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1 the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Cincinnati, Ohio

The Society of The Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick is a private organization dedicated to the principles of brotherhood, charity and community service. Since the founding of the Cincinnati chapter in 1868, the society has maintained a tradition of openness to Irish as well as non-Irish men of goodwill, without regard to ethnic or religious origin.

There were two predecessors to the Cincinnati Society - Philadelphia, founded in 1771 and New York, founded in 1784.

With God’s blessing we look forward to another century of fraternity and service.

2 Douglas F. Powell President

Grandson of Past President 1954, Robert S. Powell Son of Past President 1976, Robert S. Powell, Jr.

3 The name Powell is usually of Welsh origin and was brought into Ireland by settlers, especially during the seventeenth century. Powell is sometimes used as a synonym of the name Guilfoyle, taken from an ancient Gaelic surname, Mac Giolla Phoil. Phoil is Gaelic for Paul. Giolla as a prefix to any Gaelic name means “servant of” or “devo- tee of”. Powell therefore when it desig- nates this old Celtic family means “the son of the servant of, St. Paul.”

Other Powell’s who made their homes in Ireland, arrived with the Norman invaders. In due time their descendents, like most of the Norman-Irish families, became “more Irish than the Irish,” and suf- fered for their loyalty to the Stuart cause by having their lands con- fiscated and their members dispersed or forced into exile.

Richard Powell and Mary Nolan were born in County Cork and emigrated to the United States through the port of New York in the 1850’s and eventually settled in the west side of Cincinnati in the early 1860’s.

From the 1860’s through the 1890’s, Richard and Mary raised several children in Green Township, not too far from Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (St. Al’s) in Bridgetown, which opened its doors in 1866. Richard listed his occupation in the 1870 U.S. Census as a Farmer. In the late 1880’s, Richard was an officer in the Green Township Anti-Thieving Protective Association, which would mobilize to catch horse thieves, a real problem when you make your livelihood stabling horses.

Richard and Mary had three sons and four daughters. One of their sons, Richard A. Powell was President of The Friendly Sons of St. Pat- rick in 1921. He passed the tradition down to two of his nephews, Richard T. Carroll and Robert S. Powell, and they eventually served as President of the Friendly Sons in 1946 and 1954, respectively.

4 Robert S. Powell (“R.S.”), our 1954 President, was an auto dealer in Bridgetown. He took up residence across the street from where his Grandfather initially settled. R.S., his children, and many of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren were baptized at St. Al’s. In fact, over the past 140+ years, at least one Powell family has always called that parish home.

R.S. married Edna Hoelscher in 1927 and they had five children: Patricia, Belle, Jerry, Jackie and Robert S. Jr. The daughters all had independent spirits, most likely a trait passed down from their Mother, who routinely hopped on public transport and headed down to the Reds games by herself. Their oldest son Jerry ran successful blacktop and concrete companies in Cheviot for many decades and in 1972, served as President of The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.

The baby of the family, Robert S. Jr, married Lois Borgman in 1958, and they had four children of their own: Mike, Mark, Doug and Melissa. Mike and Mark were born while Bob was serving in the 101st Airborne. After returning home from the Army, Bob and Lois built a house in Bridgetown, where they still live today. Over the next 10 years, Doug was born, Bob started his own CPA firm and a gap in the family was finally filled when little sister Melissa was born. In 1976, Robert S. Powell Jr. carried the torch passed from his father and his brother and became the fifth descendent of Richard & Mary Powell to serve as President of The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.

Besides expressing my love for my Mother and Father, Brothers and Sister, Aunts, Uncles and cousins, I must also mention how proud I am of my own family, which consists of my wife Karen, along with children Krysten, Nick, Katie and Carley. You truly are the light of my life.

5 The Program

Invocation ...... Rev. Martin O.Moran, III Banquet Chaplain

Introduction ...... Thomas G. Cody Past President

Welcoming Remarks ...... Douglas F. Powell President

Greetings from the City ...... The Honorable Mark Mallory Mayor, City of Cincinnati

Chairman Remarks and Introduction of the Honored Guest ...... Daniel J. McKenna Chairman of the Society

Our Honored Guest ...... Thomas P. Tierney, Sr.

