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BATTLE OF foNrENoY.
Franc0-IriSh Celebration Of the Famous
Victory.

hiNe's"i! VI tne f'rancO-lriSh victory
or Fontenoy was celebrated in Paris
III the salons of the Rudy institute, by
a brilliant musical soiree and ball.
given under the auspices of st. Pat
TICKS society, on the Fourth of JULY.
1T was found impossible to celebrate
the glorious day of one of England's
most disgraceful defeats upon the
exact anniversary. But this did not
prove any drawback to the success of
the entertainment, which was one of
tle most successful ever held in the
city The mere mention of "Fonte-
noy' is sufficient to provoke an out
burst of enthusiasm at any Franco
Irish meeting. No wonder then that
the gay salons were crowded from an
early hour. In the concert hall there
was not standing room. The follow
ing wcll-known Partisan artists gave
thef services for the evening: M.
iourtlin of the Opera. Nj. and Nine.
Sady-Iety of the Odeon, Mice. Solage
Gilnyska. Nine. Lima Dumont, Mile.
Louisa Hue, NM. Martin Lanselle,
l'eymes, Paquet and Delacroix, and
NJ. and Nine. Norbert De Kisch.
French and Irish music was played
or sung. the works of the great Fran.
co-lrish composer and poetess, Au-
gusta Holmes. having, of course,
prominent place in the programme of
this essentially Franco-Irish concert.
At the termination of the concert
the Count de Cremont, president of
the st. Patrck's society, recited the
late Count O'Neil de Thrones French
translation of Davis stirring lines on
"Fontcnoy." AS was to be expected.
the verses were received with the
widest enthusiasm, an enthusiasm
that made no secret of it's sympothv
with Ireland, nor of the hatred and
distlust OF England that seem as
deeply rooted in the French people
to-day as II was more than n century
ana half ago when their ancestors
fought side by side with the Irish
brigade on the field of FOntenoy.
When the president had concluded his
really spirited rendering of Davis i'm
mortal poem. he made Il graceful allu-
sion to the presence there of Miss
Maud Come. the greatest Irish pa-
triot, who had done so much for fine
Irish cause in France. Miss Come
delivered Il brief address.
ut is most gratifying to me, as an
lrishwoman.' said Miss Come, .to
address French and Irish audience
on the subject of the glorious Franco
Irish battle of Fontcnoy. For over
lou years the name of Fentcnoy has
been cherished by Ireland and the
Irish people all over the world. II
would be impossible to exaggerate
the value that we Irish, whether Mt
home or abroad, set upon the SYM
lmthy OF France; it would be limos
sible to Ovcrrate the love which the
irish people have for the French.
Ana the presence here tonight of SO
many sons and daughters of France,
ana the generous aid given by so
many great French artists, to cclc-
"ratc our great Franco-lrlsh victory
ut Fontcnoy is but one more proof
added to the many that the noble md
chivalrous French people have given
OF their sympathy with ireland.
regret that the weakness of my voice
VIII not allow me to address Won ot
greater length. In conclusion, l will
| reclte FOR you translation of Ire
Ianrs national hymn, The Wearing
or the Green to the inspiring words
ana music Of which so many genera
tions Of the youth Of Ireland hive
been MS 1t were, rocked in the cradle
or patriotism. Not child in ireland
Dut knows The Wearing of the
Green for there is not a mother in
ireland who has not sung it in her
baby's ears, whether in the miserable
shelter of her wretched cabin, or
when thrust out by English bayonets
to wander, hOuscless and famine
stricken, where she WILL"
In commenting upon the lines in
which the exiled Irishman declares
that he will wear the green till laws
can stop "the blades of grass from
growing us they grow" Miss Come
said that green was the color of hone.
and that in her darkest hour nope had
never died out Of the heart of Ireland.
Il believe" the fair patriot concluded,
that Ireland is about to reap the re-
ward of that hope and of her unway
cring faith in the ultimate triumph of
her sacred cause. feel that the hour
or her deliverancc is near. And the
fact that L do not stand alone in NV
belief is evident in the spirit that ami
mates you here tonight, gathered to-
gethcr to mark your sympathy with
us in our struggle against English
tyranny, and to show us that you
share our hatred Of the mutual foe
whom our mutual ancestors so glori-
o'lsly defeated at ever memorable
Fontcnoy"
In the western part of Ireland there