Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-17
ST. P4TRfCK'S DAY.
ANIMPcAING PROCESSION.
Features Of the Celebration.

This morning dawned brightly the air
being clear and warm, And for once it was
thought, we were TO have a pleasant ST. Pat
rick's day. Pretty soon, however, the storm
clouds were rolling up and there was a
sprinkling OF rain, while the leaden sky
seemed TO denote a continuance OF the
shower. notwithstanding the threatening
ascept Of the weather, however the neigh
borhood OF the City Hall where the process
slon was 70 form, was at an early hoer filled
quite busy appearance.
THE PROCESSION
did not get In order to move E1til noon,
when IL LETT IN the following order:
FIRST DIVISION.
Detail o, mounted police. Chief marshal.
Patrick NJ. Kelly. Aides-Thomas BREEZE
rck, Thomas MCMAHON, ]. B. Lynch, r,
Nah, g. Cannon, III. NJ @. Dasnaher, James
Daily and James Lawlor.
Knights st. Patrick, headed by Douch,s
5and, nnmbe ring go, Commanders John
O'Connell, Michael Shugrue and T. r. Kane.
The uniform was black suits, with green
baldrics and swords and 2reen -trim med hats
Junior Knights st Patrick, james Mont-
Knights OF st. Colurnkiile, headed by Es-
putas COrnet band. Trey had So In tue
ranks, with gold sword, green baldrics,
black bats with green feathers. Maurice
Joyce, commander, T. W. Murphy ana u. A.
Murphy, deputies.
Junior Knights st. ColumkIlIe. ]. A,
sistant.
KNIGHTS of St. Bernard, of Georgetown,
John Trahey. corcfnander, and T. j. l. Jsni-
son, assistant; 80 in line, blue baldrlc, black
cap trimmed with blue.
Knights Of the Immaculate Conception
Church, headea by COrcoran Zouave drU m
corps; 60 men in line; uniformed in blue
balGric. trimmed with white, blue! and
white feather in black hat; Cnmmander, NJ
Hailihan. joan DAILY and T. Haney aids.
SECOND DIVISION.
Assistant Marshal, p. McCartney. Aids
c. Daily, Vim. McGann, j. Ferry, p. Camp
bel, j. H. 8usher, a. Kramer, w. Arendes
Knights of st. Peter, headed by section Of
the Marine band, numbering 49, uniformed;
faced with crossed keys; commander, a
Langley; aids, John Owen and John McCar-
Knights ofSt Joseph, about 30 In file; com.
mander, NJ. ]. Grant, aids, w t. Kelley. r
T. Taylor and w. III. McGhan; blue baldricS
blue and white feather In hat.
knights OF st. George, so men in line, uni.
formed; lred baldrics, red belt. blue feather
| and black hat; captain, Geo. Jeunneman.
Knights of st. stephens, so men, green and
gold baldric, red belt, Z. Mccarthy com
mander, VIM. Ry an and c. Daley aids.
knights of ST. DOminick (mounted), *,
Commander j. Collins, L O'ConneIl aud j.
:: sullivan assistants; white baldric, black
band, black cap, white band.
knights of 81. Peter, j. p. Barrett. COM
mander; r Sullivan, John Gates, l.. Leani-
man; and j. Fitzhugh aids; purple baldric,
purple feather on black chapeaux..
THIRD DIVISION.
Assistant Marshal, Charles MEG ae. Aids
y. IL DdiIey. T.. (Suauo, L. CIeary, j. owens,
r. j. MalOney, Il. !Lynch, p. A. Byrne, n.
Langley.
Hibefnia Society, No !, headed by Repet-
us band; ID. Kenny and w. w. Ryan, num-
bering 800 men.
Hibernia Benevolent Society, No. 3, East
washington, beaded by a section of the NJ ~
rine band; Andrew Neville, president; Jos.
Plant, marshall; James Mccarthy and Geo.
Mcmahon, $50 in line.
Mounted detachment of HIbernia, No. l,
30 In line, George Gideon, marshal.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Assistant Marshal, Il. NJ Sullivan. Aids
+. Maher, j. Sullivan, Il. Calvin, L. MuDtZ,
M Fitzgerald, j. Meehan, f. HOllorsn.
Washington HiDernia Association, con-
nected with st. Aloysius Church. Daniel
McGOveren, marshal; ThOs. MONTGOMERY
/ Patrick Foley, P.J Caldwell, Patrick Ryan,
j. A. Stone, assistants, headed by a section
of the Marine band; $50 In line.
Georgetown HibeTnian Society, a. Small,
president; w. q. h. Thomas, commander; A.
BranZill and G. s. Ofutt, aids, headed by
Naval Academy band.
Georgetown T. A. Society, Harry Halves
marshal.
West End Hibernian Society, headed by
5th Mary land Regiment band; Frank Mack
marshal; 8. Burns, VIM. KinslOw. and John
Harmon. assistants. They had $50 in line.
A long line OF carriages followed contain
ing memOers OF the societies. The line of
march was around the Capitol up the ave-
nue. TO Georgetown, returning TO the City
Hall.
The procession was very large and i'm
+ sing one, and attracted great attention as
IL asSed through the streets.