| Show IN THE penitentiary elder albert jones T ls st patricks day was an the afternoon of monday last march the enthusiasm and patriot j ism of the irish spirit pent up in the hearts of the inmates biere found vent in an impromptu entertainment to coni me st patricks day evidence that the anniversary was held in honored appeared yesterday sunday in the wearing of the green by many of the friends of a self conati buted committee who waited in the dining room corridor v ith alie tag ends of their woolen yarns used in the manufacture of ornamental lamp mats and decorated quite a number ot their fel low prisoners with the national color the affair this afternoon was quite impromptu hut parsed offery well indeed under the circumstances after an overture by the band led hy prof geo C woods mr james A doyle guard read the address of prof J B Fr itzpatrick as rendered by the professor before the laurentian society of all hallows college on the evening of the while mr doyle was reading me of the most interesting passages of the eddres our call hoy announced visitors for mr F M lyman who lucli interested in alie reading intimated his desire eliat thy visitors would wait his coming for at leat a few minutes mr doyle instructed the boy to communicate mr L mans wish to ahe parties waiting and down alie house as lie turned to the latter saying 1 I see I 1 am making an irishman out of you mr lyman after this the address was continued and was listened to much interest to the end and received great applause both for its merit and the masterly manner in which it was read music by the band followed mr thorpe gave a sentimental song followed with a jig by poulson who is over 70 years of age mr Man song in the gloaming and organ accompaniment pani ment received well merited applause mr E A boas burlesque on i the old oaken bucket that galvanized bucket wis a happy lait aa alie lines struck a sympathetic chord quite pardonable in the initiated here but possibly among ears polite and rendered elsewhere it would not haye been received so favorably all this with apologies to the poet wordsworth mr hyrum bartons rendition of mr Pick wicks interview with the widow bardell was excellent his powers of voice imitative of both widow and bach lor were quite artistic this was well received mr C S hall our choir leader came on with an irish comic piece kill or cure mr murchie a scotchman was taken so by surprise by the call that he not only removed his coat in his attempt to cull hie dear little shamrock of ireland but failing in this lie took off his vest while asking mr T II 11 cutler presiding at tl e organ to strike a note ortho for him to catch the key he brought his second attempt atone of his own bobby burns favorites to a happy close receiving the applause of the house mr thorpe again appeared in ono of his inimitable comic bonss mr raymonds Ba jig was danced in fine style and mr niel bells rendition of lord ans daughter was very good toasts and sentiments being now announced as in order mr P M lyman responded as follows ireland her people are world renowned for their wit tilmor eloquence and virtue may god speedily grant them home rule W H maughan offered parnell and home rule for ireland now and forever at this juncture old bather welch of paradise cache county took the stand unannounced his irish blood and patriotism were worked up beyond restraint after telling of his deep love for the gem of the sea and her people he made an attempt to sing the exile of erin and rendered the last verse very effectively for so old a gentleman bringing down the applause of the men more in response to the showing of love for erin than for the rendition of the borse three rousing cheers for ireland were then civen proposed and led by tho stentorian voice of george B bailey A hearty response came to bishop rit chies vote of thanks to mr james A doyle the guard for the courtesy extended the prisoners in the use of the dining hall and ha efficient assistant which had so materially contributed to the success of the entertainment to in nil truth may bo added our thanks to marshal dyer warden pratt mr jenny and other officers of the institution for their uniform kind treatment of us their warda after music from the band the men quietly filid out of the hall to pass the remainder of the day in the prison yard enjoying that freedom even within prison walls which high as they are cannot completely shut out respectfully ALBERT utah penitentiary march 19 |
