The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-14
ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
DETAILS is READINESS FOR A BIG
OBSERVANCE OF THE DAY.
The shops win lie Asked 10 Close nj
Noon-Lilsewise the Mcrcnn-
tile Houses.

From the present outlook st. Patrick
day viii be celebrated next Thursday a.
1t never has been celebrated before in this
city.
Yesterday afternoon occurred what was
practically the final meeting of the gsneal
| Arrangement committee from the three
| divisions OF the Hibernians, the Emmett
| Council aad the Emmett Rifles, having In
charge the various details OF the forthcom-
ing celebration and from the reports sub
mitted by the various subcohinittces
everything appears to be in shape for
magnificent celebration OF the great irish
| day
| The principal features OF the day VIII
| be parade in the morning by the three
divisions of Hibernans, who VIII asseno.e
at the Emmett hall at . o'clock and headed
ny Herbs bald, proceed 10 st. Patrlcks
church, in the Fifth ward to attend grand
high mass.
At D. m Will occur the reception ana
banquet at Turner Hall, rendered by the
local divisions to the visiting Hibernians
and their friends and guests
AS the railroads have put on one rare
round trip rate for the occasion number
OF visiting Hlbernians tom Galveston and
their intention of being present
Father OCallahan, an eloquent jesuit
priest of Galveston, will deliver an address
at tho Turner Hall reception, al which
Governor Culberson, Hon. Dudley G. Woot-
en- of Dallas, Mayor Bryan Callahan OF san
Antonio and other distinguished guests
will be present
AT $3.50 p. M the big street parade o.
civic and military organizatc1s with
nd Wi CT +
Hall on the following line of March FIR IN
Turner Hall TO San Jacinto street. from
San Jacinto TO Mckinney, Mckinney 10
Travis, Travis to Franklin, Franklin to
Main, Main to Texas avenue, thence back
10 the hall This parade will be headed by
Lewis band and under the direction o
Grand Marshal Tom O'Leary and the fol-
lowing aides T. l.. Conroy. John L. Pat
rick, George Ellis s. l.. Hahn and w. C.
sullivan Of san Antonio, Charles Thavonat
j. s. Hudson Ed f. Dupree. B. Majora
wit2, j. II Lillicnthal. j. c. Ray G o ge |
w. clarendon, u. e. Helherg, General
Richard Cooke, John B. Williams, j. 4.
Mahoney, Pat Owens, j. w. Kavanaugh |
and A. n. fitzgerald.
In order to make the parade a success a |
committee will wait upon the proper au- |
thorites al the shops and upon the mer-
chants generally asking them to close at |
l2 O'Clock on the lTth
Festivities will close with deep water
celebration and ert At the Auditorium,
at which Governor Culherson will be pres
ent and upon which occasion Hon Dudley |
G. Woo,en of Dallas will deliver an ora
ton. Mr., Wooten is one of the most fin
ished orators in Texas and with two such
themes combined, as ireland" and Deep
Water for Houston" he viii doubtless draw
an inspiration that viii make his addr So
very interesting.
In anticipation of the large crowd that
VIII attend the celebraton at the Audi
'orium the street car company has made
concession for that occasion of one fare
sach way from any part of the city to the
Auditorium and back thus eliminating a
transfer charge To accomplish this cars
VIII be stationed on the different belts al
certain hour preceding the entertain
ment, that will be run directly to the
Auditorium without change. with n similar
arrangement after the entertainment.
The reports submitted yesterday in
Heated that there would be large surplus
rom the banquet and on motion it wqs
leeided to divide this surplus between tn.
Saylaad home of Houston and the Sisters
'rphans home of Galveston
Alderman Pat Barry of Galveston Wa
present at Yesterdays meeting and prem
sed large attendance from that city.