New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
HONORING IRELAND'S SAINT.
THE FRIEEDLY SONS OF ST. PATRICK.
DINING At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ny c. A. DANA
MIR. pEPhw AND OTHERS.

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1924 Anniversary dinner Of the Friendly sons OF 81.
patrick ot Dclmoncos last night had been made
Of ANYTHING but paint and canvas, his sanity
feature would certainly have relarscd into
smile arl he would have joined tho many gallant
Irshmen aud OF Irshmen present in Quning
bumper Of champagne in honor Of Old Erin Two hun
dred and down the feast aud they were
as Jolly as only Insnmen know how TO be.
The hall was gOyly bedeoked with flags.
the larp OF Erin and tho stars
ana sripe- hanging side ly side, while the Union Jack
o. England peeped forth here and there band enIV-
ened the feast with music dear TO Irish cara.
Joseph J. ODOnohue the president OF the society pre-,
sided and o,.ciaed toast master. with him az the
guests tabc Henry Ward Beecher, Mayor Grace
Chaunccy NJ Dcpew, Charles \ Dana Judge Moan DAVIS
General Horace Porter j. scaver PAGE, Colonel NiamI
Brown, Whtelaw Reid, Postmaster General James
represeutug -. Davids society; Berkely Mostyh ST.
Georges Society; James Fraser ST. Andrews society
cx-Jnict Horace Russell, the New-England society
aud Carlisle Norwood, the st. Nicholas society
Among those at the other tables we're DIS
trict Attorney Martlue. l.. D. Farrell eN-Nheih
Peter Bowe, Superintendent Of Police william
Murray Police Commissioner Noorhis, W. BoolHe
Cock ran shcria Grant Register John Reilly Fraucs
H,.gius. Commissioner Brennan, Judge D1ly and eN
Commissioner Thomas L. Fcitncr Colonel Hugh ODo1-
ocnu, OF Governor IIlrs stat; cN-Chiefjusuce DtIy
Park Commissioner John d. Crmmns, Il. 6. Ko.ston
General Lloyd Aspmwal John p. Kelly. justice W. H.
Kelly, T. q. Mooney, Niles OBren, DeWitt j. SeuIntn'
Commissioner simmons, cX-Jutse lI1wes, Iry Law
renee a.. duncan Harris, T. J. Morrison +. c. D'ylin
r. ~ Walters, Hosea T. Perkins ana Robert A. Johns
tJn.
Itwasnearly nalf.past ocio k when Mr.. ODonoghHc
ouened the spcecl-makiug with brief address of vol
come an then announced the first toast, The dy we
band played a few bars Of Patricks D1y IN the
Morning" Charles \. Ddn', VINO IcpcG 10 inc t ,oS,
lows: 3A3
The toast you have just gci .uj tho call You have inst
a
Legendary character VINO once haJ to "odDl hN own
identity. "Wno am ~ j" cried. 81 an Giles sc,oSI
ptus nave lost pair of nor--,; bat Il am not why
&b"ar & i','' @ " r C"lr' 1,i1i 10 be an I s,nla,
for what Yankee from ihe N"yuoNer was ever 'lorr
caed uP'u sPeak on ST. Pa,neN's Day to cro"9 81
other should such h"uors toS Pairck -htecH
ceutuiic after - deain Is not 80 moth because De &
colu.r. IA. ue 4use he wa one o! the greatest .nons
tanlty WHEN hlth made OF one blood all nations of
men, Applause IN TINS sens, tIru 700 may c cIoE
- Pttilca, ANA 10 nave tAs rIHt TO speak
his honor feeble voice may allow on TINS great
FIRST then. we may congratulate ourselves and con
n,1s b",'r Ir"li,il land oi your s,1cal
love. aud my sympathy and admiration. Looking al
changes winch nave taken place IN tue paN 90 al
We may ~ that Ireland has hardly seen 50 happy an
HAu'cT~t.y as tbs 'lucr heHIy H. cam" oltrIt over ~
the t"etH ccLiury; nor has a. any Jine 'h nc S''d'
struggle between the Irish op.e ana the Ln-9H I'D.
Vodcr, been abe attain The promise Of settlement
with fair measure OF justice as how seems to De
possible. lApplauSe.I ,. , ,...,,,,. ,,.
Il on the rsh side Of this vast historic contest.
0to.u, William smith O'l;-ieu Isaac Bl,l audmpa'-
tI 4I.to.l ID never fail 10 NIltc mon Ihdhrs hl-H al"
-oaou,. IN h.r list as fd,hfu and devoted ,ti'ati'
OF freedom; and great glory OF the IRISH p,ope
INA; the, utvr only cherished he memory o. thr-e
cu.Ar.. freshmen, and oI others IKE tLen' 6ut nave
IiDvcr ia pursuing the ends and The hopes 10
which hey gave Their lives. App.'Hs-.l frt w. can .
but declare Iat great as were their Ideas Inspiring a
Is IAor cAampc, the long struggle was not ended wan
treu.; Iu,c-d is bitterness was hardly amch'raiet
Inc w1Ih Acy Ell 10 he done was qHlle AS yea" a. .e
WORK tA,y Undertook TO DO; ana sometimes II was .
