Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-29
TOM MOORE.
Presenting His But to the City Of Brook.
lyn---Honorins His birthday at Other

Points. ssti5s@g "a sst, On st5a i
New YoRK. May 2d The beautiful Prospect
Park was. crowded to-day with residents of
Brooklyn and New YGk, who were gathersd5t To
witness the ceremonisi attending tho presents
tion Of q bust Of 1om Moore to the city Of
Brooklyn by the 81 Patricia society. Hon.
T. Kinsella, editor o. the Brooklyn Eaqle and
president of the socity, made the presentation
address, and the bSst was unveiled, by, the
sculptor, John D. Naidy. President Mammalian,
of the park commission, made q speech ac-
cepting the statute. Mr.. Andrew Mclean,
managing editor Of Ihe Eagle, read poem,
and was followed bIs the orator Of the day,
Charles N. Brooks. Mayor Howell, and Rev.
made short addresses. The park commission
ers made the day the OCCASION for the summer
concert Allpnblic ldingsand many private
residences are decked With American, Irish and
Persian flags the lat named reminders OF
the story Of Lalla Bokh. Geo. NJ. Keehan
was grand marshal AMI director of ceremonies.
The exercises closed Nth music, when the
leading men present, took carriages in waiting
and drove down the boulevard to Coney Island,
where the various improvements going on we're
inspected. The part returned early in the
evening to the Mansion House, Brooklyn,
where one Of the most elegant banquets ever
served in this city Was participated in by two
hundred Of the most prominent Irishmen in
ing the mayor, and hss ds Of all city and coun.
ty departments, and many gentlemen distin-
gulshed in literary work and various other
walks of life. Letters regretting inability to
be present were received from PresidentH ayes,
Secretaries Evarts, Sherman, Schurz and Key,
Attorney General Devens, Gen. w. T. Sher-
man, Senator Conkling Speaker Randall, and
Gov .Ek \
consisted of speeches by the Hon. Thos.s w.
Is kinsella, Rev. Father Kegan, Hon. j. 8. T.
Strathan, Andrew McIesn Barclay Gallagher,
and others. George n. Nichols, who was
master of ceremonies, assisted greatly in max.
ing the ceremony q brilliant one. The affair
was marked by great enjoyment, good music.
and beautiful flowers and other decorations.
AT NEW YORK.
NEW York, May %. The one hundredth an
niversary Of the birth Of The poet Moore was
celebrated in the academy of music this eve.
ming. Oneaof the principal features of the
entertainment was the rendering of number
Of Irish melodies by . choius and orchestra.
Richard OGOrman delivered an address upon
the life and works Of Moore, and poems were
read by John Savage and r. III. Stoddard.
AT BALTIMORE.
BALT1MoRE, May 2s.-The centenary Of, Ton
NAOOIo WAS Ce1eOI6GeO al tu0 AC8OeOy OF MUSIC
tonight, which was crowded to it's full capaoi.
ty, and many were unable to gain admission.
The programme consisted ofivocal and instru.
mental music, all compiled for the occasion
from Moore's melodies. Hon M. p. O'Connor
Of South Carolina, was thu orator. Among
those present were the mayor and heads Of de.
partments of the city government, Archbishop
Gibbons and large numberO Of Catholic clergy,
as we'll rs clergymen from nearly all evangelical
denominations in the city. The several orders
of Catholic knighthood were present in uni
form, and hundreds of ladies participated in
the celebration. Is
t1 IN IRELAND. =
LONDON, May %. The Moore centenary
celebration passed off brilliantly in Dublin
Lord OHogan delivered the oration. An ode
composed by ID. F. MCCARTHY was read and ,
grand fancy ball given in me evening by tn,
lord mayor. There were Aiap celebrations II
-beitast and various Irish towns, and ii
Liverpool. y
@ AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, May %. The hundreth anniver
sary of the birth Of the poet, Tom Moore wa
celebrated by grand banquet at the Peabody
hotel tonight. The coca zion was one of gen
raj enjoyment, being interspersed with ad
dresses and singing. Fully a hundred ladie
and gentlemen participated.
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