The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-18
THE eREENs, DIsPLAY.
The Company Parades With F ull
Ranks in Honor of the Day.

The Irish Jasper Greens observed St
Patricks day in their usual way. The
company assembled at the armory of the
First Regiment at 3: Is o'clock. The com
pany made a most magnificent turnout,
/ having out fifty-One men including Off
/ GERS. There was a coincidence in this, as
this is the hfty-rrst year Of
the cOmpany's existence. Capt
/ klannerY was in command, with
{ Lieutenants McGrath and Gleason A
number of the older members of the COM
pauy were in line
The line of march was as follows From
| tho armory to Bull and Liberty streets,
to East Broad street, to Broughton street.
/ TO AbercOrn street, 10 Bay street. to
/ Whitaker street, to St Julian street, to
| Bull street, TO Broughton street, TO West
| Broad street, to Liberty street, to Bull
ana thence to the Jasper monument
where a salute of three yOIleys was fired
! thence on Bull, to Castor, to Draylon and
back to the armory.
A large crowd witnessed the salute at
the monument The splendid turn out Of
the company, was particularly COM
mented upon and the precision and
| prOmptness with which the three voleys
were fired were especially noted.
THE GREENS COLLATION..
Upon their return to the armory the
| Greens found bowl of punch
and other refreshments awaiting them.
Lieut. Col. Reilly, of the regiment. and
/ Capt. Rockwell, of the Oglethorpe Light
Infantry, were present as invited guests.
! Speeches were made by Capt. Elannery,
/ Col Kelley, Capt. Rockwell, Lieut. Nc
| Grath, Lieut. Gleason an others
Lieut.. Gleason, in his speech, presented
TO the company handsome crayon por-
trait of Col. Reilly, the former first lieu
| tenant of the Greens. The portrait is a
fine likeness of the popular lieutenant
colonel of the regiment, and will be given
a prominent place in the ccmpany's
room.
Col. Reilly presented a new subject in
his speech After complimenting the
company upon its fine appearance on pa
| rade he spoke at length of its war record,
| and then took up the subject of the Irish
soldier in the late war and his place in
history.
COL. RELLY's SPEECH.
Col. Reilly said
The armed millions of the north were
not employed in fighting shadows. The
soldiers of Meagher and Muligan were
! opposed by gallant hosts, who were as
/ brave, as untlnching in the hour of dan
| ger, as devoted, as daring as they were
ana much more self-sacrihcing. What
ever may be said as to the merits of the
/ cause we lost, and whatever might have
one ching can be said in Justice and in
truth, that the soldiers of our short
! lived confederacy have never been sur
/ passed in any qualification necessary to
/ true herOlsm, nor is it likely their equals
will be engaged in any armed struggle
with which the impenetrable future may
/ possibly visit the world
IA union soldier, in writing for one of
the northern papers, pays this
| tribute TO the southern soldier.
1t IS sad it is siCkening to think of
/ what manner Of men the stern dictates of
duty compelled us, soldiers Of the union,
TO overwhelm and crush to earth during
those four sorrowful years. We have
/ heard cowardly fanatics in the northern
states speak disparagingly Of the valor
! ana honor OF the southern soldier; but we
nave lnvarlable observed that his defam-
ers were never sufficiently close to him to
! qualify themselves for good Judges, while
on the other hand, we have yet TO meet
| the federal soldier who has borne the bur
den and heat of the day, and who is not
ready to bear testimony to the sterling
! honor and bravery to his southern foe
1t is becoming in US Irish-American
| soldiers that we pay fitting tribute to
those OF our race who have dis
| tlngulshed themselves whether in
the union or southern army.
"We know that while the union armies
ands of true and pure-hearted lrishmen,
some OF the purest and truest men of our
| race, pleaded and fought for the cause we
lost, and no one will dare TO say that we
pleaded or fought for any principle, but
what we conceived to be our right.
1--WE know that while John Savage
chanted war songs Tor the northman,
Richard Dalton Williams welded in
sprltlng words 70 martial airs for South
rons; that while Meagher's electric voice
aroused our countrymen in New York to
go forth to save the nation John Mitchell
Numbered defiance from Richmond at the
invading hosts of the north; and while
Smyth were winning stars for
their shoulder straps with the "bovs
in blue the blood of Mitchells
three gallant sons was saturatiug their
uniforms of confederate gray; and that
while Shields was plucking laurels from
the brow Of Stonewall Jackson Rose
Grams mad his right wing doubled back
three times on the center OF his army. at
Murtreesboro, by single confederate
division commanded by the most brilliant
Irish soldier which this nineteenth cen
fury has yet produced, Gen. Pat Gle
burn
~ offer you this toast to his memory.
Gen. Patrick Cleburn; two continents
now claim his name eight millions of
people revere his memory; two great
| communities raise monuments to his
virtues and history will take up his
fame and hand ii down TO time for ex-
amplluC wherever COURAGE without stain.
a manhood without ulemlsh, and intreglity
that knew no compromise, and patriot
ism that Withheld no sacrifice, are hon
Ored of mankind
A MONUMENT TO CLEBURNE.
Col. Kelley urged that a monument be
erected 10 Gen. Clcburnc's memory in
savannah and that the initiative move
ment be made by the Irish Jasper Greens.
The idea was heartily applauded by the
company.
Capt. tlannery said the subject would
be brought before the company at a
future meeting In view of the fact that
movements are now on foot TO erect two
monuments in Savannah. one to Gen
Francis >. Barlow, who fell at the battle
OF Manassas and one TO Gen OClethorpe.
the founder Of the colony Capt Flannery
SAID ne thought it would be well to post
pone the movement for the present.
speeches were made by priyates Kehoe
Leonard, Gallaber, Harty. Mcmahon
Sergeant Leonard and others, who ex-
plained some Of the occurrences at Camp
Northern, that had mystitied their officer
Inc Greens had a Jolly time and it was 9
O'Clock when the collation. was over.