Show I or IRELAND GREATNESS OF Father Cashman Lectures on the Emerald Isle I BENEFIT OF ORPHANAGE I Tho Lecture which was Illustrated by Sloreoptlcon Views was Delivered De-livered Easily and Gracefully and Abounded In Anecdotes Full of Native Na-tive Humor and Wit Several Excellent Ex-cellent Sluslcal Selections Rendered i Proccedo Go Toward Furnishing Kearns St Anns Orphanage Irish blood bounded and Irish hearts 4 thrilled with patriotism as the audience at tho Salt Lake Theater last night listened to tho history ofthe green Isle heard tho incomparable songs ot Iro lands bar u were guided through the beautiful Hibernian scenery and woro anecdotes abound l iimwscd by numerous ing in wit No entertainment In the long aeries of St Patricks lay gatherIngs gather-Ings hai been more pleasant or profitable profita-ble Truly the past year has been a memorable one in the history of the Catholic church In Salt Lake The H commencement of tho cathedral which will he one of the moat magnlllcent Htructurxs of the Intcrmountaln country coun-try is enough In Itself I to arouse the liveliest enthusiasm of Catholics A yet greater monument however and one which every member Qr < every creed views with pride and love as 1 well as with highest esteem for Its donor Is i t the new Koarns sL Anns orphanage It The gift Is one that enshrines Mrs Thomas Kearns In every heart that beats for the fatherless and motherless I It la tV tribute higher than any other j public or private c edlflqccould possibly he and Is tho more conspicuous because be-cause It Is the first that has ever been erected in this region that has produced pro-duced BO many private fortunes When in hjs Introductory remarks last night Judge Powers referred to Airs Kearnss munificent gift to charity there was a response more hearty than any of the evening In aid of this great charity last nights utmeflt was given at the Theater The jnaln feature of the programme was the lecture on Ireland by Rev Thomas P Cashman of Chicago Tile lecturer l la a Blow thoughtful graceful speaker deliberate de-liberate and easy expressing his Ideas clearly and forcefully relieved by un live wit and humor J FATHER CASPIANS LECTURE 4 After a graceful Introduction by Judge Powers Father Cushman started oil his descriptive tour by an extended comparison of the facilities afforded by tho ocean steamers of today with those of years ao The Lucania of the Cunard line upon which he made tho 1 transAtlantic trip Is I a vessel using 500 J tons of coal per day and Is i C20 feet In length but < 10 feet shorter than one of the long blocks in Suit Lake This monarch of passenger steamships was described at considerable length with series of views showing her at dock In I New York a she looked on leaving har I bor a fancy picture showing Colum I buss three vessels aside her looking I like pigmies and the 1ucanla going at full speed on the ocean The luxurious 1 lux-urious Interior with costly upholster ings and furnishings the grand salon and long drawingrooms were described graphically and also shown In atereop tlcon illustrations to the COn C-On reaching the other side of tho = ocfan after a voyage of five days and I Ight hour the lecturer diverted from the tour to review the history ot the Kmerald Isle Recent philological studies by eminent German scholars has revealed tho fact that the Celtic nation antedated either the Greeks or The Romans Even the word San I 4 Kcrlt comprising the dead languages of ancient times Is Itself a Celtic WeLd and the latest reeearchcn have Jed German scholars to promise that withIn the next few years they will lay before the world proof that the Celtic sway covered all of Europe at one time Contrary to popular belief said the lee 1 turer St Patrick was not the first Christian In Ireland though he was the 1 means of bringing the Celts to the Christian faith Ireland 1 was the 1 only nation that had been converted without the shedding oC blood though much blood had heen shed in maintain I ing the Christian faith The history of the persecutions oC the Irish Catholics I by the Protestant rulers of England xlu > atrocities under Henry VIK Eliza beth and Cromwell were detailed I James II was driven from the throne because he was a Catholic and his 5QUinIaw called to power in his place continued the awful carnage I OSIUNS BEAUTIFUL SCENES Concluding the historical summary of Ireland Father Cashman with the aid I of the magic lantern pictures com menced his tour of the green Islands Qucenstown beautifully situated alj most landlocked Naples without Ve nuvJous waa shown to the audience as she nestled on her wonderful harbor Hfro that greatest English navigator Drake had safely hid from the Spanish JllCt JKCV Charles Wolfe who wrote I the Burlad of Sir John Moore died lipre of consumption in 123 The har bor IB one of the llnest In Great Brit I fin being sheltered by high1 headlands and strongly fortllled After Queens I j toO came Cork Its new and beauti church erected at a cost of a quar 1 ter of a million dollars was shown I Here the lecturer spent some time last summer The people of Cork are noted for their iterary abilities and learning The Bells of Shandon are in St I Aims church a handsome Gothic Ftructurc which was pictured on1 I the canvas Here asan Interlude a feong upon Shandons bells aflflcd a realistic 1 roupli to the lecture A long and loud laughter attended the story of an Irhh bay with a donkey who was reproved I for beating l the beast Dont you known your SavJorrodo Into Jerusalem on a donkey asked the priest Wells if JH had been on thly donkey he wouldnt hav9 been In yet replied the boy I boyBlarnoy Blarney Castle five miles from Cork was built In the Fifteenth century and Is j most famed for Ito famous Blarney I Stone The origin of the blarney I stone was related thes lone which endows whoever kisses It I with J tho gIft of gab There le l some uncer tainty as to whether the original stone I the ono now there but r J5 to kiss It one has to hold on by hIs heels and hang down by his head The ride from Cork to Klllarney and the worldronowned lakes afforded the lecturer splendid opportunity for hlK 1 descriptive powers Punctuating the I talk throughout were funny stories ap plicable to the situations and Illustra tIe of Irish fit and humor The ruins the castles the beautiful lakes tho mountain scenery tho legendary I and historic spots of this most celebrated I jRle lacd of Moore and OCQnnor and I ICmmot waa handled with skill am eloquence It was all a theme In which I the speaker was thoroughly absorbed and carried his audience with hIm for fMful of passing time The nortraits of the Irish patriots brought long ni 1 plause and a colored pjcture Jf Ire lands patron saint preaching Chris tianity accompanied by the slnry of ho shamrock ns typifying the trinity oeautlfully told by the reverend lee IillL turer was received with long tokens of appreciation SWEET IRISH SONGS The lecture l was interspersed with musical numbers appropriately confined con-fined to Irish airs Tho rendition of Ihe o favorlli tumH by Airs JtcOurrln on the harp fly I Williams on tho violin vio-lin Norn Oliason on the pluno and Mr Goddard Mr Pypar Irs Mo6ro Miss Fisher end Mies Barrow In vocal rcccIvcd with selprtlnnn were all voil freceived encnrea for enolj Frdm a flnanelal standpoint tho bone fit netted a snug sum to help furnish the splendid building Mrs Kearns has given the I orphans The business man osemnt was In the hands of Joseph Geofjlieffan which llfolf Insured stir ce JI mid he N j entitled to much praise fOI the excellent work done In promoting promot-ing the onturtnlnment Every seat of the lower floor and balcony was fllled |