The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-18
Windsor Castle Bells Rung and Irish
Airs Played by the Guards Hand
by the Queens Command.
SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES
IRISH FLAGS UNFURLED AND GREEN
sPORTED BY EVERYBODY.
Carriage OF Dublin's Lord Mayor
Stoned-Boer Flags Carried I'm Pa
rades Of Irish-Americans.

LONDON, March 17.-For the first time
in the history of the United Kingdom Eng
lishmen celebrated st. Patrick's day. The
brave Irish soldiers at the front have
wrought something like a miracle. The
bells OF Windsor Castle were rung in honor
Of Ireland's day. The Grenadiers' Band
played Irish airs on Castle hill and all the
flags of the royal borough were displayed.
st. Patrick was the Queens patron saint
for one day in the calendar, and not only
all the Irish battalions. but the West End
of London as well. wore the green. No one
could be heard singing the old song:
30 Paddy, dear. and did you hear
The news that's going round?
The shamrock is forbid by law
To grow on Irish ground:
st. Patricks day no more wei keep,
His color can't be seen,
For there's a cruel law against
The wearin' OF the green
at met with Napper Tandy and
He took me by the hand.
Said he, 'Hows poor ould Ireland
An how does she stand?'
She's the most distressful country
That ever yet was seen.
They're hanging men and women there
For wearin' Of the green"
Plenty of Irish songs were sung I'm the
w
Green" was not among them, PADDY At
kins' was the hero of the day. No Irish
soldier who sported the green had any
trouble in drowning the shamrock" even
IL the Queens order did not carry with Il a
shilling for whisky or ale. Paddys friends
were legion to-day, and If Paddy happened
to be a member OF the Irish brigade so
warmly complimented by Victoria. the
chances are he had to be helped to bed to-
night if he was of a bibulous nature.
LIKE PRIMROSE DAY.
Throughout the city shamrock day.
seemed to vie with Primrose day I'm the
hearts Of the people. judging from the en-
thusiasm with which, for the first time I'm
the history of the nation loyalists all over
the United Kingdom celebrated and every
where the green was conspicuous. From
Windsor Castle, where the Queen observed
the day by wearing a sprig OF genuine four
leaved shamrock. to the East End OF the
slums of London, where the ragged urchin
glories 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 emblem Of semi-disloyalty
into a badge Of honor and has made the
shamrock the most priced Of all the plants
in the British isles.
BY the Queens orders the bells in the
curfew tower Of Windsor Castle honored
st. Patrick this morning: Irish airs played
by the Grenadiers eRiivened the Queens
luncheon, and on Londons Mansion House
hoated a new loyal Irish flag. with the
union jack in the upper corner and
crowned harp I'm the center OF green field.
distinguished from the Irish flag, which
bears the harp without the union or crown.
Most of the government officials hoisted
the Irish flag and the clubs were similarly
decorated. the officials all wearing the
green.
The street venders did roaring trade
with flags. buttons. clover. moss. spinach.
bits of green ribbon. etc. Houses and
stores lavishly displayed green flags and
bunting and Irish soldiers and sailors
showed special pride in wearing the ma
tional emblem. The supply of genuine
shamrock was so scarce that half dozen
leaves sold readily for half a crown.
IN THE CHURCHES
In the churches the preachers referred to
the occasion. thanking Providence that the
English had learned 10 love and respect
their fellow-Irish subjects as they never
II.
Patrick's Church. London. was densely
packed when Bishop Brindle. d. s. o. CDis-
tinguished Service ORDER. late chaplain of
the British forces in South Africa, oficiated
at a pontifcal high mass I'm the presence
of Cardinal Vaughan. All the clergy and
the congregation wore the shamrock. and
the scene as the cardinal. in his rcd and
white robes slowly moved UP the central
aisle blessing the congregation. was very
impressive. IL was expected that the cardI-
nal would deliver the ST. Patrick's day ad-
dress, but the duty devolved on Father
Aidan, who remarked that both friend and
foe were ''unstintedly praising Irish brav-
cry, heroism and generalship. just now 50
conspicuous on the battlefield" and the
wearing OF the shamrock. the emblem OF
Irish nationality and cathoiicity, had be-
cone, by the gracious act OF our most re-
vered sovereign, an Acknowledgement 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 below their ermins
collars.
On the Stock Exchange the enthusiasm
shown I'm celebrating the day gave the
rooms the appearance Of a greenhouse. The
shamrock was everywhere and there was
more toasting OF healths than work. As =
result prices were better, though nobody
knows why
The scenes at Aldershot were characters
istic Of the celebration Of St. Patricks day.
and at ali other garrison towns the sham
rock was donned by all the troops privf-
legged to wear ~. At revielle the Irish
hands made tour Of the barracks. play