Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-18
Attends the Wedding Of
Miss Eleanor Roosevelt.
Is Also the Guest Of Friendly
Sons Of st. Patrick.
Delivers an Eloquent Address Before
the Society.


rease"eIt vas the guest of honor, to-
,iailt. 1T the 121st annual dinner of the
rri,nllv sons of ST. Patrick. He was
,,,o,lial It ffattering ovation by more
IN n COO members of the society and its
ol.sts ANA responded iii a notable adj
fr..=s.
Tn. bnnuuet was given in the Cold
-, dining room at DelmOnicO's and its
..,rrx ana both rooms We're filled to
their caiacity.
The haqIl.t tables were banked with
American beauty and bride roses and
,..y4t;ul!s, set off most effectively by
ra,l.inds of green and gold electric
ii.h,s strung diagonaily across the
holl.
Immediately back of the seat of the
President were the Gaelic words "Caed
Mile Failta." in letters of fire, signify
inc ~ thousand Welcomes TO the
r;.h. ana left Of the guests table We're
81. mcdaiiVns of Washington and
Roosevelt Illuminated by unique cleo
tric effects.
The contrast of Washington and
poo>"s'clt was significant. The Friend
" Sons of st. Patrick entertained
chief Of the Colonial army. Roosevelt is
the first President. as such. the Friend
IL Sons Of St Patrick have entertained.
although both Arthur and Cleveland
as eX-PreSidcntS were guests of the
society.
The President arrived at $50 p. NJ,
:nt tor half AN hour, held reception.
Then. escorted by Judge Fitzgerald.
the prt Sident of the society and toast
muster. ut the dinner. the President
WIS conducted to the dinner room. AS
he entered and took his seat, he was
given rousing cheers. Many of the
guests waved the Stars and Stripes
and flag of Erin enthusiastically. The
President WIS introduced by Judge
Fitzgerald and in response said:
81 have listened with the greatest
pleasure to my good, good friend.
Judge Fitzgerald. of my difficulty in
coming here The difficulty would be
to keep me away. 1t is nearly a quar-
ter Of Il century since L served with
Judge Fitzgerald. but I still am in
line with him. 1 shall write to Col.
Duffy of the Goth Regiment. of my APP
rreciltion Of the service of his reSi-
ment. ana I wish publicly to thank
that regiment tonight. | wish to read
telegram received tonight. The recip-
lent WAS n father. tonight. when he
came to this banquet. Now he is Il
grandfather. Here is the telegram:
Peter Mcdonnell. Friendly Sons of
st. Patrick dinner: Patrick just ar
rived. Tired after parade. Sends his
regards to President. He is the first
on record since Teddy attended the
Friendly Sons dinner. He is n fine
Singer. No race suicide in this family.
Weighs eight rounds and looks like
the whole family. All is well.
tSigned) ROBERT McDONNELL.'
And now gentlemen continued the
President, Il want you to join me in
drinking to the health of Peter McDon-
nell and above all to Mrs. Mcdonnell
Long before the outbreak of The
Revolution. here had begun on the
soil of the colorieS which afterwards
became tho United States, that mix
turr nf r;rocS hich has been and still
is ON" OF the most important features
il. "Gr hist ny is 4 people. At the time
early in the eighteenth century when
tn" immigrants from Ireland began
Try, the race elements in our popula-
tipn were still inpcrfcctly fused. and
for some time. tiI, new Irish strain was
cl"dI.y dt~tiu",ltSha bic from the others.
Their Wis Il popularity about these
IMMIGRANTS no -'ame from Ireland To
the Colonies during the eighteenth
century, which has never been para
lci.rd IN the case Of any other immi-
"A h.lt - n all Dt her cases.
since III" vr;y frs: settlements. tn"
rushinsc Westward of the frontiers has
been du" primarily to the men OF
HaliN" birth. .ut the immigrants
ilnm Ireland IN the seventeenth cen
tnry pushed holiy through the settle
Districts. ana PLANTED themselves as
The advance gard of tn" conquerin2
civilization .tn the borders of the
lndian- haunt ri wilderness
In Maine ana Northern New Hamr-
shic in Western Pennsylvania,
Virginia and North Carolina, alike
this was true.
liy The time the revolution broke OH:
these men had begun to mix with theii
fellows of 9th r stocks. and they fur
hiShHd their fail share of leadership in
he Groat struggle which made us q
nation. Among their number was
'omEodore John Barry, one OF tt''
'hre" or four u.sicers to whom our IN
Iaat navy owed most. On land they
furnished gen n.als like Montgomery
VINO fell 50 gloriously at Quebec. aii'
sullivan. the c,,ndueror of the IroquolS
WI" came OF New Hampshire family
Which furnish a governors to thref
NeW England states. while the Cont
mental troops Vt the hal deSt hght1l
among Washin yton's generals Me-
t'h'Eony Wayne, were recruited Sc
ElfSely fr0m tbs stock that Lighthors'
Harry Lee always referred to them a:
me Line of ireland" Nor must WI
forget that of this same stock there
vas hoy during the days or th'
evolution who afterwards became th'
Nhief American General of his time
ara as President one of the public mei
VINO left his impress most deeply upoi
aF Nation. Old Andrew Jackson. IN
victor Of New Orleans.
III the second great crisis OF on
".ltfy's history-the period OF TN
NNH Wdr-rha ~ " pjaved by the mel