St. Paul daily globe., 1892-03-18
ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
But He Did Not Assert His Rights
Very Emphatically.

Yesterday was the 18th of March.
Every one knows what that means. But
ST. Patrick did not put on plug hat
and march around behind brass band,
at least not i'll Minneapolis. lie may
have put on the plug hat i'll some
cases, but. as a rule, he mere
Iy stuck green ribbon in his
button hole and looked conscious. He
waited until evening before he began to
celebrate. There were four Well-at-
tended entertainments given in honor
of the day. The most pretentiouS was
at the Lyceum theater, and was ar
ranged by the pariShiOners Of the
Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Rev. James Byrne introduced the
chairman of the evening to an
audience that more than half filled
the theater. Mayor Winston was the
chairman so introduced. In taking his
seat the mayor remarked that he had
presided over a similar gathering year
ago. and he took good deal of pleasure
in being called upon again and in COM
plying He referred to st. Patrick as
good and worthy man, but gave it as
his opinion, in the light of his own eX-
perience, that if st. Patrick had ever
been elected mayor he would have
resigned the office inside of thirty
days. The first speaker of the evening
was Andrew Mccormick, president of
the University Law Students associa-
ton, who grew eloquent on the subject
1.-The Claims of Ireland on America"
Said claims consist of Ireland's having
furnished some of the best men that
America has ever called her own, and
in having contributed not little to the
growth of the desire for liberty that has
most nearly been atsfactoryinA
Frank NJ. Nye spoke on "The Hopes of
Ireland" Ireland'S hopes, of course,
are all directed toward that one goal of
freedom, but Mr.. Nye dressed up his
subject in his customary eloquent style.
1t was noticeable that his reference to
Parnell was greeted with applause
greater in volume than greeted the
name of any other illUstrious Irishman.
President Cyrus NOrthrup, of the state
university, was down for an address
on Liberty" He explained that the
word liberty on the programme meant
that he would take good deal of lib
erty. One always thinks of Ireland, he
said, when he hears or sees the word
liberty, because there isn't any liberty
in Ireland. President Northrop made a
happy, witty address that served to
send everyone home good humored, and
it was not devoid of sound logic and argu-
ment. The programme was enlivened
by musical numbers contributed by the
following artists: Miss Susie Mckay.
soprano: Miss Louise Wall. soprano;
Miss Leona Hamilton. contralto; W.
Elliott. tenor; q. w. FERGUSON. bari
tone; z. II. Mullen, baritone; Heinrich
Hoevel, violin; DR.. Clarence Strachauer,
cello; j. Lewis Browne, musical di-
rector.
At Holy Rosary hall, in South Mime
apolis, the following programme was
rendered: Piano solo, Miss K. Nor
ling; songs, Mons. Baker, a. W. Porter,
Mrs. George E. Bertrand; quartette,
Dibb, w. KitZ; duet, Mrs. Bertrand
and Mr.. Porter; violin solo, Miss Beth
Bragg; recitation. Rev. Father Ryan;
reading, Miss NJ. Grathwood; solo, Mrs.
Bertrand; lecture, DR.. Francis Dillon
Egan.
At Turner hall the people of Ascen-
sion church presented this entertain
ment: Piano solo, Prof Beck; chorus,
Irish songs, choir; recitation, Miss Rice; !;
duet, 1.-The Shamrock" Messrs. O'Don-
nell and Hurley; address, Rev. Father
Harris; address. "St. Patrick's Present
Influence" Rev. Father Christie; vocal
solo, "Dreams." Mrs. Belle Huntley :;
recitation, Miss Rice; duet, Mrs. Hunt
ley and Mr.. Baker; song, I'VE Are Plo-
neers," Messrs. O'Donnell, Baker, Hur-
ley and Beck: closing chorus.
The congregation of the Church of ST..
Anthony of Padero also had their en-
tertainment in their own hail. They
listened to an address by Rev. J. j.
Keane, of st. Thomas seminary, and
then enjoyed short comedy.