The sun., 1919-03-18
SONS OF ST. PATRICK
AT ANNUAL DINNER
New YOrk's Most Prominent
Irish-Americans Among
the 1900 Present.
NEW IRISH FLAG SHOWN
Archbishop Hayes. General
Organ and Marcel Knecht
Among Guests.

CHANGING down the length Of the dais
table at the Friendly Sons OF St Pat
rick dinner at the Hotel Commodore last
night most any one would have been
struck by the idea that the Irish in New
York have uncommonly good reason 10
celebrate this year-causes outside OF
the general Joy over the end Of the wal
and the possibility that the Peace Con-
ference may do something for the sake
of the Old Sod.
For there were men at the main table
whose achievements have cast new glory
on the race of incompatible optimism,
and unmatched pessimism. At the star
board elbow OF His Honor Justice Dow
Ling, the POSTMASTER. was, to begin with,
the new Archbishop OF the Roman
Catholic archdiocese OF New York, the
Most Rev. Patrick J. Hayes. At the
left Of the Justice was the New York
soldier who aimed the blow which en-
abled the British army to smash the
Hndenburg line. Major-Gen John F.
Organ. A little further along was the
fighting chaplain of the Fifth United
States Marines, Father John J. Brady
who wears the d. s. c.. and still further
along was another priest who couldn't
stay behind the lines when his regiment
the 10th L. S. Infantry tthe old Sew
enth Regiment) went whooping into &C
| ton This was the Rev. Peter F.. Hoey
Many Great Fighters There.
Next to Gen. Organ was the Irisr
| canary who has sung millions into
| Uncle Sans war chest, John McCor'
| mack. while not far away was the draft
boss of the New York district, Martin
| Conboy. Skipping old Try Cobb. whC
attempted to get into the preferred
classification on the plea that he haC
a fight with an Englishman. and Marco
Knecht OF the French Commission. who
| had a good deal to say about st
| Patrick. the rowing glance fell upor
| Lieut.. Col. William i. Hallahan, L. 5
| A.: Victor Herbert. James 4. O'Gorman
Mgr. John J. Dunn. the Rev. George T.
| Warning. L. s. A, and Justice John
| Proctor Clarke.
Upon the main floor at the 100 and
odd tables which clustered upon the
vast expanse OF the Commodore's grand
ballroom were. It seemed. every Irish
man in New York who Is used to see
ing his name in the newsra pers--they
| and their friends of other origin.
Tammany Leaders Present.
The whole star chamber of Tammany
! Hall was punched at Table Is. Will
| Leader Murphy among Representative
Thomas F. Smith, Philip F. Donohue
John +. Calvin. Magistrate McQuade
James 4. Foley, William Harmon
Black and Philip J. Britt: and else
where visible under the billowing cigar
smoke were Col. Louis d. Conley of the
cid Sixty-ninth. Lee Shubert and JUS
tice Daniel F. Cohalan.
Also Edward J. Gavegau. Postmaste,
Thomas g. Patten. Bryan I. Kennedy
Edward NJ. Tiernev George Gordon Rat.
tie. Commissioner the Hon Big Bill Ed
wards. Joseph Rowan. the Democrat who
overturned n 5000 Republican plurality
in running for Congress In uptown Man.
haitian last November Col Merritt Il
Smith. Lamar Hardy. over from Wash.
ington Justice Edward r. Finch, Jesse
|. Straus, Edward G. Riggs, Z. F. Alhee
George Ehret. Jr.. Preston y. Lynn, Pc.
lice Commissioner Enrigh;. Nicholas +
Brady. L. +. Loree. Major-Gen. David
c. Shanks, commanding the port of de.
parkation: Mator-Gen. Thomas H. Barry
commanding the Department of the
Fast; Rear Admiral Gleaves. Breyet
Major-Gen. Daniel Appleton. r A. G.
Smith. Bird S. Coler. Frank Hedley. col
Bin Hayward Of the 369th, Judge Julius
NJ Mayer. Travis II. Whitney, DR.. ROYAL
s. Copeland. the Health COMMISSIONS
and lot more identifable among the
O's ard Macs.
Slim Fein Flag Displayed.
Sauarely above the dais were the flags
OF old ireland and of the hoped for re.
public. The ancient golden harp CLEANED
upon its ancient field of green just 10 the
left OF the flags OF the United States
while at the right was the green. white
and yellow OF the Sim Fein ideal
Across the room. from his solid frame