The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-17
:ITY OFFICIALS REVIEW


|CITY OFFICIALS REVIEW
Enthusiastic Reception All Along
the Line-S0cietie That
Marched.
st. Patricks Day was ushered in with
clouds and weather which threatened to
spoil the big parade. which had been ar
ranged by the now united divisions of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians. Before
noon, however, the clouds shifted, the
sun made his appearance, and under clear
skies the crowds began to gather in the
| vicinity of Barrow and Montgomery
streets when the parade was formed, and
| in the vicinity of the City Hall plaza
where the parade was to be reviewed by
Mayor Hoos and the city officials.
The streets were filled all the morning
with Sons of Erin wearing spring of
Shamrock. Many flags were displayed
/ from private residences, and from the
| windows of hundreds waved large and
| tiny flags, emblems of the Emerald Isle.
| The parade formed at two o'clock. 1t
was estimated that between fifteen hum
dred and two thousand men were in line
| Nearly all the divisions were headed with
bands and drum corps and carried Irish
and American flags and banners.
| The procession was preceded by the off
! platoons of all the seven police stations
under the command of Inspector Lang.
| All the marshals and aids were mounted.
The Grand Marshal was Thomas Riley.
His assistants were James Murrer and M.
! ]. Gully. At the head was the Irish
military companies, A and G, of the HI
bernian Rifles, and Company B of Bay
1 onne These were followed by coupes,
/ in which were seated the priests of st.
Peters. St Mary's, st. Bridget's, ST..
Michaeps, ST. Lucy's, st. Patrick's, All
Saints and ST. Aloysius Churches.
Then followed the various divisions of
| the Hibernian Order, in the following
order:-No. 8, in command of Thomas
Dwyer; No. A. marshalled by John Griffin;
NO 5, by John McJennings; No. 6, by
James T. Brennan; No. Z, by Michael
Riley; No. 8, by Patrick Donohue; No. 9,
by Michael Kelly; No. 10, by Francis
Dolan; No. H. by John McChristian; No
| 16, by Peter J. German; No. II, of Bay
onne. by Neil O'Donnell; No. 20, by Ber-
nard Kelleher.
| The route of the parade was as fol-
| lows:-West on Montgomery street, past
| ST. Bridget's Church, to Brunswick
street; thence east on Mercer street to
| Grove street, past the City Hall, where
they were reviewed by the Mayor, the
Board of Aldermen and the city officials;
1 thence to Grand street, east on Grand
! street. past st. Peters Church and Col-
1ege and ST. Aloysius' Academy. to Wash
ington square: thence to Montgomery
| street. to Grove, to Pavonia avenue, west
1 on Pavonia avenue past ST. Francis
Hospital and ST. Michael's Church, to
! Erie street, to Fifteenth street, and then
! returned to Grove street and passed st.
| Lucy's Church and school; to Hoboken,
where they were reviewed by the Mayor
| and Common Council.
| The parade reached the City Hall about
three O'clock The reviewing stand at
/ the Grove street entrance to the plaza
was thronged with city officials and many
| women and children. The sidewalks ad-
/ iacent were densely packed with sight
seers, enthusiastic men and women. who
| cheered the participants in the parade.
| This sort of reception was met with all
| along the line of march. 1t was arranged
| that on reaching Hoboken the parade, af-
! ter passing in review of Hobokens Mayor
and city officials, would proceed to Pohl-
| mann's Pavilion, where the Rev. John A.
4 Sullivan, rector of st. Aloysius' Church,
| is to deliver a patriotic celebration, and
| Corporation Counsel James F. Minturn
is to speak of the Irish heroes who fought
and died for Ireland in 1898. A concert of
| Irish music has also been arranged
! banquet will take place at the same
pavilion this evening.
4 tsTbe Rose and the Shamrock,
Rev. Father Sullivan Of frs St. Aloysius,, l,,
/ the Shamrock tonight in the parish
| building, Belmont and West Side avenues.
Couusy Csvan Won To Dance.
The County Cavan Mems S.. B. and P.
Association gives ball tonight at Music
| Hall, ION Gregory street
6rayor fHoos 10 Dine in New York
Mavor Hoos will be one of the guests
| at the annual dinner of the Sons of ST.
Patrick which will be held tonight in the
| Waldorf-Astoria.
Lecture ON s9S.
A lecture will be given this evening at
| the Catholic Club, on Jersey avenue, by
i the Rev. DR.. Joseph M Mcdowell OF st.
PauPs Church, Greenville.
The subject will be Appropriate to the ne
i day. namely. s179S- 1898: A Century of Irish
/ TIistory.' The lecture will be compli-
/ mentary and it is expected that there
will be large attendance.
Ball at Pohlnann,s.
A reception and concert will be given
/ by the united Ancient Order of Hibernians
/ Of Hudson County tonight at Pohlmanns $
Pavilion, on the Heights.
Celebration fer Cbarity.
ST. Vincent de Paul Society of st. Paul
of the Cross Church, on Hancock ave
4 nue.. will give its annual st. Patrick $
Day entertainment for the benefit of the
4 poor of the city at Central Hall this even
4 ing. and good attendance is looked for,
as the tickets have been selling very rap
idly.
Father Sbeehan to Lecture.
! Rev. Father Sheehan of Sacred Heart
Church, Newark will lecture at All
Saints Church in Lafayette, and his sub
iect will be est Patrick
i ACME WHEELMEN.
The members of the Acme Wheelmen
! held their first stag and entertainment
last evening at Schuetzen Hall on Ihlrd
i street and it was agreat success. Dur
~ ,.ysa,, In thes foI1OWing programme