The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-24
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society among the Irish people found
ed upon the principles of Unity,
Friendship and True Christian Char
acter. Their number in the United
States and Canadas run up into the
millions, while their treasury receipts
footed up last May about $Ia,75o, 900.
A division was organized in Irwin last
September with about forty-five mem
bers, having ]. M. Mccormick, c. D.;
Terry Connolly, Pres't; Tim Deacy,
Rec. sec'y; Felix Berry, Fin. Sec'y;
John Mccormick, Treasurer, and Tom
Collins, Sargent-at-arms.
The seventeenth of March, St.
Patrick's day, is always gala day
among all "true born Irishmen," and
more especially by the Hibernia So
ciety. They most always celebrate IN
a body by making parade during the
day, and in the evening with ball OF
other social entertainment of some
kind.
On last Thursday evening, per invi-
tation of the Society of the Ancient
Order of Hibernia, we visited the Elk
Mountain Hotel, land when ye reporter
and his compagu0n arrived about eight
O'Clock in the evening, he found the
seats at the tables in the spacious dining
hall nearly all occupied, and we were
compelled to remain in the Office until
]. M. McCormick's left optical rested
upon our hungry countenance. He
thereupon invited us in, stating that
there was always room for more, and
seated us among what to all appear
ances appeared to be lot of bonanza
kings or New York capitalists, but on
second look we recognized nearly all
of them as familiar faces, and among
them we noticed men of all the differ
ent avocations of life that 60 to make
up busy and thrifty mining town, as
for instance there was the miner and
mine owner, the lawyers and doctors,
the merchants and mechanics, the
mine brokers and spectators, all very
busily engaged in manipulating lot
of dinner dishes, while the contents
grew beautiful and rapidly less.
After becoming reconciled from our
gaze upon the assembly long enough
to be waited upon, bill of fare was
place before us and at the same time
we said "no" to an inquiry as to
whether we would have soup. In the
meantime we read the menu through
from beginning to end, and then
thinking that we did not know any
more what we wanted than before, we
told the waiter to bring us something
to fill up hungry man. The waiter
took in the situation and brought us
supper that would have done credit
to metropolitan hotel.
The supper being finished the guests
were supplied with sufficient amount
of glassware, when the champagne be-
gan to pop. The balance of the
evening was spent in drinking toest,
speech-making and singing. Every
body seemed to enjoy themselves in
manner that was commendable to the
occasion, especially after they had
been drinking wine about half hour.
Charley Brann made speech referring
to the jollity of the occasion said that
while we were enjoying all the bless
ings Of life apparently, the brother
countrymen Of the Hibernia Society
across the sea were suffering want and
oppression. He also spoke of the
tyranny of Alexander H., Gar of Rus
sia, of whose assassination we had lust
learned by telegraph. He then re-
ferred to the glorious liberty of this
country, and that on these OCCASIONS
of enjoyment and revelry we should
not forget to respond and aid the sut-
fering brethren in foreign land.
Speeches and songs were also in
dulged in by Messrs. Maloney, Lynch,
Connolly, Deacy, Stevens, Selig, and
a number of Others. Mr.. Heilegers
sang an Irish song in German, while
Dick Roelf sang a German song.