Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19

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 Dear harp of my country in darkness
 1 found thee.
 The cold chain of silence had hung
 OCT thee long;
 When proudly my own island harp,
 unbound thee,
 . And gave all thy chords to light, freedom and song"
 As each succeeding year rolls by and that day which is full of the deep est significance to every loyal son of Ireland-St Patrick's day-it appears as if the observances of that day are becoming more general and of grander nature than in the past. Last evenings celebration of St Patrlcks day, which was in the nature of q banouer was an event which far out ,shone any held in the past, one which will long be remembered by all who had the pleasure or fortune 10 be pres ent last evening as the guests of the members of the Third division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians-
 Hospitality, generosity, cOngenialty are all characteristics of the Irish race and that such is the fact was amply :ittested last evening. The hand of good fellowship prevailed throughout 1he evening and a more pleasant and delightful evening could not have been S.ent-
 The hall presented an inviting ap- pearance taStefully decorated with United States and Irish flags. Sus- pended from above the stage was q banner of the \. O. H. and underneath was q picture Of Robert Emmet.
 Prominent persons in all lines of life composed the .UO or more persons who partook of splendid repast served by Harrington and Gillies. Olives. celery. lettuce. gherkinS roast young turkey. crarl,arry sauce. tillet of beef. mushroom sauce, boiled stIgaled ham. Il i:l "A. o. H.: chicken salad and nlHTo!:a;sr. potato salad, cream dressing: hot mashed potatoes, Parker I;ul;sc rolls. assorted cakes; coffee aiid tea. fruit. wines and Globe cigars. c.,iuI,oSsd the menu.
 Dennis J. Griffin made an efficient fcastGlu:tcr. After delivering an ad- dress of welcome replete with happy felicitationS he introduced Mayor Ed ward G. Kiltuif, who spoke on Our Ciry.
 After q few introductory remarks, he said that the growth of Waterbury. almost entirely devoid of natural facilities, had been marvellous. From Il little hamlet it had grown to a borough. then to a town and now the name of q city is attached 10 it. He referred to the good which the Hay dens. LeavenworthS, Scovills and Bene- diets have done for Waterbury; what a powerful influence they have been in the building up of this city. The early band of Irish settlers, and their growth, also were discussed. The mayor also made references to the manufactures of Waterbury, stating that they had been the chief power in making Waterbury what it is today. He said that Waterbury was now about to experience the change from a large town into a. fair-siZed city and That this change would demand numer- ous improvements. He referred to the sewerage disposal system which must be faced in q few years. About sl.oO0. GOO would have to be expended upon it without any reeturn. It was different than our grand water sys- tenn which is producing increased revenues each year. Tine mayors speech was listened to with rapt at tentiOn and was most interesting. Sev- eral times he was interrupted with outbursts of applause. At the con- clusion the hall rang with hearty ap- plauSe.
 Rev Father Martin D. D., was the next speaker. He dwelt interestingly and eloqucntly upon three points. the individual Irishnan, the nation itself, and how much both owe to St Pat rick for what they have accomplished in the world or art, literature. etc. He spoke Interestingly of Ireland send ing forth bands of missionaries who Kept alive and nourished the Catholic faith. No matter in what country one may go Irishmen are found in places of high rank and prominence. And all this is due to the work accomplished by St Patrick. Father Martins speech was one of the best of the evening. It's sentiment found a re- sponsive chord in the hearts of all present
 Miss Nellie Carney sang beautifully. Relieve Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms" and Songs of Other Days" Recitations by Daniel Lawlor, entitled "Fontenoy." and 'The Patriots Crave" were rendered in an admirable manner.
 State President Mortimer Doran de livered an excellent address on the \. o. H. He told of its purpose at it's inception to protect Irish priests from being shot down like dogs while offer ing the sacrifice of the mass From a small band. it had grown to be DOW erful organization of over 15O. .OOO mem bers. branches being all over the world. For the past five years it has grown more rapidly than at any previous time. It has now affiliated with it tie Ladies' Auxiliary of 5000 mem- bers. He hoped to see the day when the membership of the organization would be increased by the enrolment of every loyal Irishman or descendant of Irishmen.
 Celtic Lawmakers" by Senator William T. Kennedy was grand speech. After thanking the members for their loyalty to him last fall. he referred in eloquent terms to the shin ming lights of the Irish bar. Grattan, Plnnkett, O'Connell, Dougherty, Shields and many others; to their persuasive eloquence, dauntless tenn per, true and fearless patriotism, elo- quent and entrancing delivery, to their remarkable success as lawyers; to tie eood which they accomplished in be half of their fellowmen, their loyalty TT hetr eerptEy and their efforts in it's 55 59lnIt b1bk tal dItcea. judges and ' Nn6x la4f asl1SDfctAd In glow