The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-18
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" melodiously
sounded by the band. q
JASPER GREENS AT THEIR best.
Paraded, saIuted and Dined i'm st.
PntricIk's Honor.


March II would not seem like st. Pat
rick's day in Savannah without the Irish
Jasper Greens. They are a necessary
feature of the day and a thoroughly desir-
able one. In fact, the Greens occupy a
creditable niche among Savannah's insti-
buttons every day in the year, but they are
the special military feature on st, Pat
rick's day.
The company made splendid showing
yesterday, having hfty-four men and off,
GERS on parade.
The company assembled at its quarters
at the armory of the First Regiment OF In
fantry at $3.50 o'clock, leaving there at
o'clock. The Regimental Band, with
twenty-four pieces, headed the parade and
rendered inspiring music. A line of marcn
| different from that usually taken on mill
| tary parades was followed, The line was
| up Abercorn to Oglethorpe avenue, east to
! East Broad street, north TO Broughton,
| west to Habersham, north TO Bay, west
| to Bull. south to Broughton, west TO West
Broad south to Liberty, east to Bull, ana
thence to the Jasper monument.
Large crowds greeted the Greens all
| along the route. There was quite gath
| SQUARE and the balconies of the DE Soto
| were crowded with spectators Among the
| number were several United States army
| officers in attendance upon the carter
| court martial and many fiatering com
| ments were made by them upon the militia
| ry bearing of the Greens. The usal sa-
| lutte was fired at the Jasper monument,
The three volleys were fired with such pre-
| cision as to cali forth much favorable
comment from military men among the
| spectators.
After leaving the monument the Greens
| retuned 10 the armory where the parade
was dismissed, and the men Invested them
selves of their arms and accouterments.
| They then proceeded to the Catholic LII
| brary Hall, where collation. was awaiting
| them The band attended In body as
| the guests of the company.
The collation. was served by the ladies'
OF st. PauPs independent Society, and
was thoroughly satisfactory. large
| table in the shape of square occupied the
| center of the hall, around which the
Greens and their guests occupied seats.
! Capt Flannery presided at the head OF
the table. Seated near him were Rev.
Father b. ]. Kelley, vicar-general; Col A..
r. Lawton and Mai. w. S. Rockwell of
the First Regiment; Capt j. f. Brooks of
the Savannah Cadets, and Maj. T. s.
Lucas captaln-elect of the Oglethorpe
Light Infantry.
The collation. having received proper att
| tention, speech-making began, and i'm
promptu responses to several toasts were
made Father Kelley was first called upon
10 respond to st Patrlck's Day" Fa-
Their Kelley said that one effect of st. Pat
rick's teachings was the strong love of
home so characteristic of the Irish people.
| ST. Patrick, he regretted to say, was not
| born in ireland. He should have BEEN
and Cork would have been the proper
place for the event. Father Kelley con-
fessed that when he came 10 Savannah he
brought with him quite a pleasant recol.
lection of Atlanta, where he lived for
number of years. Since coming here
however he had daily grown more pleased
with his surroundings, and he now felt a
deep and abiding love for Savannah. He
! alluded to the recent destruction of the
| cathedral as bringing out In fine relief the
| true character of the people Of Savannah
In the universal sympathy and the liberal
aid afforded without regard to religious
distinction. 80 long as the breath re-
mains in my body 1 shall be proud to say
| that belong to Savannah" said Father
Kelley in conclusion.
| Col. Lawton was called upon to speak to
| the Georgia Volunteers, and received a
most enthusiastic greeting. He congratu-
lated the regiment with at last having a
hrst-cass band and one with the members
Of which they could mingle on equal terms
He complimented the splendid volley firing
OF the company, and said that he was In
company at the time with an officer who
was for four years in command at West
| Point and who praised the company high
| ly, saying that 1t had marched past in
high class style
Col. Lawton said that he had the honor
| to be the commander Of an organization
which was ready not only to parade
through the streets, but to go wherever
duty called. God grant" he said, that
we may not be called upon to go from the
peaceful surroundings and the families
who love and cherish ana heed us, but
should the occasion arise we will be at
| our country's call"
Maj. Rockwell spoke TO the toast of
the Soldiers of the confederacy," and
told how he had served for three years
| with the Emmett Rifles one Of the finest
organizations which Savannah gent TO the
i clvii war.
Father Kelley proposed a toast to Capt
| Flannery, whom. he said, had filled with