The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-18
Shamrock Club Banquet and
Big Concert.
ON ST. PATRIcKS NIGHT
Enthusiasm of Irishmen Reaches High
Degree, Inspired by Speeches
and Songs.


by the guests at the musical and liter
airy entertainment under the auspices
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and
the Ladies' Auxiliary
At both affairs Irish enthusiasm ran
high. The shamrock was displayed in
lavish profusfon and every man was
a -wearer of the green. The praises of
ST. Patrick, the deliverer of the Emer-
aid Isle, We're sung in every key, and
merriment and goodwill were the pess-
words of the night.
Mr. Keane Toastmaster.
At the banquet Michael ]. keane was
POSTMASTER, and he introduced in hap
py vein many distinguished orators.
among whom We're ex-senator John
NJ. Thurston. of Nebraska, and ex-
Secretary of the Navy Hilary A Her
bert. The evening was opened by
prayer by the Rev. j. A. Hinch E f.
Buckley, president of the club. intro
duced the POSTMASTER.
Mr.. Keane, after his introduction de-
nvered an enthusiastic Irish address
and described how ST. Patrick brought
Christianity to Ireland The Rev. Tim
othy O'Hourke of St Dominic's Church
answered the toast, The Day We CeIes
pirate, and several good Irish folk
songs Were rendered by Thomas F Me-
Nulty, OF Baltimore
Hon. John NJ. Thurston responded 10
the toast. The President of the United
states, and Hon. Hilary A Herbert to
america as a Nation Barry Bulkley
spoke sf,Ist on The Capital of the Nation.
me committee of arrangements con
sisted of E. +. Buckley, chairman: r P
Burke, John F'itzmorris, NJ, P. Sullivan.
william Meehan, NJ. B. Scanlon, Thomas
r fs,ea aoiden n,, D. F. Finueane; Andrew
Nllllam Mcclure, j. d. Gala CHER, Dan
iei, Coyne, Robert Allen, P. J. Bresna-
han, John Ready, ". r Wfeian. John
!. Sullivan, John A. Lynch John F. Kill
seea, and NJ. F. 0'Donoghue.
The Guests Present.
Those present were:
Rev. Timothy Q Rourke, Rev. J a
hineh, Rev. Patrick ]. Quill, Hon. John
al Thurston. Hon. Hilary A. Herbert.
barry Buckley. F. P. Burke, D. F. Finu-
cane, NJ. F. O'Donoghue, John Fitzmor-
ris Robert Allen, Cotter T. Bride.
George E. Burns, August Brill, William
Frederick, ?. ]. Rresnahan, J. H Brad
ley. L. z. Bond John NJ Becker. ] r
Buckley, John I. Gallaghan, John T.
Crowley. F. Y. Crowley, Luke j. Gro
ghan. Daniel Coyne, George A Conner.
j. y. ConeIly. f, f. Carroll, J. j. Conneu
John p. Collins, Richard p. Collins. prof
Michael Dowd, John L. Daily c. j
Dunn, jeremiah II. Donovan, James NJ
Z r..
w II, Emery, H. c. Freitag. d
2 Pollard, John A. Finnegan, John
b. Fuegei, William Fahey, G A Fitz-
gerald, Thomas FoIliard. Andrew GIee-
G. Graft, F. H Geyer, Thomas Griffin
il. John p. Gallagher. James Atchison
Gardener. Thomas F. !, Holden, Daniel
Hannah. George Hughes. DR.. r. T
Holden, K; r Humphrey. Martin Hogan.
yey, II. F. Hurdle, Lemon Hurdle.
Thomas Judge, Il. L. Jordan, Joseph e.
Johnson, G F. Jacobsen, Edward ].
Kelly, John Rapp, DR.. Daniel !. K ely. p
j. Kelly. S A. Kimberly, Luke ]. Kear-
ney, Capt. w. F. II. King, NJ p. Keane.
I. F. Keliher, Jofn Ready, l.. ID. Lough-
LansdaIe, Michael c. Mccormick. ] !
Meehan, William Mcguire. William Nee
nan, jeremiah Murphy, J. T. McVey, P.
Aiiler, ": 5. Martin, z. J. Mcintyre, j.
= Moriarty. Patrick f. Mccarthy, Jo-
seph c: McDonough. Thomas r. Martin,
]. G. McGirr, Charles J. Murphy, W. ].
Mullin. E. H. Neumeyer, jr, J. J.
O'Brien, John o 'Brien, Thomas o Brien.
T. p O'Donnen. Dominic OsMeara,
PEBBLES. J. W Ridenour, William F.
Rieks, T. b. Reagan, NJ z. Sullivan, NJ
b. Scanlon, John j Sheehan, John p.
Sheehan. p. Shugrue, j. J. Sullivan.
Ward Savage, Arthur L. Scott, John ].
Shea, William o. SwartZ, s. ]. Stein
berger. ], l. Turner, William A
llloillass III 81 i-iiililSi II Ell. T. %
Wits, J. NJ: Wright. James Williams,
a. L. Woollen, Michael Walsh. W T.
Whelan, and John G. Wolfe.
IncorporatoTs of C1up.
The incorporators of the Shamrock
Club are f. F. Buckley, y. F. Finucane,
end N. F. O'Donoghue.
The officers are: Z. r Buckley, presi-
des1t; F. p. Burke, vice president; John
Fitzmorrfs. recording secretary; VII
liam Meehan, financial secretary; Thorn
as T. Holden, corrsspo!I dinB secretary;
n i. O'DonOghue, Historian
It was announced that there would be
An Evening With Moore at the La
fayctte Theatcr on Sunday night, May
7, under the auspices of the United Irish
League of the District Of Columbia,
William T. Downey, president.
In New Carroll Hall.
In the musical and literary entertain
ment at the new Carroll Hall, the large
audience was much pleased by the tenor
songs Of Thomas F. McNulty, of Balti-
more, and the irish addresses, which
were delivered by the Rev Charles
Catholic Church; Patrick II. O-DoaneH
of Chicago: P. T. Moran. District pTesi-
dent Of the ancient Order of Hfber-
mans. and the Rev. DR.. Stafford.
Irish songs were sung by Mrs Esther
Gumprecht and John A. Finnegan
The committee in charge Of the enter
tainment WAS composed of Patrick T
Moran, chairman; Hugh Harvey, Joseph
MeE,nerneT, 81 j. Sheehan, James ]
AfctFracken, John d. Dunn. J. Frank
O'Meara d N Stanton Miss Sadie
Fitzpatrick, Miss NJ Sullivan, Mrs. c