The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-03-25

]: Hon. g. ID. O'Brlen, ex-mayor oI 81
Paul, responded to the toast, Ireland. &, !.
In the course Of q witty and patriotic
speech he said the proudest boast OF Ire
land is that her children had kept Enc En-
faith and became the missionaries OF.
freedom throughout the earth. He mar
rated tho deeds of valor accomplished by
the sons OF Ireland, saying that she had
never taught her people to Intercept the
rays of liberty on any human being, nor
did she interfere with the mode OF rell-
gion any one desired to pursue. He was
no man to raise war Of factions, but 81.
had heard of movement which had tor
it's meaning prescription and he want ed
to say that any man who undertook by
word or deed to interfere with our citi-
zens was traitor to his flag and he would
be one to follow him to his bastard grave,
Judge Rea responded to the toast
'sThe Irish Soldier" There had riot been
battle fought for centuries whore the
issue was freedom, but that the Irish
man was there. He referred to the deeds
of valor by Wellington, and gave graphic
sketch OF the part taken by Irishmen in
the revolution and the civil war. TIE
heroic deeds of some of the soldiers of
the rebellion we're recounted, the name
of Gen. Phil Sheridan evoking loud ap-
plause, An I1ishman was soldier, and
it was seldom that he was hero of for
tune, but he always fought nobly and
bravely.
Thomas Lowry, the street railway mag
nate, responded to the toast, "OarE lrly
Days. and said wherever they found an
Irishman there they would also find a
Yankee, and vice versa. He was proud
of his Irish blood, for the reason that
wherever freedom and liberty was at
stake there they would find the Irishman
fighting. His father had advised lin
never to fight, but reminded him that if
he did fight the bulge was half of the bat
tie.
The next toast was ''The Irish Bar"
to which Judge VIM. Lochren responded.
Rev. p. Kenny, having been called away,
s. E.. Olson responded happily to the
toast, "The Church and the Irish Peo-
ple," and elected much laughter by his
humorous illusions to the Norwegians
in Ireland in days gone by.
3. j. Mullaney, OF the CT. be, re-
eponded to the toast of The Press" IN
an exceedingly interesting maoner
Among other things he declared that st.
Patrick was the father Of education in
Ireland and helped to perpetuate the
world of letters. The press had done
much for Ireland's cause, and the speaker
thought that the Irish people took as
naturally to journalism as they d d to
politics or the police force. Many sue
cessful journalists and writer's. locally
and throughout the nation as whole,
we're cited for the good work they had
accomplished in the field of Irish Ameri-
can Journalism.
Mayor Eusts and ex- Mayor Winston
responded briefly to other toasts and We're
followed by Judge Steele and G. A. Pills
bury. The last On the program was
Harry P. Kelly, who recited the 'Sprig
of Green" with evolutionary effect, clio
iting hearty applause. Much of the sue
cess Of he banquet was due to the fol-
lowing committee on arrangements
John Ell. Steele, chairman; P. J. Ken
redy, William Kenny, Matthew Melon
aid, John NJ. Gleason, B. j. Mullaney, j.
II. Sullivan, DR.. O'Brien, J. E. Egan,
John J. Tobin, j. T. Mannix, j. J. Kin
name, J. J. McHale, w. L. Carroll and E.
w. Murphy.
JroNNELLY AT THE LYCEUM.
At the entertainment for the benefit of
the Immaculate Conception schools
given at the Lyceum theatre, fine pro-
gram was presented. Ignatius Donnelly
spoke on ''The Irish Race in America
for over an hour and delighted the large
audience with his splendid oratory.
Among other things, Mr.. Donnelly said ):
"Ire]and is subject to Great Britain
simply because it is geographically
smaller. If the island had been three Or
four times as large, if the primeval up
heaval when the continents were in pro-
cess of formation had left the great table
land just under the ocean to the west of
Ireland above the surface of the water,
the Irish race would now occupy the
place of the English, and the Irish Ian
guage would be the great modern lam
guage. All the great achievements OF
literature would have been written in
the passionate and expressive, but now
almost forgotten Irish language"
At DANA hall, Father Cleary gave a
fine entertainment to the people of st.
Charles parish. I'D. O'Brien was the