Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-09-17
Movement on Foot to ApprOpri-
ately Celebrate the Event
Next Year.
From One Division the Number
Has Increased Until Now
There Are Six.
WOULD DRAW CROWDS TO THE CITY

With the approach of next spring or
summer the Ancient Order of Hibernians
will have existed in Louisville for twenty
five years, and a public celebration of the
silver jubilee of the order is very warmly
advocated by large contingent of the
more prominent members. Owing to the
large number of Hibernians and Irish
Americans who during the past year have
enlisted and gone to the front to battle
for our glorious country, and feeling
that while the present war existed all our
efforts and means should be devoted to
bringing the same to successful issue,
plans that had been mapped out for diff
ferent celebrations were abandoned.
For the foregoing reason the celebra-
ton in honor of the one hundredth ami
versary of Ireland's heroes of 1898, which
was to have been on a magnificent scale,
did not take place. In fact the course pur-
sued in Louisville was followed through
out the entire country.
Now that the war is over, attention can
be given wholly to home affairs, and when
the date of the celebration arrives great
numbers of the soldiers will have been
mustered ont and will thereby be enabled
to participate in the event.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians is
composed only of patriotic and respecta-
bic Irishmen, and they possess the ability
to arrange celebration that would reflect
credit on the order and be of vast benefit
to the city of Louisville. For several
years past nothing has occurred to attract
strangers to our city. The Kentucky
Irish American heartily favors the cele-
bration of the coming silver jubilee on
an elaborate scale, which might take the
form Of grand parade during the day or
at night, to be followed by addresses by
some of the great Irish American orators
and banquets and balls numerous enough
to accommodate all who may come here
on thar occasion.
The six divisions at present in this city
would be augmented by those throughout
the State, New Albany and Jacksonville,
and excursions could be arranged for
from Cincinnati, Chicago, indianapolis,
Nashville and other cities in adjoining
States, which would bring thousands of
visitors to our city and be of incalculable
benefit to our merchants.
Various plans for the celebration are
under consideration and it may be that
all the Irish-American societies of the
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in the affair and make It of a nature
which will include ALL
The history of the organization in
Louisville is an interesting one, and the
good it has done for its members and
others is beyond computation. There are
a number of the original members of the
first division established here still living,
and they would undoubtedly by gratifed
to see their labors of the past twenty five
years thus properly appreciated.
There is no doubt that the Hibernian
Knights would take very prominent
part and add very interesting feature to
the celebration of the anniversary.
With the matter in the hands of
County President John Murphy, Martin
Cusick, Thomas keenan,, James Rogers,
William Meehan, John ]. Barrett, Joseph
Taylor, William Lawler, p. ]. Breen, John
H. Hennessy, Frank Cunningham and
many Others whose names might be men,
toned, the success of the undertaking
WI aid be assured, and our Irish-American
citizens could look forward to demon
stration rejecting credit rot only upon
themselves, but also the entire COM
munity.