Evening star., 1926-03-17
.P|ETY AND GAYETY
. GREET ST. PATRICK
Churches and Organizations
Hold Services and Parties
! as Tribute to Erin.

ST. Patricks spirit pervsded the
Capital today as all loyal subjects or
the patron saint of Ireland Joined
In many varied observances of his
anniversary which were both reVef-
entail and animatedly gay
Dashes of green ribbon and sham.
rocks were to be seen on every hand
ss Washington went TO work tnls
morning, and orange colors, worn nv
a determined few. were distinctly not
the order of the day.
A long list of organizations tnrouSn-
ont TIE District are paying nofna Se
70 st. Patrick today IN speclai
meetings. attendance at high mass
presentation of plays and at dances.
Church Services Held.
ron,munica ants at.St. Patrick g Cam
o,ic Church led the religious obserr.
ances, with a special high mass this
morning. Among those who attended
we're members of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians, who met at Carroll
Hall at Gas O'Clock and marched III
q body TO the church Tor tie F'fEice.
The District board of the Ladies
Auxiliary of the order will hold st.
Patricks s banquet tonight at the Ra'
leigh Hotel. Among the speakers
will be Representative Douglass OF
Massachusetts, Rev. John Sherrlef'
Rev. William w. Noonan and AS
sistant United States ATTORNEY r..
Russell Kelly Among entertainers
will be Bernard Fitzgerald MiSs
Frances Shea, Miss Teresa Coihns
and Miss Ethel Eoddy. Joseph "A.
DAILY Is president of the ipstrlc,
hoard and Miss Julia Linskey Is head
Of the auxiliary.
Committee on Arrangements.
Daniel NJ. Stanton. chairman OF the
ARRANGEMENTS committee. Is assisted
bv Daniel ponoghue. Joseph a. DAILY.
Thomas McGrath. John s. Dusan'
NJ. j. Dowd NJ. J. Casey. W. F. Baker.
NJ. P. Griffin. Julia Linskey: cam,
crime LINN. Bessie O'Leary. Theresa
Collins, Nellie kelser. Catherine Man:
nix. Dora George, Sadie Ryan and
Mary Clearv.
The Women's City Club will hold an
Irish night" meeting at the club TINS
evening, which will he opened WIN
dinner at $50 O'Clock. over which
Judge Mary O'Toole will PRESIDE. An
entertainment program VIII folioW.
Speakers will be Daniel w. . Don
ochue and Edward F. Heating. Others
who will take part include Felix Ma
honey. Mrs. Kate Erenholm Abrams,
Mrs. Ellis Meredith. Miss Ollve Seat
ty. Miss Edna Sheehy. J. F. Pnelan
and Mrs. Carol Kelly.
40 and 8 Plan Green Fete.
A gay affair is promised members
The Grand Noiture of 40 and OF
le District when they join in
Wearing of the Green" celebration
At o'clock this evening at 1908 {
street Green oysters" and green
beer" on schedule as part of green
menu. Other secrets of the program
have not been disclosed except that
they will be green.
"A walking tour through Ireland.
Scotland and England" will be the
subject of an illustrated lecture this
evening at Grand Army Hall. 14l2
Pennsylvania avenue. for benefit of
the Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, No. |.
Daughters of Veterans.
The knights of Columbus Building
Co. will hold dance this evening At
the K of c. Hall. A dance will be
held at the Willard Hotel by the
Drum Corps. The Catholic Daughters
Of America meet for a card party and
dance this evening at the Community
Center, at col + street.
Party at Friendship House.
A St. Patrick's day party will ~
held. AT the Friendship House. 326
Virginia avenue southeast. this after
noon.
The St. Patricks PLAYERS will give
another performance of The Vision
spectacle drama of the period Of the
cruciiXion. at Carroll Hall. under the
general supervision of Father Francis
J. Hurney.
The Marine Band will give a pro-
gram made up almost entirely of Irish
selections at 7:3o o'clock this evening.
The Kelvin Barry Council of the
American Association for the Recog-
milton of the Irish Republic will hold
dance tonight At the Playhouse,
1914 \ street. The committee ar
ranging the dance: William Caeser.
chairman: S. O'Connor. Patrick Sui.
Ivan Maurice O'Connor. Aneas Col.
lins, Dan Hassett. NJ. J. Lynch. Pat
rick McDonough. =. j. Minoeue,
Joseph Ryder. Dennis Bradley. Mr..
Qucley, A. Patterson. Patrick Muir
phy, Kathleen Ryder. Loretta Ryder,
NJ. Cullinane. Mrs. jeremiah Culli-
name. Mrs. Joseph Ryder. Miss Kelly.
Miss NJ. Bourke, Mrs. Mary f. Bal
haus. Mrs. r. Long. Miss Long, Miss
Ella NJ. Sullivan. Miss Kate Craven.
Miss Nellie Craven, Miss Annie Don
nelly. Miss Mary sheridan. Miss
Bridget Hart, Miss Abby Foley, Miss
Julia Bayne. Miss Dora Holmes. Miss
Cecilia Nolan and Miss Mary FitZ-
patrick.
The contribution OF st. Patrick to