Musical Presentation ...... The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Glee Club

Introduction of the Honored Speaker ...... Douglas F. Powell

Our Honored Speaker ...... Brian Kelly

Benediction ...... Rev. Martin O.Moran, III

Finale ...... “God Bless America” Led by The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Glee Club

6 Menu

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Buffet Erin

Jumbo Shrimp with cocktail sauce Teriyaki Glazed Salmon with Red Cabbage Slaw Petite Maryland Roasted Corn Crab Cakes Mushroom Caps stuffed with Sausage and Cheese Meatballs with Chipotle BBQ Sauce Mini Ruebens

Seated Menu

Spring Mix with Goat Cheese, Tomato, Black Olives, and croutons with Red Balsamic Vinaigrette Seasoned Filet of Beef with a Honey Cognac Demi Sauce Gorgonzola Smashed Yukon Gold Potatoes Green Beans with Candied Carrot Julienne

Dessert

Chocolate Ganache Cheesecake Coffee and Tea

7 Music

“Star Spangled Banner” ...... Key “Soldier’s Song” ...... O’Cearnaigh

Friendly SonS orcheStra directed By Paul Wagner ron hall, SoloiSt

A grand selection of Irish favorites, American military anthems and college songs. Sing along with the latter.

the Friendly SonS oF St. Patrick oF cincinnati glee cluB directed By damon Sink

Molly Malone ...... Traditional, arr. Damon Sink Dublin in the Rare Oul’ Times ...... Pete St. John, arr. Sink Patriotic Medley: A Glee Club Tribute to the U.S. Armed Services ...... arr. Damon Sink Danny Boy ...... Featuring Sean Kelley, arr. Sink ...a pub song ‘er two ...... arr. Damon Sink

Finale

“The Hail of the Friendly Sons” ...... Victor Herbert

Thank You The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick wish to thank Sheriff Simon L. Leis, Jr. for providing the Hamilton County Bag Pipe and Drum Corps for the presentation of the colors this evening.

8 The Glee Club of The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in Cincinnati Organized in late 1984, the Glee Club presents its 25th annual performance at this year’s banquet. Its members truly love the Irish tunes they sing. They represent the Society well as they perform throughout the year at nursing homes, hospitals, and other civic, religious and cultural events in our area. May you enjoy your Glee Club this evening.

2008 Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Cincinnati Glee Club Musical Director: Damon Sink; Baritone: Ray Carr, Kevin Connor, Kent Covey, Robert (Rob) Croskery, Rich Dineen, Brian Garry, Tim Garry, Joe Healey, Joe Kane, Timothy Keefe, Patrick Lindsay, Joe McDevitt, Al McGrover, Brian Moore, E. Roche, Marc (Buck) Shiels, Mark Ulliman; Bass: Mike Conaton, Jay Cranley, Paul Donohue, Bob Geoppinger, Neil Geoppinger, Bill Klumb, Tom Liguzinski, Brian Malloy, Frank McGoron, Dan McKenna, Art Neergaard, Jim Powers, Tom Powers MD, Dan Shea; First Tenor: Jim Fitzgerald, Pat Flaherty, Jim Frede, Tim Garry JR, Bill Ivers, Sean Kelley, Kevin Moore, Pete Puttmann, Pat Sheeran, Tom Sheeran, Bill Stock, Jim Whelan; Second Tenor: Gene Born, Tim Carney, Robert (Bob) Cranley, Forrest Cress, Jack Garrity, Tim Geoppinger, Tom Geoppinger, John Geraghty, Greg Gibbons, Mike Hanley, Al Harsnett, Mark Herman, Bob Jennings, Paul Lindsay, Marvin Miller, Declan O’Sullivan, Bro Puttmann MD, Dan Roche, Terry Wright

9 Officers President ...... Douglas F. Powell First Vice-President ...... Ryan D. McKenna Second Vice-President ...... James E. Fitzgerald Financial Secretary ...... Thomas P. Tierney Corresponding Secretary ...... Michael R. Powell Membership Secretary ...... Thomas E. Donnellon Treasurer ...... Robert S. Powell, Jr. Historian ...... Edmund J. Adams Chaplain ...... Rev. Martin O.Moran, III

Banquet Stewards

Banquet Chairman ...... Thomas P. Tierney Music ...... Daniel P. Shea

Media ...... James E. Fitzgerald Food ...... Thomas R. McKenna and Michael Carr Contracts ...... Timothy A. Garry, Jr.

