Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-18

ERIN GO BRAGH.
II Was St. Patrick's Day Yester.
day and the Feast Day
OF IRELAND'S PATRON SAINT.
was Wo'l Observed in Fort Worth IAN Ad.
dress by Rev. E. o'RoIny That IN wo,ds
o. Burning Eluquencs Told Of
lfslands Hopes.
hesteFday vas 81. patrlct's dov.

J negroes could be scon tbc
I shhmrock. or BIT of the green rih.
Dq inn that is the badge Of Erins green
u may be, as a prominent Ir;sbm.n
! salu Yesterday, that the Irish arr ON
| Wp but one day in the year. and II Sol
8lat Jay was yesterday. for II was so
IRISH the "SassauDch." II he was hero
must have. felt very lonely. NV
among the most enterprising. the most
! respected. the wenlthiest of the citIgens
or Fort Worth will be found Inshlnen.
unu from these down TO the humblost
classes are % be found Irishmep. not
one Of whom but is proud TINT
ne can claim by right
| OF heritage gstrain of TINT
biOod That has been the life fluid of so
many heroes, statesmen. poets, mnrtyrs
bright scholars and scholarly divlncs.
THE CELEBRATION YESTERDAY
was under the auspices Of division No.
!, Ancient Order of Hibernians.
AS published in The Gazette, the mem
Dership OF the order assembled I'm their
hall at z. at 1880 went 20 early mass.
Where they. met their brother lrishmeu,
and sister lrlshwomen by the hundreds
AZ 10 ST. Patricks church was crowd
ed to part9ke of the sacrement of high
mass aud hear Father Brennan preach.
Ills subject was "The Natural Tendency
of Man to Lead an Evil Life" The
music was exceptionally fine, the choir
having the aid Of Mrs. England and
Messrs. Washer and Shorb.
EVENING EXERCISES
were held In the hall In the Henrirks
building, that had been used for the cat
temen's convention.
A committee Of ladies had taken the
matter Of decoration In charge and with
90 IlFfa 81 HHH Too N.s..N
worked a marvel In the looks of The hall
The general design of the decoration was
unchanged, but he cOlors wcrs, and for
the fcstoOns Of yellow were festOons
of green. Green steamers mingled with
the red, white and blue and the pillars
were eutwined with green bunting AZ
the back Of the stage were the two ban
ncrs Of the A. q. H., the green flag Of
ireland and the Stars and Stripes Of
United States.
Pictures of Gladstone. Robert Emmett
and scenes In the trial Of O'Gonnell were
hung against the walls, while the sides
and front of the ntage We're decorated
with foliage plants and flowers.
The program as published yesterday
morning was followed and every one Of
the musical numbers was encorad.
Mr.. Orric, introduced Rev FIR q.
Reilly of Helena, Ark. the orator of the
spoken FIVE minutes IL was seen the
choice of the committee that had se-
lectcd him as the speaker had been a
wise one. Deliberate In utterancc, mar
velous in dictiou, the trained methods Of
the finished and true elOcutiOuist, with
a well mOduatcd voice OF rcasOnnncc
that was pleasing 20 the ear and of
'good carrying power 40 with no seeming
pxcrtion 10 the speaker all could hear
M
AN IDEAL SPEAKER
He had left Ireland score and ten
wears ngo, starting from his home on
what he, in common with SO many others
regarded rs an exile, one moonlight
night. with clouds yelling the face Of
the moon from time 90 time. As they
dawn appeared In the east. later the
rose. then the gold of the coming sum-
and at last the full glory Of the sun
shine. as the day god burst above the
This beginning Of his exile was much
like the history of ireland, back In the
legendary dnys all was as misty ns tho
llght oil the mistic moon, aud oven TINS
uIistiprss WAS decpcncd by clouds OF
ol,sruritv then came the events that We
any MS In the grey of dawn then the
eipnr LIGHT as of morn permitted a clear
er. sharper sight, but the full burst Of
sunshine when ireland should stand Tree
in nh the pride of her unti0rhDOd was
vet TO come Many were the legendary
stories gloifyiug Ireland, but The greater
glory of the people was m their with
standing misfortune ana uinis' lnesc
latter had come In such numbers Tint
INNS. would have suceumbed, but the
Irish people were grcut with all, Tor
du1inr the darkest OF the hours of trnl
Cbristiouity. the sunlight of Coz, beuintd
ON and illumincd ireland.
THE eprly history of ireland. passing
the era of legends was n history, oi the
ciorips of scholarly people guided nnl
Sirected bv Patrick and his sons, uutl
the land was known as the Isle oil S'ho'-
a. Doaner than all other nations has
IrcInnJ drink of the bitter chalice for
10 history of glory Is clOuded WIN me
n'c,,rsions of her enemies until from
tbe time of tie first coming OF the llahrs'
WI, held nothing sacred IRON thelr pr'
fnue touch through the coming q. We
Normnns when the rcachtiy 81 H'in >
,,,,n' sons opened the door Ia the norman
to ho dn5l subsection by The English,
Il WAS succession of periods Of tuNls'
NJ thr nnturnl aniag0nsm OF the CON
,,,,',,o,. was added the hatred OF rell-
Iions ureiudiea. and thnn came tlnl7
,i,censine to national pride, 70 rehkiohs
balief until oppression came TO mihd'
body and soul. AL
Ireland has known trials 80 man! wv
80 Jark that God even seemed 90 nave
abandoned the isle. for 20 me DINERS
came The blight 20 the food Of the people
md fo,nine drove many 90 nnu nome ~
atber lands. or cut of the people uhul
49,, filled untimely graves.
While much OF lrelands history D. 81
,ln,scs aud alternating trials ~ also
~ failura. and on the surface the history
~ b@r peoulp shows a failure,
IT.. then passed In rapid reNicW some o.
49,, scenes of brittle OF hfro.sn where
ireland had gained her transient sue
M aucured well for people WIG
iiyej an through these hours OF trials ah9
aant,tries OF fnilure, looking ,glWaln
Min living hope thar no disasirs,
nueilod. that would 80 d9Nh pei"ie ="
Hoiimre hope for nadonhood:
II was HE providence oi ool lpNi
rotinn Ia tried by human powers in e9o4y,
,"ind ana soul, having the, shame oi usl
r,-n fraiiorous SOFAS, could heeB Y HoiN
ii,,ino rs green as her own nelds, as
atrone AS her roek-rbbed coasiN ~ hfh