Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1904-03-12
SONS OF ERIN
Will Again Show Fealty to
Their IlIustriOus Patron
Saint.
Receive Holy Communion in a
Body on Sunday at st.
Patrick's.
Pleasing Exercises Will Close
Celebration at Lieder-
kranz Hall.
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES on THURSDAY

1t is hardly necessary for the Kentucky
Irish American to call upon the people of
Louisville and the Falls Cities of Irish
descent to participate in the st. Patrick IS
day celebration under the AUSPICES of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians at Lieder-
kranz Hall on next Thursday evening. 1t
is fitting that the Hibernians should take
the leading part in the celebration of St.
Patrick's day, as it is the Oldest Irish
society in existence and its membership
in Louisville, Jacksonville and New
Albany is larger than any other society.
Surely no other Celtic organization will
be jealous of the Hibernians in giving
the chief celebration of the day.
The entertainment will be of high
order, consisting of musical and literary
selections, rendered by the best local
talent. Ladies and gentlemen of high
musical and literary ability will partici-
pate. Liederkranz Hall, Sixth and Wal
nut streets, where the entertainment is
to be held, is limited in its capacity. 1t
does not hold as large crowd as the
Auditorium, but it is delightful place to
give an entertainment of this character,
as every word can be heard. 1t Is i'm
portant that those who desire to attend
be there early, for there is no doubt that
on the night of the entertainment, no
matter how Indictment the weather may
be, the hall will be crowded.
The proceeds of the entertainment will
be devoted to charitable purpose of the
organization, and those who do not feel
like attending should urge their friends
to do so. Seats will be sold only at the
hall, the price of admission being fixed
at twenty-five cents.
Chairman Mike lyman has announced
the names of those who will take part in
the celebration, and others may be added
at the meeting to be held at Hibernian
Hall tomorrow night, when the pro-
gramme will be arsanged into numbers.
Emmett SlatterY, the young attorney,
will be the orator of the evening, and
Hon. Thomas Walsh will read a poem
written for this occasion. Miss Bee
Mullarkey and Miss Holland are ex-
spected to render duet, also Miss
Katherine McGrath and John Reckten-
valid. Solos will be sung by Misses
Loretta Cassidy, Josephine Hoertz and
Julia Kelly, and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Barrett will again be heard if they can
arrange to be there. Little Miss Rodgers,
daughter of the attorney, who has won
high praise for her performances on the
piano, will render a couple of selections.
Sylvester Grove, the great baritone
singer, will also take part, and John
Green and selected quartet will add
much to the splendid programme.
The celebration this year will really
begin tomorrow morning, when the Hi
bernians of Louisville will spproach holy
communion in a body at St. Patrick's
church. Every member of the order is
expected to be there at the $50 mass,
and the sight they will present will be
most edifying and one long to be remem-
bered. They will be accompanied by the
St. Vincent de Paul Society and the
Catholic Knights, and the clergy and
men of St. Patrick's will extend every
courtesy to all who may be present.
Thursday morning at st. Patrick's
church the feast of Irelands patron saint
will be observed with services of unusual
brilliancy. The handsome affairs will be
ablaze with lights, there will be an excel
lent sermon on St. Patrick, and the
choir, one of the best in the city, will be
largely augmented for the occasion.
Prof. Perry will preside at the organ and
a musical programme arranged especially
for this day will be rendered. OF course
there will be masses in all the Catholic
churches that day, but nowhere will they
be celebrated on the magnificent scale
contemplated at st. Patrick's.
From the foregoing it will be seen that
the sons and daughters of the Emerald
Isle in Louisville are still loyal in their
devotion to their great saint, and there is
every reason to believe that in the even
ing Liederkranz Hall will be thronged
with friends of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians to bring to fitting close a
very proper celebration of the day.
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