The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-03-19
Honor to the Memory of the
Patron Saint of
Ireland.
A Splendid Day III Minneapolis
and Thousands View
the Parade.
The Church Entertainments in
the Evening All Well
PatrOnized.


the patriotic sons and daughters of Erin,
and their American descendants The OBJ.
serVancc was general, and favored by Tie
weather. the celebration throughout was
the most successful ever held In this city.
The day OF st. Patrick marks an era
with the Irish nation. All nations nave
their days, which with fondness they de-
vote to MISUNDERSTANDING back tie
pages of history and cleaning therefrom
new light of deeds of the past and sip
| ping in new enthusiasm 1t is all one
| march forward in development and in
this respect the Irish nation has kept pace
Her lot has not always been IL happy one
but her heroes have arisen, and for Il
! time lcosened the bonds of bondage. and
allowed the nation to go forward. Ireland
has truly much to be proud Of but greats
est of all is st. Patrick who drew aside
the Veil that divided Christianity and Pag-
| anism and allowed the light OF ntclli-
gence to flood the country
AS such is Irelands patron saint hon
orcd.
Special services We're held in all the
English speaking churches in the morn
ing. and We're we'll attended.
The church of St. Anthony of Padua was
| made headquarters for the earlier exer-
cses Of the day. and an immense congre-
CATION attended mass at 1890 Il. M, at
which Rev. Father McAuliffe otficated,
assisted by Fathers Prendergast and Kelly.
Division No. ), OF the Ancient Order Of
llibernans, attended the service in body.
occupying seats reserved for them in tho
center of the church. Rev. Father O'Reilly
delivered an appropriate sermon. and
special music was rendered by the choir
AN IMPOSING PARADE.
The parade was a most imposing one, and
was participated i'll by 1000 Minneapoitans
aud $50 men from St. Paul.
The line formed at the Church of st. An
i thony OF Padua, and marched down Second
| street to Central avenue. and from there
| over the river, up Hennepin avenue to
| Eighth street. and down Nicollet to Third
street, thence to Harmonic hall. where
| lunch was served by the ladies' auxiliary
of the Minneapolis a. o. II.
The men made an excellent showing, and
marched proudly to martial tunes. The
| line was led by a platoon of police, and
was followed by the Hibcrnan band, of st.
| Paul, who acquitted themselves in an CT
| tlcient manner Then came the Hibcrnian
Rifles under the direction of Capt. j. +.
Walsh. This company was one of the
| features of the parade. and in their hand
some uniforms presented Il tine appearance.
| Next were visiting Hiberni;lns under the
| command of L. j. Cannon, Of st. Paul.
| This division included the St. Paul Hibern-
| ians. Then came the Catholic order OF
| Foresters and the I. Q. +. band. The Hen
| nepin County Iiibernians, With NJ c.
OConnor commanding, marched in eight
| divisions. with music furnished by the A.
| 0. H. Cadet band and the A. 0. IL. drum
corps. The line was rounded out by pri-
| waite citizens.
| The officials of the parade were N. c.
O'Connor. county president Of the A. .. H.,
who acted as gland marshal. He ably
| assisted by Ed. j. CaMntn. of ST. Paul
Capt Terrence Connolly, Officers Jau S
| Merrick and Ambrose Lennon, CT Minnie
| upolis. as division commanders.
| An admirable feature Of the parade was
| the music. Four musical organizations took
| part, and were so striluted through the
line that there was always something to
keep step with
| The A. o. H. Cadet band made its mi
tial appearance on parade and acquitted
| itself i'll fine style. Ii was under the per-
sonal direction Of Prof Heintzman.
Anoka county was represented in tl.e
| parade by Thomas Coleman. james j.
| Kennedy. eX-statc president of the A. o. II.
| also took part in the celebration. The HI
! bernian band of St. Paul. and the Catholic
| Forcsters band, of this city. were fully
| equal 10 the occasion and their good work
| was generally and faporably commented
upon.
FESTIVITIES OF THE EVENING
The entertainment arranged by lmmacu-
late Conception church given in the
1yccum theater Ill the evening and the aud
| itorium none to large to accommodate
the parishoncs and their friends. The
| good nature Of the ST. Patricl1's day aud
| fence is proverbial: there was therefore, no
protest that the minute hand pointed to-
| ward the quarter hour before midnight as
'yS"
The program contained such feast as
| is offered other day in the year and
| the performers on the stage were seconded
| in all their efforts by the fir e1dy sympathy
| of their audience. The bays that had been
| marching through the day rcsortcI w.th
| their rosy-chceked companions tn the en-
| tertainment room, and found much To their
| liking. The love Of native land appeared IN
| all the exercises from the opening medley
| Of Irish airs ny the orchestra to the clos
| ing drama. The fact that it is 100 years since
! Ireland engaged in he" hottest struggle
! loaned additional significance to all the pro-
| ccedings. The first part of TIL. program was
occupied with music ard an address by
| Father Keanc. song by Master James
| l3yrnes and chorus b. lG9 children, with
| three pretty voices leading the solos. pre-
| cecdcd and followed the address Mis-; Maud
| Burdettc with "kathlecn Mavou1nc M ana
"Molic o." Oscar Scaglc with !; song and
| encore, and Miss Gertrude Phelps, IL grace
| full young viOlinist, were received fav
| ortes.
| Father Kcane's address was short but IL
| was delivered in his best style and made
| a distinct impression. He marvcc1 at the
| fact that so great an audience should
| gather at this distance to celebrate II cause
| dear to Ireland. II" referred to the strong
| sympathy Americans feel for Cuba in her
| present distress. and used facts Of the case
| to draw a comparison with the inHIgntics
| Ireland has had to endure in her struggle
| Tor liberty, not yet attained. He SAYS the
| Cubans have more advantages than the
| Irish possessed, for they may own their
| piece of property and cultivate their soil,
| whereas the Irish peasant is subjected to
| heavy tax for all the privileges which he
| secures by his own cndeavor. He spoke Of
| the Irish peasants as a machine through
| which the government secures support for
| the established church Of England. the ma
| jorty poor taxed for the support of the
| minority rich. He characterized the Irish
! as driven to exile to meet their oppressors
| on every battlefield. ana they have raised
| the standard of the cross before every ma
| ton.
| The Hibernian Rifles, who appeared as
| Irclands defense. representing the cause
| OF the Heroes" were accepted as "A fca-
| turc of the entcrta inment. and their appear
| ancc in file across the stage in response
| to the leaders call. was the signal for loud
| applause tribute to Il popular organiza-
| ton
| AT ST. ANTHONY HALL.
| An audience of 600 crowded St. Anthony
| of Padua Hall. and list. ned to Il patriotic
| entertainment. given under the auspices
| Of ST. Anthony Crusaders Total Abstinence
| Society. The program consisted Of
! drama of three acts. entitled "O'Neil the
Great" which In historical outline carried
| the audience back to the time Of Queen
| Elizabeth. 1t is brim full of patriotic SEN
| timent.
The English had made an invasion upon
Irish soil, and q band or Jrishmen had