Evening journal., 1902-03-17
MANY DO HONOR
TO ST. PATRICK
Wearing o the Green Char.
acteriStic of the Day
CELEBRATION IN CHURCHES
Numerous Societies Will Give Enter
tainmeRtS and Otherwise Observe
The Occasion Tonight

The wearing o. the green" IS the
popular thing today. and there are
many loyal sons and daughters of the
Emerald Isle who are doing honor to
good old Saint Patrick.
Men on the streets are seen wearingI
green neckuies, knots of green ribbon
or artificial shamrOcks In their coat
! lapels. Only a few wore the genuine
shamrock, for IL is still scarce, despite
the TACT that Within the past two OF
three years the beautiful little em-l
btematic plant which Irishmen love sol
muon appears to have become morel
plentiful Women also display the
touoh Of green in their costumes Even
the family cat and dog are not neglect |
ed' and many pet is to be seen proud |
~ displaying bow of emerald rib |
bon.
Numerous city stores are giving
away souvenirs Of tine day and people
VINO do not claim Ireland as the land
on unelr nativitywearthe emblem out of
honor for those citizens who do.
Many stories are told about the pa
tron saint of the Emerald Isle. Nat
urally, that as to how he freed the
island from snakes comes first and
foremost Another. which tells how no
corrected a hard-hearted chieftain is
not so well-known, but is OF interest.
Once as St. Patrick was journeying
on the great northern road leading TO
Tara he fell i'm with some laborers.
Who We're cutting down yen trees for
the masts Of vessels. Their hands
were raw and bleeding. and the saint
inquired who they were. The men re-
piled that they We're the slaves oil,
lrlan, son Of Fec, and that their mas
ter would not allow them TO sharpen "
their axes, in order that their labor
might be the more severe. The saint
at once blessed the axes, so that they
cut easily. and then went to TRANS
stronghold
But the hard-hearted chieftain would h
not listen to the saint. and so hel
tasted upon him." a curious exam
pie of St Patricl1's self-sacrihce and of
his method of dealing with such peo-
pie, and also of the universally of the
BrehOn law in Ireland The creditor
used to fast at the door or gate of the
debtor, to compel him from motives OF
common humanity, to pay his debts
The saint would appear TO have claim
ed from Trian the debt OF common
charity. which he failed to pay to his
slaves. and like the apostle, to have
made their cause literally his own But
Trian was stil obdurate in revenge: q
he treated his unfortunate dependents
more cruelty than before: until at last
by just Judgment, he was drowned in
his own lake, whittier his horses DASH
ed wildly while he was driving in his
chariot
A man at once strong, brave and
tender-hearted, living in a rude age
Of constant petty wars and unending
human toll and suffering, this IS the
ST. Patrick pictured for modern read II
ems by the old monlIish writer's. who
were. without knowing it, literary art v
ist Of very high order.
Churches Observe the Day
Most of the Catholic churches in tho
city held services in observance OF the q
day. 4
The feast Of St. Patrick was cele- n
brated in ST. Pauicks Church today, y
with solemn high mass at 10 a. m d
Father Birmingham, the pastor. was d
celebrant of the mass; Father Mealey,
Of st. Mary's, preached the panegyric I
Of ST. Patrick, and Bishop Monaghan,
Of the diocese, presided i'm the sane
tuary. This evening an entertainment
Will be given in the basement of the
church. 1t VIII be entitled Grand
Festival of Irish Alirth and Music" to q
which Father Birmingham extends a '
cordial invitation to The public.
Last evening at the vesper service at
St. Pauls Roman Catholic Church the
sermon was preached by the Rev. John
Connolly. His subject was "St Pat
rick-The Apostle of Ireland" Father
spoke eloquently and inter /
sstingly. v
Pioneers to ENTERTAIN a.
Members of the Pioneer Literary n
Association will give an entertainment \
n their rooms. Eighth and Market y,
streets. this evening. A sketch will be
siven. representing the court of Judge n
} )Shaugnessy, held on March is, in -
which al Itch offenders of the preced- 3,
ng day viii be tried. The members
re doing their best to make il a sue !,
ess. All the members and their y
women friends are invited to attend. y
nd are assured of pleasant evening. !,
Hibernians to Banquet n
Divisions Of the A. o. H. of this city d,
will give q banquet and entertainment VI
his evening. Great preparations have III
een made and the occasion is expect
d to be a success. Last Thursday ca
vening Division No. 4 conferred de-
rees Of the order on IN
Durteen candidates for Di- Sc
isions Nos. 4. and 8. Mark Cum he
lings, Peter Gildea and Messrs. Hig- lie
ms and Sweeney. Of Chester. were in
resent An entertainment was given on
fter the initiation. GI
High mass was celebrated i'm all the
oman Catholic churches this morn
~ at 9 O'Clock. Sc
an honor Of The saint q dinnnr viii u.