, 1877-03-18
ST. *PATRICK'S DAY. /.
a Grand Turnout Of. the Irish Associa-
tions Of Chicago.
Tie Literary Association Win Do Honor
to the Saint To-1lorroT.
THE PROCESSION.


e THE PROCESSION.
:, =: FINE TURNOUT.
. Yesterday was tn great day for Ireland
n The Church long since settled that the 18th
t March was sacred to the memory Of st. Patric
T. patron Saint Of the Green Isle, and eradicator
; snakes and otherrept1es thcrcfrom. 1mmem
6 rial usage points to the absolute necessity Of
e procession with banners, flags, gaudy sashe
aud gold-lace epaulcttes Dear to the Hibe
nian heart the tramp through the rain or sno
, (when 1t doesn't rain on St. Patrick's Day
, generally snows). Yesterday it did neither
!: owing to some failure in the meteorological 81
rangements, But three inches of inevitable
snow in the streets and ssa nippiug and an cage
air prevailing made up for this. Through l
all the enthusiastic energy of the Cclt showet
itself in brave parade, and dehed the unrelcnt
ing thermometer.
As carly as H. m. large crowds had gathered
in the vicinity Of St. Patrick's Church, on th'
corner OF Adams and Desplaincs streets. shortl.
thereafter the different military, charitable, ant
Temperance organizations began to assemble
and tair representation OF cach society filed
into the church, which was soon filed to its Ut
most capacity. Here Bishop Folly celebrated
Iontitcal High blass. His assistants were
rat rather Vcrden, Archdcacon Of the Mass; Fathers
smith and 0'Nei1l, Dcacons of Honor: Father
HItn, ath, o. st. vincent's, Deacon Of the Mass
| i ny pancgyr1c was pronounced BY the Rev. D.
j. Kor1tan, Secretary to the Bishop.
INC services being concluded, the Bishop, clad
IN mltre and cape and accompanied by score
Father Father CONWAY, immediately adjoining the
church, from the balcony OF wlicn lie was to
REVIEW THE PROCESSION.
u hao neeh settled that the start should be
maze at precsely II g. M, but, as is uniformly
the case, no move was made until an hour luter
Ii the meantime the crowd increased in density,
anu surged around the church and the priests
house, the central points OF interest. Every
othcr man wore q green nccltie, every woman
sported ribbons Of the national hue. The socic-
tics marched and countermarched, but Ly:antl-
ings were diversified by tie appear appca1-
ance Of an elderly lady, who announced
ns aersel1 !, az as BRIDGET Barry, all the wurreld
and gold, with ribbons and decorations, includ-
ing every color III the raiubow, alortiing her.
It was stated that Mrs Barry appeared in this
gulse every year: and formed Il feature Of the
tue crush M to get good view seemed highly ac-
ccptable to the old lady, who smiled benign1y
upon her adnring audience.
Shortly before noon the Bishop took M his
stand on the balcony, attended by Fathers Moo |
others, in addition to those who had |
taken part in the church service, and 1ho
procession began to move. First in line !
came the knights OF St. Patrick, some thirty or
fIh1rty-tlye horscmen, led by the Grand Marshal,
about 80 strong, marching by fours. Col.
Iorrcnce led the way with Father Casbmnn.
Chaplain OF the regiment, on his right Tho
Golor'seFgcants bore the American and Irish
iaes Il newly presented to the regiment. On
he whole, the men acquitted themselves well,
Ind presented very fair aDnenranra h,,t c,,.irrr