The San Francisco call., 1904-06-13
CELTIC UNION
GIVES PICNIC
Irish Festival Attracts
Hundreds of Pleasure
Seekers to FL Campo
DANCING Is A FEATURE
Junior Barge Contest and
Other Athletic Events
Hold Interest of ThrOng

Hundreds Of pienickers crossed the
bay TO FL Campo yesterday and en-
joyed the annual Irish festival given
under the auspices Of the Celtic Union,
& federation of the various Irish So
cieties of San Francisco.
The day was an ideal one for such
an occasion and added materially 10
the success of the affair. Many lounged
on the hillside in the shade of the
oaks. while others made merry dane
ing, boating or competing for the long
array of prizes awarded in the various
athletic games.
The Irish step dancing was a source
Of great amusement and many entered
the spirited contest. which covered Is
variety OF steps, including the hornpipe
and jig and the reel and jig Professor
Cummings of the Pipers' Club fur
nished the music and Messrs. ]. ].
Canniffe and T. J. Mellott officiated as
judges.
A junior barge contest IN the morn
ing. between crews of the Dolphin,
Ariel and South End Rowing clubs,
ended with the Ariels in the lead and
the South Ends a close second. In the
afternoon a second race was held
crews from the South Ends and Dol
phins entering. The former took the
lead from the start and captured the
trophy in a handy fashion.
At the conclusion Of the out-of- door
contests dancing was resumed in the
large pavilion until { o'clock, when all
boarded the last boat for home, after
spending a most enjoyable outing at
Marin County's popular resort.
The Celtic Union, with jeremiah
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OF the following Irish societies:
St Patricks Mutual Alliance Association OF
California. Knights OF St Patrick; Knights Of
Tara: Harmony Alliance, ST. Patricks ALI
Alliance Of America; knights OF the Red
Branch: Martha Washington Division. Ladies
Auxiliary. A o. H; Columbia Division. La
dies Auxiliary. A o h: County Leitrim So
cial Club, O'Growney Branch. Gaelic League;
Division No. 3. a. o. H; Division No. 10. A.
o. H. Division No u. A. o. H: Gaelic
Dancing Club.
To the efforts Of the following COM
cess Of the affair:
NJ. Searey. secretary: John Mulhern. treas
urer; NJ Merigan. p. H. Flynn. William Hud-
no!ds, NJ. Donohue. J. Nahoney. <. P Hogan,
B. J. Silver. J. 3. Hagerty, Jere Deasy, J.
J: Cannifte. J n: Mckinney, J. p Hare. T.
Thomas O'ConnoT. T J. MeIlott- r. c. O'Con-
ncr. T. p. O Dowd u. J. Ryan Mrs. N Nc
Ke van, Miss J. Dillon. Miss Emily Doyle, Miss
Annie Deasy Miss Agnes Tiernsy. Miss Agnes
Barrett Miss MoIlie Lynch. Miss Nora Nc
Carthy.
Reception-Thomas F. AIcGrath (chairman).
st. z. VI. A. A. OF California: VI. J. Ryan.
Unity Alliance: Frank o'Brien. Harmony Al
liance; John MuIhern. Knights o. St Patrick:
NJ J. Moran. County Leitrim Social Club;
John Devaney T. F and D. Club: Thomas
Oconnor o Growney Branch; P. Mannion, DR..
Henebry Branch Gaelic League; Mrs James
Wren Martha Washington Division No. 1:
Miss W Higgins. Columbia No p Mrs John
Ryau Yorke No. ); Mrs. K Huling. Robert
Emmett No. 4: Miss K. OBrien, No. 5; Miss
X Finn. Gran-u-Aile No. ladies Auxil-
larry A. o. HI: James Smith Division No 2;
James Burns, No. 3: r. j. Curtin. No 8: T.
J Norton. No 8; James Mclaughlin. No. :;
NJ Fitzgerald. No :. J. c. Daily. No Q; ".
Donohue No. 10; D Fitzratrck. No. Il;
James Cox No. u: D. Z. Collins. No. u; p.
r Mohoney. No Il; J. B. Hagerty. Nc. 20
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FIoor-P. J. Grove floor manager). e P.
Hogan CassistanO. NJ J. Hessian. James Nc
Donald 7 L. Mahany. Frank McGee. James
Kelly r. w. Condor. p TGmcny. Miss Norah
Mccarthy Miss Mollie Lynch. Miss Agnes
Barrett Miss Agnes Tierney.