West End Hiberniau Society, Hiber
nian Benevolent Society No. 8 St Dominic's Mu-
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this beautiful temple. Rev. N. B Fortune viii 20
the celebrsnt, and Very Rev. J. A. Rotchford, y.
p. Provincial Of the Order Of st. Dominic in this
country, will deliver the panegyric. The choir on
this occasion Will consist Of some OF the best mu
steal talent in this city, among whom We mention
Koehler, Misses Warren, Mattingly, KsVanaugh
and Hesmef, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Shea and Mrs.
Renshaw; altos, Mrs. ]. Elliott, Mrs. Cullen,
bassos, Messrs. Cannon, BlOis, Koechling, MIL
Ter and Shea; tenors, Messrs Pugh, Seifert, Mat
lingly, Forsyth and EgRn. Madame Elliott will
sing q solo before the sermon. Professor Henry
Smith, of Cincinnati, WHY preside at the organ.
ROUTE OF PROCESSION ON ST. PATRICK's DAY.
The societies will meet at the City Hall at 10
o'clock a. m, sharp, and start from there at IL
q. m, sharp, and proceed to Indiana avenue by
Fourth street west; thence along Fourth street
west to H street 10 First street west; down First
street west to New Jersey avenue; along New
Jersey avenue to street northwest; along Is
street to First street east; along First street east
TO Fourth street; down Fourth street to PennsYl-
Vania avenue to its intersection with B street
south; through b street south to Pennsylvania
avenue west; along pennsylvania avenue to the
President: thence to Georgetown through Bridge
street to High. to Second, TO the Georgetown COL
leRe; from thence to Firstlstreet to Cav to
Greene: through Greene to Bridge, crossing over
the NJ street bridge to Twentieth street. in Wash
ington; through Twentieth street to X: down X
to Seventeenth, to H; along H to Ninth; down
Ninth 10 Pennsylvania avenue; thence up Louisl-
sion will disband.
The position Of each society will be as follows:
-Htbernian Benevolent Society, right resting on
louisiana avenue, opposite Seaton house. George
town Htbernian Association and Georgetown
Total Abstinence Society, with right resting on
east side OF Sixth street: also No. 8 Hibernian
Society, West End Hibernian Society, No. HI
bernian Benevolent Society, Knights of st. Pat
rick, senior and junior; Knights OF St. Columb-
kille, senior and Junior; Knights of st. Peter,
senior and junior; Knights Of st. Joseph.
All temperance and other societies, represented
in the convention, wishing to participate in the
celebration, and not having been assigned posi-
ton, will form on Indiana avenue, with their
right resting on the east side Of Third street
northwest. J. p. BARRETT,
Chief Marshal