Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-22
BOLD SONS OF ERIN
tilbernians Hold Their Column
bus Day Celebration.
D0lsGS OF The DAY AND MIGHT
TIE SOcissy P4Eatsd the Streets and
Held an Entsnainmsnt IA HIbernlan
Hall in ths Evening.
The irish we're in il yesterday.

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The hinernlans we're ike bees about a
hive a. day. One you'd almost have
thought L vas st. Patrick day IN the
m0Tnln'." The ancient order OF
hioeFnlans pafadsd the streets Ia tAe
forenoon headed BY the Malta Castle
land IN fal uniform. M. Calleton
acted as marshal and the 200 Hlber-
mans IN line wors United States days IN
their button holes. Following the band
we're Two hacks. each containing four
young women Job q IA the stars and
stripes. The quSgtette IN the tiEst car
rage supported large oil painting Of
Columbus ship santa Maria approach
ing the American snore. The canvas
was handsomely trimmed with hags.
Ia me second carriage the girls car
r,ed a prettlly trimmed banner shaped
20 represent harp, the emblem of the
order, On which MAS = picture of the
dlscOyereF OF America. TIE members,
three abreast, made tin7 appearance.
The procession ended at A. o. IL. hall
on Ottawa street, where II dl-Danded.
The Evening EXERCISES
In the evening Hibernian hall was
the scene OF great press or persons.
Every available space VAS taken, and
the hall ana sta rway leading 10 the
ball were filed. The prinelpa! speaker
OF the evening was Maurice Shanahan,
Who talked On Tue subject, The Day
We Celebrate" Mrs. John Scaliy
opened the program with piano solo.
NJ. J. Byre, wnO acted as master OF
ceremonies, gave . snort address Of
welcome, IN which he thanked the aud
fence for the large attendance, aud
PROMISED them the best that irish hos
pltahty could give. A chorus OF TWEEN
ty-fOur senOOl boys sang Flag of the
Free" Mss Letta Morrissey sang
"keFry Dance" so we'll that she was
called back. Miss Maggie J. Finn re-
cited Columbia Banner" with good
effect. and was we'll applsuded. w. ID.
Haley. OF Detroit. made the hit of the
evening with My Darling Native
shore" he was forced TO respond to
the egcOre, aud gave rollIcklng Irish
sOng that set the mouse u roar. Miss
Rose Walsh sang "Child OF the RegI-
iment'' she responded 10 an encore
with killarney"
Mr.. shanahan's Address
VI. J. Byrne tnen introduced Maurice
Shaaanan, who SAID that al should be
thankful for the day. IL had been q
perfect day not cloud TO cover the
blue vault Of heaven. tie hoped that
loo years hence when others meet TO
celebrate the day, they may have rs
fine day. The met TO celebrate q day
which commemorAted the greatest
event IN the history OF the world.
Four hundred years ago the American
continent Was discovered, O continent
which was to become the seat of the
grandest civilization the world had
ever seen. The opening scene of that
great drama lay IN the most beautiful
country Ia Europe, q Catholic country.
lie did not ike To discuss q question
from a purely religious standpoint,
yet the events OF tue day called tor {.
As Roman Catholics they had been viii
lliied and :Taduced. As Catholics they
had been brutally treated on many &C.
casions. tie wished distinctly under
stood that the Catholics OF the United
states are as patriotic as any class of
c,tlZeos n the country. Mr.. Snsnahsn
called attention 10 the fact that Column
bus was Catholic. His nation WAS
Catholic. The signs Of the constitution
were conspcuOusly Catholic. 1t was =
Catholic country which came to the
al OF America IN the revolution. La
faystte was a Catholic, General Meade
was a Catholic, q enersl Sheridan was
= Cstholc, General SCOTS daughter
was Catholic. Many of the great
men OF the nation had been Catholics
kinz james and William.
lie said about 800 years ago . very
bad Catholic king of England had q
very bad quarrel with MS very bad
protestant sOu-iu-law. King James
quarreied WITH James OF Orange. He
did not know what claim James had
for calling himself 4 Catholic unless 1t
was to get the Irish TO support him IN
his flimsy claim to the throne of Eng
lsud. Well, they quarrelsd, and from
that day the Catholics had been
illuminated and lied about. That
quarrel had caused the world q great
deal q sorrow and trouble. James
vas not good Catholic and William
vas not good protestant. and why
men should keep I'D the old quarrel he
could not gusss. lie spoke of the
know nothing party and iis opposition
20 Catholicism. He said thers was an
assoc atom n America known "a the
A 2. 4. society, which opposed the
Catholics lie had copy OF what
purported TO be the ritual OF the order
ard fsOm It hs read The oath which
mem n~rs are supposed 10 take. He
sad he hoped The book was not aushsn-
TIC. tie hoped no American citizen
would subscribe 10 such q document.
Followlnz the speech Mrs. Scslly
gave another pisaO solo. Mss Anna
R@ilsy ssnx The star Spangled Ban
nsr. and W. y. Haley sang another
a. sctlon.
Amoag those Who had places on the
stage Esrs fir. Puichsr, +. +. Uni. T.
d. Gilbert, Dr. II. +. Weich, Robert
SHsnahsn. Fred Temple, George
Thompson. Mathew Roman, F. Berries
aud Maurice Shsnshsn.
Gamblers XII Each Ofh-r
nEAnwoop, ). D. Oct 2I.-Frank
Rohert-on snd Johnson Burton, two
professional gamblers, became IN