Evening star., 1942-03-17
Mass Launches
District Honors
To 81. Patrick
Archbishop CurIey
Pontificotes; Dances
And Dinners Tonight

That Ireland is on her knees to-
day not through fear but through
love of God and peace in a war-torn
world was the theme expressed at
st. Patrick's Church this morning as
the Most Rev Michael J. Curley
Archbishop of Baltimore and Wash
ington, joined lesser prelates and
psrishioners in homage to st. Pat
rick, Ireland's patron saint.
Solemn high mass. at which Arch
bishop Curley pontif1cated, began a
st. Patrick's Day observance that
will end at dinners, parties and
dances tonight.
An America that hardly knows its
own strength and grows more rest
less by the hour" may find it diff
cult to reconcile fighting Irishmen
with neutrality today, but God
must love a fighting heart that
kneels down and prays for peace,
declared the Rev. John J. Reilly, di-
rector of the Shrine of the Immac-
ulate Conception at Catholic Univer-
sity, in the sermon at st. Patrick's S
Church.
Reminding his congregation that
1reland's glory is in the "preserva-
ton of its faith and tenacious re-
memberance of ST. Patrick" Father
Reilly said the world must under
stand Ireland has not lost its fight
ing spirit because it hopes to stay
out of the war.
The stout shillalah, symbol of
Ireland's militant devotion to God"
has been laid aside by Ireland to-
day in the hope of working out its
destiny in peace, the preacher con-
tinued. Irish smiles have been
turned into sour faces because OF
the persecution of the Jews. he
said. adding that no nation has
monopoly on saints"
Fear does not motivate the Irish
attitude, DR.. Reilly said. The
world today can appeal to Ireland
with any cause that helps the poor,
protects the weak or that will bring
smiles and laughter or tears, even if
strong devotion to God and Patrick
has become with some ghost of
what once was flesh and blood" he
said.
Archbishop Curley marched in a
procession from adjoining Carroll
Hall, fanked by his deacons of
honor, the Rev. Jennings j. Clark
and the Rev James A. Caulfield, and
preceded by the Rev. r. j. Dewdney,
o. P. The Rev. E. Melville Taylor
was deacon of the mass, and the
ssIbdeacon was the Rev. John Law
renee Bailey.
Attending the high mass were the
Right Rev. Edward L. Buckley, P. A;
the Right Rev. Joseph M. Nelhgen;
the Right Rev. Patrick J. McCor-
mick, vice rector of Catholic Uni
versity; the Right Rev. James A.
the Right Rev. Charles
OHara, the Right Rev. Thomas G.
Smyth and the Very Rev. Lawrence
J. Shehan, pastor of st. Patrick's
Church.
Dinners and Dances Tonight.
Representative Patrick, Democrat,
Of Alabama will speak tonight at a
dinner meeting of the American
Irish Defense Association at the
Roger Smith Hotel. Other leading
events included:
The Massachusetts State Society
OF washington's annual st. Patrick'S
Day dance at the Wardman Park
Hotel at 10 pm.
An Iowa State Society dance at
the Shoreham Hotel
The United Irish Clubs annual
ball at the Kennedy-Warren Hotel
at 9 pm.
The Friendly Sons of ST. Patrick
dinner at the Mayfower Hotel at
tbs pm.
Associate Justice James F. Byrnes
of the Supreme Court will be the
speaker, and President John Saul
will preside at the Friendly Sons
dinner.
Play Will Be Repeated.
The annual play by the Trouba-
dours OF the Friendly Sons, "A Short
Way to Tipperary," will emphasize
the con1mingled patriotic fervor of
Americans and Irishmen. 1t was
written by Thomas w. Brahany, who
was a White House secretary during
the First World War The stage
show Wall be directed by Denis E.
Connen, who will read the pro-
logue, with DR.. Edward Larkin and
DR.. CaSmir Leibell in charge of
stage settings and properties.
George Fl. O'Connor is leader of the
Troubadours, with George II. Wilson
director of music and Sidney Seiden-
man director of the orchestra.
Others in the cast are Bernard T.
Fitzgerald, William p. Shanahan,
Fred East, Charles T. Tfttmann,
Thomas w. Brahsny, william r.
Raymond Thomas +. Slattery, Ed
win C. Steffe, Lawrence Downey and
Lee Bernard O'Neill.
The Troubadours will repeat their
performance Friday night at 8:45
o'clock in the Mayfiower ballroom
for the benefit of the Milk Fund
sponsored by the city-wide group
Of the Ladies of Charity.
The American Irish Defense AS
sociation's party will be for the
benefit Of the American Red Cross
war fund.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians
and Ladies' Auxiliary Of the District
also will meet at the Mayfiower
Hotel tonight at O'Clock, with Rep
yesentative Costello, Democrat, Of
California as speaker.