The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-17
|RIsHMEN HONOR
THEIR PATRON SAINT.
Observance Of st. Patrick's Day
Commenced Saturday Will
End Monday-Parade.

Three days will be occupied in the OBJ
servance of st. Patrick's Day in st. Louis
This is due to the fact that March II falls
on Sunday this year. and. owing to arrange
ments made some time ago by different so
%cieties, the celebration will be divided and
extend over the period named.
The annual banquet of the Knights of st
Patrick was scheduled for the Planters
Hotel Saturday night. Frank B. Burke
came to st. Louis from Indianapolis to Of.
ficlate as the orator Of the evening. and
previous mention has been made Of the
guests of honor. MAUD Come and Major
John Mcbride.
Sunday morning there will be solemn high
mass at St. Patrick's Church. Sixth and
Biddle streets. with the Reverend c.. F.
OLeary as celebrant. The Irish Catholic
| societies Of st. Louis and East st. Louis
will combine in a parade in the afternoon.
At Sixth street. north of Cass avenue.
| the parade will form and move south on
Sixth street, passing st. Patrick's Church.
where it will be reviewed by Archbishop
Kahn. 1t will continue south to Washing
ton avenue, thence to Twelfth street. south
On the east side of Twelfth street, counter
marching on the west side Of Twelfth
to Locust, to Garrison avenue, to Clark
avenue. east past st. Malachy's Church,
where it will be reviewed by the grand
marsha. and his staff. The order of the pa
rade will be as follows:
Detail of Mounted Police.
Grand Marshal, the Reverend C. f. O'Leary
Cnief escort. Doctor r. i. Cunningham.
C A,slde Of saaa' Il !; e Z o; jensSos.
AaJutant. Charles NJ. Runaway.
Mounted AIDS to the Grand Marshal.
Officers OF the irish Catholic Parade Union.
Our Distinguished Irish Guests. Miss Maud Come
order OF hibernians. Green Hat Brigade.
Daughters OF Erin.
Mounted knights Of Robert Emmet.
FIRST DIVISION.
Uniform Rank. K;F:M; st. Bridset's Parish.
knisn,s or 81: tatrick- 81. Solumbkille's Parish.
SECOND DIVISION.
st. MaIachy's Parish. st. Cronan's Parish.
s. LawTenes ORIOLES. s.. Roses Parish.
THIRD DIVISION.
jefferson Club fife and 81. Tcresa.s Parish.
Drum Corps. st. James's Parish.
St. Lso's Parish. Italian Parish.
FOURTH DIVISION.
The Assumption Parish. st. Stanislaus's Parish.
Hey Rosary Parish SIS; Mary and Ioseph's
Y &iiation Parish. Parish.
st Edwards Parish.
FIFTH DIVISION.
Sew Ga Head, pd nfsish- 4. Ms5Hs1ss. Pf pa5l,b
Lady Of Good Cum St. Cassinirs parish.
sci Parish.
SIXTH DIVISION.
St. Johns Parish. ST. Thomas of Aquin's
81. Vincent de Paul st. John of Nepom lck's
Parish. Parish.
SEVENTH DIVISION.
Alton g. fnaIs aele.a- s. s.. M Msnessiau gar Parrish.
ton. =. anne Parlsh
mal Parish.
The officers of this years parade are: !
The Reverend C. F. O'Leary of Macon, Mo-,
grand marshall: P. j. Kelley. assistant ,
marshal; Doctor p. T. Cunningham. |
chief escort: ]. P. O'Driscoll, chief Of staff;
Charles NJ. Runaway, adjutant.
At the Pickxick Theater Sunday evening
an entertainment will be given in honor of
Maud Come and Major Mcbride. The pro- |
gramme, under the direction of Miss Eta
includes a piano solo by her; vocal
solos by Miss Agnes Kerrigan. Thomas j. |
Kiely, Miss Catherine Creedon. Deniah
Hannifan, r. A. Bacon and S. A. Martin. |
Miss Come and Major McBride will re-
spond to an address of welcome by Judge |
Ryan.
Monday evening the Irish American So
will hold its second annual banquet !
the st. Nicholas Hotel. Walter F. Nc
[ntyre will act as postmaster. and speeches
Will be made by Festus ]. Wade, the Rev
srend P. E O'Reilly and T. D.. Cannon.
Archbishop Kahn will attend.
Special services will be held in many Of
he churches Sunday.