The San Francisco call., 1897-06-28
CLANS OF HIBERNIA.
They Will Celebrate on July 5
at Schuetzen
Park.
Rev. Father Caraher viii Deliver
the 0ration-A Great Day
Arranged For.

The Ancient Order of Hibernians in
tend to celebrate the National holiday in
a manner that will attract the general at
tention of the public. As the Fourth
falls on Sunday this year, and as the con-
stitution of the order expressly forbds
any picnic, excursion or celebration as
ordinarily understood on that day, the
demonstration will be held on Monday,
the 5th, and Scheulzen Park, San Rafael
has been engaged.
For two months past the executive COM
mittee, composed originally OF Patrick
Broderick, Grattan Phillips and J. J. Dom
ahue has been at work. This committee
appointed the different subcommittee.
OF the finance committee John p.
Henny Is chairman, with assistants as
follows: James Burke, P. J. KeIIeher,
NJ. II. McCafferty, P. F. Gilroy, J. G..
Ryan and Eugene Mccoy.
John J. Barrett is chairman of the re-
ceptIon committee, with j. J. Donovan,
State president; Thomas Bannerman,
Edward /. Sbeehan, John Ryall, Captain
Wrin, ID. s. O'Brieu and J. IL. o. Brien TO
aid him.
J. p. Dignan is chairman of the floor
com mittee and he has J. 3. Black, T.
Boland, t. Scully, J. +. Mullins, T. B.
HiIliard, n. Morrissey and Thomas Ward
as assistants.
John Rooney is chief Judge of the Jig
and reel dancing with Eugene O'Connor,
?. Brandon and Daniel Fitzpatrick as
associate judges. The games committee
is very important com mittee, as the list
Is a long one and the prizes valuable,
therefore a large number have been
placed IN charge. w. 'Shaughnessy is
chairman, assisted by NJ. O'Mahoney,
IL L l. -, 1,h.
Shepston, J. 2. 0'Connell, Bartley Lee,
| William Collopy and NJ. II. McCafferty.
On talent the different committees acted
as a committee of the whole, it being con-
sidered that the expenses being the main
feature should have the benefit of the
suggestions OF every mem ber.
The programme Is now finished and is
! as follows: Monday morning, July 5, the
twenty City divisions will assemble at
Hibernia Hail. where the division mar
shals will form them into line. County
President P. j. Mccormick will be grand
| marshal and Eugene J. Harmon, county
secretary, who has been grand secretary,
will be assistant. The KING hts of the Red
Branch Rifles, Captain NJ. Casey, will
march from their armory, Tenth and
Market streets, to Hibernia Hall and
there take their place at the head OF the
line. The Hibernia band of twenty-five
pieces will furnish the music.
AT ScnuetZen Hark dancing Will De
started in the pavilion on the arrival of
the divisions. At o'clock the games will
begin with the tug of-war contest between
rival teams of the society for prize of
$50. Then will follow football game be-
tween picked teams.
After this will come the races of all
kinds, winding up with backward race,
sack race, three-legged race, egg race,
etc, and then the jumping, weight-throw-
ing, etc.
AT $3.50 o'clock the exercises will begin in
the pavilion and will include the overture,
"Hail, Colum bia," by the band; intro
ductory remarks by President P. J. Nc
CormicK; Grafton, Patriotism" Rev.
Father Carraher; song, "Star-spangled
Banner" Miss Catherine Black; reading
Declaration of Independence bv Eustace
Cullinan; song, The Red, White and
Blue" A. o. II. chorus.
The jig and reel dancing will keep up
during the day, and after the exercises
close will come the prize-danCing. The
gate prizes are also valuable, the first gate
prize being $25 cash. They number forty
one in all
1t is confidently expected that many
thousand people will take part in the cele-
bration.