Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-17
HONOR IRELAND
At DINNERS AND
MERRY DANCES
Sim Fem Club and Other Or
CARNATIONS Join in Homage
TO st. Patrick.

The celebration of ST. Patrick was
begun in this city last night by the
banquet of the Sim Fein Club, dances,
receptions and parties of a humble OF
organizations and many individual pa
triots n admirers of Ireland. Among
these affairs, beside the big banquet,
were the banquet of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians. held at Davis's parlors,
a program Of song and dances given
by the ladies' auxiliary of Brnach No.
/. st. Patrick's Alliance, of Orange.
and dances of the Four Province Gaelic
Athletic Association and the Michael
j. Owens Association at Persons ant
Bites halls, respectively.
At the Sim Fein banquet the color
scheme was observed in the menu,
which began with green pea soup and
was topped off with green cheese.
Green carnations, green shamrocks
and a green photographer, who had to
take two flashes before he made a
good picture, We're much in evidence.
The speakers of the evening were:
Supreme Court Justice James f. Min
turn, Congressman James A. Hamill,
Judge Thomas A. Davis and former
Member of Parliament Michael Con-
way. of North Leitrim. ireland.
Enthusiastic applause rewarded the
efforts of the quartet, composed of
Joseph l.. Mullin, George j. Kirwan,
Howard V. Pascal and I. Herbert Dear,
who gave Irish selections from time to
time during the dinner. Miss Helen
Donnelly, harpist, was encored sew
eral times for her rendering of Irish
airs. The Mcmahon brothers, v~iolinist
and pianist, were well received in their
Accomplishments of the singers and
their duets of popular airs.
Charles P. Gillen, president of the
club, acted as Introductory t~oastmaster.
He spoke OF the way in which Irish tai
emf had always been recognized in all
walks of American life, and called at
tention to the prominence of members
of the race in all the learned profess
sions, members of which, he said, were
present to make the addresses of the
evening.
e. NJ. waIdron Toastmnster.
Mr.. Gillen introduced Edward NJ.
Waldron as toastmaster of the evening.
Mr.. Waldron gave a brief summary
Of statistics, showing the rapid rise of
the Irish race in the last few decades,
and outlined the political situation in
Ireland. saying the condition of the
farmers had been greatly improved by
recent legislation.
Justice Minturn, the first speaker, an
swered the toast, ITO the Day We Gel.
ebrate." .
Congressman HamilI Speaks.
Congressman Hamills address was In
response to the toast "Our Part in
American History" Mr.. Hamilrs our
line of the part played by freshmen
and descendants of Irishmen in the
history of America was received with
frequent outbursts Of applause that
showed the pride of those in the au-
dience in their race.
Judge Thomas A. Davis spoke briefly
on the subject America"
Ireland" was the toast to which
Mr.. Conway answered. He was greeted
with thunderous applause when ne
arose to address his audience, having
been introduced as the man who has
fought Ireland's battles on the floor of
the House of Parliament"
Hiberninn's Banquet.
More thar 100 members of the An
cient Order of Hibernians OF Essex
County. including several branches, sat
uONH W lLe Ill laws > pdt-
lors. The celebration was noteworthy
on accoun of the presence of several
members of the German-American
Central Association. whose members
now help to celebrate the day.
During the course of the dinner vocal
selections We're given by J. Morgan
Lee, Michael J. Finley IN Thomas
H. Guthrie, who sang songs of the
Emerald Isle in true Gaelic fashion.
and the Messrs. Frank and Joseph
Guthrie rendered several selections on
the violin and flute.
John ]. Gascoyne. the county presi-
dent. acted as POSTMASTER, and well
coined the guests on behalf of the
order, particularly those of their Ger
man friends who were present. Mr..
Gascoyne said in part: Working
hand in hand for the betterment of
conditions can be found today under
the American flag the Germans and
the Irish"
Gustav ]. Wolher. of the German