The San Francisco call., 1897-07-06
l1AYLY WAVED
: THE GREEN FLAG
The Picnic Of the City Hiber-
mans at Schuetzen a
Great Success.
Only the Bears Had No Liking
for Noise, Smoke or Flags,
and Ran Away.
Gate Prizes and Games and 0ratory
Bnlivened Sohuetzen Park in Honor
of the First American"

carried with II more feeling of patriotism
or enthusiasm than those of The mem bers
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. The
parade and picnic of the sons of the
Emerald Isle was one of the most pleasant
features of the Nations birthday. Early
in the morning the members of the order
swung into line thousands strong. and be-
tween solid lines of cheering spectators
marched to the ferry on the way to the
picnic grounds.
- Not long after sunrise the headquarters
IF the order 120 Ninth street, presented
N animated appearance. At 8 o'clock
the march started on Ninth street, near
Mission, and from there to Market street,
whence the parade continued to the
ferry. At the ferry Captain Dunlevy of
The harbor police had made splendid pre-
parations to receive the coming marchers
and crowds thai followed. In consequence
the picnickers had no difficulty boarding
the boats and in q short time the steamers
left the deck for Tiburon. where the pas
sencers took trains for Schuetzen Park.
Arriving at the grounds the pleasure
seekers sought the wooded hills to res t
and dine and. found the pleasure that they
sought.
P. J. Mccormick, County president of
the order of Hihernians of America, was
in command of the parade. he was as
sisted by the following aids:
County 'Vice-Fresident John P. Henry; Re-
cording Secretary Eugene Harmon; BARLEY
Lee president OF Division 2; John Ryall Presl-
dent. c. O'Connor Vlce-president and j. j.
DOnOhue tres s1rer of Division 3; Captain M.
J. Wrin president Division 3; NJ. Fitzgerald
president, Charles McCrystle vice-president, j..
H. Magnnis treasurer Division 8 John C..
RYAN president. J. f. Mcdonald vice-president
Division g. J. P. O'Connell president NJ.
.Oonoboe yiee-president John II. Do!an, re-
cordIng secretary, NJ. McManus, treasurer
Division 10; Captain Jerome Deasy. president,
D. Fitzpatrick, vice-pTesident. Division IL;
John ?. Diguan. president, Thomas Searey,
vice president, Nicholas Morrisey, recording
secretary Division II; John P. Henry,
president, John O'Brien, vice president.
Division IA; Thomas Ward, president,
James Mullen, wee president, T. B. HI :
lard, recording secretary, Division 10;
J. J. OBrlen, president, James Burke, vice
rick Broderick, president, NJ. OMahoney vice
president, NJ. E. Mcdonald, recording secre-
Iary, Division II; D. J. Buckley, president,
Frank P. Scully. Vice-president Frank farron.
fnan cial secretary, Division Is; P. F. Gilroy,
president, 2. d. Mullaney, wee president
George Giblin, recording secretary, Division
10; Eugene O'Connor, president, William
Shaughnessy, vice-president, David Kelly,
financial secretary, Division 20.
John ONeill led the procession and
carried an immense American flag. The
l nights OF the Red Branch drum corps
aad the Knights of t e Red Branch Rifles
under the leadership of Captain Casey,
and over 200 strong, assisted. After these
came the Hibernians in propria persona.
They were decked in regalia and many of
them carried a small American flag. All
of them wore a green ribbon. There was
a bear in one division, which created
some excitement by VARYING the pro-
gramme and escaping. 1t was caught.
A float surmounted by the Goddess of
Liberty was to have been trundled in
~fsS,D hf1f INF nf prHc
and the rough streets the project was
j.. abandoned. 1t was about o'clock that
the parade reached the ferry, but long
before great crowd had gathered.
At IL o'clock the games programme
commenced. There were sixteen events
and the results were as follows:
Girls race, to 12-Katie o'Connor first,
hittie Roach second.
- Boys race. s TO 12-John Malone first, John
Burke second
Boy ; race, IA to l8-H McHugh first, H. /
Allen second.
Young mems raoe-F Riccomi first G.
RISher second.
Married lad Ies' rsce-Mrs. Seine first, Mrs.
Dunn igan second
Married mems rece-William Richter first,
g. Brandon second.
Members racer. Shelton first, Thomas
Heggarty second, D. f. Sui lfvan third
Fat ladies' race-Mis. Robinson first Mrs.
Sullivan second.
Fat mems race-Jeremiah O'Dowd first,
James CaVandgD second.
ThrAe-.egged race-Jonn Mcdonald and c.
Z. Foley first, J. O'Leary and Ed McGlynn
second.
This finished lunch baskets were in order
until 2:30, when the literary programme
was rendered 1t consisted OF:
Overture, Hail Columbia" Hibernia band;
remarks, 2. J. Mccormick, county president
A. O. H. of A. Grafton, "Patriotism," Rev T.
CarrGher; sonP ''Sfar SpangIed Banner" Miss
X. Black; reading, "Dtclaration of Indepen-
dence." Thomas W Hickey song, "Red, White
and Blue. A. o. IL. OF A. choru-.
After The chorus f:ty-nine gate prizes
ranging in value from a SMOKED ham 10
S25 in gold were distributed 1t was esti-
mated that between $500 and 1000 per-
sons visited the grounds. The entire affair
was an unqualified successand all sorts OF
praise is being showered upon the follow
Ing committees and officers, the personnel
of each subcommittee making up the
grand committees:
P. Broderick, chairman; E. J. Harmon, Sec
retsry; J. J. Donohue, p j. Mccormick. 6.
Phillips, Jerome Deasy. C. B. Flanagan.
Reception committee-John J. Barrett, chair
man; J. J. Donovan, J. G. Ryan, I. K. Banner
man, John Rvall, Ed !. Sheehan. Captain NJ.
J. Wriu, ID. >. OBrien, John O'Brien, ]. II.
B-ien, z. d. Mullaney.
Finance committee-J p. Henry, chairman;
James Burke. w. Fitzgerald, Z. j. Kelleher. p.
+. Glroy, NJ. II. McCafferty, J. c. Ryan, Eugene
Mccoy.
Floor dircctor-J P. Dignan; assistants, J.
F. RenAult, J. D. Black. d. Sugrul, F. Scully, 7.
y. HilliaId, Robert Shepston. Thomas Ward.
+. Boland, \. Morrisey, j. L. Mullins, ID. j.
Buckley, Thomas Seary.
Jig and reel committee-John Rooney, chair
man; Eugene o'Connor, Daniel Fitzpatrick,
2. Brandon.
Gemes-W oShaughnessy (cha1rman). NJ.
O'Manoney. NJ. T. Riordan, Frank Conklin,
Robert Shepston, J. =. O'Connell, Z. ]. SuliI-
van, w. Coilopy, NJ. ii. McCafferty, Charles
O'Conner. B. Lee.
Committee ON order-P. Broderick CHAIR
men), John Rysli Captain NJ. ]. Wrin, j. 2.
O'COnneIi. J. p. Henry, P. Il. Giroy, D. V.
buckley. NJ. Fitzgerald, Jerome Dea>y V, Th omas
Ward, b. Lee, Eugene Connor, j. C. Ryan, J.
P. Dignan, John O'Brien
Sh It Himself in the Knee.
James Tully youncster inst in his