Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
IRISH IN GOOD HUMOR
Prepare to Celebrate Day OF
Good st. Patrick.
READY FOR TOMORROW
CHURCH SERVICES AND OTHER
EXERCISES ARRANGED.
President Roosevelt to Attend Feast
in New York-Good Weather
Promised, But
READY FOR TOMORROW

The national color of Ireland will be in
evidence on all sides tomorrow, st. Patrick S
day 1898, and wherever there is true son
of old Erin the bonnie green of his native
land will be worn by him in honor of the
patron saint. The green flag of Erin. with
its golden harp as a centerpiece ana the
GEAR little shamrock of old Ireland VIII, as
on former St. Patrick days. be the favorite
form, of decoration for both the loyal Irish
men and Irish women. Never. so long as
the sun rises and sets said a distinguished
Celtic orator, will our people. wherever
they may be, fail to celebrate with all the
intensity of their ardent natures the recur-
ring DAYS which mark the advent on our
island of the great and good st. Patrick
with all tue many blessings he carried with
him
With this as their shbboleth the Irish
men of Washington and their numerous de-
sceudants viii celebrate the day tomorrow
In church and home and amusement hall
About the firesides in Irish homes the many
quaint and interesting traditions of the
venerable saint will be retod and. i'll reVer-
ence. his memory will be blessed.
The day from meteorological stand
noint. gives promise of being an ideal one.
and very different from the traditional St
Patrick's day with it's cold blasts from
the north sometimes furres of snow and
generally disagreeable features. Prot.
Henry of the weather bureau stated this
forenoon that spring weather would prob
ably prevail tomorrow, with fair SKIES.
general sunshine and higher temperature.
St Patrick. whose feast day will be cell
ebrated tomorrow, was a Scotchman, SO II
is related in history. He was famous as
a missionary before he went to ireland 10
Christanize the people of the Emerald Isle
He is believed to have lived from A. u. So
nd u
Christian priest to meet with success IN
the introduction of the religion OF ms
church in Ireland. Among the traditions
of ST. Patrick is one which relates how ne
purified the island by his holy presence,
and all reptiles and creeping things were
forever banished.
At St. Patrick's Church.
one of the principal celebrations of the
day will be at ST. Patrick's Church, 10th
and c. streets northwest. The morning
services to begin at 1920 o'clock will be
unusually elaborate and impressive. and
will comprise solemn high mass. The Most
Rev Apostolic Delegate Mgr Falconio will
sang by the Rev. J. A Hinch, O.P., pastor
of ST. Dominic's Church. The Rev. I. r
ORourke. O.P., and Rev. ]. H. Ford, OF,
of St Dominic's will be deacon and sub
deacon of the mass, and Rev. George
Dougherty of the Catholic University Will
be master of ceremonies. A new choral
mass by De Witte will be sung by the
choir. under the direction of Prof. Gum
precht.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians and the
ladies' auxiliary, over 1000 strong, will as
sst at the mass in a body. These organ
izations will assemble at the new Carroll
Hall. on G street between 9th and 10th
streets northwest, at 10 o'clock tomorrow
forenoon. and in professional order, wear
ing their official badges and headed by
their state and county officers. will pro-
coed to ST. Patrick's Church. where the en-
tire middle aisle will be reserved for them
Rev. John f. Gum, S. NJ, president of the
Marist College. Atlanta, Ga, will preach
The prayer for the pope and the prayer for
the republic will be sung during mass, and
after mass the hymn to St Patrick.
New Carroll Hall.
The evening celebration will be in the
new Carroll Hall, street, and will
take the form of a grand complimentary
musical and literary entertainment, under
the auspices of the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans
The orator of the evening will be Rev,
Charles Warren Currier. D. D., pastor OF
St Mary's Church. The subject of his ad-
DIRE s. will be THE Mission of St. Patrick
and the Mission of the Irish Race" The
meeting Will be presided over bJ Mr.. Pat
rick T Moran District president of the
A o. H., and there will be vocal numbers
by Mrs. Esther Gumprecht and Mrs. Annie
Grant-Fugitt, MIR. j. A Finnegan and MI.
Thomas F. McNulty of Baltimore There
will be a rendition of medleys and irish
airs by McCarthy's orchestra 1t Is the IN
tention of the managers that this demon
stration will be the largest of the kind ever
held in the District. 1t is said Rev Father
Curriers' address will be particularly elo-
GUeut.
Solemn High Military Mass.
The St Patrick's day celebration at St.
AYoysius' Church will take the form of
solemn high military mass. in which the
full corps of the Gonzaga College Cadets
will participate This impressive service is
announced 10 begin at 10 o'clock am, and
Rev Edward Y Fink the rector. has ar
ranged for the reception of a large congre-
cation.
Another feature of the occasion will be
a ST Parick's night banquet by the Sham
rock Club. The final meeting of the com
mittee of arrangements for this event was
held last night at the Commercial Hotel.
Glowing reports were submitted. and an at
tendance of over loo guests is assured. The
name OF Hilary A. Herbert orator was
substituted for that of Hannis Taylor who
is H. \ souvenir will be presented to each
guest Of the occasi' y, 1t is announced
Friendly SOL of st. Patrick
M p J. Haltigan. the editor of the Ma
tloual Hibernian. leaves this evening for
New York. where ne will attend the 12lst
anniversary banquet of the Friendly Sons
of St Patrick. which will be held at Del
mOnico's tomorrow evening at o'clock
Mr. Haltigan has been invited to New
York to attend this banquet as the guest
of Mr.. James Fitzgerald, judge of the su-
preme court. who is president of the New
York Society of the Friendly Sons. At this
banquet ton orrow evening the President of
the United States will be a guest. and will
deliver important address. The banquet
hall of Delmonico's will be taxed to it's full
est capacity. and because of lack of room
1900 applicants for tickets have been
refused. 1t is expected that this will be
the greatest banquet of the New York
Friendly Sons which has ever been held
during its long career. President Rocse-
welt will be escorted to the banquet by the
Goth Regiment National Guard of New
York which is known as THE Fighting
Sixty-ninth." and witch saw service in
the civil war and the with Spain.
Task of Forming Cabinet Declined.