Written by Russ W. Wylie, Past President St. Clair Augustin Mulholland, who would become the President of The Hibernian Society (with which The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick amalgamated in 1792) from 1892 to 1894, was born in Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland and emigrated with his parents as an eleven year old boy to Philadelphia. […]
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A Look Back In History: 81 years ago, on March 17, 1938
On this Day, 100 and 200 Years Ago
Article by Joseph P. Heenan From the records of the Society, March 17, 1819 and 1919 200 Years Ago March 17, 1819, The Philadelphia Friendly Sons of St. Patrick induct Major General Andrew Jackson into the society’s membership. 100 Years Ago March 17, 1919, The Philadelphia Friendly Sons of St. Patrick held their Gala Anniversary […]
Read MoreOlympic Champion John B. Kelly’s Toast to the Friendly Sons
Written by: Joseph P. Heenan, February 10th, 2019 On March 18th, 1935, the Philadelphia Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick held their 164th Annual Banquet. Their speaker was Olympic Champion John B. Kelly. The transcript of his speech was recently discovered in the historical records of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, and has been digitized […]
Read MoreA Look Back in History: Archbishop Prendergast and Anthony Drexel
Written by Joseph P. Heenan, January 2019 Philadelphia Friendly Sons of St. Patrick member Christopher Fallon, who constructed an impressive octagonal mansion on the site in 1850, originally owned the tract of land upon which Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High Schools were built. The house was named “Runnymede” after the Fallon family seat […]
Read MoreA Look Back In History: Early Chaplains of the Society
Written by Joseph P. Heenan The first appearance of the title “Chaplain” of the Philadelphia Friendly Sons of St. Patrick appears at the anniversary dinner of March 17, 1807 and was assigned to Reverend Matthew Carr, D. D., O. S. A., After his arrival he was stationed at St. Joseph’s Church, Wiling’s Alley, where he […]
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