10 Board of Trustees

Daniel J. McKenna, Chairman Robert S. Powell, Jr.- Vice Chairman John F. Barrett John A. Flanagan Patrick R. Carr Timothy A. Garry, Jr. Richard A. Castellini Hon. John J. Gilligan Thomas J. Clarke, Jr. DVM Thomas J. Geoppinger Timothy D. Clarke Michael K. Keating Thomas G. Cody Hon. William J. Keating Michael J. Conaton Paul L. Lindsay, Jr. Rev. Dr. Robert W. Croskery Stephen T. MacConnell Thomas E. Donnellon J. Gibbs MacVeigh Sean D. Donovan Neil J. O’Connor, Jr. Thomas L. Finn P. Declan O’ Sullivan James T. Fitzgerald Jerry A. Powell Robert R. Fitzpatrick, Jr. E. James Roche Thomas P. Tierney

11 Our Honored Speaker Named the ’s head football coach on Dec. 4, 2006, Brian Kelly has set the bar high at UC and achieved a great deal of success in a short period of time. Entering his third year at the helm of the UC program, Kelly boasts a 22-6 record and led the Bearcats to their first BIG EAST Conference Championship in 2008. Cincinnati achieved a school-record 11 victories in Brian Kelly 2008, had back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first University of Cincinnati’s time in school history, won the school’s first outright head football coach conference championship since 1964, and earned the school’s first berth in a Bowl Championship Series game, playing against Virginia Tech in the 75th FedEx Orange Bowl. UC achieved its best-ever ranking to close the regular season. The Bearcats were ranked at No. 12 in the Associated Press poll, USA Today Coaches poll, and the BCS standings entering the Orange Bowl. The Bearcats held down a postseason ranking of No. 17 in both polls, tying the top postseason ranking in school history and the first time UC has ranked in the end-of-season polls in school history. UC finished the regular season on a six-game winning streak and for the first time captured all three of its rivalry trophies, the Victory Bell (Miami [OH]), Keg Of Nails (Louisville), and River City Rivalry (Pittsburgh) in the same season. Following the close of the regular season, Kelly was named the BIG EAST Coach of the Year for the second-straight season. He also was named the American Football Monthly Schutt Sports Football Bowl Subdivision Coach of the Year and earned American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Region 1 Coach of the Year honors, and was named BIG EAST Coach of the Year by The Sporting News. Through an 18-year head coaching career, he has established a reputation for building winning teams. He has won at every stop along the way, earning a pair of Division II National Championships at Grand Valley State (2002, 2003), winning a Mid-American Conference Championship at Central Michigan in 2006 before leading UC to its first BIG EAST title in 2008. Entering the year, Kelly ranked 12th among active Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches with

12 a record of 148-54-2. He is the winningest active BIG EAST coach and the only league coach with more than 150 wins. While many coaches lecture on the virtue of possession time, Kelly stresses up-tempo play on both sides of the ball, using each practice to make his point. Armed with his no-huddle offense and the philosophy of a defense that must play 60 minutes, the Bearcats’ mentor brings a different attitude to each workout. Kelly’s formula for success starts with an imaginative offense. Despite being forced to use five quarterbacks in 2008, UC ranked second in the BIG EAST and 24th nationally in passing offense (254.1), and was also second in the league and 27th nationally in passing efficiency (139.4). At the same time, UC’s defense led the BIG EAST in sacks (2.9), and tackles for a loss (6.5). Kelly also believes in a strong special teams unit with starters from both sides of the ball participating. The Bearcats led the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in net punting with an average of 41.5 yards per punt. UC also led the BIG EAST in kickoff returns (24.2). A program builder, Kelly proved that he can work magic in a short period of time. During his three years at Central Michigan, he transformed a Chippewas program that had won more than three games only once in the past four seasons into a conference champion. They posted a 9-4 record in 2006 en route to winning the MAC Championship and qualifying for their first bowl game in 12 years. Kelly arrived at Central Michigan after winning back-to-back NCAA Division II national titles at Grand Valley State. The Lakers were 41-2 in Kelly’s final three seasons, at one point winning 32 consecutive games. Grand Valley State went 14-0 in 2002 en route to its first national title and was 14-1 in 2003 when it claimed its second crown. Kelly was named the AFCA Division II Coach of the Year after both seasons. Kelly led the Lakers to five conference titles and six Division II playoff appearances in his 13 seasons at Grand Valley. The Lakers never finished lower than third in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference. A native of Chelsea, Mass., Kelly attended St. John’s Prep School in Danvers, Mass. He was a four-year letterwinner at Assumption College (Mass.) as a linebacker. After graduating from Assumption in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in political science, he served as linebackers coach, defensive coordinator, and softball coach from 1983-86 at Assumption.

