The Washington herald., 1911-03-15

Announcement was made last night that
the Ancient Order of Hibernians of the
District of Columbia have completed all
arrangements for the annual St. Patrick S
Day banquet, which will be held at the
Metropolitan Hotel on Friday evening.
Among the speakers will be Hon. Will
lam E. Andrews, of Nebraska Auditor
of the Treasury Department. who will
take as his subject The influence of st.
Patrick on famous men of later periods -
Rev. William T. Russell, pastor of st.
Patrick's Catholic Church, will speak on
THE life and spirit of st. Patrick" and
Frank J. Hogan, a member of the Dis
trict bar, will tell of the Accomplish
ments of the descendants Of Irishmen in
America"
Germans Will Speak.
An important feature will be an ad-
dress by Mrs. Nellie B. kelser. District
president of the Ladies' Auxiliary. Other
speakers will be Rev. Eugene J. Connolly,
Patrick F. Carr. District president An
cient Order OF Hibernians; Kurt Voelk-
ner, and Gustave Bender, officers of the
United German Societies.
The programme will be interspersed
with songs and Irish music. For this
occasion the banquet hall Of the Metro
politan Hotel will be specially decorated.
American and Irish flags will predomi-
nate Arrangements have been in the
hands of capable committees. Charles ].
Columbus is chairman of the banquet
committee Joseph D. Sullivan. vice
chairman of the committee will open
the festivities and will introduce as toast
master P. T. Moran. national director OF
the Ancient order of Hibernians.
A call has been issued for all Hiber-
mans in the District and all members of
the Ladies' Auxiliary to attend in a body
at St Patricks Church, where solemn
high mass will be sung on Friday morn
ing at II o'clock The Hibernians will as
semble in Carroll Hall at O:45 O'clock
and march in procession 10 the church.
where they will form a guard of honor
to the apostolic delagate, MgT. Diomede
FalCOniO.
The delegate and the priests assisting at
the mass will robe in the church rec
tory and march through the lane of men
TO the sanctuary. The guard of honor
will then take seats, which will be re-
served in the center aisle. Seats will also
be reserved for members of the Ladies'
Auxiliary.
Musical Programme Arranged.
The celebrant will be Rev. Thomas
DOIan, Of Hyartsvllle. a former assistant
pastor of st. Patrick's Church. this city
Rev. Thomas Cunnane Of st. Andrew S
Church, Baltimore, Nd. will deliver the
panegyriC to St Patrick. DR.. Russell
has arranged for a most Fretentious mu-
sical programme for the day. Both the
Gregorian and mixed choirs will partici-
pate.
Joseph D. Sullivan is chairman of the
church celebration committee for the
Hibernians
Following is the personnel of the ar
rangements committee: Charles J. Co
lumbus, chairman; Joseph D. Sullivan.
vice chairman; James p. Greeley, p. F.
Carr. P. T Moran. Arthur Small
Thomas F. KeIiher, Joseph DAILY. Pat
rick T. inland Patrick ]. Haltigan. Ed
ward L. Tucker, James D. Flynn, Will
lam J. MCEvOy. Edward J. Malloy. jr
James J. Breen, Patrick Kennedy.
Thomas MCGrath, Richard A Curtin.
James J. MCCracken. John NJ. Watson
William S. Wise, Francis P. Sheehy,
James A. Myers, John Sheehy. Joseph
Bradley, John Mcmahon. J. D. O'Connor
J. Frank O'Meara, Charles I. Griffith,
NJ. D: Thomas F. O'Dea, Timothy D.
Mccarthy. Frank J. Rafferty,, M E
Buckley, Patrick H. Griffin, and James
Hackett
Ladies' AUxiliary-Mrs. Nellie B. Relser,
Mrs. Mary Magruder Miss Katherine
Canty, Miss Julia Linskey, Miss Della
Costello. Miss Margaret McCabe, Miss
Mary f. Sullivan, Miss Annie F Murphy.
Miss Mary Flanagan. Miss Katherine
Breen. Miss Annie Lee, Mrs. Eliza beth
Roddy. Miss Julia Collins. Miss Mary
Carroll. Miss Catherine Costigan. Miss
Nellie Z. Kelly, Miss Mary R O'Connor,
Mrs. Margaret Buckley.