Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18


Fort William and Mary before the re
sounding shot of Lexington was heard
| around the world. OBrien won the first
victory at sea. and brave old Jack Barry.
the father Of them all who now sWeetly
sleeps at ST. Marys, was the last.
First Shot for the Union.
1.-The first shot fired for the Union
(Which was at Fort SUMTER was sighted
by the clear eye and touched by the loyal
hand of Patrick Gibbon. And Corcoran.
Tipperary boy, was the first officer TO
fling Old Glory to the breeze on the sacred
soil of old Virginia.
Il can't tell of all. l must speak of one.
under the lead of that magnificent son
of Erin over whom the somber waters
of the Missouri rolled in death-Thoma
Francis Meagher-Meagher of the sword
whose last words were. Boys, save the
colors. for 1 die the bravest grandest
spirit of the worlds fiercest conflict
Under his inspired lead there were
gathered together the very type and flow
er of the Irish youth to rally round the
flag.
''They were on the bridge at Antietam.
"They shed their blood OH the red slopes
of Malvern Hill.
"And some day. when the long roll is
called Robert Emnaet's epitaph will be
written. Ireland, redeemed and free, Will
stand up in imperial grace to say, !
thank God that l am the mother of all
these great names and by her side will
be America. clothed with laurel and I'D.
erty crowned. with outstretched hands OF
| kindly jealousy, to plead in the pathos OF
rival tones, They all belong to us.
Personnel Of Committee.
The committee in charge of the ban
quet was made up Of Francis T. Sheehy'
chairman: Charles I. Griffith. Md, secre-
tary; NJ Frank O'Meara, treasurer; Hugh
F. Harvey. Joseph A. DAILY, Rosa F.
Downing. George \. Malone, Gerald Gag
an, p j. Haltigan. Richard A. Curtin.
Maurice ]. Sheehan. James A. Kehoe,
Lawrence Kenny. Joseph D. Sullivan Ma
them Malloy, James M. Frank. Wllnam
II. Callahan, Charles j. Columbus, p. L.
Moran, Miss Margaret l.. Brosnahan. Mrs.
Elizabeth Tousley. Miss X. c. Horrigan.
Mrs. Mary c. Flanagan. Miss Catherine
Breen. Mrs. Mary Hughes. Miss Julia
Sullivan, Mrs. 4. King. Miss NJ. Moore,
Miss NJ. E. Cleary, Miss Julia Linsky.
Names of Those Present.
Among those present were:
Mgr D. J. O'Connel, rector of the
Catholic University; Representative A. l..
Brick, Representative William Sulzer,
Rev. Eugene Connolly. Rev. George
Dougherty, Francis P. Sheehy. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rosa F. Downing Joseph D. Sui
livan; Representative James 7. McDer-
mot: of Illinois: Joseph P. Burg. Hugh F
Harvey. Mrs Harvey. P. r. Carr, Mrs.
Carr, Arthur Small. j. Leo Carr. Mr..
John G. Reckert. J F. Leary. Mrs. J. F.
| Leary. VIM. Fahey. Mrs. Fahey. Mrs. Man
ogue. Miss Tenny, Miss Margaret Corcoran
| Mr. r. o. Squres. Nicholas Graef. Miss
Graef, Mark II. Tolan. NJ. j. kilerlane,
James A. kehoe. James Fenigan. Ber-
nard Spellbring, Miss Catherine Sullivan
Timothy Dugan. l.. S. Hart, John
Southey, Daniel Sullivan. James T. Gil
row. Patrick c. McGarvey, John Flana-
gan. F. Fl. OConnor. William McElhnny,
James +. Brennan. James A. McDevitt
John I. OConnor. John D. O'Connor
Michael McInerney. Marie NJ. O'Meara
NJ. r. OMera. Louise O'Meara, J. d.
o Reilly. Patrick Enright Of PENNSYLVANIA
! EJ.Collins of Maryland, Patrick Fl. O'Dea,
Mrs. Patrick II. O'Dea. Matthew Healey
Charles A. Colliere, Charles l.. Wright,
6. a. Malone. John P. Reilly. Miss Wini-
fred Reilly. J. P. Pigott. John J. Kane.
W. J. Frizzell. P. T. Murray. DR.. c. W.
| Regain. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas J. Dono-
van. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas J. Sullivan. w.
