Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-18

Dwyer: "Club Historian" Joseph
 Worsley; ''The Press" J. 1T. Dever- eaux; song, ''They Didn't Know He Was Irish,' Harry Bannon; "An Even ing With the Irish Poets,'' D. J. Sul- 1ivan: Musings on the I.iffey,'' Dr McLarney: "A Legend of the Lee" NJ.
 F. Kelly; ''The Ivy of Ireland," T. $. Collins.
 During the evening President T. F. Casey was made the recipient of q large cake. with the words 1T. F. Casey, 1885," on one side. X fash
 light picture of the party was taken
 by Photographer Stone.
 The church of the immaculate Con- caption was crowded to the doors at the 1O:3O mass yesterday. The mass was celebrated by Father O'Brien and the sermon of the day delivered by Father Broderick.
 Prof Bonn had arranged special musical program which was rendered with skillful effect. During the offer- tory Miss Breen sang the ''Infiamma tus' in q voice possessed of depth and feeling.
 The sermon by Father Broderick, as was to be expected. was an eulogy OH St Patrick and his work amongst the Irish people. Taking St Patrick at the very beginning of his labors the preacher followed him throughout his great work-a work that stands unique in the history of the world-a work in the execution of which one man came to a nation and found it entirely pagan and left it en- tirely Christian.
 Father Broderick then in beautiful language and with much feeling touched upon the grandest period of Irish history during which she was the university of the world: princes and nobles of other lands coming to her shores to drink deep at the fountain of knowledge which was freely dis pensed at her famous schools of learn ing. Ireland was soon known as the island of saints. scholars and sageS." but this distinction won for her the envy of the hordes of Northmen ana the invasion of the Danes quickly fol lowed. The preacher then related the wrongs and prosecutions of Ireland as inflicted upon her by England and caused many tears to be shed as he natheticallv recalled to the minds of his older hearers the scenes of their early childhood. Father Broderick spoke hopefully of Erin's future. co1ln- selling his hearers to live as Irishmen should and to leave the rest to Patrick and to God.
 Father Frederick referred to Ire lands former greatness fin the follow ing touching and beautiful lines: The great old Irish houses, the proud old Irish names,
 Like stars upon the midnight today their lustre gleams;
 Gone are the great old houses, the proud old names are low
 That shed n glory OCT the land thou sand years ago:
 But wheresoer q scion of these great old houses be,
 In the country of his fathers, or the land beyond the sea, In city, or in hamlet, by the valley, on the hill,
 1 The spirit of his brave old sires are watching OCT him still! 1t was an immense audience that occupied every seat in the City hall 1 last evening. and in addition every
 inch of standing room, The word i'm
 mense Is used, because it Is impossible
 to describe adequately the large con- course of people by any other word.
 When it is said that City hall held one of the largest audiences which its great barren walls has ever enclosed one gains a slight glimpse of the hun dreds of people that sat or stood in | City hall for several hours. watching and applauding an entertainment than which no more appropriate one could
 be selected for St Patrick's day. The entertainment deserved and merited the vOciferous, spontaneous
 and enthusiastic applause which it re- l ceived. It was of varied nature. pleasing to all present, as was mani
 fested by the continual applause which greeted the conclusion of each part
 of a grand nature. entirely devoted to
 Irish history, music and literature As for the Catholic Women's associa- ton, under whose auspices the enter
 tainment was given, many were the
 compliments which that worthy organ ization was the unconscious recipient
 of last evening. 1t was the consensus of opinion of all present that simi-
 lar entertainment should be given an nually on St Patrick's night. It was fitting that the evenings ex- ercises should have for its opening numbers chornses by the entire I'm maculate Conception choir, under the
 direction of Professor John l.. Bonn, eIAtltieu, AS h oedm V CT tHc fdce OI the Water" and Let Erin Remem-
 Der" It immediately instilled into the henrts of the audience the spirit of the evening. Nothing Is so, magnetic
 as song for awakening the slumbers of the mind; for impressing upon the
 senses the spirit of an affair. And it was no exception last evening. The choir's singing last evening was excel le0t the blending of tone; the harmony tof movement was all that could be de sired.
 The next number on the program lstas one of the most interesting fed tqres q the evs1lne. It waA the trial