Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17
SONS OF IRELAND
HONOR ST. PATRICK.
Program of Celebration in
Capital includes Services
in Catholic Churches.

all Catholic churches of the city, WASH
ingtor1's loyal Irish today celebrated the
anniversary of st. Patrick, whose feast
dav is being observed wherever the sons
of Ireland happen to have their homes.
The religious observance OF the day
was featured here by solemn high
mass at st. Patrick's Church, Tenth
and @ streets. attended by the Mlnlster
of the Irish Free State, Michael Mac
White; members of the legation stan
and most of the Irish Catholic leaders
of the city.
Banquets and Dances Scheduled.
With the religious phase Of the cele-
bration ended, the light-hearted folk OF
Irish descent will celebrate the day
still further with banquets, dances, ora
tory and music. Leading In these
celebrations will be the various ASLl
societies in the city.
A sermon was preached at 81. Fat
ricks Church by the rector, Mgr. 9.
p. Thomas. After the mass MT. Mac
White and the Hihernian leaders In the
District were entertained at luncheon
by Mgr. Thomas.
Mr.. MacWhite Is to be the guest OF
honor and principal speaker at one OF
the chief events scheduled for THIS eve
ming. the annual dinners Of the Ancient
order of Hibernians, at o'clock, in
the main ball room of the MaynoWer
Hotel, and the latter at O'Clock In
| the gardens Of the hotel.
Prominent Speakers Listed.
Patrick J. Haltigan, national director
of the Ancient Order OF Hioernlans,
will be toastmaster. Besides the MIN
lister of the irish Free State, the fol-
lowing other speakers will be intro
| duced: Representative Mary I. Norton
of New Jersey, Very Rev. 1gnatlus
smith, Rev. Vincent Fitzgerald Of st.
Stephens Church, District chaplain OF
the order; Judge Mary O'Toole OF the
Juvenile Court and Miss Elizabeth
Lynn, president of the Ladies' Auxiliary
of the Hibernian Order.
Miss Dora Golmes, champion step
dancer of all ireland, will feature the
elaborate entertainment. Michael j.
Dowd and James T. Mccarthy are In
charge Of these arrangements.
Secretary of War Patrick j. Hurley
will be among the guests at the annual
banquet of the Washington Society OF
the Friendly Sons of st. Patrick IN
the garden of the Hotel Maynower to-
! night at 8 o'clock.
Addresses are to be delivered by A.
Owsley Stanley, former United States
Senator from Kentucky, and Edwin p.
Morrow, former Governor Of Kentucky.
William H. Leahy will be the toast
master.
Joseph p. Tumulty, secretary to the
late President woodrow Wilson, heads
the banquet committee, and George H.
O'Connor has arranged the entertain
! ment.
Col. Arthur O'Brien Is president Of
the society, which was organized local
ly q few years ago. Other officers are
DR.. Charles e. O'Connor, first vice
president; William G. Sullivan, second
vice president; Daniel J. O'Brten, treas
urer, and Martin Mcnamara, secretary.
Minister MacWhite to Lecture.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon Minister
MacWhite will lecture at the Catholic
University of America on "Ireland's
Contribution to Medieval Literature.
A st. Patrick's day program has been
arranged.
other events included for this eve
ming are to be held by the Gaelic
American Club, Loyalty Lodge Of the
Order of Shepherds Of Bethlehem, the
/ City Club, American Legion, Domin-
lean Social Club and other organiza-
lions, some composed entirely of Irish
Americans, others with many sons Of
Ireland included in their membership
The Gaelic American Club will give
dance in the knights of Columbus
Hall, starting at 8 o'clock. Loyalty
Lodge will give q dance at o'clock al
Shady Oak, Md, while st. Patrick:
day dance will feature the evening:
entertainment at the City Club.
| Victory Post Of the American Legion
| will sponsor q dance at the Willard
Hotel. The Delaware State Society vii
give a dance at the Thomas Circle Club
1925 Massachusetts, avenue, and stu
dents of Columbus University will cele.
brate the anniversary with q dance a
the Roosevelt Hotel.
Women's City Club Function.
Judge O'Toole will be toastmistreSl
at the Women's City Club at 6:3(
o'clock. The Dominican Social Clul
will sponsor the showing of q motor
picture, Mother Machree," at st
Dominic's Hall, Sixth and F streets
southwest, at o'clock.
American War Mothers will go to thu
Mount Alto Hospital tonight and enter.
tain the patients with a st. Patrick
day program. Mrs. Katie Morrison
president, is in charge of the arrange
ments.