The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-05-24


] III. r. SATURDAY, |} MA
at their hall, 80 Asylum street. Pre-
vions to the starting of the procession
Company A of New London. the color
company of the Hibernlan Rifles, was
drawn up on Trnmbull street, in front
OF The side entrance to the Allyn house
ana State Delegate j. z. Murphy pre-
sented them with handsome set OF
cosors in behalf Of the officers Of the
order. The set consisted of an Irish
ana an American flag. On one side Of
thu first was the presentation inscrip'
tion and the date, and on the other side
waa harp and the motto: Friend
ship, Unity and True Christian
Charity" After complimentlng them
upon their fine appearance he concluded
BY saying: "rhis fag,. displaying the
beautiful stars and stripes, ls the flag of
our adopted country, and one equally
dear as the loved one Of Ireland. One
Of HE proudsst boasts Of Irishmen is
that hearts more loyal to it. and hands
mere willing to strike in it's defense,
were never found. On every page of
this country's history are to be found
the names of honored Irishmen who
fought and died in defense of threatened
glory, proving That Irish hearts are al
ways loyal to a cause that is Just. Gen
tlemen of the First regiment, A. 0. H.,
I need not say to YOU, love and rever-
ence this beautiful star spangled ban
ner. for we'll know that were single
star assalled you would be among the
foremost to protect and defend it.'
MI along the route the marchers re-
ceiyed continuous ovation. A coun-
ter march was made around the South
Green and the column proceeded north
ward. A grand display was made going
up Main street. The wide thoroughfare
allowed the military organizations to
march company front, and cheer upon
cheer greeted each as they came along.
The civilians were similarly recognized.
A1eity hall the column was reviewed
by his excellencY Governor Bulkeley
and staff his honor Mayor Dwight and
city officials. A large number of nation
al delegates also took this opportunity
Of witnessing the procession, After
marching down Windsor through 4lleas-
ant, to Market, to Temple, to Sheldon,
Main street was crossed and the park
reached by Elm street. At the park
the parade was reviewed by the state
and county officers and then dismissed.
rwo GRAND BALLS.
The eve was very pleasantly spent.
two grand balls being given. One was
given at Allyn hall in the name of the
Irish American citizens Of Hartford in
honor of the national delegates; the
other in the Food Guard armorv by
local divisions Of the order. At Allyn
hall, where a large and fashionable
gathering was in attendance. there was
a wealth Of beautiful decorations. The
hall was decorated bY McClunie, in his
well-known artistic style. Tri-colored
streamers stretched from green fes-
tooned chandelier in the center Of the
ceiling to the sides of the hall. Along
the gallery front which was heavily
festooned, were shields, bearing the
names of the several counties IN Ire
lard. A plentitude Of green bunting
was displayed every where.
Before o'clock the guests started to
fill the galleries and before half an hour
had passed this part of the hall held its
full complement, and the floor began to
he covered with humanity. Prior to
the dancing a concert was given by
Weeds band and Colts orchestra. The
former was perched upon q staging IN
the rear gallery of the hall while the
other occupied the stage. which was
almost completely hidden from the
view by palms and other tropical plants.
The concert was enjoyed until 9:15
o'clock, the two ORGANIZATIONS alter
mating in their. selections. About this
time the governor and his staff made
their appearance on the floor and
were escorted by the committee to the
lower box on the right Of the stage
which was tastefully decorated with
the national colors. The gubernator
party was accompanied by National
Delegate Wilhere and several other OF
the invited guests.
Promptly at $50 o'clock the grand
march was formed aud within a few
minutes the floor Of the hall was covered
with the dancers, looking from the
gallery as if they we're in a hopeless
maze. Under the marshalshiD of Mr..
t. f. Mccarthy, however, the tortuous
figures were pursued with precision
and after several minutes Of marching,
the call was given to form for the first
quadrille. The scene presented By the