The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-03-18
81, PATRICK HONCRlD,
Children oftreland Meet and ceie,
bra e the Day
PATRIOTIC ADDRESSES DELIVERED,

Mass Meetings nj the Auditorium and Opera
House Listent TO tho History Of Ire
land Related In Oratory nnd Song.
Shamrocks and other green emhlems
adorned tho Dresses and coats OF old and
young alike Yesterday In honor OF st.
Patrick, the patron Saint OF Ireland
The members OF the A. o, H. attended
mass 10 the Pro.Cathedral and received
holy Communion in body. In the after
noon they attended lecture by Hev. w.
.: Bermlngham in the auditorium where
NJ lehsL ioOU persons were present, The
green flag was kept company on the stage
by its foster mother flag, the stars and
STRIPES and lowers aud plant5 decorated
the stage.
A pleasing musical program was rem.
dered. with Mics Agnes Curley accom-.
panist Del Puente, Nine. 0amnneil
Anne. A. Z. Fisher Slgnor GiannIni and a
most OF local SINCERE rendered several
selections of Irish songs concluding with
q chorus singing Hail st. Patrick The
p asS o, ne lecture go to pay the as.
endowment fund of the chair at the Cath.
Ollie University. Washington,
=, state President Owen J. Hession thanked
the audience for Its attendanca and intro.
S SuG, ,y Inc lecturer Rev. W. J. Berming-
nani, VINO handled his subject. The
sh9mrock Entwlned Amongst the Laurels
OF 100. In mastery style.
=, hlter paying compliment to the A. o,
II, ana dwelling on the patriotism of the
i apo race ne said In part from IN toll773.
iVUO emiRrunts landed In America. He
then spoke OF the Irlshmen who died ON
me Dhttieilelds of the revolution. He said
that there were no Catholic Tories. The
Sath0ilce were all Wings. Father Bar.
, ling lam ia reiefred TO the provisions sent
from Cork to help the starving soldiers at
Valley Forge. ~
John sullivan. at the head OF a band of
soluiers precpitated the Revolutionary
WAT by capturing tho forts of Mary and
Miiliam. In tie second buttle for india.
pendence the IrieA Catholics wera nro,ni-
heht, In the late civil war the Irish peo.
PIE were as patriotic. They died on eyery
battlefield. Over the heads of many Of
,ile heroes noated the banner Of green.
Out In America to-day there Ia n horde Of
fanattos attacking the Catholic reliUion
Inc iirst shot fired in protecting the flag
~ Fort sumter wae by an lrlshman 'Iha
Eeneral that struck the last blow was
I'M nl' oneridaf' who was born In America
Vno year aiter his parents arrived in
America. Sherman and Sheridan al slaan
~ Cathoiio burylng ground ana above
faith. No'iutoS ''ioih
In the Opera House the celebration was
concluded. The building YVES crowded 10
the doors and alonE the side alsles ana in
the gallery people were Standing. The
meetinR WIS under the auspices of the
phrlshloners OF st. Patricks Church and
Ihe SPEAKER was Rev. Dennis J. Flynn, his
suDIeot reing ireland and Rome"
The lecture wns preceded bya highIv
ehloyaDle concert, combined chorus
under the leadership of L. Z. Preston, fur.
nlshlhs the greater part of the singing,
interspersed with tho chorus work more
irish airs by soloists. Miss Agnes Curlsy
was pianolst.
In concluding his address Father Flynn
saiu. everything might go-eyen that
which eternallY constitutes state hit
ner tellslon, never. She has been ali the
more attached to the cross by the reason
OF Its shame, the blood of uersecnttnn ms
pui eemented the union, Ireland's polIt.
ichi roaa seems to follow that OF her
Divine Master and let US hope thai ehe,
a s centuries of dsvotlon to this passion
r r,ay pe admitted to the glories of His
resurrection. whom her epitaph may be
written and she Is allowed to taks hsr
place among the nations of the earth