St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-17
IN HONOR OF ST. PATRICK.
A DOZEN OR MORE CELEBRATIONS IN
ST. PAUL.
oRAToRY. MUSIC AND DRAMA

There Will Be No Parade-Every
Catholic Church OF Irish De-
scendants Will Give an Enter =
tainment in Honor of Ireland's
Patron Saint-Comment Upon
ST. Patrick.
! This is St Patrick's day. the ami
versary OF the patron saint of Ireland.
| The stories are conflicting as to the
birth of st. Patrick, and it is probable
that his real nationality is not certainly
known. But part of his history is es-
tablished beyond cavil. He was taken
to Ireland as a slave during the reign
| of Laeghairh, the last of the pagan
kings. His second advent in Ireland
was in 1872 and during the reign Of the
| same king. This time he appeared as
bishop. commissioned by Pope Ceicstine
as missionary to the island. He was
physically and mentally powerful, and
laid the foundation for the Catholic
church among the people with depth
| that has proved undying through all the
centuries since. He was unQuestiOn-
ably one of the greatest priests the
| Catholic church has produced. and it is
! not strange when bis history is under
| stood that tine sons of the Emerald Isle
| should cling with devotion to his MEM
DRY.
In the past it was the universal GUS
tom on the part of Irish Catholics to
celebrate the day with parades; but in
late years many of the leading prelates
| have discouraged the practice and led
the people into more quiet methods of
| honoring the saint. In the North west
the celebration is nowadays confined
! to entertainments in churches and halls.
Something Of all idea of the admirable
sentiment of the Catholics OF the North
west may be gained from the foil owing
editorial comment of the last issue Of
the Northwestern Chronicle:
1T (St. Patrick's day can be best OBJ
served and honored without noisy dem
onStrationS, and without such absurd
and inappropriate requests as those
made lately in New York and Boston,
that the irish flag be displayed from
the city halls of those cities. This
| country is under the government of the
United States every day in the year,
and as we have national emblem, that,
and that alone, should adorn our public
| buildings"
The first celebration of this years an
niversary was given last night by ST.
Johns congregation in its school hall,
corner of Forest and Francis streets.
Hon. James Mammalian was tine orator of
the evening. Amusing and entertain
ing performances were those OF Al
FlournOy, f. Hardy. Harry OGorman,
PROT. Winan and Carey and Kelly.
the day will be celebrated today by
entertainments by the Cathedral parish
at Cretin hall, st. Vincent's pasish, St.
Patrick's parish, st. Joseph's parish,
st. MichaePs parish, st. Marks parish
and st. James parish.
AT Cretin hall County Attorney Butler
will deliver an address. NJ. j. Donnelly
will deliver comic monologue. John +.
Gehan will sing some solos, the Cru
Saders' Dramatic company will perform
"Under a Cloud" and others will sing,
perform upon instruments and recite.
parish will consist in part of a minstrel
performance called ''Flantation Life by
Sunlight" by local talent of high
Order in that line. Rev. l.. Cosgrove
will be the orator of the occasion. j. J.
| Preston will read patriotic quotations.
A feature Of the evening will be a
chorus made up of thrty-tive male and
an equal number of female voices.
There will he solos. Instrumental Selec-
tons and recitationS.
! Al ST. Patrick'S there will be tive
performancrs-one III the afternoon and
the other in the evening. The afternoon
event will be made up largely of reclta
tons, SONGS, instrumental music, dia-
logues and recitations. In the evening
a farce comedy will be performed callel
BOX OF Monkeys" James Rockford
who stands high as a local comedian
will sing character songs. At 9 p. N
Rev. Father Dolphin will celebrate
solemn high mass and preach sermon
Oh st. Patrick.
At st. Joseph's church Hon. Dan w
LAWYER will be the orator. There will
be comic songs and high class vocal ant
instrumental music, flower drill ant
dance, and various amusing and enter
tanning features. The second part viii
be a. drama, Justice Reversed" di
rected by Miss Harriet Z. Rudy.
At st. Michael'S the performance i
also in two parts. There will be voca
and instrumental music. whistling b.
Miss Floy Brundage, Three Littl
Maids From School," readings, reclta
tons, and 'Whose Got the Job?" fare
in one act, closing with ghost dane
by the troupe.
AT st. Marks the performance will b
: under the auspices of the w. o. w. clul
There will be banjo solos, comic an
fine vocal and instrumental music
Amazon March," aud farce. who
to VIM" winding up with gran
chorus.
At st. James will be an entertanin
concert, given in part by the Men
delssohn club and the Beethoven Strin
quartette. Among the singers, asid
from these aggregatlonS, will be Her
man Oppenhem, Miss Alma Norto
johnson and 4. G. Madeira. Rev. j. {
Byrne will deliver an address.