Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-18

Anna Ryan, Katharine Canty, Nellie
Cleary. Margaret Corcoran. Mary Curtin,
Hannora Dugan. Catherine George. Carrie
Kelly. Pearl McCabe Margaret Minitor,
Mary Nealon Mary Regan. Agnes Stanton
Mrs. Daniel Stanton, Miss Margaret Walsh
Total Abstinence Union.
The celebration Of the feast of Irelands
national apostle was not forgotten by the
Total Abstinence Union at it's regular meet
ing last evening in Good Samaritan Hall,
1922 l. street. After five men had taken the
total abstinence pledge and earnest ex-
hortations in the cause of temperance had
been made by Judge Nichols, William F.
Downey, Emil Huck and D. Medallion, the
regular business of the meeting gave way
TO general celebration of st. Patrick
day.
Miss Agnes Downey sang Come Back
to Erin. Mavourneen Mavourneen.' AS an
encore number she gave Shubert's For
get Mr.. William f. Downey presided
and referred to the festival that was being
celebrated.
1T is but fitting we should in some way
place on record our loyalty to the faith
which st. Patrick planted in the Emerald
Isle and commemorate the day In suit
able manner he said Mr.. Downey spoke
OF the grandeur and priceless heritage of
Catholicity established in Ireland by st.
Patrick and predicted an early settlement
of the Irish question
1.-The Life of ST. Patrick was the sub
ject chosen by P. MacManus.
IAN attentive study of the present condi-
ton of the Irish people," Mr.. MacManus
said, gives convincing evidence that the
interests of that race are farther advanced
at the present day than they have been in
the memory of living man and never have
the prospects been more assuring. With
the liberal government of England pledged
to remedy and correct the misgovernment
under which Ireland has so long suffered,
the settlement of Irish grievances is but a
question of time and the indications are
that the near future will bring the bright
day of Erin's political regeneration. 1t Is,
therefore, with feelings of joy and hope
we clasp the shamrocks in our hand this
glorious st. Patrick's day and pin that
dear green riband on our breast-that green
little badge that symbolizes the answering
loyalty of the Irish race to the religion
that st. Patrick planted in Ireland fourteen
hundred and seventy-five years ago."
The speaker then proceeded to give a
biograp ply of st. Patrcks life. from his
birth in 3S7 A. D.. in the city of Boulogn-
summer, to his death. March II, 465, AID.
at Saul. In describing the scenes on Tara's
Hill, Mr.. MacManus said:
ION the eve of Easter Patrick arrived at
Slane, pitched a tent, and prepared to cele-
brate the Paschal solemnity. King Leo
gaire and the princes of the Irish were as
senlbled at Tara to celebrate the feast of
Baal-tetn or sun worship. The Druidcal
laws ordained no fire should be lighted in
the whole country until the great fire famed
from Tara's Hill. ST. Patricks fire was
seen and Leoga1re Indignantly summoned
the apostle to account for his defiant action
OF the courtiers none arose to welcome ST.
Patrick but Diego. who became a believer
Next day Patrick was led before the as
sembled princes at Tara and preached the
gospel of Christ to the worshipers of the
sun. The result was wonderful. Conall
brother of King Leogaire; Dubtach, the
poet, and several others, became converts
and embraced Christianity. From that
forth the success of St Patricks mission
was assured and Ireland became Christian
country without the shedding of a drop of
blood. 1t was on Tara's Hill st. Patrick
explained the mystery of the Trinity by the
three-leaved shamrock, which has since
become the venerated and cherished emblem
of the Irish people-the token of their faith
and their DEVOTION"
Mr.. James P. McKeown was next intro
duced and dealt with the results of ST.
Patricks apostolate from a religious and
educational standpoint. He described st.
Patricks early boyhood on the hills Of
Antrim, his college education in Tours and
in Rome. his ordination and his consecra
ton and the cries of the pagan Irish for