The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-03-21
IRELAND'S PATRON SAINT.
The Feast Of st Pat lex is Fittingly
Observed by Minneapolis
lrishmen.
SALTWATER TOO, H0NORS HIM.
Mayor Durant Confers the Freedom OF
the Prison City en- the
Hibernians.

st. Pa'rick's day was appropriately
celebrated III Minneapolis, Tuesday.
The different Catholic churches through
out the city were crowded to their ut
most capacity at all the services and no
parade was INDUCED in.
The St Anthony Hall was literally
crowded Tuesday evening. The aud
ience seemed to be very enthusiastic
from the beginning to the end of the
programme. Tie Crusader Dramatic
Company rendered the drama "Sham-
rock and Rose" Kev. Father O Reilly
opened Tie exercises with short ad
dress, in which, among other things, he
said:
lit mas been the custom for many
years, on ST. Patrick's evening, for the
orator to stiy up the memories OF the old
land. The Izishman is pre-eminently
distinguished for his love for the coun-
try where his fathers bones are laid. In
exile, in slavery, in poverty, he still
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gles aud the nlisfortunes OF the land
that ought TO be his own. He never
g.. IS up the hope OF seeing Oh Irish soil
the des6inies OF centuries reversed, and
Ireiand. aDnohled ia the school OF s T.
TOW, taking her place among the proud
est Of the nations. Think, think of
what that hope has been to ireland. 1t
he's been the light uf her darkness. the
jewel Of her poverty, the music OF her
tribulatiop, the bright companion of her
exile. They have said that loyalty to
ireland meant disIoyalty to America.
'Thev have said 1t. but they lied. There
are here "a Thousand fields now billowed
wish Irish graves, declaring thaG love
for ireland blends in ecstasy with loyal
ty to America, and that America has
been served by none more truly than by
those who carried in their inlpetuous
hearts the memories and hopes of Ire
land. ..
Al Harmonic hall the Crusaders of
immaculate Conception parish present
ed shat ever popular drama, "Not
Guilty. to q large audience.
Ascension parish celebrated at West
side Turner hail, Aside from an excel
lent and varied musical program, con-
sisting of selections both vocal and in
strumental, number of able speeches
were delivered. The occasion was pre-
sided over by E. E. Winston. who OPEN
sd the entertainment with BRIEF speech
in which he expressed his pleasure in
being able to assist in the celebration.
After the solo, ''Judith," by Mrs. Hunt
ley, ard the singing Of "s}t. Patrick g
Day by chorus, Mayor Winston in
troduced Judge William l.. Kelly, of ST.
Paul, as "kentucky 1rlshnan, with all
of the native eloquence and Kentucky
abil,ty.'
Judge Kelly began by stating that
when first invited to attend, ne had some
doubt whether ST. Paul man, after the
recent unp]easantness, dared to trust
himself in Minneapolis, but On being
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decided TO come. The subject of his
address he announced as 1.-THE Day We
Celebrate, - and said: Cali days to my
mind are beautiful, because God made
them, still there are days distinguished
srom the rest by great events marked
upon the tablets Of memory. When
that day comes it brings with it the
train of thought with which it is always
associated
The speaker then recounted the four
great days OF the year celebrated by
Americans--Teb. %, 'the day on which
was born man destined to lead his peo-
pie out of bondage; whose name means
all honor and records no shame;" Deco
ration day, "when spring had clad the
hills in verdure and wakened the flowers
from their winters sleep;" then the
Fourth of July, with it's real though ex
uberant patriotism, the cred letter day
of the republic and finally, Thanksgiv.
ing day, "when all the nation bends its
knee in thanks and reverence"
After solo, "Oh What Delight" by
Miss Gertie Siebel, the singing Of ''star
Spangled Banner" by the chorus, Rev.
Father Christie was introduced by
Mayor Winston. Father Christie spoke
at length on 1.-The Church in America, !"
anc vent back to show that the discov-
cry of America and the energy that
planted civilization on the new CONT.
nent came from the Catholic church.
There were other speakers, and several M
recitations we're given, interspe persed With