The San Francisco call., 1898-03-18

TN the language of Mrs. Murphy, the
 disreputable but interesting heroine
 of "Chimmie Fadden' fame. it was "a great day. a great day for us all.
 The spirit of St Patrick, the patron saint of the Emerald Isle, must be well satisfied to-day with the patrtotic, demon stratfon in his reverence which took place yesterday in the city oy the Goloen Gate. And Wolfe Tone-how his heart would have swelled with pride and en- thusiasm coqlld he have awakened from a Rib Van Wrinkle sleep and seen how fresh in the minds of his countrymen is the love of liberty, the love that led to the spirited rebellion of United Ireland In 179S and the Young Ireland movement in 1S4Si
 .eWho fears to speak of '9S?"
 Those were the words painted in crim- son letters on a banner Of green which hung from the beams backs of the speak CTS stand at Woodward's Pavilion yes terday, the spot where was gathered. both in the afternoon and evening, thousands who had assembled to do honor to the day so dear to the true Irish heart. The interior of this vast amphitheater was decorated more brilliantly, perhaps, than it has been for many a day. From the central chandelier hung pendants or white their support serving as the radius from which long, graceful streamers Of
 
 toward the wooden columns The lower edge of the gallery was festooned with green and yellow bunting, at regular in- tervals American shields alternating with green shields, on which were eInplazoneo golden harps, surrounded by shamrocks The effect was heightened by having in candescent lights fastened behind the shields ot green. Re9 wml9e ana Pio4 each of the corners of the pavilion, the supporting columns were draped with
 Al. h frsNt nRl- men of "Old Glory hung across the in terior of the main entrance. On the plat forms were placed several varieties of Shortly after p. m. Frank Conklin. president of the day. was greeted with round of applause as he e. stepped 10 the front of the stage and said:
 This day has a two-fold significance to all of Irelands sons and daughters We are here to do reverence to our pat ron saint and honor to the memory of the patriots of '9S. Let us hope that those fin the little green isle across the se9 can day as we, and God grant the speedy arrival of the day when the sun will rise on a free Ireland;
 yesterdays Call. The audience was de- lighted with the entertainment furnished and all the performers ~ were enG9reG' ,1}Te1 and William McMahon, fiddler, furnished the music for the reels and J1gS. Master Arnold Grazer brought the house gown with his dancing, and the efforts of Gren- mans band were thoroughly appreciated; The Irish step dancing of Miss Pearl Hickman and Joseph Keller w.ls given at time when a stereopticon view of an Irish wedding was thrown on the can can vas back of the speakers platform. The views were elucidated by Mrs. Hattie B: Steele, who paid glowing tributes to the memory of Wolf Tone, Emmet and Parneii. "Killarney" was played by the cornetist while views of the famous lakes
 The afternoons entertainment ended with the grand chorus, God Save Ire land" and America"
 Rev. Father D. o. Crowley, of the Youths Directory, and his colleague. Rev. Father James Melvin, sat among the vice-presidents and others on. the stage and were interested auditors of the
 The event of the evenings exercises was an oration by the Hon. M. M. Estee. who was presented with a package containing the shamrocks and poem sent to the Sisters Of Charity at Benicia by the Sisters in County Mayo, who in turn sent it to Judge Tobin of the Hibernia Bank for the presentation to the orator.