The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-18


chiefly through the effort of Mr. Thos
q LCary and served by his cStlWahlc wife.
assisted by a number nf the Daughters.
Tho meal wns enjoyed hN over two hun,
drrd people and there WAS LETT enough to
provide for a. many more. After the hau.
uuct. which Was served ON thc lower floor
" the hail. the guests repaired to She hai
above where there was some music ana IN
formal talks which provided entertainment
for an hour ar more Tor those who had The
time 20 bs thus entertained
~
In the evening very ENJOYABLE entertain
meut WAS given az Brysu hail consisting
Of a well arranged musical program anu
an grafton by MIR u \ oRucp Inc
hail was appropriately decorated for the
occasion and nllcd to It's capacity after
having to put In 2SO extra seats The So.
iectious on the program were sil Irish ana
national pride WAS still further gratiuet
by having tho programs printed in green
with "Ged save Ireland ru the reverse
side
Messrs Schramm and plcbi contributed
tho orchestral music. giving melody Of
irish airs
The ladies who contributes ro the prc.
gram were Miss Ada Lasher vlth maui.
dollu sole, accompanied by Miss kettle Ma
roHpt Miss +. kaufman ravr vcry
pretty recitation; Mrs, Frank lcurs sang
Killarney. Miss Gertrude Robinson. The
Shamrock, and Miss FHuuir tuimcrr.
Kathleen McGrc" Miss lury Edwards
gave very pretty VIOLA Solo accompanied
upon the plano by Miss jamie Rrovur. NJ
James Welsh took the place ON thc pro
gram assigned 10 MIR J y, Taylcr Mcssrs
J McClcsry. Il Reihcxc, Bert rcrcy aNd
! McI. smith. forming the 4. ~ ". uuat.
tettr sang TThc HARP thSt once rare
Tara Halh violtn solo hy Prof
pichi WIS probably the most artistic num-
hcr Of The program. hut the most frtgb.u.
and those most vigorously applFudcd vrr"
= copccrtiuN solo nv J T. foro and orr
irieh lullaby song nv John Metlcarv
Uetwprn the hrst spd second parts 'r'
committrc appointed for thar pUrr0s" took
seats upcn the stage ami Mr. = A 20 liNNu
delivered iu most clonucni WanNrr "a
vary scholarly GRAFTON that was r'Nct'
With Irish history aud Irish SOM .mrn'
fhls was NJ OBrlcuS maiden attempt
IN Houston AZ public grafton. and 'N'
/ very excellent marncr In whirh hn 90,
I Quilted himself was On agreeable surprise
20 BITS friends. aud he was the suffice. "
general Cnprrntula alton, Tho general cNprre
/ sicr hoine that tho - ratricks nay row
mtleo had acted wisely this wear iu ds
! veloplng latent tnlcut ~ home without
I going abroad for an orator rhcv mirnt
/ have sonc farther and Jared worse
Hon irhu Browne, chairman NJ thu
general arrangement commitinc, acted rs
| master " rrremonios white tho committee
1 occupied the stage. lie read q iclcgram
! from, t;ovctncr savers expressing his regret
l ~ not hrUE anlc to he present tie thcu
! presented "a tho audience Rev Father ~
win ~ Galveston. 10 WHOM he alluded a-
! the poet priest and the successor ~ the
/ Iameutrd Father RYAN, Father kirWir
uRdr hricf hut brilliant reference 80 irish
/ patriotism aud ina conclusion introduced Nj
/ n \ n'Rri"n.
Following Is su ev,rsct FROM Nr
1 oBricus orsuon
| Toward tho close of the Eighth ceuiury
! when ireland was IN the srnlih ~ hcf
power and glory tn incurSlons ~ hs
/ buues rommeuved, ami uriaE the three hBn
/ died wears thar tb,y hafassed her shl.cs
! progress was materially checked until thsy
4 were Hnally oNcrthrcwn nv Brisn. monarch
Of Ireland at Vioutlrt near Dublin. 10 she
Inc spir,t Of tho irish of thar tim, 4.
/ beautifully rrderttd u Mccvc's famous war
sons
"Mcpouis, whep nature embsnished the
oftbv 6elds ard tby mountains SO fair
Did sbe ever intend that tyrant should
pFint
The foetstep ., slavery ,aereY
No Freedom whose smils We shall neve'
Go tel cur Invaders, The dance,
Thst us better 10 bleed for an ags at thJ
rssn 10 sleep but one moment In chains
But ireland was no, destined 10 enjoy IA
great period the peace that followed ID,
incuTsiCns ~ the Mortimer
So soon rs Henry the Second ~ ENGLAND
assembled The throne he began 10 plsn fol
the ccunucst 81 the Emerald Isle Aut
from the time that Strcnebow landed II
Ireland M ~ the present dhy her stnfv hal
been sad and pathetic. The Invaders herAl
their cruel war ~ ccnqunst hy dcstrovlnl
an traces 81 Eriu's former airrv. The,
desecrsted her nicnsEtrtics ana churches
DESTROYED her magnificent sea : ~ learn
iur. rsrrd her castles and rcund towers
snd with Gre aud sword scattered desoia
tna and lnissry nnd suffering thfouxhsa
the land They prosecuted he pt,ulc GA ac
count OF their tAlth end wresitd from then
the benefits u political peser aud civil
freedom
suhjeeted 20 al the lndlenltlss thar
sanguinarv policy could inniri thew VAR
even denird the enus0ia ion of learning AM
I fufCed int iEuHTanrr hy the very uA5ns
V~ho had received thrir learning AMI civil
ashton rrOm lris1 missionaries tnd "a TRIAL
schooia
Rut ihe ralth wh'ch So Patrick carrie,
~ ireland 4 as green and frVsh TO-DAY 4
ne Shanr0cks that grow en- the Iill .
Tara aud burns brighter Ga every cline
And wherever en- Irish heart beats "a
nigh whefher u be Ia the sunny south .
he truEeu North. IN the diamond raiuss j
/ Gpleonaa. ~ the gcld helde 81 TIE kicn
dike there toe Will the Feast 81 I'd Patricl
~ ceielsated IN appreciation aud rornfnrsu
erStina. NO, sstr a. What ~ has Seae ~
lreiaaA bat fee ChFsstfanNy snA s-lvtlI "a
q n hssAnss tAs Az b a. - a