Evening star., 1936-03-17
SONS Of ERIN HOLD
CEREMONIES HERE
IN HONOR Of SAINT
Songs and Solemn High
Mass at Catholic U. Open
Days Celebration.
FEASTS AND PARADES
TO MARK ANNIVERSARY
Ancient Order of Hibernians to
Drink Gaelic Toasts at Ban.
quet Tonight.

For Ireland's glory and st. Patrick's
honor, sons of Erin and their friends.
jauntily wearing the green for which
men of Munster, Leinster and Con-
naught not many years ago were
hanged, planned day Of feasts, pa
rades and ceremony here today. on the
475th anniversary of the death Of
their patron saint.
The Ancient Order OF Hibernians
gathered at $50 am. at the Shrine Of
the Immaculate Conception, Catholic
University, for a half hour of organ
presentations Of songs dearest to their
hearts before Msgr. David T. O'Dwyer
celebrated solemn high mass in mem
ory Of the shepherd boy who became
one of the greatest figures Of the
church and the eternal hero of Ire
land.
Banquet Planned Tonight.
Msgr. Patrick J. Mccormick. acting
rector of the university, presided at
the mass Rev. DR.. z. A. Dooley di-
rected a special choir Of Irish voices,
and Rev. T. M. Mccarthy acted as
master of ceremonies.
Mass over, members OF the ancient
order looked forward to their May
kower Hotel banquet at 7:30 pm. at
which they will drink Gaelic toasts
to the priest who stood atop Croagh
Patrick in County Mayo and drove
into the sea all the snakes that in
tested the Emerald Isle. Representa-
tive Hart OF New Jersey will be guest
speaker.
Barry Is Honored.
A son of County Wexford who be-
came Americas sea scourge of the
British during the Revolution was
honored by the Irish War Veterans,
Post II. who gathered around the
statue Of Commodore John Barry this
morning in Franklin Park. In the
honor guard Of Irish veterans was
Sergt. Hugh K. McGrath, 95. veteran
Of the Civil War. Spanish
War and intrepid Indian fighter.
The gray but unstooped nonagen-
arian marched 100 yards up the Four
teenth street sidewalk to the Barry
statue and stood at attention during
the ceremony. In the honor guard
with him were William E. McCaffrey,
wounded World War veteran. and
Michael Sullivan, Spanish War fighter
After Edward J. J. McGrory, com.
mander of the post. placed q wreath
at the Barry Statue, Representative
Michael Stack of Pennsylvania, Irish
born and a World War soldier, made Q
short speech on the Gaelic virtues OF
/ the fighter Barry.
Il dare you to find me a man with
Irish blood" boasted Stack, who will
not fight to the last gasp. Mind your.
self of Jack Barry here. When Lord
Howe, the British Revolutionary ad.
miral, asked him to join the English
feet. Barry replied:
"T have devoted myself to the
American cause, and not for the en-
tire English Navy would desert her.
Looking on was George w. Tracy
of 1880 Pennsylvania avenue. whose
great-grandmother's uncle was Com
modore Barry.
Civitan Club at Luncheon.
Beneath the green flag displaying
the golden Harp of Tara members OF
the Civitan Club were to gather in
the La Fayette Hotel for st. Pat
rick's day luncheon and to hear John
Walsh, former chief counsel of the
Federal Trade Commission, talk on
ireland and America" The celebra-
tors were ready to sing We'll Live
and Die Still Wearing of the Green
to special music arranged by Prof
Louis A. Potter.
Tonight the Massachusetts, Society
will hold formal dance in the main
ball room Of the Wardman Park Hotel
at 8 O'Clock. At O'Clock an indoor
horse show will be given at Fort Myer