The Washington times., 1902-03-18

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TO the toast. ".America."
ternal greeting. God save Ireland, the
United States ard the Beers
A message had been previously sent to
the Ancient Order OF Hibernians and to
the Friendly Sons OF st. Patrick in Phila-
delphia, Were WAS being celebrated the
I31 anniversary of their organization in
Philadelphia.
Corporal Tanners Response.
Corporal James Tanner. an honorary
member 70 the society, in his response to
the toast Our Celebration" referred to
the brotherhood between two sections of
this once severed country. He referred to
the Memorial Bridge across the Potomac
the corner stone Of which the G. A. r. de-
sires should be laid at the coming en-
campment of that organization. He said
that the laying of the corner stone was
another celebration which Union and Con-
federate soldiers alike desired to take
place.
Powerful influences, with millions be-
hind them, have opposed this project
There are prominent bankers who have
s!nothered this enterprise thus far. To
them throw out a challenge, and say to
them, If you dominate the influence CT
Washington, then we will subside.'
Colonel Joyce Reads Poem.
Col. John A. Joyce read a poem. of
which the following verse provoked great
enthusiasm:
Columbia with her might and main,
Shall strike the golden key
And sound aloud the glad refrain,
Old Ireland must be free"
Honor Conferred Upon Mr.. Macfarland.
Commissioner Henry B. Macfarland,
who was seated at the right hand OF the
chairman, was the next speaker on the
programme, and his address was received
with such favor that he was unanimous
I ly elected an honorary member OF the
society--the third person upon whom that
/ distinction has ever been conferred.
! Mr.. MacfaTland said In part:
1T is very fitting that an American of
| Scotch descent should be celebrating the
/ birthday of St. Patrick. For il must never
be forgotten that st. Patrick was a
Scotchman, and not an Irishnan. although
/ he might be called the first great Scotch
| Irishman. Born in Scotland in the year
373. he did not begin his missionary work
| in Ireland until the year 43e. Indeed be-
| fore that in his youth he did his best
to keep away from Ireland Twice he was
| carried captive to Ireland by bands of
marauders, and twice. after brief periods
of captivity he escaped TO Scotland.
Although he was not the first Chris
| tian missionary in that island, he stands
first on the roll of its saints. because of
| the general conversion of the Irish under
| his wonderful ministry. Over fifty years
old when he went to Ireland after years
/ of preparation. he had the great gratifica-
tion before he died of saying: 4 found Ire
land heather and leave IL Christian. For
he had baptized kings and princes. mobiles
and peasants from the north to the south.
He had founded churches and schools. He
had waged successful war against slavery
and other evils of his time. Scotch and
Irish, VIC may all well be proud to be
the spiritual descendants of this noble
missionary.
Was National Character
I'm this National Capital, the most ma
tional place in all this great nation. IT is
| especially appropriate to honor this saint,
fer he was national character, and under
his benign and wise influence ireland
! or since. We of the District Of Columbia
have the national spirit as no other citi-
| zens OF the Republic can have it. They all
| owe allegiance to States and Territories.
They march under State flags, and in thir-
| teen of the States, under State honors and
! glories which antedate the formation of
the National Union. Maryland and vir-
ginia, for example, have histories nearly
three times as long the history of the
United States, and they have a just pride
| in the great men and women and the
great deeds of their pre-Revolutionary
days.
But the Federal District and tha Fed
eral Union have the one history, the one
pride, the one glory. as they have the one
| flag. The Constitution which created the
one created the other. II is natural that
the people of the District have contributed
in time of peace far more than their share
| to the support and development Of the
National Capital. and in time of war far
more than their quota to the armies and
nayies of the nation. In the future as in
| the past, the citizens of the District, in
peculiar sense the citizens of the ma
tion, will more than do their duty to it,
Irish Literature"
The Hon. Charles Davies was the last
'iN-''~'" 4i' itSpcHheu " inc toast
Literature" and passed in review the
brilliant galaxy of Celtic writer's of poesy
and prose who have made as great marks
in the worlds history as those orators
who by tradition have kissed the Blarney
Stone. Mr.. Donatus sang an old Irish song
which was one of the greatest hits of the
evening.
Those present were Donatus O'3rien,
Michael Scanlon, 4. E. Sullivan, DR.. Dan
iei ]. Kelly, Laurence Mangan, Michael A.
Keanc, Thomas F. Holden, ]. J. OLcary.
Frank p. Madigan, DR.. John F. Moran,
Hugh Reilly, w. J. Frizzell William F.
Downcy. Edward p. Harrington, William
+. Hart. Captain 0'Farrell. Cotter T.
Bride, William r. II. King Charles
Davies. John a. Joyce, John T. Callaghan,
James Tanner. d. l. Murphy. Henry b. F.
Macfarland. ]. N. Robinson, w H. De
Lacy, f. A. Moseley, William II. Connolly,
Joseph J. Murphy, Rev John Taynor. J.
F. Fitzpatrick. Thomas V. smith, Ed. ].
Hannah, William Ryan. Il. J. Mccormick,
d. p. Mccarthy, DR.. Il. 4. Holden. N II.
Shea. John T. Crowley, ID. Sullivan, Luke
J. Kearney, Thomas T. Keane, Charles
w. Darr.
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