Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-25
IN MEMORY OF EMMET
zine Literary and Musical Treat at
 City Han Last Wight.

Naty AaH LaSt N1gnL.
 Ireland's sons and grandsons. and many Sriends of the pretty green isle across the sea, were present in the City hall last night to hear again the story Of the wrongs and ills of English rule, but above all to listen to the always interesting story of ''The Character, Life and Times Of Robert Emmett. Tt was to do honor to the memory or this young but gallant patriot and mar tyr to commemorate the centennial or his martyrdom, that hundreds of peo- pie crowded into the City hall ana listened to the fine program arranged under the auspices of the Patflck Sarsfeh club!
 short street parade was held- De fore the exercises in the City nall. The 1 following organizations participated: St Joseph's drum corps, Company C' Hibernian Rifles, NaugHtuck, J. D. Shea. captain: Company B Hibern1an Rifles Waterbury, John Griffin, captain; five local divisions of the A. O. H., Division 1, A O. H., and Emmet club of Naugatuck, and the Patrick Sars- field club There were from 1000 to 800 people in line. T. F Luddy was grand marshal His aids were M j. Mahon, Christopher Talbot Bernard Whitney, John F. Calvin. John R. Bir- ney and Thomas H. Kane of this city and P J. Rooney and Edward Dono- van of Naugatllck The men made a fine appearance, especially the mem bers of the Hibernian Rifles, who marched tn fine order. The line of march was formed in front Of the G. 4 R. han on East Main street It ex- tended along East Main street to Cole street. counter marched to Exchange place. to Bank, to Grand to South
 Main. to West Main to the hall. Much red fire was burned along the line.
 A fine literary and musical enter fainment was rendered in the hall After an overture py LallieTs orches- fra the patriotism in all loyal Irish hearts was stirred by the singing of ssLet Erin Remember the Days of OIdr by the Ladies auxiliary, A. O H It was well rendered. John T. < Cain of New Haven sang "O'Donnel1 < a Boo'' so pIeasing1y that he had to respond to several encores Mss Nora Luddy caused many outbursts of enff1usiasm by her stirring rendition of 'sThe Patriots Grave" Several solos were delightfully."- sung by that charming singer. Miss Cecilia Moriarty. The rendition of 'sWho Fears to Speak of '9S?s by T. M Daily. aroused the hearts of those { present to renewed enthusiasm, while P J. Caro1fn of New Haven showed much ability as an elocutionist by his recital of 'Treland's Answer to Vic foria's Jubilee Miss Gloster sang sweetly and charmingly Come Back to Erin, It was one of the musical gems Of the evening. The entertain .-- 5a- aIa- s--, God Save Ireland" by the Ladies atix1iary, accompanied by the audi sence It was an appropriate ending to the exe~cises
 The address of the night was deliv- cred by John J. Splain who spoke on tThe Character. Life and Times of Robert Emmet% Mir Splafn possesses a good voice fine enunciation and a. thorough knowledge of the subject matter of his address. His speech, Therefore. could not he. but most inter estfng. He was interrupted many times by outhursts of applause. His speech was as follows:
 Mir Splain began his lecture by tell ing the story of the unknown soldier who is buried in the south and whose grave is strewn with flowers every day because on the small slab that marks his resting place is written: sHe died for what he thought was right That. said the lecturer. is the reason why a full centurya after the most melancholy tragedy in Irish his tory Emmet's anniversary Is com memnrated: he died for what he be- 1ieved in his soul and. what his natrf- pt1c countrymen have never ceased to believe was right. The gospel of na- < &4nn a1--fr he. .Ro,. a&,S,ve e,p sgwfth the Irish people goSDel IS sa- cred and enduring almost as that other gospel that was hronght to them in the early ages by St Patrick and 1t was in fha perpetuation of that gosro1 of 1ih- erfv that 1eath came to the fllustrious Frnmet. The sneaker made nassine reference to the leaven Of patriotism that Emmet's life and death have in- fused into every Irish movement un- dertaken in the nast centurr and to t14e fnspirafio thnv have been to every peorIe in evArv land that have made an effort to ha freA. as reason why Fumet's memorv shonld he com mernorated in ffie materialistic and commercial age, In exclamation Of 9he irnrression eaid to prevail among some of Fsrnmat's eontennoraries that ha was visionary impractical and i'm petT1ous MT SrIain said that fp this respect he had only suffered n1uch +he aane misunders+andino that befell SFbakesneare. Milton Washington Ief f~rson Jackson Sumner Garrison and 8nthers in their work. Fnmet's ednca- lion even while sen11red among the Auotfefzed surroundings of Trfnifv col 1e1e could not warn his patriotic in k+inrts and he grew to maturity with #hie heart warDned with the cookies of Rebellion. Robert Emnet.'' said the zsneaker. t'was an TriShman- -hv- nativt- hv: but a1oove and bevond all else he
 vae an Irishman hv reason of his pa friotfc purpose to lift ID his fal1ou nn- lion ord place, her whevn ho believed whn rirbtlv belongs among the free and snHenendent renuhlies of earth''
 The spaaker then went into a minnie account of Emmet's career in Trinity