Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-17
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
Great Britain's Queen Dons a Sprig
of Shamrock.
ALL LONDON In EMERALD hue
IreIand's Color Badge Of Loyalty
for the Nonce.
THE DAY ELS EW Il Z Il E

LONDON. March 17-Shamrock day
promises to vie with primrose day In the
hearts of the people. judging from the en-
thusiasm with which. for the first time in
the history of the nation, loyalists all over
the United Kingdom are celebrating it
Everywhere the green is conspicuous. From
Windsor Castle, where the queen observed
the day by wearing sprig of genuine
four-leaVed shamrock. to the East End
slums of London, where the ragged urchin
.;lurieS in his morsel of green weed, nearly
every one sports something in the shape of
a green favor A word from her majesty
has turned the emblem of semi-disloyalty
into badge of honor and has made the
shamrock the most priced of all the plants
in the British Isles.
Bells Rang for st. Patrick.
BY the queens order, the bells in the cur
few tower of Windsor Castle honored St.
Patrick this morning; Irish airs played by
the Grenadiers enlivened the queens lunch
con and on London's Mansion House floats
Il new loyal Irish flag, with the union jack
in the upper corner and a crowned harp In
the center of a green field, as distinguished
from the Irish flag which bears the narp
without the union or crown The street
vendors have done a roaring trade with
flags. buttons, clover, moss, spinach. bits OF
green flDDOn, etc. HOUSES anu StOltS Id
ishly display green flags and bunting, and
Irish soldiers and sailors showing a special
pride in wearing the national emblem.
The supply of genuine shamrock was so
scarce that half a dozen leaves sold readily
for half a crown. The ancient ceremony of
.'trooping the colors' at Dublin castle was
especially picturesque. 1t was performed
TO-DAY in the presence Of the lord lieutenant
Of ireland. Earl Cadogan, the Duke of Con-
naught. commander-in-chief of the forces
in Ireland and a brilliant assenblage. All
the troops wore the shamrock.
Nobility at an Irish Sale.
The second days sale of the Irish Indus
tries Association was opened at the London
Mansion House this afternoon by the Lady
may with princesses, duchesses, coun-
tssses and commoners attending the stalls.
which conducted the biggest kip of
trade.
Most of the governmert officials hoisted
the Irish flag and the clubs were similarly
decorated, the officials all wearing the
green.
In TIE churches the preachers referred to
liz, occasion, thanking Providence that the
English had learned to love and respect
their Irish fellow subjects as they never
knew or respected them before.
The lord chief justice. Lord Russell of
kilow n. set the example in the law courts
and all the judges followed his example of
collars.
The theaters are all preparing to mark
The day III the same way tonight.
On the stock exchange the enthusiasm
shown in celebrating the day gave the room
the appearance of a green house. The
shamrock was everywhere and there was
more toasting Of h=alths than work. AS a
result prices were better, though nobody
knows why
scenes ut AldershOt.
The scenes at Aldershot were character
iStic ,gf The celebration of ST Patrick's day
and at all the other garrison towns the
shamrock was donred by all the troops
privileged to wear il. At reveilIe the Irish
bands made Il tour of the barracks, playing
Garry Owen, ''St. Patrick's Day in the
Morning and THE Boys of Wexford" In
front 1T the officers mess they played the
national anthem and Oh sered the queen.
II Is understood the queen having an,
proved :he proposed formation Of a reSi-
Hent OF Irish guards. will mike the an
nouncenent On the subject TODAY
Inc usual lord cciayor's procession took
pace IN Duetin today. The lord mayor of
sliast and the mayor of Cork participated
Sut a number of nationalist mayors refused
10 accept the lord mayors invitation TO
take part in the affair. The chief magfs-
tIate met with mixed reception. and there
were disorderly scenes at several points
along the route of the parade
St Patrick's Church, London was Dense
~ packed when Bishop Brindle Dis o. dis
iInSuished service order). late chaplain with
The British forces in South Africa OBLIGATED
at a pontit1cal high mass in the presence Of
Cardinal Vaughan. All the clergy and the
congregation wore the shamrock and the
scene as the cardinal. in his red and white
IobeS- slowly moved up the central aisle
MESSING the congregation. was very i'm
pressivs.
1t was expected that the cardinal would
deliver the St. Patricks day address but
The duty devolved on Father Aidan.