Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-03-23
HONOR IRISH VALOR.
Shamrock Generally Worn in Great
Britain on St Patrick's Day.
Queen Victoria Dons n sprig-lrish
Flag Floats Over windsor Castle
-KipIing's New Version of
"wenring of the Green"

-Kipling's New Version of
"wenring OF the Green"
London, March 10.-Shamrock day
promises to vie with Primrose day in
the hearts of the people, judging from
the enthusiasm with which, for the first
time in the history of the nation, loyal
lists all over the United Kingdom cele-
brated, and everywhere the green was
conspicuous. From Windsor castle,
where the queen observed the day by
wearing a sprig of genuine four-leavcd
shamrock, to the East end of the slums
of London, where the ragged urchin
gloried in his morsel of green weed,
nearly everyone sported something in
the shape of a green favor. A word
from her majesty has turned the en-
blem of semi-disloyalty into badge of
honor and has made the shamrock the
most priced of all the plants in the
British isles.
By the queens order the bells in the
curfew tower of Windsor castle hon
ored st. Patrick in the morning; Irish
airs played by the grenadiers enlivened
the queens luncheon. and on London's
mansion house floated a new loyal
Irish flag, with the union jack in the
upper corner and n crowned harp in
the center of green field, as distin-
guished from the Irish flag which
bears the harp without the union or
crown. The street venders did roaring
trade with flags, Euttons, clover, moss.
spinach, bits of green ribbon, etc.
Houses and stores iavishly display
green flags and bunting, and Irish sol
diers a. sailors show special prize
in wearing the national emblem.
The supply of shamrock was so scarce
that half dozen leaves sold readily for
half a crown. The ancient ceremony of
"trooping the color" at Dublin castle
was especially picturesque. 1t was per-
formed in the presence of the lord lieu
tenant of Ireland, Earl Cadogan, the
Iuke of Connaught, commander in
chief of the forces in Ireland, and a
brilliant assemblage. All the troops
wore the shamrock.
Most of the government officials
hoisted the Irish flag and the clubs
were similarly decorated, the officials
all wearing the green.
In the churches the preachers re-
ferred to the occasion, thanking Provi-
dence that the English had learned to
love and respect their Irish fellow SUBJ
iects as they never knew them or re-
spected them before.
At st. PntriclS's Church.
st. Patrick's church, London, was
densely packed when Bishop Brindfe,
ID. S. o. distinguished service order),
late chaplain of the British forces in
South Africa, officiated at pom
tifcal high mass in the presence of
| Cardinal Vaughan. All the clergy
and the congregation wore the sham
| rocks, and the scene as the cardinal,
| in his red and white robes, slowly
moved up the central aisle blessing
the congregation, was very impress
sive. 1t was expected that the cardi-
nal would deliver the st. Patrick S
| day address, but the duty devolved on
Father Aidan, who remarked that
both friend and foe were unstintedly
''praising Irish bravery, heroism and
generalship, just now so conspicuous
on the battlefield" and the wearing
of the shamrock, the emblem of Irish
nationality and Catholicity, had be-
come, by the gracious act of our most
revered sovereign, an acknowledge
ment of the heroism and valor of
their Irish sons in the war"
The lord chief justice, Lord Russell
of Killowen, set the example in the law
courts, and all the judges followed his
example of wearing the shamrock be-
low their ermine collars.
The theaters all marked the day in
the same way.
JOY In Cape Town.
Cape Town, March 1s.-St. Patrick's
day was celebrated with extraordinary
enthusiasm throughout South Africa.
In reply to a message from the Irish
men of Cape Town, the queen sent the
following:
| ~ have always felt confident that the
| spirit. courage and allegiance which have
| distinguished the Irish soldiers in the face
| OK the enemy would be shared by their
brethren in the colony in support of the au-
thority OF my government"
On the initiative of Lord Roberts q
newspaper has been started at Bloem.
fontein for the edification of the
troops. Rudyard Kipling contributed
to the inaugural edition Saturday the
following lines:
20, Terrence. dear. and did you hear
The news that's going round?
The shamrock's Erin's badge by law,
| Where 'er her sons are found,
From Bloemfontein to Ballybank
'Tis ordered by the queen.
| We've won our right in open fight
The wearing of the green
Celebration Mt Toronto.
Toronto, Ont, March 19.-St. Pat.
rick's Gay was observed here and
throughout the province with unusual
enthusiasm. Everybody wore the
shamrock. while the Irish flag floateo
from all public buildings. Services
were held in the Catholic churches
where reference was made to tn,
bravery of the Irish soldiers in South
Africa. Concerts and banquets at nigh,
by the different Irish societies wount