The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-10-17

st. Peters Society, Very Rev. C. Moynihan,
Spiritual Director, R. 81. BARLEY, President !;
John ONeil, Marshal, 81 members.
st. Joseph's Society, Algiers Rev. A. Bellau
ger, S. NJ, Spiritual Director; w. S Colbert,
President ; 90 members.
The men were all attired neatly in black,
and, as people along the route remarked
did not bear the impress of ever having been
even drink-hards. Each Society had beautiful
banner and several flags, while the larger ones
were headed by fine brass bands. The process
sion was about six squares long and presented,
as a whole, quite al imposing and beautiful
appearance.
The route was something novel. Heretofore
all professions have been in the habit of going
through the length of the city, many marching
through districts inhabited by people who have
little sympathy for them or their cause, and
Ignoring other districts, little out of the
beaten path, where their friends reside in
thousands. The route of this procession was,
therefore, so fixed as to pass among those who
were supposed to be more or less interested, but
was compelled, from want of time, to leave out
the large and populous parish of st. Peter,
in the Third District, which, being on the
other side of the old city of New Orleans, could
have been barely reached by march of three
miles. The procession consequently marched
through the parishes of st. Joseph, st. Patrick,
st. John the Baptist, st. Aphonsus, St. Michael
and St. Theresa, passing in front of each of
these churches. The large crowd Of people
who lined the sidewalks, at least ten times
more numerous than last year, made each man
in the procession feel that he was in the midst
of friends. As the procession approached the
churches of st. Theresa and St. Joseph, the
bells were rung merrily, and at St. Joseph's
Hall, in the latter parish, flags were hung
across the street.
At half past five o'clock the procession reach
ed Lafayette Square and was dismissed.
We might here properly remark that the so
cieties above mentioned, together with the
Society in Houma, La, form the Total Absti-
nence Union of Louisiana, which was organ
lied in July, 1873, for the purpose ofintroducing
the principles of Total Abstinence into every
community in the State, establishing new
societies and Strengthening those already in
existence. Originally formed by three socie-
ties of adults and one OF cadets, the Union
has been enabled, in two years, 20 increase the
number to eight societies of adults and four of
cadets.
The officers of the Union are Rev. d. No
Kiniry, Spiritual Director; Thos. G. Rapier,
President; Il. R. Giffney, First Vice President;
J. T. A. OMealle, Second Vice President (; J. C.
II. Kavanagh, Secretary VIM. II. Byrnes.
Grand Marshal; P. ]. Donnegan, sergeant-at-
Arms.
THE LECTURE.
st. Patrick's Hall was never honored with
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bIlity than that which assembled last Sunday
evening to hear the lecture of the Rt. Rev.
Bishop of Natchez. The hall is the most mag
nifcent and by far the largest in the South,
having seating capacity of thirty-five hun
dred +; yet every seat was occupied and several
hundred persons were compelled to stand
throughout the proceedings, SO that the audi
ence may safely be estimated at four thousand.
On the platform the banners and flags of the
societies were placed, and over and around it
evergreens were lastly arranged, interpreted
with notices appropriate to the occasion. In
the center, in large letters appeared:
"The Holy Father, from his heart blesses
the Total Abstinence Union."-CardiHGlA into
NELL.
To the right of this
Treasure total abstinence as a gem from
Heaven disseminate and propagate IT,
Father Burke.
and to the left
"The Total Abstinence movement seems to
be the very best of our day-the best for our
race, and the best for ireland. ! believe in it,
and will help it for its own sake and for my
country's sake."-JOkn Mitchell.
The Reverend Clergy manifested their res
peet for the Bishop and their sympathy with
the Total Abstinence movement by attending
in large numbers OF the sixty priests in this
city about forty were present on the platform,
others taking seats in the audience.
At seven o'clock the Bishop arrived at the
hall, but was delayed some minutes in reaching