The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-10
ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
A BRILLIANT PROGRAMME FOR
ITS CELEBRATION.

A General Parade of the Irish Societies
to be Held-The Greens to Attend q
Military Mass at the Cathedral and
the Other Societies at ct. Pstrick's
Church-Two Banquets in the Even
ing.
Savannah's IFishmen will celebrate St.
Patrick's day this year on a larger scale
than has been celebrated within the last
fifteen years. It will be a day Of religious
exercises, parades and banquets- The green
flag of ireland will promiscuously inter-
mingle with the starry banner Of freedom,
while eloquent tongues will talk on the
glories OF the Emerald Isle and her sons,
the dearest subjects to the hearts of Irish-
men.
The Irish Jasper Greens will make the
day memorable by the celebration of their
semi-centennial. In the morning solemn
military high mass will be celebrated for
the Greens at the cathedral, the music of
which, with orchestral accompaniment, will
long time A military mass is
one OF the most imposing cere-
monias of the Catholic church. At certain
portions of the mass the soldiers perform
evolutions aud the drums accompany the
bells at the elevation aud communion. It
is long time since a military mass was
celebrated in Savannah and no doubt the
cathedral W i'll be packed next Friday. The
mass would have been celebrated In st.
Patrick's church but for the fact that it is
not large enough to accommodate the COM
pany IN its maneu7ers.
At st. Patrick's church, however, there
will also be a solemn high mass celebrated
with music by a selected choir. The Ans
cient Order of Hibernians and st. Patrick's
4. A. and B. Society and st. Pstrick's
Cadets will attend in uniform. A panegyric
on the life of St. Patrick will be delivered.
After the church ceremonies the Greens,
Ancient Order Of Hibernians, WorkiDgmen's
Benevolent Society, St. Patrick's Society
and 50. Patrick's Cadets will form on Lib
erty street for general street parade, to
conclude with the firing of a salute at the
Jasper monument by the Greens.
As soon as the parade Is over the Ancient
Order Of Hibernians will have their annual
dinner at Odd Fellows hall.
The event Of the night will be the Green's
semi-cent ennial dinner at Catholic Library
hall. 1t will be brilliant affair to those
who have the good fortune to secure an in
vitation. Gov. Northen and the military
officers of the state have been invited and q
majority of them will attend. The gov
ernor will make special effort to be pres
ent. Hon. Robert Hodges, Bib county's
brilliant young representative in the legis-
| lature, who was the leader on the floor Of
the House in the fight for the military ap-
| preparation, will also be guest.
The honored guests of the dinner will be
| Capt. John E. Ward Of New York, the first
| captain Of the Greens, fifty years ago. and
| Gen. Henry r. Jackson, the company's
second captain, who led it to Mexico. Capt.
| Ward il also an eX-msyor OF Savannah and
an ex-captain of the Chatham Artillery.
| During his stav in the city he will probably
DE given reception by the mayor and alder
men and an entertainment by the Chat
| hams.
The Hibernian Society will give its annual
| dinner at the Screven house in the evening.
1t is expected that a number Of prominent
men from different parts of the country
| will be present on this occasion.
| Altogether, st. Patrick's day Of 1898 will
be an event long to be remembered in Sa-
| Yannah.