Evening star., 1902-03-18

event of the organization held in Washing
ton on ST. Patrick's birthday anniversary.
and about seventy-five members were pres
ent to do honor to the occasion A great
deal of enthusiasm was aroused by the
friendly greeting sent to the gathering from
the Ancient Order of Hibernians. which was
holding similar celebration at the Carroll
Institute Hall. The text of the greeting
was God save Ireland. the United States
and the Beers" and patriotic cheers greet
ed the message when announced.
The banquet hall was draped with the
Irish flag intertwined with the stars and
stripes. The table was laid in the form of a
great horseshoe covered with green. sug-
gestive OF old Irelanu's national color. A
large harp outlined in roses. the gift of
Mr. John r. Mclean. was placed in the
center of the horseshoe.
An orchestra played Irish and American
airs during the banquet, and the diners
sang many songs Of Tom Moore. Reni
Sampson was accorded great applause in
his singing Of the "Marseliaise."
Mr. d. l. Murphy was toastmaster and
introduced the speakers of the evening, who
were Representative James M. Robinson of
Indiana, Mr.. Joseph j. Metcalf Mr. James
Tanner. Commissioner Henry B. F. Mac
farland, Mr.. Carries Davies and Col. John A.
Joyce. The first toast. THE Immortal
Memory of ST Patrick" was drunk stand
Representative Robinson responded to the
toast. America" and said that since he
was One-half Irish, one-half Scotch and all
American he felt qualified to speak of our
country. He traced the growth of liberty
In this country and urged that we encour-
age other nations to attain their freedom.
Let us not follow England's dictates in
that cruel effort to destroy South Africa"
he said. Let lis follow the spirit which
led us to the aid of starving reconcentrados
in Cuba. Starving Boer children are now
crying for their parents in South African
camps England says that its warfare is
ri zn1 hlIf Lot nc "a mo usil
never adopt such methods. America stands
as the exponent of liberty. II she follows
her traditions she will give a willing ear to
the suffering nation which is crying for
aid
Land Of Idealism.
Mr.. Joseph J. Murphy not being able to
be present. his response to the toast Ire
land was read by Mr. Metcalf. Mr.. Muir
ply said that Ireland is the land of ideal
ism, and the IriShman has always been the
idealist. In the face of attacks made by
materialists the Irish have clung to the
teachings which are dear to them They
have maintained that a nations worth is
to be estimated not by the number Of acres
1t possesses. but by the spirit of its citizens.
Now. more than ever. Mr.. Murphy main
tanned. there Is need for the idealiSm Of
the men from Irish soil.
An original poem, entitled "Old Ireland"
was read by Col. John A. Joyce. following
which Mr. Tanner spoke on Our Celebra-
tions." He mentioned st. Patrick's day.
Washington's birthday. the Fourth of July
and other holidays, and made a suggestion
that to the list one more be added. He
urged that the date of the laying of the
corner stone of the new Mckinley memo
rial bridge across the Potomac be set apart
as day when the nation shall lay aside its
cares and celebrate the restoration of good
feeling between all sections
Lay the Maryland end of that bridge in
the success of the federal troops. and i'm
bed the Virginia abutment in the acquieS-
cence of the confederate forces" said Cor
poral' Tanner.
ST. Patrick's Ministry.
THE District of Columbia" was the SEN
timent to which Commissioner Macfarland
responded
1T was very fitting" he said, that an
American of Scotch descent should be Gel
ebrating the birthday of ST. Patrick; for it
must never be forgotten that st. Patrick
was Scotchman and not an Irishman. al
though he might be called the first great
Scotch-1rishman. Born in Scotland in the
year 373. he did not begin his missionary
work in Ireland until the year 49, Indeed.
before that in his youth. he did his best to
keep away from Ireland. Twice he was
carried captive to Ireland by bands of ma
rauders. and twice, after brief periods of
captivity, he escaped to Scotland. Although
he was not the first Christian missionary
in that island, he stands first on the roll
of its saints. because of the general con-
version Of the Irish under his wonderful
ministry. Over fifty years old when he
went to Ireland, after years of prepara ton,
he had the great qualification before he
died of saying: I found Ireland heather
and leave it Christian for he had bap-
tized kings and princes. mobiles and peas
ants 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,
we may all well be proud to be the spiritual
descendants of this noble missionary
In this national capital. the most ma
tional place in all this great nation, it is
especially appropriate to honor this saint,
for he was a national character, and under
his benign and wise influence Ireland was
more nearly nation than ever before or
since We Of the District of Columbia have
the national spirit as other citizens of
the republic can have it. They all owe al
legiance to states and territories They
march under state flags. and In thirteen
OF the states under state honors and glories
tional union. Maryland and Virginia. for
example. have histories nearly three times
as long as the history of the United States,
and they have just pride in the great
their pre-revolutionary days. But the fed
eral District and the federal Union have
the one history. the one pride. the one
glory. as they have the one flag The Com
stitutlon which created the one created the
other.
1T is natural that the people of the Dis
trlct 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 a peculiar sense the citizens
OF the nation, will more than do their duty
to It,"
Mr. Davies spoke Of the literature con-
tributed to the world by Irishmen
The Guests in Attendance.
Among those present at the banquet were
the following:
J. F. Fitzpatrick, Thomas " Smith, Ed
j. Hannah. William Ryan, NJ. G. McCor-
mick. D. P Mccarthy. Thomas T. Keane,
DIR. r. T. Holden. N. H Shea, John T.
Crowley. D. Sullivan. Frank p Madigan.
DR.. John F. Moran, Hugh Reilly w J.
Frizzell. William F. Downey, Edward P.
Harrington, William F. Hart Capt OFar-
rell. Cotter T. Bride. William T. H. King,
Donatus O'Brien. Michael Scanlan. r. 3.
Sullivan. DR.. Daniel ]. Kelly Lawrence
Mangan, Michael A. Keane Thomas F..
Holden. ]. J. O'Leary. Charles W. Darr.
Luke j. Kearney, Charles Davies John A.
Joyce, John T. Callaghan. James Tanner.
D. l. Murphy Henry B. F. Macfarland, J.
M. Robson. William H. De Lacey Edward
A. Moseley William H. Connolly, Joseph J.