The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-18
Great Crowd Gathers in
Huber Building.
PROGRAM IS GIVEN
Affair Most Elaborate Held
In Many Years.
Songs of Erin's Isle are Sung-Rev.
Father Denning Speaks Eloquent
ly--M. J. Sullivan Gives Toast-A.
G. Edmondson Presides at Banquet
Company Dances.

St Patricl's day was fttingly OBJ
served in Marion with a banquet and
ball held on the fourth and fifth
floors of the Huber block, Friday ev-
ening The affair given under the
auspices of the recently reorganized
Marion division of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians, was attended by more
than $50 people, the assemblage in
Guiding both Catholics and Protes-
tants 1t was probably the most nota-
BILE and elaborate observance of this
great day that has taken place in
Marion during the past decade. The
crowd began to assemble at 8 o'clock
and for the most part remained un-
iii after midnight enjoying the ex-
cellent program arranged by the Hi
bernlans' committee.
Shortly after o'clock. Dowler's
elght-piece orchestra, which provided
music throughout the evening, took
its place i'm the Huber dance hail,
While the guests were arriving. dan
cling was enjoyed and continued more
than an hour. At the end of that
time the company proceeded to the
fifth floor of the building where II
was seated at rows of tables extend
ing the fun length of the banquet
hall. Not i'm a great many years has
q larger or more representative body
Of Marion men and women been as
sembled at a banquet table.
In honor OF the memory Of Ire
lands beloved saint, whose name Is 50
unalterably associated with the sew
enteenth OF March. green was the one
color which predomnated all of the
pretty decorations. on the walls this
color and the red, white and blue
which all Irish Americans have learn
ed to love. hung side by side. The
long tables, covered tastefully with
green and white crepe paper, Were
also decorated with an abundance OF
dainty asparagus ferns. A glance over
the banquet scene was sufficient &c
inspire patriotic enthusiasm not only
in the heart of man who traces his
lineage back TO the sturdy sons OF
Erin but in the soul of any true
American. Throughout the entire
evening was emphasized the fact that
the histories of ireland and America
during the past century or more hav'
been inseparably linked. IT was one
of the truths notably brought out in
the brilliant address given during tho
evening by Rev. ]. NJ. Denning Of ST
Mary's Catholic church.
The Banquet Program.
No man ever presided at an affair
Of this kind who could display more
tact and wit than did Gus Edmond
son. who acted as toastmaster. After
haI aninNnd tho RXgpl-
lent dinner provided by the Hiber-
mans. Mr.. Edmondson took charge
OF the ceremonies that followed. He
first introduced Jules Martin, young
man with an unusually pleasing tenor
voice, who sang THE Last Rose OF
Summer" and for an encore delight
ed his hearers with "The Dear Little
Shamrock"
Throughout the entire evening the
songs and melodies so dear to thf
Irish heart were sung and played
the only diversion from this program
being at the close, when the company
Joined in chorus and sang The Star
Spangled Banner"
An exceptionally excellent feature
of the entertainment was a fifteen
minute address by NJ. ]. Sullivan,
whose subject was "The Ladies'" This
talk was a veritable gem for pungent
wit, smoothness of composition and
manner OF delivery.
Mr.. Sullivan's Remarks.
Before Mr.. Sullivan had finished
there was not a person in his hearing
who was not ready and willing 10
commend the committee on its selec
ton for the handling of this rather
delicate subject One minute, by q
brilliant play OF words, the speaker
would cause the feminine heart to
palpitate by pralsing her manifold
charms and virtues. The next instant
he would elicit rounds of laughter
by changing suddenly to the grotesque