The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-20
NO ROOM FOR THE LADIES.
NOT A NAM ~ am BROOKLYN
FD n BIG ENOUGH,
This u III. Only Reason why the st. Pat
rick Society Retreats FROM It's Prryt.
Gus Decision 10 Invite the Ladies' to the
Coming ~. PntricL,. Nav n.n.u.

This II IN. Only Reason why the st. Fat
rick Society Retreat. FROM It's Pr.vt.
Gus Decision 10 invite the Ladies' TO the
Coming ~. Pntrick'- Day banquet.
Many patriotic Irish women in Brooklyn have
been looking forward with interest to the APP
preaching st. Patrick's Day, as II has been
understood that the st. Patrick Society OF that
city. for the first time in its history. has decided
to invite the ladies to its annual banquet. some
OF the other leading societies In brooklyn, in-
Guiding the Now England Society, have recently
made this pleasant Innovation, aud "A strong
sentiment In the same direction was supposed
to pcrvado the hearts Of the organization bear
ing the honOred name OF Ircland's patron saint.
a month ago. at n slim meeting Of the society,
only n dozen members being in attendance. Mr..
John II. Newman sprang n resolution in favor Of
inviting ladies' to the banquet and instructing tho
Dinner to make provision for their
accommodation. Not n mothers son present
had tue courage to raise his voice In opposition.
and the resolution was adopted and inscribed
In the archives OF the society. In the month in-
tervcning, however. there have been many qulet
con!abs among the st. Patrick people, and tho
prevailing sentiment has been In strong OPPOSE
ton to the introduction OF the ladies to the ban
auet, this year at least.
There was an unusually large attendance at
the meeting Of the society last night at the Com
Atltbtlnn tIub III W llIuuEhby street. The uue--
tIon OF inviting the ladies' was uppcrmost in tho
minds OF all the member present. but CHAIR
man NJ. !. Mc'ioidriCk was the only one who
had tho courage to breach 1t. Mr.. McGOld-
rick said that since the last meeting careful
Inquiries had been made and II had been found
tiht no hall OF sufficient capacity to accommo-
date the members OF the society aud their lady
friends could b. secured for IT. pa,rtck's night.
lie thought that no one would want to crowd
the ladies, and suggested that II might bc bet
ter In all the circumstances 70 relieve the Din
ner from the apparently insur-
nOuntablc task Of providing accommodations
for their fair friends.
DIR. kenc said that while he did not desire tn
be deemed ungallant. he had no hesitation in
debating that Brooklyn did not possess n hail
large enough to do Justice to the occasion
should tie ladics he invited.
Mr.. Thomas II. Lowery boldly announced that
he would Ike 10 see the ladies there.
Mr.. Reagan, one OF the former Presidents OF
the society. said:
This matter has frequently been brought be.
fnre the soclety. IL always seemed TO be tho
almost unanimous wish That the proper place
for the ladies on that particular night was at
their homes, and | attn still Of that upinioD."
After some further discussion tho resolution
OF Instructions To the Dinner Committee was
reconsidercd and laid on tho table for an indeh-
mite period.
The ladies. therefore. will not smile on this
years gathering In honor OF ~. Patrick At the
assembly and art rooms of the Academy of
Music. but doubtless they will be toasted with
even HOre than the usual fervnr.
The same question Is bcirs agitated In tho
Society of Old BrOoklynites. ami II Is thought
VIII be decided ia the Affirmative.