Evening star., 1941-03-17
Hibernians Hear
ST. Patrick's Time
Likened 10 Present
Catholic Civilization
Threatened by AttiIos in
Both, Father Ellis Says

Both, Father Ellis Says
Members of the Ancinet Order of
Hibernians heard st. Patrick eulo-
gized by the Rev. John Tracy Ellis
of Catholic University at solmen
high mass in st. Patrick's Church
this morning. The mass was a
high light of st. Patrick's Day OBJ
servances througout the city.
Drawing parallel between war
torn Europe of today and the period
of st. Patrick, Father Ellis said
students of history had been unable
to find a period comparable to the
present, except "the very age when
st. Patrick conducted his missionary
efforts among the Irish people"
Then, too, rich proud civiliza-
ton was disintegrating" Father Ellis
said. Then, too, Europe expert
enced a wave of barbarism; then,
too, men felt that their world was
going to pieces around them.
Friends of Ireland the world over
are anxious on this March II for
the security of the little island that
has done so much for Christian
dom"
Father Ellis, a member of the
staff of the school of theology at
Catholic University, drew attention
to the fact that not only did re-
ligion survive through the era when
st. Patrick lived, but that 1t added
new areas to its spiritual conquest
to replace those that had been lost"
Catholic Culture Threatened.
The virtures of faith, fortitude
and modification st. Patrick taught
the Irish were practiced in his own
daily life, the speaker said.
Even as the memory of st. Pat
the world are again confronted with
q new wave of barbaric fury that
threatens extinction of Christian
culture and civilization, Father Ellis
said.
New Attilas have arisen, this time
in the chieftains of Moscow, Berlin
and Fascist Rome, to scourge with
their armed might the peoples OF
other nations and The church of
God and it children"
The speaker urged the Nation to
60 forward to a rebirth under the
sovereignty of God as well as to
military rearmament.
ut is by this road and this alone
that America will live and be truly
great" he warned. "It is by these
identifying marks that the greatness
of ireland Is commonplace among
all the peoples of the world"
Prelates Take Part.
The Rev. DR.. John K. Cartwright
of Immaculate Conception Church
was celebrant of the mass and the
Rev. James Caufield of Holy Name
Church was deacon. The Rev.
Terence Evans of st. Augustine
Church was subdeacon. The auxiliary
bishop of Baltimore and Washing
ton, the Right Rev. John M. Nc
Namara, presided at the service, and
deacons of honor to the bishop were
Msgr. Edward Buckley of st. Mat
thew's Cathedral and Msgr. James
Smyth of Sacred Heart.
Irish War Veterans Post, No. II.
conducted morning ceremonies at
the Commodore Barry statue, in
Franklin Park, when a wreath was
laid. John F. Monohan of the gen.
eral staff of the Irish Veterans, de-
livered the invocation, while Father
William j. McVeigh Of st. Ciprian's
Catholic Church, who was chaplain
of the 18th Division, pronounced the
benediction.
Later the post was to place a
wreath on the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier, at Arlington, with
National Bugler Sergt. Frank Wit
chey of Arlington sounding TAPS"
Sergt. Witchey blew the soldiers
lights out" at the entombment Of
the Unknown Soldier and at the
burials of Presidents Wilson and
Taft, William Jennings Bryan, Gen.
Leonard Wood and Gen. Nelson A.
Miles.
Other Celebrations Listed.
At 4 o'clock department heads at
Catholic University and members of
their secretarial stats were to at
tend st. Patrick's tea at the Will
lard Hotel.
Two banquets at the Mayhower
at o'clock will be the high lights
tonight. One is for the Ancient
Order of the Hibernians and the
ladies' auxiliary, the other for the
Friendly Sons of st. Patrick. At
the first, James Graham, Catholic
U. student, will be master of cere-
monies. The Friendly Sons will be
entertained by the Friendly Sons
Troubadors.
Friendship House Harlequins plan
a st. Patrick's Day party at 8
o'clock in Friendship House, 619 D
street Sc, featured by Irish songs,
with the public invited. The Della
ware State Society also plans to
have a st. Patrick's dance at 8
o'clock at the Thomas Circle Club,
1926 Massachusetts, avenue NV,
and the Massachusetts, Society will
hold a st. Patrick's evacuation day
party at the Wardman Park Hotel,
featuring entertainment by the
Georgetown University Glee Club.