13 The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Foundation Cincinnati, Ohio “I bind myself today—to the power of God to guide me, the might of God to uphold me, the wisdom of God to teach me, the eye of God to watch over me.” From The Breastplate of St. Patrick

Our Mission: Feeding the Hungry − The Friendly Sons should never forget the hunger that haunted their ancestors, and remembering, should help assure that such hunger be reduced by assisting those agencies that provide food, shelter and comfort to those most in need in the Cincinnati area. Scholarships − The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick offers collegiate scholarship opportunities for area students interested in studying in Dublin. For those students, a wealth of knowledge and learning awaits, from the rolling hills of Ireland’s beauty, to the rich history of her people, to the personal pride in one’s heritage that can only be felt by truly experiencing the home of our ancestors. Irish Heritage − The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Foundation is making a significant cultural impact in the greater Cincinnati area. We are excited about being the major sponsor of The Celtic Festival and The American Irish Theatre Company. Other current projects being funded are: research for a book on the History of the Irish in Greater Cincinnati (later to be made into a video series), continuing to host the Irish Speakers and Performers series at , concerts at area high schools combining several generations of singers and musicians, a concert series at Memorial Hall featuring world-renowned recording artists and Broadway stars, and the FSoSP Glee Club’s second music CD Since its founding, The Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick has been providing relief for American, Irish, and many others in need, regardless of their country of origin. One-hundred percent of our donor’s gifts go directly to the support of those in need in our community, under-funded soup kitchens, scholarships, or our sponsorship of events such as the annual Celtic Festival, concerts, speaker’s series (authors, poets, academics), The American Irish Theatre Company, or a variety of other events that best reflect Irish culture.

Our History: On March 17, 1771 and March 17, 1784, The Society of The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick for the Relief of Immigrant Irish was founded in Philadelphia and New York respectively. For over two centuries, both Philadelphia and New York have annually granted sums of money for the betterment of the Irish in their communities, giving to universities hospitals and individual scholarships. In 1868, the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in Cincinnati was founded, and thus our involvement began in the spirit of the American Irish. 14 In 2002, the Trustees and Officers of The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in Cincinnati formed The FSoSP Foundation to focus on the promotion of Irish culture, collegiate scholarships for study abroad, and feeding the hungry in our community. Through special fund-raising events, grants and private donations, The FSoSP Foundation in Cincinnati is able to support these causes as others have done for their neighbors for over two-hundred years. Today, much about our land and people has changed, but one thing has remained the same – the Irish spirit and its dedication to the betterment of community. Become a Member: Become a member of The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Foundation today and begin supporting the needs of those in our community and the Irish heritage you value. We welcome any means of support, and invite you to participate in one or all of our upcoming events. For a complete listing of events or for more information on how you can become a voting member of FSoSP, visit us online at: www.fsspfoundation.org All donations are 100% tax deductible. We ask that you remember us in your estate planning. Please write or email us for more information.

The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Foundation is incorporated in the state of Ohio as a 501(c) 3 charitable organization.

Join us in promoting the Spirit of the Irish Tradition.... Giving back to the communities in which we live and work.

P.O. Box 9085 Cincinnati, Ohio 45209 (513) 241-8020

15 Charity Concert April 17, 2009 7:30 pm at the UC College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) in the Corbett Auditorium Featuring International Stars: Also performing: Ciaran Sheehan and Gay Willis McGing Dancers with Renowned Pianist Eily O’Grady Patterson FSSP Glee Club

 Emerald Level $125 Ticket includes premier seating, an invitation to the private post-concert party catered by Funky’s Catering and program recognition as a concert sponsor. There are a limited number of seats at this level and they are on a first come, first-served basis.

 Gold Level $50 Ticket includes preferred seating and program recognition as a “Friend of the Foundation”.

 Silver Level $25 Ticket includes preferred seating.

