Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-18
STILL CELEBRATE
ST. PATR|CK's DAY
Newark OfficialdOm to Show
Honor to Erin's Great
Saint Tonight.

celebrations have received during Sat
urday, yesterday and today, the ex
tended observance OF the day wa
none too long for patriotism in thi'
city and the suburbs. Tonight man,
banquets and meetings will terminate
the celebrations. The same loyalty I,
Ireland's patron saint that has beef
well demonstrated during the pas
two DAYS will be shown at the festivals
tonight. Official recognition of th'
event will again be given at h an
nual dinner of the Society of thu
Friendly Sons of st. Patrick, to b.
held tonight at the Washington.
The members of this society consti-
tute the representative business mel
of the city, and several well-knoWr
orators will address the gathering
More than 100 members n friend:
are expected to attend this forty-sec.
ond annual dinner of the society.
John f. Conroy, the president, will be-
the POSTMASTER, other speakers being
Arthur ]. Hilly, of New York. who will
respond to the toast Examples for Our
Age" Percy j. King, secretary of the
Catholic Club of New York City, "The
Day We Celebrate;" William A. Boy
Ian, of New York, Some Pleasant
Truths About the Irish" and Frederick
w. Donnelly, Mayor of Trenton,
Guests Mayor Haussling and for
mer United States Senator James
Smith, jr.
The annual st. Patrick's Day recep-
ton and ball of the William Harrigan
Association will be held in the Kruger
: Auditorium, for which it is expected
that q crowd Will turn out to tax the
capacity of the hall.
Under the auspices Of the Essex
County board of directors of the An
Gent Order Of Hibernians a banquet
is to be held in Dwyer's Hall, 126 Mar
ket street.
sIreIand of Today Her Theme.
ireland of Today is the subject on
which Miss Gertrude O'Reilly, of Dub
lin, will address the pensioners of
st. Columba's Roman Catholic Church
in st. Columba's Hall, Thomas street
and Pennsylvania avenue. There will
also be a concert.
"a Bit of Barney" an Irish drama,
will b. presented by the young people
of st. Antoninus's Church in st. Rose
of Lima auditorium, Orange and Gray
streets.
st. Charles's Dramatic Society of st.
Charles's Church will hold a musical
and reception in Berkeley Hall in honor
of the feast of st. Patrick.
An entertainment, followed by a
card party, will be held tonight at st.
Johns Hall, In Mulberry street. under
the auspices of the Sacred Heart and
Holy Name Societies.
Among those who will assist at the
entertainment will be Mrs. Mary Ma
1oney. sopranos; Miss Rose Corrlgan,
alto; John Stanley, tenor, and John J.
Berry and George Meehan, baritones.
John Gaffney will sing Irish songs and
tell Irish stories.
Thousands of persons participated
in the celebrations held Saturday and
Sunday to honor the memory of the
venerable saint who made such a val
liant fight for Christianity during the
darkest days in Irish history. st,
Patrick's life story was told many
times in many different places during
the past two days, at banquets and
lectures. The three events for which
lIldIN pTOlIlllGnl lI6H SdlllGT6u odIuI-
day night to do homage to st. Pat
rick and ireland were the banquets
of the Sim Fem Club, at the Cont
mental Hotel; the Celtic Club, In
Achtel- Stetter's, and the Friendly
| Sons of st. Patrick of the Oranges, at
English's Hall. Orange.
Among those at the guest ia
BILE at the Sim Fem Club dinner were
Edward M. Waldron, who acted az
toastmaster; DIR. John G. Coyle, of New
York, who has the distinction of being
a papal knight and knight comman-
der of the Holy Sepulchre; Sheriff John
F. Monahan, John L. O'Toole, in charge
of the publicity department of the
Public Service Corporations; Alderman
John H. Donnelly, County Register
Thomas p. Alworth, former Sheriff
William Harrigan and Martin Conboy,
Responding to the toast. THE Day
We Celebrate" DR.. Coyle told of what
the Irish had done for the preservation
Of learning when other lands were un-
der a blight, and of the carrying of the
Gospel by Irish monks into all the
countries Of the globe. DR.. Coyle pic
tured the winning of ireland to the
faith without the shedding of blood
through the ministrations of st. Pat
rick with such graphic el%oquence thai
he had frequently to halt till the plau-
dts Of his hearers subsidized.
Martin Conboy spoke to the toast
THE Celt's Part in Americas Upbuild.
ing"
Members and friends to the number
of $50 gathered Saturday night at the
annual dinner of the Celtic Club an6
listened with delight to the speeche:
telling of the noble part played by
men and women of Irish birth in The
history of our country, State and city
Toasts were responded to by former
United States Senator James Smith, jr.
Mayor Jacob Haussling, Judge John NJ
Tierney, president of the Municipa
Court of the Bronx; Judge Peter r
DAILY, of New Brunswick; Thomas j
Regain, president, n John Fl. O'Con'
nor, secretary. The favors We're NINA.
ture bottles of Irish spirit and al
were in the best of spirits at the close
In response to "Why We Celebrate
Judge DAILY spoke OF the sad, but glori
Gus history Of the children from Erin'i
Isle and of their patron saint. Nation
al patrons of any other nation canno
draw the love and generation as tn,
patron saint of Ireland can. Scattered
all over the world is Irish blood tina.
thanks God that Saint Patrick liveC