The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-03-17
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This 10 81. Paerick's day. March
17th, the feat OF the patron saint of
Ireland. Iu the words Of the poet:
o, tho English have their roses. that aro
rod with Freedoms blood;
Aud the this lie Of old Scotland Is decent
little bud;-
And Tho Guui's poetic lily. like pearl of
Nes.les on fair Francois bosom. In tho
darling flsur de- lis!
And tho Commonwealth. God bless IT.!
sets tho golden rod on high,
As sign that for uno's waiting for the
humb'est passerby:
But It's not one has the beauty of tho
Irish shamrock spray.
That is green The " ids world owe, on the
grea. st. Pntrlck's Dayi
o, it's tender Of tho Irish when. the first
Ing buds 10 come.
70 be scuuing out the shamrock to The
SOUS afas from homc.-
70 tho daughters toilinc nobiy In tho
- ou,trJ,i he freq,
In tholr fresn young Irish beauty, and
Tor it benrs tho loyal message oil Old
lre!and's faith In these.
And their love for Mother Erin, tho they
tarry DER tho seas
And tho tears that drench each shamro- X
Attic end OF 1T, long way
Prove the hearts OF Irish exiles on Tho
dear st. Pa rick's day.
Yes. yonr'e marching on to Freedom. that
Is Erins destiny
Anil the sunburst soon shall mngls
with tho Stars Of Liberty.
" Uen ,ha fedst day Of $ Patrick In
FREE lRELAND sha,i be kept
An he lris! jpv co,opsD sa5e for the tears
tho Isle has wcpt!
For the human right is Freedom, and the
good cause must OStHtn,-
Aud u just God :cs requital to tho
measure Of pas pain,
And the shamrock gives trl witness that
the Gpdhvad's blessings Say
With the race whose prayer uprisos to the
!. Saint Vi PatricA's bay!
: ST. Patrick is supposed 10 have
been born about SSo a. b., in what
vas known at Armorica, Faul.
March l7th is not lie anniversary
81 his birth but OF bis Death which
occurred in 4e5.
The celebration of the day 10
Delaware by the societies is Il
gust one.
When a boy lie was sold into
slavery and remained in bondage
as swincbcrcd for SIX years.
Under dlyine admonitlon as the
legend says. he then tl.d 10 France
ana sludsei Tor missionary work
Commissioned by Pope Celes,inc
the saint to Ireland aud converted
MANY persons IRON pay an!sm.
10 less than forty years he
preached the gospel &c all the peo-
pie OF Ireland.
rtauoh. and spent his last DAYS
there. lie is buried at Downcat-
TICK.
Members Of the An:ieat Order OF
llibcrn:ans IN Wilmington pre-.
seated a cav appearance yesterday
as over G0J OF lrishmen aad irish
men $ sons marched from the hall
on Sixth street nca. ratnail TO
ST. Pluis Church at Fourth and
jackson streets, where Bishop
Monaghan celebrated Il special
mass and preacrcd special ser.
mon.
Members Of Division No :. at
tended ST. Ann ) Church. Division
Fo >, attended ST! loseph's aud
Divson No. ; ST. John 5. liockcssin.
Rev. John Connolly preached an i'll
tcresling sermon IN ST. l'aui'S church
las, evening on st. Patrick. In The
basement Of ST. Patrick 5 chIlch his
evening Il pleasing program OF Irish
minh and music will be rendered.
In st, Patrick S church thi, molu-
ing the feast was celebrated and an
account Of the exercises appears else
where
Yesterday Afternoon, in the hall of
st. Joseph Roman Catholic church
OH the RrtndyWlnc, the lict. DcnniS
J. FLYNN, formerly Of tins city, de-
livereH an interesting lecture on 81.
PatrlcH Tin" hail wa, filled to over
flowing and among h" congregation
were many piri,liotcr, uf Father
FLYNN who welcomed him back to
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i"rh where one "n''Id ,"aaE sprays
OF green Wcr" noticed. Men and wa.
men Of all naliunailIir> Had the bit III
green. limitation s)amrucks were
numerous and many had lhe original
IRON Inc Slldn!ork tIan liljIH III Erln
Mrs. Mary HIATT, ufNo loo4kinn
street. had nar arm DrDl,..u nv hcinn
knocked dQwn by a man in Broad
street station. pD.ladcIph,a on Sat
urdav n,rnt.
Andre" II. ration, Great lnco'onct
Of the Pennsylvania improved Order
OF he'd Men, accompanied by scvcra
thu, Stat. ,,,I yisi, ,,no,n,.on .r,il,,
In this rItv ,o.m,rr,y ,.vnnfn.r
The c,caringi Of the local banks
FOR the week ending Oh saturday
were S9jj,li3 complrcd VITA s9Gs,
193 for the sun, period jajt year.
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