 Bronze Level (Student/Military) $10 Tickets are reserved for students and those who are currently serving in our Military. Please remember that this is a charitable event. Proceeds from the Concert will benefit both the Frank Patterson Memorial Scholarship and the FSSP Foundation Scholarship for area students to study in Ireland.

Order by phone Order by mail For more information about the Attn: FSSPF Concert Concert or tickets please call Jayne 8160 Corporate Park Dr. Heekin (513) 678-0189. Suite 150 Cincinnati, OH 45242

16 7th Annual Charity Golf Outing June 1st, 2009 Maketewah Country Club

Proceeds will benefit two wonderful but under-funded organizations in our community dedicated to feeding the hungry:  St. Francis Seraph in Over-the-Rhine  Geiger House in Walnut Hills

Lunch: 11:30 AM Shotgun Start: 12:30 PM Format: 4 person 2 Best Ball Dinner: 7:00 PM

Costs: Make checks payable to: Golf & Dinner/Cocktails: $275 The Friendly Sons of Dinner/Cocktail Hour Only: $75 St. Patrick Foundation

Please mail checks and registration to: The Friendly Sons Golf Outing c/o Tom Geoppinger 2780 Highland Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45212

Email Contact: Joe Healey: [email protected] or Tom Geoppinger: [email protected]

17 Who was St. Patrick?

We are the Friendly sons of St. Patrick but how well do we know our patron saint? Was he Irish? What was he like? Did he drive the snakes out of Ireland? Was he truly the first bishop in Ireland? And why do we celebrate March 17? To know him best is to read his writings, of which two survive, copies of the originals transcribed centuries after his death. St. Patrick wrote Epistola Militibus Corotici (Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus) after one of the saddest events of his Irish ministry. The other writing, Confessio (the Confession), constituted a reply to his critics, a declaration of his faith and, in praise of God, an account of what the Lord did through him. The two letters are said to be the oldest documents produced in Ireland and our only contemporary sources about St. Patrick. They answer our first question. “My father [was] a decurion,” wrote St. Patrick in the Epistola. A decurion was a minor local Roman official. “I am the son of Calpornius,” said St. Patrick in the Confessio, “as he was the son of the priest Potitus [priests could marry in those days] who belonged to the village on Bannavem Taburniae.” The village was in Britain, maybe near the west coast. St. Patrick’s native tongue was British, a Celtic language that evolved into modern-day Welsh. His name was Patricius and he had a basic knowledge of Latin, the language of his letters. We learn a good deal about the person of St. Patrick from the Epistola. The subject of that letter, Coroticus, was a warlord during the waning days of the Roman Empire. By St. Patrick’s time, the 5th century A.D., the Roman legions had withdrawn from Britain to defend less distant possessions. From 410 on, Britain was under siege from the pagan Irish to the west, the Picts from today’s Scotland, and Germanic tribes – the Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Frisians – from the European continent. In the Epistola St. Patrick accused Coroticus of “tyranny.” One of a number of tyrants who filled the void left by the departure of

18 the Roman legions, he probably was a Christian, in name if not in deed. It was the Easter season and the aged Patrick had just baptized another group of Irish converts when he received word that on their way home the men had been slain and the women and children captured for slave markets. The perpetrators were Coroticus and his men, on a raid to Ireland , probably from somewhere in Britain. St. Patrick rebuked them in the Epistola: The day after the anointed neophytes – still in their white baptismal garb and with the fragrance of the chrism on their foreheads still about them – were cut down and cruelly put to the sword by these men. “That we were born in Ireland is an unworthy thing to them,” added St. Patrick, identifying himself so much with his flock that he numbered himself among it. The British disliked the Irish because of years of raids by the Irish on Britain. Ironically, it was on one of those raids that young Patrick had been captured and taken to Ireland for years of enslavement as a sheepherder. St. Patrick was incensed over the attack of Coroticus and his soldiers. In his letter he refused to call them my fellow citizens because their crimes had made them “servants of the demons.” He implored Coroticus and his men to “repent of all their impious actions – being the murderers of the Lord’s brothers – and release the baptized captives they have taken.” He called Coroticus “the man who hands over Christians into the hands of the Irish and the Picts.” He was particularly critical of the early Scots, “the worst and most unworthy of men: the apostate Picts.” So, what traits of St. Patrick do we glean from the Epistola? Certainly fearlessness. Our patron wrote unafraid of any potential retaliation by Coroticus. St. Patrick was outspoken and unrestrained in his condemnation, a role model to whom our generally cautious church hierarchy could well advert today. He was well-schooled in the Old and New Testaments, using numerous phrases borrowed from those sources. He was exceedingly humble. In the opening sentence of the

