The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-18
Imbued with the Spirit of the Day,
Seventeen Hundred Men March I'm
Line I'm the Afternoon.
MEETING IN ToML1NsoN HALL
A. VI. SWEENEY AND OTHERS SPOKE
OF THE DAYS OF IRISH GRANDEUR.
Friendly Sons of st. Patrick Banquet
at Grand HoteI-BaII at TOmIinsOn
HaIl-Day's Incidents.

sands Of Irish people by a magnificent pa
rade, and later at a mass meeting in Tom
linson Hall. The parade, given under the
auspices of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
of Marion county, comprised number of
Catholic organizations 1t said to be
the largest st. Patrick's day parade that
was ever given in this city. The weather
all that could have been desired. In
the early morning lowering clouds threat
ened rain, but at noon they began to sep
arate and the sun smiled on the crowded
streets and soon died up the mud puddles
along the line of march.
The hour for the parade to start was 2
when Grand Marshal John H. Mahoney
gave the signal to the long column to move.
The delay was caused by a number of the
fused as to the places of meeting. 1t was
much after O'Clock before all the organi-
cations that took part were accounted for
TO the grand marshal at Capitol avenue
and washington street.
PARADE OF 100 MEN.
Grand Marshal Mahoney. with his aids,
Martin c. Carr and Thomas Finneran, led
the long procession. which. it was esti-
mated, comprised LOO men. In the first
division p. H. McNelis, with Peter Delaney,
David Newman, Paul Bonner and Patrick
]. Mangan as aids. was commander. They
were followed by two companies of the
knights of Father Mathew Boys Brigade.
led by their own band of forty pieces The
knights of Father Mathew, with 100 men
in line, followed. Behind this organization
were all the Catholic clergymen of Indian
apolis In carriages. Several municipal off,
Of
the division was made up of the members
of the knights of Columbus and Friendly
Sons of st. Patrick in carriages
The second division was led by the In
dianapolis Union Band. followed by the
William z. English Zouaves. Irwin d.
Egan. president of Capitol Council, Y. NJ
as aids John Troy, John j. Rafferty,, ]. w.
Sherman, Laurence K. Dugan and Thomas
Wise. The second division was made up
entirely of all the councils of the Y. M. l.,
including the junior organizations, in the
city The third division was in charge of
John ]. Shea and comprised the state and
county officers of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians, followed by three divisions of the
organization. The rear of the procession
was in charge of Marshal James Mcbride
and was made up of the remaining di-
visions of the A. .. III.
The procession started at 2:40 o'clock and
moved west TO California street, counter
marching to Capitol avenue. south to Mary
land street east TO Illinois, north to Wash
ington east to Meridian, around Monument
place back to Washington. east to New
Jersey counter-marching to Alabama,
north to Market TO Tomlinson Hall, where
the mass meeting was held.
The parade was considered a great sue
cess by the members of the different or
ganizations that. participated. Along the
The procession was imposing, and each
man in line was thoroughly imbued with
the spirit of the day
IN ToMLINsoN HALL.
The st. Patrick's day parade ended at
the doors of Tomlinson Hall, but inside the
doors the real celebration of the anniver-
sary of the feast of st. Patrick was held
With speechmaking in memory Of the life
Death and works of the patron saint OF
Ireland, the great crowd Of Irish enthu-
siasts celebrated the occasion and allowed
their memories to revert to the days OF
Irish grandeur and the period when the
Emerald isle was converted from the pa
ganism to Christianity which, despite as
saults and prosecutions. survives among
the Irish people and was brought with
| them to America, where st. Patricks day
| is the annual occasion of their rejoicing
Tomlinson Hall half filled when the
parade dispersed at its doors and the So
cieties which marched In seated tnem
/ selves in the spaces reserved for them. The
crowd was Irish crowd in enthusiasm
| and IL not identified that way could have
been by the profusion of green, which. II
| ties, dotted the hall and added to the greer
decorative scheme which prevailed.
Around the balconies and from the stag
the American flag graced the walls ant
covered and entwined with streamers o.
green and white touched off with sprigs O
| evergreen and festoons of red, white ant
blue the general color effect was beautiful
in its simplicity and profusion. On tn
| stage a huge flag of Ireland with its harI
on the deep background of green, wa!
| flag, while above it was a gilt eagle hold
| ing. instead Of a scroll. streamer OF greer
ribbon.
SPIRIT OF THE OCCASION.
Irish patriotism and Irish enthusiasm
shone in the faces of the crowd. Old ant
| young eagerly drank in the variations o
the speakers as they told of the wonder
wrought by the good St. Patrick. who from
| herder of cattle on the north coast o
Ireland became the savior of the island b!
| Kidding it of reptiles in the flesh and tn
| spiritual reptile of paganism. The olde
persons present in the crowd entered int
the spirit of the historical speeches of Mr.
| Sweeney and Father Byrne more than tn
younger ones. An old lady in the front par
| OF the hall was an example OF the atten
] ton given the speechmakers. and sh
| sat eagerly listening to the stories of En-
| NETT and other Irish patriots from the TIM
of Queen Elizabeth down TO the days whel
/ the British army fought its way through
/ South Africa, and rejecting on her fac
| the Irish emotions characteristic of tn
| race, she showed for herself and the other
that Irish people are Irish no matter wher
| they live, and the Americanism evidence,
| by their fidelity TO America is but an at
| tribute of their racial instincts.
/ When the crowd had become settled an
| the band had ceased its music, which wa
| Irish and varied from the Wearing O
| the Green TO ''St. Patrick's Day in tn
| Mornin'" Thomas Whallon, deputy cit
attorney in the absence OF Mayor Charlie
| A Bookwalter, who is at the bedside of
| sick brother in Arizona, called the meet
| ing to order and made a short address II
which he described the merits OF Irish cit
| izenship and enumerated the blessings o
the presence of Irishmen in Indianapolis
| The steadfast principles OF Ireland wer
| characteristic in the citizenship of In
dianapolis, Mr.. Whallon said, and whel
| necessity called them the sons of Fri
were on hand. and with their vigorous pur
poses were an inspiration 10 the NOR
| phlegmatic races. John II. Mahoney
| grand marshal OF the St. Patricks da,
| parade and the leader of the marchers VIII
filled the hall. also spoke shortly In con
| graduating the members OF the Irish or
ganizations on their splendid appearance
I'm the line. He said he was pleased at tn
strength OF the Irish as exhibited in tn
| parade and slad TO be the marshal OF tn
peaceful force which had temporaril,
seized the city and would hold IL until tn
| night was over and another day glorious q
| the memory of ST. Patrick had ended