The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-18

Its roll of mem 5ershIp, ne said, is now full.
and for the first time tbs society finds ITSELF
able to respond to the calls of charity "In
celebrating our natal day be said. 1--WE
celebrate the day so dear to The hearts of
Irishmen the world over. How strange
tnat St. Patrick's day should evoke
so much enthusiasm, when St Pat
rick was not even an Irishmani
In celebrating the day we worship an idea :,
and that ideal is Ireland-sorrow ful and
glorious. We honor the religion, the devo-
ton Of the Irish people, the virtue aud
beauty OK her daughters, the intellectual
and moral worth Of her sons, that higher
courage. God-like and patient, which cen
turtles Of wrong and oppression could
not exterminate Tonight we sea
the flashes Of current wit, and
our hearts best blood bounds with a
heroic impulse when We see Montgomery on
| the Quebec nights and Jasper on the Savan-
nah. America NAV well unite in doing
| honor TO Ireland for much Of the life and
Drawn that has entered into the American
people We know not what the future mas
| Ia store, bat we know that in doing our
duty 70 America we are doing our duty to
| Ireland"
Rev. J. Breslin, S. j., Of Macon, re-
sponied TO the second regular toast:
Our Invited Guests-our doors and our hearts
| open daddy al your approach; entering either
| leave hope Of flight behind
Father Breslln thanked the society for
| the pleasure It hsd afforded him OF being
| at its festive board. He referred to the re-
| frain Of the song. IS .eak a kind word
when YOU CAM and, he added, that the
Hiber giaus bad done more; they had
| adopted tie motto. SD kind deed when
you can.p Father Breslin spoke of the
| object lesson which he mad before him Of a
society Of men Of every shade of opinion
and creed united Ia good fellowship.
''oUR SISTER SOCIETIES.
The third regular toast was "Our Sister
Societies"
loyalty keeps allow make warm hearts and
| willing hands in kindly labors.
Col George A. Mercer, Of the ST. An
drew's Society, responded. ''Tnere are
very few subjects more interesting To a So
ciety, y he said, ''than the one in question.
These guests come here tonight not as our
British cousins or our Scotch brothers, but
the shamrock sheds its petals and the harp
Of Erin thrills its strings with melody all
its own when we come as guests OF our
guests. How indicative OF the age We live
in are the words Our Sister Societies y
Col. Mercer referred TO the church which
stands on one of Savanneh'S squares. ID
members Of which are disciples OF the stern
John Knox, and on tbs other side of toe
square is the synagogue Of the Sons OF
Israel. These two peoples, which in
former ages could not live togethe..
are now agreed to live in peace.
"Our sister societies. which are clothiYp
the naked, and smiling with the happy,
obeying the admonition of the master "leed
my Sheep are the modern angels which
stir the pools Of the modern Bethesda, dis,
closing their hidden virtues
The next toast was:
Woman-The power at whose command
pride bends the knee, and sorrow parts with its
gloom
The sentiment was happily responded TO
by Hon. G. Hartridge. There are many
ways, the speaker said, in which woman
may be treated, just as there are many
women to be treated. No matter which way
/, YOU treat her, the rocks Of matrimony or
the shoals OF feminine volubility stare you
in the face. You cannot make up your
idea Of woman from the clothes she wears
for there are many ways OF
Of her makeup. She prsdominates over
tho drawing-room, AMI she is stil the queen
Of the saw dust Jewels are only respiend-
ent when woman stoops 10 wear them. hut
not On her beauty or her decoration alone
does shs depend for her power. dr. hsr-
ridges speech was full Of wit and senti-
ment, aud was ons Of the speeches Of the
oVeulnR.
The response was followed bv song;
| 30, Believe Ne II all those Eudearing