The Irish standard., 1907-12-14

Tomas Mccormick, Cristobal Seery,
Tomas Mccartney, Brigida L. Mahon,
Santiago Watson, Miguel Lennon,
Santiago Mccormack, Guillermo Ley
den. Santiago Garrahan, Juan Dali
ton, Eduardo Wheeler, Tomas Dalton,
Santiago d. Farrell, Juan Kelly. Jr.;
Duncan Mcdonald, Mrs. Maria Nc.
de Muldowney, Pedro Mccormack, Mi
guel Farrell, Margarita f. de Farrell,
Elena F. de O'Gorman, Catalina Eiv-
ers, Maria M. de Wynne, P. Keena and
family, Mrs. Heating, Anita wynne,
Agnes Heating, Maria r. de Naughton,
Margarita NJ. Barrett, Bridget Kelly,
Brigida Keating, Lucis Leaden, Jose
Mahon, Tomas Keniff, Eduardo Bar
rett, Jr.; Josenna Muldowney, Anita
Barrett, Catalina Keating, Margarita
G. de Barrett, J. Jose Seery, Eduardo
Naughton, Santiago HELEN, Jose Finn,
Tomas c. Farrell, Pedro Martin, Elena
NJ. Farrell. Maria ]. Lennon, Rosa F.
de Dillon, Catalina McGoey. Tomas
M. Mahon and Santiago Molloy.
The Irish occupy places OF high
trust throughout Argentina. They are
merchants, farmers, soldiers, lawyers,
politicians, statesmen, priests nuns,
teachers-everything. 1t is no draw
back to be named Murphy down in
that Catholic republic. They have, be-
sides numerous churches and schools,
hospitals, orphanages, industrial in
stitutes, refugios and a Catholic press
of which they may feel proud. They
have also, produced poets, painters,
singers, pianists and several writer's of
fiction and the Gaelic League and it's
work are better known to them than
to us. Wherever they go through the
country they are regarded highly re-
spectacle and are highly respected.
The Irish In the United States, unless
all signs fail, will have to bestir theln-
selves to keep step with these com.
patriots Of theirs who dwell in the
Far South.
A few words might be added to the
article on the Irish in Argentina. In
that country not only st. Patrick's Day
10 observed with impressive ceremon-
les, but the feasts or other Irish saints
as we'll. Why should they not? Old
customs die hard and there are some
Irish sains that the children of "the
sea-divided Gael' will never forget. A
key to Irish Argentine feeling is
shown by a statement made by a
writer in a recent Irish h-Argentine
weekly. THAT the Irish people and
their children in the Argentine Re-
public are a separate, distinct COM
munity,' he says, "can be put down TO
the faith Of st. Patrick that is in
them. When our parents and grand
parents came here years gone by, they
came armed with clean minds and a
strong Irish faith ground into their
very natures. This faith they trans
mitted to their children and their
children's children, as may be seen
by visiting an Irish church or mission
where the Irish -Argentines with pray
er books in their hands are Just as
devout as their parents. This is good
and wholesome, and as it should be.
With our fathers and mothers came a
few Irish priests to labor amongst
us and minister to our spiritual wants,
and keep alive in us that Irish faith
which our parents brought over with
them."
That this faith is still true to the
saints of old days, was made evident
just before the last feast of st. Brig
i'd. Here in the United States not many
Irish people nowadays go forth to
honor this saint, but our co-religion-
lists and compatriots in the far South
have not become SO enamored Of the
secular Zeitgeist as we have. San
Antonio is city situated some dis
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many Irish there, and also at Mer-
cedes, Rosario and Areco. Here is a
note, full Of interest, at least, to old
men and women of our blood, that re-
Gently appeared in the daintily edited
Southern Cross:
"san Antonio will be a lively place
next Friday when the Feast of St
Brigid will be celebrated there. It is
anticipated that a large number OF
visitors will attend from the neighbor.
ing partidos, and San Antonio ITSELF
of course, will be nurnerously and well
represented at the religious service
and at the social festivities. No formal
invitations have been sent out. There
will be no charges, nor will there be
any collection. A cordial "caed mile
failthe' will be given to all who 90 td
San Antonio on that day to honor the
Mary Of Ireland. A nice little program
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