19 Epistola he identified himself as “a sinner and one truly unlearned.” In the Confessio he declared “I am Patrick. I am a sinner: the most unsophisticated of people; the least among all the Christians; and, to many, the most contemptible.” He obviously was industrious and devoted to his flock and a large flock it was. In the Epistola he referred to it as “the flock of the Lord which with the greatest love and care was truly increasing beautifully in Ireland. Indeed, I could not count how many of the sons and daughters of the rulers of the Irish had become monks and virgins of Christ.” St. Patrick, in words of St. Paul, said that he had “begotten” innocent Christians in Ireland “in countless numbers for God.” St. Patrick did not literally drive snakes out of Ireland but rather the Devil or “serpents” of the Devil who had tempted the Irish to violate the laws of God, like the one who’d tempted Adam and Eve. From his arrival in Ireland in the mid to late 5th century, St. Patrick built on the work of Palladius, who was sent to Ireland as a bishop by Pope Celestine I in 431. St. Patrick, therefore, was not the first bishop in Ireland. And, finally, we see in the Epistola St. Patrick’s Christianity, for, after railing harshly against Coroticus and his soldiers, he ended the letter with “Peace in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.” It is fitting for so many of us who ultimately may owe our Christianity to St. Patrick to remember him 16 centuries later, on this March 17. According to the early 9th century Book of Armagh, that was the date of St. Patrick’s death, a date also found in 7th century liturgical calendars and said to be one of the more reliable “facts” about his life. What is not reliable, but debated, is that he died in 493. Edmund J. Adams Historian

Sources: De Paor, St. Patrick’s World, Four Courts Press, 1996 Freeman, St. Patrick of Ireland, Simon & Schuster, 2005 O’Laughlin, Discovering St. Patrick, Paulist Press, 2005 (the source of the above translated excerpts from the Epistola and Confessio)

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20 Map of Ireland

21 WHERE IS IRELAND?

o latitude or longitude Can bound the Emerald Isle. You’ll find it off in Timbuktu Or down along the Nile.

Wherever mothers stoop to smooth A baby’s touseled hair And croon an Irish lullabye— Ireland is there!

Wherever men are brave and true And quick to take a stand And proud to fight, if fight they must— There is Ireland!

Wherever lad and lassie meet A merry dance to share, (Oh, echoes of the Blarney Stone!) Ireland is there!

22 Past Presidents

1868, Dr. George A. Doherty 1892, A. J. Conroy 1869, Dr. George A. Doherty 1893, Thomas J. Cogan 1870, Dr. George A. Doherty 1894, Francis J. McCabe 1871, Dr. D. W. McCarthy 1895, J. R. Kinsley 1872, Robert Hill 1896, Mayor John Galvin 1873, Frank H. Quinn 1897, Thomas F. Shay 1874, Hugh Campbell 1898, Henry J. Cain 1875, Wm. J. O’Neill 1899, Col. Thomas M. Jenkins 1876, Dr. A. L. Carrick 1900, Norman G. Kenan 1877, Thomas Cullinan 1901, Si P. Egan 1878, Gov. Thomas L. Young 1902, Samuel J. Murray 1879, Judge Patrick Mallon 1903, Hon. Edmund J. Dempsey 1880, Judge James W. Fitzgerald 1904, Judge John G. O’Connell 1881, A. J. S. Rice 1905, Thomas Trevor 1882, Capt. P. Fitzgerald 1906, Charles F. Williams 1883, Judge John P. Murphy 1907, John M. Manley 1884, R. A. McDonald 1908, John J. Gilligan 1885, J. Frank Dunnie 1909, Wm. A. Hopkins 1886, W. J. O’Neill 1910, M. J. Richmond 1887, A. J. Gilligan 1911, James P. Orr 1888, Judge W. W. Cleary 1912, Wm. J. Williams 1889, P. R. Costello 1913, Joseph Kinneary 1890, Dr. J. W. Prendergast 1914, George E. Bryan 1891, Dr. T. W. Graydon 1915, John Doyle

