Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-17
ERIN'S SONS AND ALL
THE WORLD HONOR
ST. PATRICK THIS DAY
Only Watch the Men and
Women, Yes, and the
Children, to Discover the
Spirit That Prompts the
Populace.

The irish whose ancestors settled the
persons who settled the United States
and other lands today are celebrating the
anniversary of the Patron Saint Of Erin.
Patrick. Apostle of Ireland. No one
Knows in just what year ne was born
some say twas 372, but then nobody
cares, for nowhere in all Ireland Will
YOU find n shnake, which Is due proof
that st. Patrick lived and nourished
years ago.
Today all over the world the shamrock
Is being drowned by those lrishmen who
have not Joined the pronibltlonlsts.
Drowning the shamrock is n simple pro-
cedure. 1t consists In one 1rishman buy
Ing a dhrink. dye moind, for another
1rishman, and perhaps banging him on
the back and telling him phwat a foine
thing 1t is, now, tbe Irish.
Various celebrations of more formal
chara cter nave been planned for the day
by the numerous Irish societies in this
city. Nearly every son OF Erin in Phila-
delphia will foregather somewhere to-
night with his fellows, where there VIII
be tales of proud and heroic trishmen
who nave gone before. Of victories ana
defeats that were as glorious as victories
for the Irish, of the glowing green MUS
OF the ould countree and the blue eyes
of the lassies and the blue skies above
TRADITIONS GLOWING TALES.
tradition VIII ne taken out OF llN Hph-
ored shrine in the heart Of every true
Irishman tonight and held up FOR ven
Grafton. Rich Trishmen and poor irish
men will rub shoulders, and many n
wealthy son OF Erin will discard his eN-
pensive cigar and snatch back the years
in memory by the magic OF an ould clay |
poipe blackened Uid the age av it but
swate as honey. dye moind.
II is n saying of many races that the |
Dutch settled this country and the Irish !
settled the Dutch. However that may !
be, more than the Irish pay tribute to !
the memory OF st. Patrick today and |
to the fine and noble things that have !
been dine by ireland and her sons You |
win see in the Chestnut street crowds
shamrocks on many man and woman |
without a drop OF Irish blood in their I.
veins. You will see them wearing green
ties and green socks. ard some of the |
women will be afther carrying green
papasols, all in honor of the great little
Epherald Isle.
r. A. DAILY, an honored Philadelphia |
and ono of the most widely known and |
widely read Irishmen in the world, a |
poet OF whom Grlshmen are justly proud, |
is the author of the following quaint !
little rhyme:
who says the irish are Gghters be birth7 !
Faix, there's not more peaceable race on |
earth
s,j. I ys lI,2is IiS: t9sm bsn t4ST:, sISns,
This tells the story OF the Irishman's !
love for good scrap betther than NANNY |
more wurTds cud do ut. II We lave thin !
alone. ochone, they re peacable and II |
ye don't. be ready.
Up In Port Richmond today. where live
some OF the best Irishmcn in the city, |
the celebration OF st. Patricks Day is
taking various forms. In the park squares
and on the corners where wise store
keepers provide seats you may find the
older Sons of Erin, and there tho tales
are being spun rapidly.
McTAMMANY'S DONKEY HAPPY.
McTammany's donkey. about the most
popular baste in Richmond is having the !
tonne of his life today. This is the one !
day of the year he does not have to
forage for his carrots and the other
things he likes. The childer who have
been cured of whooping cough by run
ming under him three times and the par
ents of the childer and McTammany
himself are seeing that the donkey has
feast
Revertng TO the idea OF a fight, II you
want to start one. look UP, first. the
history of St Patrick. You will learn
that Scotland, England. France and
Wales all claim him as native son.
Now Ireland also claims him. Therefore.
to start fight, walk up to some brawny
lrishman with sprig of green on his
chtst and shlRppin' him on the shoulder,
land or in Wales or in Jerusalem, Make
arrangements in advance with your
favorite hospital.
The most pretentious Of the ceebra-
tions scheduled for tonight will he that
of the Friendly Sons of st. Patrick, and
here will be given full demonstration of
the statement that the Patron Saint of
Erin is honored by races who have no
Irish blood. for the chief speaker will be
Governor Brumbaugh. No one has ever
called the Governor an Irishman.
The other speakers will be Champ
Clark, Speaker OF the House of Repre-
Bentatives: E. ]. Cattell, city statisticlan,
4 droll man, and Michael Monohan. An
other event of Importance tonight will be
The address OF City Solicitor Michael ].
Ryan, at the Academy OF Music.
The ninth annual concert and ball OF
he Tipperary Mems Society. of Philadel-
,hia, will be held in Musical Fund Hall,
md Division No "a. OF the Ancient order {
" Hlbernians. will hold an entertainment
n Maennerchor Hall, 18th street and
Westminster avenue. other divisions of
his Order will hold celebrations else i
where. a