The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-19

ored by an invitation TO sit with you at
this hOspitable board that / learned of the
great antiquity of this goOdly fellowship.
There are surely few societies in America
that can point to so ancient and honorable
an origin.
1T is good 10 celebrate a day like this.
So We bark back to old. forgotten. far-of
things, and battles long ago. so we revive
memories of the early struggles of the
race, of the men of old time, who through
faith subdued Kingdoms. wrought right
ecusness, obtained promises, out of weak
neSSeS were made strong. waXed valiant In
fight, turned to flight the armies of the
aliens; so We link ourselves with the heroic
past; SO, by contrasting present with
primeval conditions, we quicken anew our
consciousness of the long ascent that the
race has painfully climbed TO the vantage
point we occupy.
Il should weary you were l even to men
tion all the names of the men of Irish blood
that took prominent part in the war OF the
revolution. But there was hardly a battle
~Savannahs of Georgia, from Bunker Hill
to Yorktown, in which Irish valOr was not
displayed or where Irish blood did not
mingle In the red baptism OF our soil to the
cause of liberty. 1t was Stark-lrtsh TO the
core-that at Bunker Hill gave the historic
order: Boys, aim at their Wristbands;
and that at Bennington, as he caught sight
of the British line, shouted There they
are, boys. We beat them to-day or Molly
Stark's a widow There spoke patriotism
with a dash of Irish ardor in the speech.
" ~ NoA AtcA VI
crimsoned the snow at Quebec. when his
little band of patriots made that rash but
immortal assault. without fresh admira-
ton for Irish ~intrepidity?'
w. +. BREENE HEARD.
Hon. William p. Breene raised his glass
to 1.-The Ladies'" In part, he said:
"A banquet under the auspices of the
Friendly Sons of st. Patrick would be Ia
mentally incomplete without a sentiment
to The Ladies' On this festal night, N
this genial gathering, graced by the pres
ence of so many ladies, it would be un-
gracious in us to forget that we are all the
offsprings of women, and whatever may
be in us that is gentle, or tender, or grace
full, or true came to us from our mothers.
1T would be un-Hibernian, as IL would
be Un-American, for us on this night 10
omit the pleasure of alluSiOn TO that char
acter which adOrns the fireside,. which
gems the home, which gives TO light its
sparkle and its sunshine, which uncoVeTs
in man the springs of gentler affection
and finer feeling, and which ennbers exist
ence with a charm blessed by God and
loved by man."
After referring to many of the illus
trious women of Ireland he closed his re
freedom, in broad Celtic spirit, under
which the inspiration of the ~thronginS
memories of the high character, virtue
and sentiment which woman has lavished
sparkle and its sunchine, which uncovers
upon Irish history let. us toast
the inheritress OF all that Is
good and beautiful and lovable in
woman. Let us drink to her, always a
queen, whether in the bloom of youth and
beauty or in the maturity of age and wis
com. the. only queen whose diadem re-
fleets its luster under the enulgence or the
stars and stripes-the American woman.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
Among the other speakers were Admiral
George Brown, who responded TO the
toast, ''Our Army and Navy" Frank e.
Burke, whose subject was "Our Country
and Mayor Thomas Taggart. who addressed
the guests on Indianapolis, the Beautiful"
Governor Durbin. who was to have re-
sponded to the toast, "Our own Beloved
Indiana" was unavoidably absent. Those
at the banquet were:
Mr.. Gyrus A. Barrett, Mrs. Margaret
Berry. Mr.. n Mrs. G.. A. Bookwalter,
Admiral George Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam p. Breen, Mr.. and Mrs: Daniel ID.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Il. Burke. James e.
Burke, Miss Mary Chomel. {. w. Cum
ningham, Miss Margaret Curley, Hugh 5.
Curley. Rev. Joseph Chartrand, Mrs. Kate
Miss Cecil Clune. Edward p. Clancy, Will
liam G. DAILY. Miss Mary DAILY, L. A. Dris-
coll. Miss Hannah Driscoll, Maurice Don
nelly. Joseph NJ. Dwyer, Miss Mary h.
Dwyer, Fred Eisenman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Denis Egan, w. II. Eichhorn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank NJ. Fauvre. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Foley, Eugene Foley, Miss IneZ Foley,
Michae T.. Foley, DIR. and Mrs. William j.
Griffin, David j. HefrOn, Mr.. and Mrs.
John +. HOllett, w. S. Johnson, Elias
Jacoby. Mrs. w. s. Johnson, John Keefe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kenny, Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip NJ. Kiley, Charles A. Korbly, Will
liam D.. Lalley, Mrs. William ID. Lalley, r.
O. Langen. Bement Lyman, Charles Ma
guire, NJ. r. Mansfield, Thomas Madden,
John E.. McGettigan. Il. NJ. McGettigan,
MIR. and Mrs. Patrick II. McNelis, Barth
Mccarthy. Mrs. Isabella McElhennen, Miss
Jean Mccain, p. IL. Mccormack. John II.
Mahoney. Mrs. John III. Mahoney, Miss
Kathleen Martin, William j. Mooney. Miss
h. +. Mooney, w. b. Murphy, Frank j.
Noll. sr.. Mrs. Frank j. Noll, Rt. Rev. ID.
O'Donaghue. Michael O'COnnOr, Miss Tere-
sa O'Connor, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward j.
O'Reilly, Charles h. Pebble. Mr.. and Mrs.
John r. Pearson. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael j. Ready, Mr.. and
Mrs. p. J. Ryan. Mr.. and Mrs. John c.
Ru~ckelshaus. MI. and Mrs. Frederick j.
Scholz, Rev. r. j. Spelman. Sherman
Steele, Mr.. and Mrs. Simon y. Sheerin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew NJ. Sweeney, Robert
Sweeney, William Scott, George NJ.
Smythe. Thomas l.. Sullivan. Miss Anna
G. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry n. Spaan,
Thomas Taggart. II. L. Washburn, y. w
Wishard. Miss Hattie Wishard, James IL.
Wilson, Mrs. James II. Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs. John r.. Welch, Charles r. Williams,
Miss Jane Williams.
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