The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-18

BANQUET BY A. 0. OF AIBEaaIANs
Delightful weather added to tho En-,
joymcnt Of tho Day-TOnsts TO tho
Martyrs Oftho MninO and tho Her
ocs OF I78S-An Oyster Wonst at
Ocean View.

Yesterday was the dea-tse of all G:e
Ecat- to the h;arts Of the faithful sons
OF Erin, wherever four'd UllToughoTt
the WcG'd. The weather was diamet-
rio iliY' oppts..t 10 the prScDnccivsd no.
uonS of what 81. Patricks Day wealth
G! should be Ike: MOTORS based upon
;rnny previous Clamp experiences. l3
jus respect III. day was a delightful
surpr:r~a. Almost summer tcmfeiur
ttT'e made light clothing a pleasure,
the su@ bslmcd and soft zephyrs.
wfich couAl scarcely be calle1I Can
dren Of hc,s:erous March. gently kissed
the Emerald folks di firins banner,
d!snbG'ed frttlr many a staff.
Everywhere the littl;, g:c;.. sham
rdck was seen. Almos; every ono
showed their recognition Of The day
by wearrrs OF som:, briGi:c bit of green,
sometimes Il bIN OF IibsSm and some
times only scrap pinned o@' the ccut
lai'prl. Thr spirit Of the day was in
the air. too. and hear.Hi greetings w5re
hC@u'I on al sides as ;lIan Went 10 and
Gro abou. their business.
Thrra vas 10 parade. but several well
known gentlemen. members off the
.AvotQ club nj G1ean Nidv. want dcwn
10 shat resort ard enjoyed an oyster
roast in the afternoon.
At nigh, the celebration by the An
Client Order OF Hlbe-mle,s took plrcc at
l3merald Hail. Il was Il most fel.cit
Qua affair thlvT2t.Out. mirth. iollity and
good fellowship r5igned supreme.
The cCInmOGiiu:S hail was attractive
~ decorated with large and small ban
nrr$, ;ha Emerald flag Of I:c.and with
its golden harp mingiIng lis folds with
ih>. S:ars and Strips, of Old Glory,
and b.!e STATE flag OF Virginia occupied
proll2ent i'llce in tive decorative
sch:me. An orchc$trl was o., hand
and the various roasts wee inter
rsire'rsod A,lth delighisu musin The
tables laden With all manner of good
things were arranged about tha, room.
the tOasnruster, Mir. 7. J. Rcallcy, pres
ide-t Of ;he order in ahs CITY, occu-
plying a Ce-'tral position.
a magnificent featun> of TIE even
ing was the drinking, stumbling ard in
silu='cc, CT toast 10 :ha G. al martyrs
az the Maine, which was proposed by
Mr.. j. w. Lorg. The incident was a
touclT!nsly beautiful cne, d;monstrat
Ing the fact ahac amid all the joGbus
festivity Of ST. Pat:ick's Day, the no.
BILE slcenens In Havana harttcr were
c'ot forgotten by thcir countrym;n.
The Day We Celeblaae" Hrls res
pondcd - by Mr.. j. w. Long ard Mr.
to the toast THE Centennial CT '9S.'
Virginia" was responded to by Mr..
John: L. Burke. The United States" by
by Mr.. ]. w. Murphy
Nj. Joseph J. Hennelly respondd in
his happies; v:hn t2' THE Press"
The o:her toasts were as follows:
The Bench and Bar"-Respc'.se BY
John y. Bacchcr
THE La.iies"-tIsesponae by NJ. ].
AIuiTCrl
The Aroic::'t Order Of IIibernians"-
R-sporsc h, y. J. REILLY.
Mr.. StGtt sang st. ratrick's Day Pa
rade" and brought 1,1wn the hous, and
Mr. William Ryan's rc,-,i.tion OF a hur
erprouS l:.sh s-,1g was inmitablc Both
S:rt!tmcn were warmly anplaudcd.
The evening MS altogether most
pleasantly passed and the mcmo!E1 Of
s.. FA;rEks Day IF 1898 will nor speed
lily be forgotten by the m:palbcrs. IL the
order or ths:- guests.