The sun., 1919-03-17
HOPE FOR ERIN IN
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
Celebration Will Have Special
Fervor in View Of Demand
for Liberty.

ct. Patrick. patron saint OF Ireland
remembered by cartoonists for shooins
the snakes out of the island but By
Christianity for having converted a
heather nation. tho people Of which
have since spread his faith In all the
lands Of the world. is honored to-day
with deeper devotion because before an.
other 18th Of March dawns many mer
and women of Irish blood the earth
over confidently believe Erin viii BE-
free.
The greater Significance of tho day
viii be marked in the services in the
Catholic churches, in the big parade
that will march up Fifth avenue this
afternoon and In the speeches Of promi.
nent Irishmen at the several banquets
this evening.
The. feature Of tho celebration In New
York 10 naturally the annual parade
and the most important feature this
year will be the presence of soldiers
OF Irish parentase who fought In
France. who. in the words of an Irish
chaplain Of New York regiment, DE
lieved in fighting for democracy that
included a free Ireland" A detach-
ment Of former New York National
Guard veterans. the famous cowboy
cavalry OF Idaho, commanded by Col
Manis McGurrin; hundreds of wounded
heroes OF the war and many more Irish
American soldiers will march in the
parade. The new Sixty-ninth Regimen,
will be the escort.
Irish Societies I'm Line.
The New York parade will havs
$4,000 In line and over In Brooklyn
about 1900 viii march.
Tho Fifth avenue procession will
start at 1850 o'clock and will DO re-
viewed In front Of St Patrtcks Cattle
dral by Gov. Smith, Archbishop Hayes,
Mayor Hylan and Justices OF the SUI
preme Court.
In the procession will be veteran
corps of the old Sixty-ninth Regiment.
cadets OF Clason Point. All Hallow. New
York Catholic Protectory. Our Lady OF
Angel School. St Johns University.
Jean Baptiste. St Francis Xavier. De
La Sale Institute and the Friendly
Sons Of St. Patrick. Friends Of Irish
Freedom. Shamrock Club. Geraldine
Club. Ancient Order OF Hibernians,
Gus Irish county organizations and
Holy Name societies; Robert Emmett,
Roger Easement Thomas Ashe. Pad
raio Peace. O'Rahilly clubs honorins
the marytred Irish heroes. the Irish
women's auxiiiaries, Sarsfields, Brian
Boru. Wolfe Tone. Irish American
Athletic Club and the Celtic Club.
John w. Golf will be grand marshal
with Thomas Kelly and John c. O'Reilly
aides. More than ninety organizations
will be represented in the parade. The
Heany. provost marshal OF Camp Upton.
banquet at the Commodore.
The parade with leave Fifth avenue at
12Oth street and proceed east to Mount
Morris Park and 124th street. where 1t
will be reviewed by Marshal Goft.
The annual banquet OF the Friendly
Sons viii be attended by 1000 tonight
at the Commodore. The Rev. John j.
Brady of the Fifth United States Ma
rines and the Rev. Peter J. Hoey of the
old Seventh Regiment both decorated
for bravery, will speak. Marcel Knecht
of the French High Commission. Irwin
Cobb and Martin Conboy will also speak.
John Mccormack Is to sing THE Star
Spangled Banner" and Tho Wearing OF
the Green"
Representative Pat Harrison. Missis-
sippi. will mako the chief address at the
dinner OF the st. Patrick's Society Of
Brooklyn at the Bossert tonight. Major
Thomas T. Reilly. commander OF the
Third Battalion of the old Sixty-ninth.
will tell OF the lighting of tho New York
boys in France at the celebration OF the
Marquette Club in the Plaza tonight.
Major David L'Esperante OF Col. Hay
woods staff, and Robert L. Moran, Pres
ident OF the Board of Aldermen. arc to
speak at the annual Irish dinner Of the
Schnorer Club Of The Bronx. Tho Sons
Of Erin OF st. Mary's Church In Ba-
yonne, N. J.. VIII have as their guest to-
right William B. Wilson. Secretary Of
Labor.
There will be several balls. The HI
bernians will dance in Suffers Casino.
the Monaghan Mems Association in Man
nerchor Hall and the Cork men In the
new Yorkville Casino.
A St. Patricks Day matinee OF Keep
II to Yourself will be given for the men
Of the Twenty-seventh Division this
afternoon