But in our OVID day, and within the Last ten years,
thrr" has arisen p"huca! l'tdcr il Ire. ma NOR NOR
instances, better equipped, perm 5 Tor
and IN tirc H. the preparation o.. n.- measures; and
il IS o too much 20 say ina, uui leader 1t would
really seem That the d.ti.N NrM'"' ol ltsh sc.l
At lald Ira.cr O; course 70 C.a...- l.,art P,rneI
iong continued appIAuc ana Il '' most intere5unS
NeN-No lebrttIg to-day tur.r IO-d anniversary,
that l. himself mali an AhcIcdn deriving not
only Eu oOi, hut more imam htt Of as name from
ga.au a ID distinguished officer OF the Cnled states
natural ucu that not on flsHuen on TINS side OF the
Atlantic and the descendants OF lrsAmen not ohiy
tucsr, uut all other Americans IL well-ehOud JOIN IL
= Wien he irrt, ana n backing no win
ItcuutI} Efforts that Ptwrll ana ms associates
iuaal- for the realization of home rule ana local
b,Ii-co,. .,urut iu ireland.
Bur i.- th,rc everything to encourage u' and We
h.v- At to gvo way to hope duJ to cheerful anuci
tnous years duration had oeen won until after the
ma an IecNll. enFas'henl mas l""ch l'ce alu mas
ended rs "hsh I" rhh Iue loIce' anu tne interest,"
a-rayed gains. IRISH sefSOyernhoHt are immense AID
q
way, ana they Will not easily give up the booty which
they have dcyo red 50 Ions 1t Is true that the stnr
,IiT7,''I rhiL i'-t.'y tf'.m s are 80 grrat
lem for English politicians any LONGER to win
d,.spi trd Gsvcrthticss Tua calamity has So often
thit cannot feel OF tue final ctoy
sure and ij IS at no possible effort shall be omitted
that 10 support which W" mere can give sha De iackhg
that no ENCOURAGEMENT that can come rom tAe syInpa
tines and the contributions OF America snail be withheld
There i auoJleT point in the present movement of
Ireland which Is peculiarly worthy OF co.Hmemoratou
o, thc cq .ity OF Nj. Parnen is conducting the
Tto rtr gltb 6Ho reco,nize The truth I6,P
a'onc with the political nights which home rule VIII
realize. that fundamental social rlgh-tuc rgt to
tie |.i6. Applause The Irish people must not only
govern themselves. but me land thry live III must be
terms OF entire JustcS from the foreign land
lord, nd he great absentee propretors ana II must 6e
Ia on equitable and convemeut terms TO the men who
i've %" ID ana lNae H. luS !, great auG an II RENE
proposition, and II is not surprising that should arouse
l., resistance Of hose whose grandeur IT may reduce
ana whose o"oen ana Ai"rted lhco eslI ma dimnlT
Bat II i proposition or Justice and humanity, and let
MAINTAINING Great military forces in ireland or for con.
teuI ann, the necessity of massacres either by powder
md ball or by starvation.
lu ,ac order Of nature everything comes to an end
lotrr and II is than time that the
al W. z. u Ireland should come to an end Ap-
Cep' m Tie mtuutr propo.ei BY PanelI and his allies
tore any Other remedy bIt ,eIi- government anu
lvr on % and Dy ul Certainly the continued domlna
tOh ul IL, IS anu amen du bnfutc
never bring peace Tyranny and cruelty have been riei
long enough in tus day Of good cheer We may look
for The beginning of better things Let Us send oar en-
the champions OF liberty IL the Uld ldui.
ana e. The know that of IRE edom America
VII stlnJ ~ tAcm to the end. Applause
CAaultcy NJ Depew spoke for " the United states"
an with the applause which always prees
his appearance at public dinner After some charac-
terIsuc wuc.sms. which provoked rOars Of laughter
MI DcpcW sid ia part
IAave been watching the killing OF snakes in ST. Pat
J ks ias al. my life, and tmnk mat ~ Patrick IS
bot only the patron OF ireland but Of all good
thing. t.at ~lrVivcln country today. lAppaus
Sat Twenty-Five OF the last shack
That lei slavery within the limits OF The United
{ taos Pr.iulIcc dId dlc then, but now the last
Il ended to keep apart OF all races and
country has disappeared aud the war
has what fought Tor. tllty years {