23 Past Presidents

1916, A. C. Gilligan 1940, Robert W. Hughes 1917, Peter J. McCarthy 1941, Harry Nolan 1918, Robert E. Sweeny 1942, Robert Isphording 1919, Francis R. Healey 1943, Judge W. J. Dammarell 1920, John B. Dillon 1944, Dr. Edward J. Roche 1921, Richard A. Powell 1945, George E. Brown 1922, Harry J. Gilligan 1946, Richard T. Carroll 1923, Robert J. Patton 1947, Richard W. Scallan 1924, Thomas J. O’Neill 1948, Roy C. Ahern 1925, Thomas M. Conroy 1949, William J. Williams 1926, John H. Finn 1950, Judge Joseph P. Kinneary 1927, Judge Edward T. Dixon 1951, Hon. John Joyce Gilligan 1928, Judge John B. Read 1952, Thomas B. Reynolds 1929, Peter J. McCarthy, Jr. 1953, Albert E. Heekin, Jr. 1930, Neal Ahern 1954, Robert S. Powell 1931, Col. Thos. R. Cody 1955, Edward B. Sullivan 1932, John L. Horgan 1956, John H. Finn, Jr. 1933, Harry C. Burns 1957, Richard H. Ormond 1934, Judge Jos. P. Goodenough 1958, Albert D. Castellini 1935, George W. Burns 1959, Edward J. Gleason 1936, Joseph L. Linehan 1960, Lawrence P. McGoff 1937, Wm. S. Sullivan 1961, James R. Clark, Jr. 1938, John A. McJoynt 1962, Col. James P. Walsh 1939, Eugene A. O’Shaughnessy 1963, James B. O’Donnell, Jr.

24 Past Presidents

1964, Lawrence H. Kyte 1988, Patrick R. Carr 1965, Charles A. Cronin 1989, Daniel J. McKenna 1966, Edward P. Donovan 1990, Hon. John J. O’Hara 1967, Joseph F. McGoff 1991, Robert R. Fitzpatrick, Jr. 1968, Harry J. Gilligan 1992, Thomas E. Donnellon 1969, Andrew E. Sweeny 1993, James T. Fitzgerald 1970, Francis X. McCarthy 1994, J. Gibbs MacVeigh 1971, Stephen M. D. Burns 1995, P. Declan O’Sullivan 1972, Jerry A. Powell 1996, Thomas L. Finn 1973, Thomas J. Clarke 1997, Michael J. Conaton 1974, James M. Dolan 1998, Timothy D. Clarke 1975, Michael J. Dammarell 1999, Thomas P. Tierney, Sr. 1976, Robert S. Powell, Jr. 2000, Rev. Dr. Robert W. Croskery 1977, James W. Halloran 2001, Timothy A. Garry, Jr. 1978, Dr. Charles M. Barrett 2002, John Finn Barrett 1979, James W. Patrick Clark, Sr. 2003, Neil J. O’Connor, Jr. 1980, Robert E. Manley 2004, Paul L. Lindsay, Jr. 1981, Thomas J. Clarke Jr., D.V.M. 2005, Michael K. Keating 1982, Hon. William J. Keating 2006, Tom Geoppinger 1983, William V. Finn 2007, Sean D. Donovan 1984, Richard A. Castellini 2008, Thomas G. Cody 1985, E. James Roche 1986, John A. Flanagan 1987, Stephen T. MacConnell

25 26 ay the road rise up to meet you.

May the wind be always at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face; the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.

27 The Star Spangled Banner (National Anthem of the United States of America) Oh, say can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Francis Scott Key

The Soldier’s Song (Irish National Anthem) We’ll sing a song, a soldier’s song. With cheering, rousing chorus. As round our blazing fires we throng. The starry heavens o’er us; Impatient for the coming fight. And as we wait in the morning’s light, Here in the silence of the night. We’ll chant a soldier’s song. Chorus Soldiers are we, whose lives are pledged to Ireland; Some have come from a land beyond the wave; Sworn to be free, no more our ancient sireland Shall shelter the despot or the slave. Tonight we man the Bearna Boaghail. In Erin’s cause, come woe or weal. ‘Mid cannon’s roar and rifle’s peal, We’ll chant a soldier’s song. Peadar O’Cearnaigh

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