The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-18

been forty:fve years since the
first Hibernia society was formed
IN this city,. and that order
Hotel. From that society grew the present
Hibernia Savings and Loan Society. OF
that body five members are yet living
The celebration of the 18th of March was
taken up by the Knights of St
Patrick twenty years ago, and its
members have continued to cele-
brate the day ever since. "And they will
continue to do So" added the speaker
Applause. He then spoke of the other
purposes OF the order, which were to succor
their countrymen at home in their fight
for freedom and to advance Intellectually
every member of the order. Another point
which he made was that every member
pledges himself to be a true and loyal
American citizen. 1t would be found he
said, that If the United States is ever
threatened with invasion from without or
treason from within she would find no
more loyal hearts than those which lead
IN the bosoms of the sons of the Emerald
Isle.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Deasy's re-
marks Secretary McDermott read letters of
regret at being unable to attend from Gov
ernor Budd, Archbishop Riordan, Arch
bishop George Montgomery of Los Angeles,
Senator Stephen NJ. White and Congress
man James g. Mcguire, Thomas Price and
John O'Byrne.
1.-THE Day We Celebrate" announced the
chairman as the first toast of the evening.
1t was responded to by James ]. Dwyer in
an eloquent manner. He spoke of the ma
tional holidays which are observed in this
country, and said that the 18th of March
should not be considered among the
least of them by. any means
It was not based upon any
pfipal fact a II ixy% oI-oc ~,
place of another day which all true Irish
men hoped soon to celebrate-the day
which sees established in Ireland the in
alienable right of self-government for the
Irish people. [Applause]. The day of
celebration also stands, for glory and
fields, and also for the progress
and intellectually which the race has
stamped in other lands, where they made
a record which was denied them in their
own land. The speaker reviewed briefly
the records of the great men OF Ireland
Edmund Burke, Henry Grattan, Dan
lei 0'Connell, Emmett and others,
and he then referred to their prog
ress in this country, where they
were building up homes and assisting in
every way the nation of their adoption.
They had their representative men here,
too, like Jackson and Sheridan. Al
though the Irish nation had been
Inundated and crushed, and had fallen,
then dragged up only to fall
again, the speaker was proud to say that
she had never surrendered. [Applause.]
In conclusion he said there was no conflict
between Ireland and America. Their in
terests were mutual, SO to speak, and their
ideas of freedom were identical. The cause
OF the Irish nation could never die
The toast, "Our Representatives in Con-
gress, was responded to by Senator George
Z. Perkins. His remarks were interspersed
with patriotic sentiments and witticisms,
which brought out frequent applause. The
main part of his speech was de-
voted to an eulogy of the Irish
people and their fight for freedom.
Ireland had produced many illustrious
men-statesmen, poets, scholars and SOL
diers, and their deeds illumine the pages
of history. Even America has had cause
to feel proud OF Irish statesmen.
Edmund Burke and Henry Grattan
stood up for our country against deter
mined opposition, and in later days JUS
history of our country. Reference was
also made to Irish authors and poets.
Coming to his subject, as the speaker
laughingly observed, the Senator said that
the public officer, whether in the Board of
Supervisors, the Legislature or halls of
Congress, should be ever faithful TO his
trust. He should SOW the seeds of noble
deeds, and with the sword of dauntless
right help to cut way through the ranks
OF wrong-doers.
He congratulated the members of the
order for fulfilling its duty in keeping up
its anniversary banquets in honor OF St
Patrick
When the Senator had concluded all