Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-24
IN HONOR Of
SAINT PATRICK
The Green Was displayed on
Many Proud BreaSlS
this Day.
RELIGIOUS OBSlRvASCtS Of DAY

It's S. Rauich bay. this day, and
those ~ irish birth ur extraction Ga
Albuquerque. the Uni ed States. and.
ga TACT, the world over, viii do honor
10 their patron saint.
Wltn each succeeding year the OBJ.
segvance OF the day becomes more
iisuorate and tno lame oi the saint.
nslmd OF diminishing, as most
things DO with time. groNs more and
more iu,onao. The time has Ions
since passed when the Observance OF
he day was confined 10 the lnhahit.
ants of the little island. whose fore.
lathcfa he converted % Christianity,
as IN nearly every large city In the
unliod States March Nc has como "a
ue almost . national holiday, and the
green IL worn BY thousands Of persons
shO cannot boast Of having Irish
ilood ia their veins.
4 Walk down the streets Of Alhu
,uerQue today disclosed the fact that
he "Woarors OF he groen" were IN
evidence on every hand. The call f0l
green ribbons az tho different ary
goods stores was unusually heavy, and
many there we're who had. alaa,othoi
things besides greon ribbons ana the
shamr0ck, on board.
With the Increasing popularity OF
lrciandn patron saint, comes much
argument as 10 what country gave
ulrth 10 81. Patrick, the United Statei
uelng about the only country not lay
ng claim 10 this honor.
Almost ~ many countries hrrogatg
the honor Of having been the neta
soil OF 81. Patrick, as made aimllai
claim with respect o. Homer. Scot
each furnish their claims FRtheI
Refs. OF Mexico City. after n good dea
lf study on the subject has arrived
at the conclusion that 81. Patrick val
lorn In Gaul which was AZ the time
OF his birth. a part OF the Roman en-
pifo. He was therefore, = Roman ell
zen and a pa rlciGh. as Ia easily aeoI
from bis name. lie was born ahou
the year s72, and when oaly sixteei
years n age was carried on 81
pirates and sold BY them into slav
| cry 20 Ireland, where he was en-
pioyGd a. a sWinohofd In the noun
tains OF sleamish. In the country %
Antrim. Here be passed seven years
during which time he acquired
knowledge OF the Irish language. an,
made himself acquainted with th'
manners. habits and customs OF th'
people Escaping from eapily'iy. N
reached the continent Of Europe aftel
many adventures. After many year
o. study he became a priest and wal
selected BY Pope Colestlno 10 CONVEX
the inhabitants OF ireland 10 th'
Christian faith After being oOnse
Grated bishop by the pope he set sci
Tor ireland, where he landed on che
evening OF Holy Saturday. lie was 81
years OF age al the time he landed u
Ireland. and he laborcd IN his chosol
field for sixty years, dying AZ the az
OF 100 years. lie was buried nc Down
pairlrk. and the remRlna OF Culum
kin and 81 Bridget were laid besld
him.
Nor only In Albuquerque. but d
every largo city lriahmen aud thel
aympathlzors will gather around man
featai board today and toast th
memory OF the little green isle an
rs patron salnt and the men who die
for Il In the old days that are gon
forever
! Although 81 putricka Day was pr
, marIly a religious holiday with Ga
/. Irish people, Il has now come 90
also the national holiday Of the lriHl
without respect 90 religious demon
nations, and the day o. honOrod a
such BY Catholics aud Protestant
alike 50 popular has the saint b.
come lately with all classes IN n
land that the Catholics will have
good deal 10 do Il thoE succeed
|, keeping him exclusively for then
! aolvcH.
Religious services we're held In N
: Catholic churches today IN memory ,
the aaint. aud while th0re were n
. parades or speeches In this city. N
. day vas nevoriheleHa well remen
| 6ered