The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK.
They Celebrate the Day With Bril-
liant Banquet.


The Knights of st. Patrick celebrated the
custom with a banquet last night in the
Delmonico. 1t was the twenty first annual
gathering of the Knights around the festal
board in San Francisco and probably the
most successful of those brilliant events
for which the Irish society has become
Justly celebrated in the ecommemoration o1
st. Patrick's day.
The guests to the number of $50 assem-
bled in the parlors, off the banquet hall
about O'Clock, and for fully an hour en-
joyed themselves passing compliments oil
the day. Each one was decorated with a
neat bow of orange and green, tied with q
bit of white silk ribbon. The orange and
green, of course, were intended to repre-.
sent the two colors carried by Irishmen,
and the white was emblemat of peace.
When all present entered the banquet
ball in pairs an imposing spectacle met
their gaze. The classic walls were draped
with white and green very lightly and
gracefully, and behind the president s
chair quite pretentious display was
made. There hung an emerald green flag
fringed with gold and emblazoned with a
gilt harp and wolfdog on one side. and
this emblem bore the legend, Gentle
when stroked; fierce when provoked"
Opposite was large American flag, and
between them both all altogether origi-
nal conception in green, white and the
tricolor with shamrocks strewn over
them. A great floral harp occupied a
niche as central piece for 1t all. The
ta bles were arranged in three rows and
beautifully decorated with flowers scat
tered upon them and roses of spring
blossoms. For a menu card golden harp
with bright green background was at
each plate-a unique idea that contained
the toasts, the full membership of the
knights of ST. Patrick, and a concluding
verse from Moore's minstrel Boy"
Those present were:
Jeremiah Deasy, Carl Eisenschimel, Rev D. O.
Crowley, Rev A. L. Brewer, James r. Kelly,
James Mooney, James d. Phelan, Patrick Brod-
eriek, Joseph |. Dimond, Thomas Brennan,
William Broderick, James Butler, Thomas
Price, William OConne!l, Thomas J. Stanton,
John Grant, J. If. Culver, j. w. J. Enright, DR..
E. E. Hill, Arthur McGueren, p. ]. Thomas,
Patrick McGee, II. Creswell, Richard Binton,
T. F. Shea, Edward Walsh, Matt Kelleher. DR.. c..
A. Clinton, A. Lauriston, enjamin ]. Burr, s..
Daniel O'Sullivan, P. C. Raborg, John r.
Tobin, P. F. Mccormack, F; J; Weyland, Will
liam Cronin,T P. Riordan, D. M.stanley Martin
OConnor, Joseph King, c, J. McGlynn. James
McInerney, D. r. Mcneil, John P. Culley,
Joseph McKenna, Daniel Leahy, George H.
Broderick, L. ]. Donovan, James II: Barry, D.
John A. Lennon, G. W. shorten, Pat
rick Holland, NJ. J. Wall, Peter A.
Scally, Z. z. Barrett, Charles McCollum,
William Clack, Michael Cooney, Walter Brunt,
NJ. T. Dooling, S. r. o Keeffe, Matt O'Donnell,
Joseph o'Donnell,. John T: Greaney, Matt
Nunan, Laurence Mcclure, William McCann
John Mulhern, Charles Gildea, Colonel w. p
Sullivan, M. C. Hassett, James Co Min, John III
Sheehan. W. II. Logan, w. d. Sheehan, w. II,
Gagan, w. d. Shea, L. ]. Dwyer, Charles Kohler,
J. G. Kennedy, Frank Burrows, Z. B. Thomas,
John Z. Broderick, NJ. j. Bohannan, c. Nelson,
j. J. Barrett, P. +. Dundon, FL. S. Hagan, 2. J.
Dunno, James J. Brien, Thomas Cronan, A.
B. Truman, "A. Baxter, ". $. Humphrey, D.
j. German, Jeremiah V. Coffey, Judge ]. v.
Coffey, Colonel John O'Byrne, Thomas Nc
Craith, w. ]. o'Brien, n. Hesse. John Phelan,
J. o. Kane.
Jeremiah Deasy, president of the
Knighs OF st. Patrick, presided. In calling
the guests to order he welcomed them in a
happy if brief speech. 1--WE are gathered
tonight" he said, "to do honor to Ire
land S patron saint, and | am glad to have
you around US here. | may remark that
the Knights of St. Patrick is a non-sec-
tartan organization. I'm glad to have
Rev. Father Crowley at my right hand.
representing the Catholic church zap
plause), and the Rev. Mr.. Brewer, repre-
senting the Episcopal church (cheers).
We have with us also the genial president
of the Caledonian Club, and also the popu-
lar presiding officer of one friendly Celtic
club, the Cambrian Society, Mr.. Thomas
Price"
The speaker was warmly applaaded as
he concluded by directing the secretary to