The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-21

'Yes, MT. Mayor that was a great
 parade yesterday, and it had great
 men in that parade who are grand
 sons and great grandsons of kings.
 have always been most interested in
 the study of Irish genelogy and each
 name that has been presented to me
 during these few hours that we have
 had together stands for chivaify, high
 devotion and high ideals As I look ed back over the line which stretch ed so far back in that big parade
 yesterday, I pictured in my minds eye those days in the time of the civil war and recalled the battle Of Get1ys-
 burg How much alike was the pie ture which presented itself to me, so far as loyal and true faces were con- cerned There were in that line of yesterday, Irish men. women and ci1il- dfen who are willing to die for the stars and stripes. just as there were Irish men and woTpen and children in the days of the Gettysburg battle who
 were willing and who did die for the same flag.
 we are Irish every moment and Americans every minute that we I breath and among us can be found I some of the most loyal people to the cause of America that there are. Who were the men who gave strength and support to Americas great leaders. | Look down through the pages Of his- Itory and we find the names of loyal, Isturdy Irishmen. The Irish Catholic soldier fought and bled in Arnerican wars as they should do and they will fight and bleed and yea, die again. fl needs be-
 I I've in this great organization which lis so important to our lives; we all love Ireland, and we hope and pray i for it's liberation from the oppression I which has ever hung over it, and we ladies who are banded together in our 1 auxiliary organizations. say to you l men who are banded together in your honorable order, we say to you, dear meE, there are 6,500 of us who are l ready to fight side by side with you ! if need be.
 My good friends. there is no rose without a thorn. We reojice today
 and feel jubilant over the good things I that God has done for us and given us, but who knows about the morrow. We thank God for what He has done. I but, dear friends, that is a thorn, only it's presence isn't made known because
 we can feel no pain so filled with good cheer are we. I feel it keenly, though,
 as any one. As I look about today I miss the face of prince, the -ace T of a man who was the most priestly, lnoble, belovable men I have sever T known. All honor and glory to the memory and name of the dear, good Ildu, WlIO udS 1dlCAy OCOA1 lo ACt1
 us, Rev. FT. John T. Kennedy, the most kindly. noble soul have ever known" As Mrs. Jolly spoke about the below ed priest who has gone to the ofher world, it was plain that she had stffr- ed her listeners to high emotion; tears showed up in the eyes of many and there was a general lowing of heads
 and a silent tribute was sent up to him.
 At the conclusion of Mrs. Jolly's eloquent address the ladies were dis missed from the convention that they sl might meet in their own separate aux |. Hilary convention which was held in the Odd Fellows building in Broad street. They departed for their con-
 vention at 12y o'clock.
 The A. O. H. convention continued
 in session only long enough to exc
 cute a temporary. organization. A
 committee on credentials was appoint ed and then the convention adjourned
 for luncheon. It reconvened at
 o'clock when the committee on ere dentials made it's report and the per- manent organizat ton was perfected The convention was in session at press time The election of officers and the reports will come up at the sessions tomorrow.
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