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Show IRISHMEN WEAR SMILE . Shamrock is Worn in New York With Great Rejoicing N. a York. March 17 Irishmen in the United States are not only wearing wear-ing the shamrock today, but the "home rule smile" in anticipation that' the "old folks at home" will soon real- i ize their hope for freer reign In their government. The program for the day In New York was filled with a variety of rejoicings re-joicings beginning with a mornlnK mass in the Roman Catholic cath I dial which bears the name of the 1 patron saint anniversary of whose j birth the da is supposed to mark I .mlinnl Parley occupied his throne during the ceremony of a solemn mass which tt.iv qiven an unusual touch by the attendance of the fi9th regiment of the national guard in parade dress Sons of Erin Parade. The big event for the day was as i usual the parade of the sons of Erin. With the fine weather which was promised for the late afternoon it was expected that :!0.000 would join In the march up Pifth avenue from 4d to lL'iuh street, and west to the Harlem ruer. a distance of more than four mlls Governor and his military staff, Cardinal Parley and other church dignitaries. dig-nitaries. Mayor Ganor and other city officials had places In the reviewing stand In front of the cathedral. Another An-other large parade was arranged in Brooklyn Dinners, dancers and reunions almost al-most innumerable were other festivities festivi-ties for the evening, with the official ball at Terrance garden, the largest of the merrymaking affairs. Combined Com-bined with :be rejoicing over concessions conces-sions which the home rule movement has already won. there were efforts here to further the "spirit of unity" on the home rule question. oo |