New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-18
HONOR TO IRELAND'S SAINT,
ST. PATRICRs DAY QUIETLY KEPT.

ST PATRICK'S DAY QUIETLY KEPT.
NOT MUCH TROUBLE AND LITTLE ENTHUsIAsM-A
SMALL PRoCEssIoN-THE FRIENDLY SONS OF ST.
PATRICK DINE AT DELMoNICo's-ADDREssEs BY
CHAUNCEY N. DEPEw, =. R. CoUDERT AND
OTHERS.
The Observances of st. Patricks Day in this
city yesterday were quiet. About 1000 men
IN procession were reviewed by the Mayor,
and then held celebration in Jones's Wood.
Nearly two hundred members of the Society
of the Friendly Sons of st. Patrick were
present at Delmonco's last night on the oc-
casiOn of their ninety-third anniversary dinner.
Chief-Justice DAILY presided, and speeches
were made by Frederic R. Coudert, Chauncey
NJ. Depew, Mayor Grace and Others.
THE PROCESSION TO JONES5 WOOD.
DEMONSTRATION THAT AWAKENED LITTLE En-
THUsIAsM-TuE REVIEW BY THE MAYoI-AD.
DRESSES AT JoNEs's WOOD.
The Irish societies kept ST. Patrick's Day in the
customary manner. There was procession through
the principal streets uptown, which terminated at
JOness Wood, where a general festival was held.
The parade did not arouse enthusiasm and interest,"
as it often has done in former years. Crowds
gathered D the streets through which the procession
was to pass, but the number of spectators was not
SO large as has often been the case.
The line formed in front of the Cooper Institute,
and although IL o'clock was the hour
named for starting, it was 1880 o'clock be-
fore the societies began TO move. They
marched in the following order: ST. COlumbas So
ciey Riio Corps, Ancient Order of Hbernians
forty divisions), National and State officers,
marshals, Holy lnnocents' Temperance Society,
Young Mems St. James, Temperance Society,
Academy Hall Land League, Twelfth Ward Branch
of the Irish National Land League and the Sixteenth
Ward Branch of the Land League. There were in
all about 1000 men IN line, and they all wore the
usual green scarf decorated with emblems Of Ire
land. The march was up Fourth-ave. TO Union
square, through Seventeenth-st. TO Seyenth-ave,
thence to Forty-secondst, to Fifth-aye. to Fifty
eighth-st and then to Joness Wood at Sixty-Dinth-
ST. and the Eastern Boulevard.
The procession was reviewed by Mayor Grace, the
Common Council and other invited guests from the
pavilion in UniOn-square. The Mayor wore green
sprlg in tue lapel Of his coat ana saluted the
societies as they passed. Among the other persons
on the reviewing stand were Sheriff Bowe, Park
Commissioners Olliffe and MacLean. Commissioner
Thomas s. Brennan, Aldermen Keenan,, Sauer,
Strack, Bernard Kenney, Patrick kenney McAVoy,
AuteDreith, HillIard and Kirk GnIet Clerk Tracey
Deputy Clerk OF the Board of Aldermen, Richard VI.
Walters Charles Reilly, Edward l.. Carey ana ex-
Alderman Michael Tuomey. The head of ehe pro,
cessiOu reached the reviewing stand about l2io and
the line was about twenty-five minutes IN passing.
The celebration at Jones5 Wood was IN the ma
ture of a picnic. There were only about 5000 per-
sons present, although o much larger attendance
| had been expected. An admission fee OF 90 cents
was charged and the proceeds will DO sent to Ire,
| land TO assist the Land League movement band
played Irish airs and some of the people present IN
dulged in an exhibition of Irish dances. A large
crowd gathered on one OF the platforms and listened
| TO an address on Irelaud's sufenngs AgernOn :.
Sullivan was the first speaker. He alluded To Par
! uelPs work in allevang the depression IN Ireland,
and spoke of the injustice of Davltts imprisonment
! Their names received with voeerous cheering.
Mr. Sullivan also spoke of the Irish race IN TINS
| country He described the Irish people here as
thrifty industrious and honest set OF people, put ne
thought they had one great fault-they drank llt-
tie bit too much whiskeY. Thomas Z. r.. EcGleslne
! the Rev. Father Leonard, of ST. AuthoDys Churcn,
| and Others spoke.
| at 1890 q. m. by Cardinal MeClUskey, at which
Archbishop Corrlgan assisted. Vicar-General Quinn
was the assistant priest the Rev, Fathers McQuirk
| and Wayrch deacOns Of honor, the Rev. Fathers
| Litz and Kautz deacons of the mass and the Rev.
| Fathers Farley and Mcdonnell masters OF cere-
monies. The Rev. Father McInery preached the SER
| mon. There were also extra masses III 81, PatrckS
| Church in Mulbcrry-St the old cathedrab.
Tao observance of the day in Brooklyn was gulet.
Flags were displayed the public buildings. Masses
were said in the Roman Catholic chdrches. small
| body of men paraded i'll the Eastern District from
| Bedforl-aye. to Second and Orth-nlnth-sts: A
dinner was eaten last evening in the assembly
| rooms of the Academy of Music by the members OF
| the ST. PatrickS Society aud number OF invited