The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-19
ST. PATRICK's DAY.
Al Beautiful Day and q Handsome
Parade.
,rhe sens and ssanghiers af Old Erin Turn
Out I'm Large Numlbfrs 80 see the
Frocsssies.

mueh ss the day coming 1T q raiay sesHune OF the
rear is generally vet and dssgfeeabies Is is
srue thatit did rain as uaual en So, Patrleb .
Day proper, but the postpJnatnent Of tha eale.
brasipn from Saturday 70 euaday, altered the ait'
nAlior, sud indeed msdsit tn4fe brilliant aud ina
t8sesting, by leaving 40 eneuss ~ the members
mf the various Hbernian societies not TO join Ia
the procession
Ia the early morning every Catholic church In
she city Was crowded wi h the faithful, the sew
sral branches OF tn Hibefnian Beney eit Asso'
eialious, The Ancient Order et Hiberntsns, the
Mitchell Rss and the Irish Raes attendn
High Macs In a body, each At ohuteh Of their
own selection, enhancing with taeir handsome
uniforms aud gay regnlias. tho randeur OF the
ceremonies.
Al usual, the street, ana balconies along the
rouie Of The procession we're throagea
with people, the lady fisnas Of the participants
Ia tho parade Being out ID large numberf, and
msnifestng by their presence aud their proiuso
aoral offerings the intense interest which they
ehared with the sterner sax in making the cele.
bration worthy OF the sous aud daughters Of Ire.
land. Ind ed, we have sedota seen flowers be-
slowed with such liberslty - they were yesttr.
day, and we dare say that there was scarcely
single member OF the organizations named who
did not receive ut lesst nossgay TO mingle with
sha sprig Of shamrock which he wore davotedly
In the buttonhos OF the lappsl of his coat.
4 II was rot until halt-past eleven, after High
Mass, that the yAriou. organizations, with hags
and banners Haunting la the fresh breeze, each
led by fine brass band, began TO arrive on
Canal street, the place of rendezvous Here the
thfong OF lockers on was the deasast, and Ii was
with considerable eff,ra that circulation was
practicable.
There were no endorsements or delay, how
aver, In she forming OF the line, which pegnn TO
naoya on its way up town, ut Il o'clock, lead by
the Grand Marshal of the procession, Hugh
Flynn, Esq.
First Division.
The procession headed by the Grand Marshal,
Hugh Flynn, accompanied by his aide, Geo. Me-
Gloskey, 4. j. b. Flynn, J. N Healy, Fl. b. Bren-
nan, m. X. o'Neil. 2. Hannigan, Jamss Sweeney,
W. d. RinRroee, Hugh Mogloekes, Josept Feeney,
Hugh moMsnus, IA. j. Larkin, II. ]. Price,
Michael j. Barfet.
Following the aid was th u fine organic stion
THE iRrsH RIFLES,
numbering about eighty men, dressed in their
dark gray suits headed by their officers, Captain
.sphn Fitzpatrick. First Lieut.. John II. MorBer,
Neeond Lieut.. N. smith, Third Lieut.. i. Mcaraw,
Orderly Sergeant j. j. Murray.
Then came, led by .aeir ctfeers, WI n..ia hely'
ID. fanny, Recording cretary, John Freel,
Financial Secretary, James Smith. Treasurer.
Hugh McCloskey. Mashal, Fat Kane and 10.
Hennessy. aids, the staunch organization, with
70 men In fle,
CONCORD ORDER or rtsERN1AHs NO. 1.
This organization presented tine appearance,
saecked In Their plush suits, with green sashes
odped with gold fringe.
DIVISION NO. Q,
Of the Ancient Order ef Htbcrnians, was next In
line.
Their uniform, as previously described, was
enc OF the beautiful feanr.s OK the PROCESSION
and attracted universal attention.
President, J. McHale Walpole; Vice President,
H. m. Kennedy; Recording Secretary, ID Kelly
Financial Secretary, L. Bonlop; Treasurer, VIM.
UulienAn, Marshal, p. Condor; Aids. ~. Juade
and a. Duan.
second Division.
The Mitchell Rifles led the second division, and
were tho invited guests and escort of Branch No.
/. This company made a splendid military sp.
pearance in their green anH rms. and marched
like old veteraus TO the music ef Frank Fortunes
silver cornet band The company mustered fifty
men, rank aud die, commsueed by Capt. al.
Cooney.
Then followed
BRANCH No. /;
al their head the Marshal, p. Barron, with his aids
MeesrF. VIM. Conway and Michael Lynch. Their
large and beautiful green silk flag, crowned with
white and green wreath, carried In o carriage
drawn by four gray horses, decorated with stream
ere OF green silk, with the notices, "karent Stem
Branch No. II. B. and M. A. A., organic q July
Fl. 1862 The members were out in full force
and numbered over 100 stalwart men, making q
splendid appearance IN their new reaalis, each
member airing q rich green silk scarf, EN-
broidered with gold edgings and fringe, and the
smhlems of the harp shamrock, stars, etc, bsau-
"A aI..NgF .afr nY vSry
o basu,iul white satin, en- which was painted the
likeness of Ireland's fsrorite, Daniel OConnel,
on the reverse side Branch No. Parent Stem,
was displayed In he centre CT the ranks the rear
being brought up with the invited guests IN car.
riages. The oficers OF thus, one OF the solidest
branches OF the association, are: lawrence
McGrane, President; Dan Mahoney, Vice Pres
ident; John o'Nei, Treasurer; Pat Barrow, Mar
shal; An hony rsffe, Financial Secretary; William
.. Furniss, b. oording Secretary p. B. dell, Ser
geant-at-Arns.
a company OF U ited states soldiers following
next in line was lite feature Ia the procession.
BRANCH NO. 8,
Under the lesdei ship uf the following officers :
Joseph 0'Gonnor, President; 2. Frower Vice
President; ph Kennedy and Denis Brady.
Secretaries, narcned 10 the inspiring strains Of
martis9 music.
BRANCH NO.
made grand di pisy, wlih 70 ttalwars men in
hle led by their fieers. Vim. Jones, President !;
j. Mnlhurn, Vice President; ]. Barnett, secre-
tary, and P. McUloskey. treasurer.
BRA cH 30.
followed Branca No. 4, der tho leadership of
The following officers f. 0'Brlen, President ;
Miles Scanlon, Vice President; James Sweeney.
Treasurer James Gallagher. Secretary. Some
l0e men in ue, wesrl Z tee handsome regalia OF
the order, presented fine appearance.
The Route
Was long one, but peasant, owing to the de-
lghtful temperature, and as Lows:
Up Camp to Prytanis, to FIRST, to Magazine, to
Esplanade, to Levee, to Vaudeville, to Royal, TO
Canal.
The PROCESSION. after countermsrching Canal
street to Rsmpars, was dismiss ed about o'clock.
serenades.
After ths PROCESSION the Iriah Rides, Capt:
Tao rfswyo tr5n cf1aa n. an ding Rrancf, M al