Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-18
ST. PATRtCK'S DAY.
How the Feast of the Patron of Ireland
 Was Celebrated i'm Waterbury.

Was Celebrated i'm Waterbury.
 Rev Father DeLowrie, president of IVillanova college, delivered an interest ing discourse at the 10:45 o'clock mass in St Patricks church yesterday morning. Thdspacious edifce was crowded to overhowing, and the altar decorations and the music by the choir were in keep ing with the occasion. The altar was arranged with natural flowers, two beautiful harps of green standing out in bold relief. telling the congregation that it was the feast of St Patrick, the patron saint of the church. Esther DeLowrie IS "a forceful speaker and took for his subject. .'Iralapd. Her Saints and Her Heroes" The speaker graphically portrayed the his tory of Ireland and gave an interestingI sketch of the early life of St Patrick. hisI family, and his labors among the Irishl people. It was plain from the remarks of the reverend gentleman that he does not place much faith in the oft-repeated, but teebly substantiated statement that thel patron saint of Ireland was born in Scot land. Father DGLowrie relied more onI the saints own confessions for proof of theI place of his birth than on anything else, and from this source found no difficulty inI tracing his connection to the ancient Gauls. The struggles of the Irish people to rid themselves of the yoke of the Danish invaders was traced from the landing of those northern hordes down to the battle of Clontarf in 1O14, when Brian Boru fought the the battle which freed his country from further incursions from this source. While this was go- ing on," said the speaker, "there was another nation. with vulture eye. looking on at what was taking place" Commenc ,,-s| hn ,eI El of England, the speaker then told in fit ting words the story of Ireland's condition down to the present time, There was enough prtriotIsm in the address to suit the most ardent IriShmau. The reverend gentleman took occasion to refer " ith pride to the strenuous efforts of Lord Charlie mont, commander of the volunteers. Lord Edward Fitzgerald Robert Emmct, Henry lGrattan and Daniel O'Connell on behalf Iof their oppressed country. Father De- Lowrie took the ground that all Irishmen take on this matter. He said that the spirit of Irish nationality still lives and that the concessions that have been made to the British government were the outcome of absolute necessity In the evening stand ing room was at premium and a number of people found it impossible to get inside
 the doors. The address on total abstinance,
 was delivered by the pastor. Rev J. H.
 Duggan. It was masterly plea and was
 listened to throughout with the closest at
 teption.
 I We'll Known Mother Superior Dead.
 WASHINGTON, March IS.-IIolon Cum
 mings, known throughout the Catholi,
 world as Sister dc Chantal and for ovol
 80 years mother superior of tho Visitation
 convent in this city, died horc. Sho cam,
 upon the streets hut twice in tho 65 year.
 sho had been connected with tho institu
 tion. Sho was q woman of sound judg
 mCnt and keen sense.
 I SaloonIsts Barred From Politics. SALEM. Mass, March 1S-Tho Salen [ license commissioners have given notic . of tho adoption oC a rule that all liccnscr must refrain from taking any part. activ |: or passive. in politics, This attitude O, the part of the commission has cause, considerable CnnStcrnation among man. ! politicians who have been ill the bushes fo