F. Dermody. Miss Julia Collins. Mr.. John
C. Collins Mr.. and Mrs Martin Mulroe
| Mrs. Hewitt. Mrs. Conner, Miss NJ. Jones
Miss l. Divine. Mrs. katharine Divine Mat
thew J. Kelley. Mrs. Mary Browne. Tim
othy B. Leblanc, Mrs. NJ. Leblanc, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. u. DAILY. Maurice J. Sheehan. Mrs
Sheehan. Michael J. Hurney Mrs. Hurney
| John j. Brosnan. Lawrence Kenny. Mrs
A. King. &. Gallagher. Mrs. Mary Hughes
Miss Marie G. McEwan Mrs W. McEwan
John B. Quay. ir.: Margaret NJ. Dore
Mary A. Dore. John J. Fuller. jr.: Mrs. J
| B. Quay Mrs. P. j. Haltigan, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Fraber. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
McCaffry. Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Connor Mrs
F. l.. Neubeck. John V. Curran. Mrs. J
j. Curran, Talmund A. Breen. Eliza bet h
A. Healy: Mrs. J. McCorry of Buffalo. n
Colbert W. T. Sherwood. Thomas b.
Mack, John Quinn. Patrick Shugrue, Jere.
\ miah OConnor. Maurice Enright. Ellen
F. CAVITY. Compile de Burgo. Clarence
None. Richard A. Curtin; Mrs: s. Glib
son. Mrs. J. J. Garvey. Miss Ella Hamil-
ton. Patrick Kennedy. Mrs. p. Kennedy
Mrs. Mary A. Van Ness, Mrs. Dorah T.
Andrew. Mr.. and Mrs Thomas F.. Finnen
Mrs Richard Stewart of Boston, Edward
p. Harrington. George L. Sullivan. Frank
Charles l. Griffith. Mrs. George w. Grlf-
nth, Henry Hull. Mrs. Henry Hull. Mrs
Margaret Leonard. Mrs. Mary c. Cahili
Martin J. Dunsworth, Miss Edith Van
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Carmody
and daughter Thomas j. McDonough
Mrs. James NJ. Frank. Miss Thedosia f
Frey, Patrick II. Griffin. James NJ. Frank,
| william ~ COnIlOT SdtneTlHe J..
Downing Mary Curtin. Mrs. Nellie b. * ell
ser, Margaret Brosnahan. Nora Bros
nahan. Margaret Buckley, M. Mintor,
X McCarron, j. F. McCarron, J. A,
DAILY, Florence Veidt. James W. Brown,
Mae Mcintyre. Mrs. b. Mccarthy. Miss
Anna Mccarthy, Dennis J. Coyle. W. j.
Lanigan, Mrs. NJ. f. Lanigan. Mrs. l..
Conors Mrs. J. Minahan. Miss Turke. =.
F. Droney. Mamie e. O'Connor. NJ. E.
BUCKLEY. Mrs. N. 2. Buckley. Dr.. John
J. J. Connolly. Mrs. George Gosselin.
James NJ Dunn, Mamie T. Dunn. Maggie
NJ Dunn, Mrs. John w. Roddy. Mrs. J.
McCorry. Elizabeth A. Healy. Catherine
A. Breen. Mrs. ]. j. Curran, John v. Cur
| Dennis Conner. Mr.. and Mrs. John W.
Fraber Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mccartney.
Mrs. J. b. Quay. j. b. Quay. il, Mar
garet Buckley, Mrs Nellie b. Kelser, Ma
ry Curtin Catherine F. Downing. Mrs.
Catherine c. Curtin. Mrs. Josie Mcintyre,
Miss Mary E. Sullivan. Miss B. Sullivan.
Miss Kate c. Horgan. Thomas NJ. Gala
CHER. Miss Ellen V. Lynch c. E. Garvey,
Miss Anna c; McNamara. Mr. and Mrs.
Miss Ella Hurley. Charles r; Frazier Mr..
Charles II. Ferris. Patrick 4. Stack. NJ.
i. Quigley ]. Frank Dunnigan. w. F..
Long. Laurence Hayes. John T. Hyland,
r. S INLAND. r. Stanton. Thomas Nc
Grath. Edward Reilly. T. II. Maxwell. D.
j. Sullivan, Martin J. Fahey. j. +. Sulli-
van. II. Hughes, r. III. Gallagher John J.
| Brennan, James Lackey. r. NJ Smith, G.
N Odell. Henry J.. Sweinhart. Joseph H.
| Warner and Charles ]. Columbus.