The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-17
WEARING THE GREEN.
! Large and Brilliant
Parade in Honor of
ITeland's Patron
Saint.

The parade of the Ancient Order of Hi
| bernians of Hudson county in celebration
of st. Patrick's Day, was the big event of
today.
The store windows on Newark avenue
were literally decorated with green, and
all along the prescribed route of march
were seen the emblems of Irish national
ity. Men, women and children wore the
shamrock and green ribbon and horses
! and vehicles were bedecked with minia-
ture flags in honor of Irelands patron
saint
The procession formed on Grand street,
the right resting on Bright street and
Jersey avenue, and moved soon after
noon through the following Streets
Bright street TO Grand, to Green, to
Montgomery. to Newark avenue to City
Hall, there to be reviewed by His Honor.
| the Mayor, and Board of Aldermen: to
Willow avenue, to Third street, to Jeffer-
] son. to first, TO Monroe, to Hoboken ave-
nue., to Grove street, to Ninth, to East
Hamilton place, to Eighth street, to Mon
mouth, TO Seventh, TO Newark avenue,
down Newark avenue to Jersey avenue,
| TO Hamilton Park, where the procession
was reviewed by the Grand Marshal and
! then dismissed.
THE REVIEW.
Long before the review at the City
Hall that locality was occupied by great
| throng, while Newark--avenue for blocks
| was crowded with spectators
| When the sounds of music announced
! the coming of the procession, there was 8
rush of dignitaries and prominent citi-
zens to the City Hall, the approaches to
which were roped and guarded by police.
| Mayor Cleveland, wearing a skull cap.
and with his hat in hand, was the central
| figure among the reviewers. Around him
were members of the Board of Aldermen,
! Commissioners Dugan, Somers, Kelly,
| O'Donnell, and whole lot of officials.
| politicians aud well known citizens.
| Grand Marshal Dominick Reynolds and
| his mounted staff passed by in gala array
and saluted the Mayor. who returned the
compliment snd the many salutes that
| followed with wave of his hand and a
gracious. benign smile, while all the re-
| viewers contented themselves with rails
| ing their harts.
| The crowd applauded and the ladies
| waved their handkerchiefs as che s.boys
in green went by, and gave an especial
\ wave OF welcome TO the dignitaries occu-
pying the profusely decorated carriages.
/ THE PARADERS.
| The police, commanded by Inspector
| Lange, marched like veterans, and they
too, were appiauded.
! The following was the order of the pa
rade:-Platoon Of police, Grand Marshal
and aide, Company A Hibernian Rifles,
| B, Captain Patrick Devine commanding;
| Company G, Captain Patrick Connolly
commanding; Dwyer's military band
| Marshal John Nolan, Section /; O'Con-
nelFs Fife and Drum Corps; Marshal
John. Latchford. Section 2; Band;
Gratn's Band; Marshal Peter Rooney
| James Moore, Section 4; Weber's Band;
| Marshal John Corrigan, Martin O'Afai-
ley, Section S: Band; Marshal John
| Seaman, John Norris. Section g.; Band;
| Marshal John Connolly, Section q;
Daniel Hawkes.. Section S,
Band Marshal Terrence O'Gorman,
| James Sheehan, Section 8; Beggs' Band;
| Marshal John Curren, John Meeny, Sec
| tion 10; Band; Marshal James Cleary,
Section, Il; DIVERS Band; Marshal
tion 13; Band; Marshal John Hort, Sec
! tion IA; Band; Marshal John
Corrigan, Section 16; Beggs Band;
Marshal John Nolan, Section
! IL; Beane's Band; Marshal Charles
| McGee, Thomas Magner, Section 49,;
Band; Marshal Patrick Keaton.
| Aides to Grand Marshal--Miehael Muir
ply, John McHurtel, Richard Murphy,
| Michael Rodgers, Francis McIntire, Pat
rick Moran. Peter Reilly, Owen Falley,
John O'Brien, Michael Currey, William
| Tyrell. John Donlan, Robert Murphy,
Johu Prout and Miles McSweeney.
| The special aides to the Grand Marshal
were William Barry and John Moran;
and conspicuous in a carriage at the right
of the parade were the State officers:
Owen Carol, State Delegate; Patrick
Lillis, State Secretary; William Barry,
| State Treasurer: Lawrence Kelly,
National Delegate Patrick Dugan Secre-