The San Francisco call., 1905-03-13
HOLD PATRONS
MEMORY DEAR
Loyal Irishmen Complete
Arrangements for st. Pat
rick's Day Celebration
WILL SPEAK IN GAELIC
Rev. Father COncannOn OF
Stockton Invites Sons OF
Erin to Hear Sermon
WILL SPEAK IN GAELIC

Loyal Irishmen and Irishwomen
throughout the city will join in max
ing ST. Patrick's day this year one that
Will long be remembered. No pains
have been spared by the energetic work
erS who have the celebration in charge
to arrange programme that promises
to outdo any held here within the last
few years.
The st. Patrick's day convention.
which has been holding regular meet
ings for weeks past. gathered in ses-
sion yesterday afternoon at KNIGHTS
of the Red Branch Hall for the pur-
pose of receiving reports from the va
rious committees in charge of the cele-
bration. The meeting was well at
tended, and before it ended complete
plans for the big event were given to
the public.
AS has already been announced. the
exercises will consist of a play and
literary exercises in the afternoon at
the Majestic Theater, and a grand ball,
Irish chorus and dances in the Mechan-
ics' Pavilion at night. Hon. Frank j.
Sullivan, the well known attorney. will
be the orator of the day.
Rev. Father Nugent. pastor of St.
Rose Church, was present at the meet
ing yesterday afternoon and issued an
invitation to the members of the execu-
tive committee to notify the Irish peo-
pie of the city that special services will
be held there on st. Patrick's day.
Rev. Father Concannon of Stockton
will deliver a sermon in, the Gaelic
tongue.
The afternoon exercises will COM
mence at 2 o'clock in the Majestic
Theater. M Donohue, president Of the
day, will open the celebration with a
few brief remarks. He will be follow
ed by Frank j. Sullivan, the orator or
the day. AT the conclusion of Mr.. Sui
llivan's speech the famous Irish play,
''Shamus O'Brien," will be rendered by
the members of the Majestic Theater
Stock Company.
The evenings exercises will begin at
s o'clock, when the orchestra will strike
up the overture. President of the Day
Donohue will follow with a speech.
after which a grand chorus of one
hundred voices will sing THE Wearing
of the Green THE Harp That Once
Through Tara's Halls and other pop
ular Irish melodies. The chorus will
be under the direction of Professor S.
]. Sandy.
There will also be many beautiful
stereopticon views of Ireland. fancy
jig and reel dancing by we'll known
performers, and a wind-up chorus in
which The Star Spangled Banner
and God Save Ireland will be sung.
"A SfdilQ Dt1il VIII IOllOW the C6l6DTdtlOD
and dancing will be In order till the
small hours.
The committee yesterday adopted the
following resolutions:
Whereas There is prouder feat in the
story of Irish bravery than the splendid and
historic charge of the Irish Brigade at Fon-
O'Brien met the hitherto invincible onslaught
OF their Saxon foes, broke their solid ranks
and routed the flower of the English army.
thus snatching victory from defeat and re-
venging Saxon perfidy and the broken treaty
OF Limerick: and,
Whereas The Hon. Frank ]. Sullivan orator
of fSt. Patricks day. has erected monument
on the battlefield OF Fontenoy to commemor-
ate for all time the glory and the fame OF the
Irish Brigade, and
Whereas, Arrangements are being made to
hold in the near future a great meeting OF
Irishmen the field of Fontenoy; be IL
Resolved. That we, the representatives of
the United Irish Societies of San Francisco,
assembled In convention express thanks
to the Hon. Frank J. Sullivan for his noble
tribute to the memory of the heroes of Fon-
teroy and we hope that his example will be
an incentive to men of the Irish race to COM
mcmorate the deeds of their fathers. and be
II further
Resolved That select Hon. Frank ]. Sui
livan to act as representative of the Irish
people of San Francisco at the coming meet
ing the battlefield of Fontenoy and that
the committee in charge of the arrangements
be notified of our action.