St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-19
Patriotic Irish-Americans OBJ
serve the Day Dedicated
to st. Patrick.
Cold-Water Crusaders Listen
to an Address by Arch Z /:
bishop Ireland. pra3
The Eminent Prelate Con-
dennis Balfourism and the.
Attack on ParnelI. n
Numerous Entertainments
Given by Celts in Honor !.
Of the Day.

Yesterday the Irish citizens of the
whole world celebrated the day dedi-
Gated to their patron saint, st. Patrick,
by whom the gospel of Christianity was
first preached to their ancestors more
than 1,400 years ago. Millions of sprigs
OF shamrock were worn, and gay green
emblems decorated the manly breasts of
Hibernia's sons and the soft bOsoms of
her daughters. The origin of the Gus
tom of'wearing the shamrock on st.
Patrick's day is Shrouded in the mists
of oblivion, but tradition tells the fol-
lowing beautiful story: Away back
in the dark ages, before the foot
of the hated Saxon had ever
touched Erin's green shores,
st. Patrick was standing in a
field preaching Christ and Him crucifle0
to the Irish. He was endeavoring to
EXPLAIN to them the doctrine of the
Holy Trinity, and, seeing their puzzled
looks when he stated that the Godhead
was three in one, he stopped and picked
leaf of the shamrock. Holding it up
to their gaze, he likened the Godhead to
this trefoil, it being three leaves in one.
This smile went right home to their
1iSoi otiu itiouy HS1G CUuNCIGSu W bIG
faith. Since that day the shamrock has
always been worn in remembrance of
the holy bishop through whom Ireland
became Christian nation. Truly. it is
an emblem that appeals to the tenderer
| feelings. and is nobler in the sentiment
taught than the red rose of England,
which was but the war badge of the;
| Tudor kings.
Bright and early yesterday morning
| the members of the Father Mathew so
| ciety and the Crusaders assembled at
| their hall and marched in procession,
| with green cOlOrS flying and the Hiber-
MAN band playing the old music of
| their native isle, to the archiepiscopal
| palace, where an address to his grace
the archbishop, was read by L. Rear
don, reviewing the work done by these
temperance societies, with whom Arch
| blShp ireland has so nobly identified
himself. At the close of the address
the archbishop advanced to the steps
with his usual genial smile and briefly
replied. He attacked the high-handed:
| policy OF oppression so consistently fol-
| lowed by the British government. say
showed that government up as ~ 8
| AIDERS AND ABETToRs OF IIBEL9a
and caIumny. Ireland's cause was that
| VI ouACliil5 Az CUII-
| mencement of the trial the followers of
| Parnell trembled for the result, but an
ali-wise Providence had brought the
| unerring truth to the surface, and the
| oppreSsors of Ireland have been unable.
| to show any connection between her
leaders and outrage. He sincerely
hoped and looked for the day when, an.
Irish parliament sitting in Dublin
would rule that country, and admon-
ished his hearers to show themselves
worthy sons of patriotic sires. If every
son of Erin did not retire at night feel
| ing himself a better citizen and better
Christian, st. Patrick'S day came in yafn,,
Irishmen should show by their govern
ment of themselves as individuals that.
| they are capable of governing themselves
as nation. He admonished them to
practice temperance, and reminded
them that the liberties they enjoy in
America were denied them at home.
| While they should ever be loyal to the
land of their birth, they should live SO
| as to be the best citizens of the land of
| their adoption. They should stand
united for everything American in their
love for their flag and their country.
| Father Stanley then briefly responded
| to loud calls for him. The band played
"WeariDg of the Green" and other Irish
| melodies, and the procession marched
around the block. At 10 a. m. solemn
high mass was celebrated at the cathe-
dral by Rev. Father Fitzpatrick, Rev.
| Father Stanley acting as deacon and
| Rev. Father CoSgroye as subdeacon.
| The cathedral was crowded by a dis
tinctively Irish congregation, who en-
| joyed fine sermon by Father Byrnes
| on the life of st. Patrick and its lessons.
| At 2 p. m, great crowd assembled at
the corner of WabaSha and Third
| streets, in the center of which were
seen glimpses of bright green and sill
| yer. 1t was the procession forming.
| About 2:30 the Hibernian band marched
| off down Third street, followed by the
| Hibernian rifles in full uniform and the
ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANs
/ in their brilliant regalia. The process
! sion numbered about $50, and marched
down Third to Sibley, up Sibley to
basha to the starting point. The music
I of two bands filled the air with old
| Irish melodies, and carried the minds
| OF men back to the days when they
danced jig in the old mud cabin in
! Kerry or Connemara.
At the new Creton school house on
Sixth street a fine entertainment was
| given. Besides being st. Patrick's
day celebration it was the opening of
the hall. Though not decorated, yet
the hall makes a very good little thea
! hundred, and with first-clasS acoustic
properties. The stage is arranged in a
| commOdiouS way land the scenery is we'll
| painted and selected with judgment. 1t
| was painted by Bender. and the carpen-
| tering work done by Lanpher, of
the Peoples theater. All the
responsibility for the success
of this. performance fell upon
A. NJ. Doherty, who acquitted himself
very creditably. Rev. Father Stanley
gave some Introductory remarks, and
burial at Sea-" sung by Miss NJ.
Starkey and c. W. Noonan. The latter
| then sang mo Surrender in first-claSs
style, and Miss Edith Tozer charmed
the audience with her rendition ola
selection of Irish airs on the piano. Miss
| Theresa O'COnnell sang 1.-THE Last Rose
| of Summer" and A. M. Doherty comic
song about a wonderfully-ma pie,
which cenvulSed the audience and
necessitated an encore. Miss LULU
| Taylor, small tot of a girl showed
by her bold handling of the
violin that she has soul
for music, and received All enthusiastic
encore. Prof Wills orchestra then
| played number of national airs. Tie
piece de resistance OF the performance
| was 1.-THE Irish Post" bright and
sparkling Irish comedy by j. Planche.
| The play is full of amusing incidents,
and the complications arising out of
young Irishman getting number of
| letters mixed in the wrong envelopes
CEASED shrieks of laughter. ]. j. Con-
roy, as Terence O'Grady, showed him
self comedian of no mean ability, and
the way he fell around promiscuously