Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-18


shall, Martin j. Leonard; assistants,
Michael Leyden, James p Coffey and
James Tucker.
Division "a, A. o. H., 100 men: Mar
shall, John F. McGourty; assistants,
Frank E. Murray, J, F. Beswick and j,
H. Smith.
THIRD DIVISION.
Brigade Band, % pieces, John H. Mar
tel leader
Division a. A 0, H., 200 men: Mar
shall James j. Lynch; assistants, ThOs.
]. Carmody and Thomas Wiseman.
Division 36. A. o. H, 10 men: Mar
shall, Michael E. Hines; assistants, NJ
j. Moriarty and James w. CHI.
Irish jaunting car bearing DR.. Thorn
as e, McEvoy, James Athy, Michael ].
Shaughnessey of Cherry Valley and P.
j. Quinn.
Carriage containing William /. Nc
Loughlin and W. L. Murphy of the
county board.
Carriage containing Hon. E. j. Stat
terry, state president OF the A o. H, P.
j. Glavin and Thomas J. Kiley.
Carriage containing Rev Denis Scan
nell, Rev. William F. Harligan, Rev. d.
f. McGillicuddy Of this city and Rev.
John F. Redican of Leicester.
Carriage containing Rev D. H. O'Neil,
Rev. Eugene Sheehy of Ireland and Pat
rick Quinn
Carriage containing Ladies' Auxiliary,
A. Q. H; county president, Miss Mar
garet 3. Early of Leominster, county
vice president, Miss Sarah McCluskey,
MISS Teresa A. Kenney and Miss Anna
Rogers.
Carriage containing Misses Mary Tur-
oldy, Mary A. Kenney. Annie LAWN and
Margaret Clemence
Carriage containing eX-president Of
Division l, Lieut.. Matthew ]. Walsh,
John Mcnamara, Richard O'Brien and
Stephen Haggerty.
Carriage containing Peter H. Breen,
J; F. Foley, George J. Beswick and ].
F. Curan.
Carriage containing c. B. Murphy, ].
r, Leyden, T. j. Harrehy and j. T.
Riley.
Carriage containing Hugh d. O'Con-
nor John ID. O'Connor, Michael McCar-
thy and Patrick Hayes.
Carriage containing Thomas C. CARR
| gan, Nicholas j. Mooney, James ]. Gill
rein and William Bannaghan.
Carriage containing j. D. OBrien
Daniel Sullivan, T. w. Hannigan. j. J.
White and William O'Brien.
Sergeant Walter N Drohan made an
| efficient chief of staff, and succeeded in
| getting the different divisions into line
almost on schedule time, so that it was
but few minutes after 230 o'clock
when Bugler Sullivan sounded For
ward" The crowd about Salem square
was dense, and it required persistent eff.
forts on the part of Sergeant McMur.
| ray and his officers to open a lane for
the paraders. The way was finally
| cleared and the line moved over the fol
lowing route: Front street to Main
| thence to Lincoln square, through Sum
| mer street to Washington square, then
/ through Grafton and Water streets tc
! Vernon square, up Green street to Trum
bull square. and then up Park street t.
| Main. A short halt was made on Parl
street to close up the line preparatory
to the passage in review of the city gov
eminent at the city hall.
When the line turned out of Park
street on to Main it marched to Front
passing in review. 1t was expected May.
or Dodge would head the reviewing par.
ty, but he was Unexpectedly called tc
| Taunton during the morning and was
| unable to return to the city in season
| His place was filled by Burton w Pot
who, during the mayors absence from
the city, is acting mayor. With Alder
man Potter were Chief of Police James
M, brennan, Aldermen Henry Brannon.
| Thomas j. Barrett, Napoleon p Huot
and Edward j. Russell, Councilmen John
r. Back, James F. Ryan, John H. Con-
| nell. Louis j. Kendall, George r. Wall.
James F. Timon, Philip ]. O'ConneIl, AL
bert NJ Powell. John f. Lundberg, Wes-
ley Merritt, James Hunt, John R. O'Lea-
ny, City Treasurer William S. Barton,
Parks Commissioner James Hart and s.
Hamilton Coe, clerk of the city eoun-
ell. Councilmen John H. Meagher and
John F. Shea marched, the former with
Division 35 and the latter with Division
they We're accorded a reception by mem
bers of the party Sergeant Hill and
officers Morgan and Clifford were sta
toned at the city hall and kept the
space clear for the review.
After passing in review the line
marched down Front street to Washing
ton square and then countermarched
to A. o. H. Hall. At Church street
Chief Marshal Rogers and staff re-
viewed the line, and the John Boyle
O'Reilly band played a complimentary
concert to the staff the program con-
tanning American and Irish airs. At
A. o. H. Hall the parade was dismissed
and the members of the order were
warmly congratulated for their excellent
appearance and marching.
IN MECHANICS HALL.
The parade finished, the men relieved
themselves of their regalia and pre-
pared for the meeting in Mechanics Hall
IN the evening The doors of the han
we're besieged by a large crowd before
they were opened; and, once thrown
wide, the people flocled to the hall, so
that when the program opened. there
was hardly a vacant seat. The speaker
of the evening was Hon. E. J. Slattery,
state president of the A. o. H., and E.
]. McMahon, Esq, of this city, the pre-
siding officer also delivered a stirring
address. John Francis O'Connor con-
tributed to the enthusiasm with a pa
triotic poem. The literary program was
interspersed with an excellently-ren-
dered musical program by the John
Boyle O'Reilley Band.
Seated on the platform during the eX-
ercises were a number Of prominent
men in A. o. H. circles, among the
number being Hon. e. j. Slattery, Rev
p. B. Murphy of Saxonville, Martin j.
Roach of Charlestown, state treasurer
Of the A. o. H; E. j. Mcmahon, j. F.
O'Connor, ]. J. Rogers, county presid-
emit of the A o. H., County Vice Pres
ident W. l.. Murphy, DR.. T. ]. OCon-
nor. Nicholas II. O'Connor, Timothy
Warren, DR. ]. r. McGillicuddy, P. j.
Quinn, John Donlin of Millbury, Patrick
Quinn of Millbury, T. A. Dowd OF Mill
bury Thomas d. Donlin of Millbury, p
j. Leary, e. ]. Manning Of Cherry Val
ley Edward Cooney of Cherry Valley,
Thomas J. Carmody Joseph H. Nc
Keen, J. j. Craven. James W. Gill. NJ.
j. Moriarty, Thomas Waters, Michael
Mullaney, John F. McGourty, William
Fl. Toner, Peter p. Fleming, J. H.
Toomey, p. f. Clark. Thos. McDonough
The exercises opened with two selec-
tions by the band, and then County
President Rogers extended a warm wei
come to the audience on behalf of the
committee of arrangements, and ex-
pressed hearty thanks for the generous
authorizing. He extended eongratula-