Local Irishmen Pay Honor to Memory of St. Patrick

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, March 18, 1925:  Orange, green, and white, colors of the new Irish republic, predominated yesterday’s parade as practically every Indianapolis person of Irish heritage celebrated the glory of St. Patrick under the auspices of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.  Thousands of persons lined downtown streets, viewing the parade and shouting riotous greetings to friends in the ranks of the A. O. H., the Knights of Columbus, the Knights of St. George, the Catholic Order of Foresters, the A. O. H. Ladies Auxiliary, the Daughters of Isabella, and the Juvenile Hibernians.  Scores of automobiles in a line decked with floating green, orange, and white balloons, gold harps, shamrocks, and fluttering green ribbons followed two Kingan trucks carrying a sparkling cargo of pretty colleens wearing green hats and waving Irish republican flags and the Stars and Stripes.    

“Local Irishmen Pay Honor to Memory of St. Patrick,” The Indianapolis Star, 18 March 1925, p. 8:4

New Catholic Parish North of Irvington

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, March 13, 1925:  Bishop Joseph Chartrand announced the creation of a new Catholic parish to be known as Little Flower with Rev. Charles Duffey, assistant pastor at St. Patrick’s, as pastor.  Located north of Irvington, Little Flower parish will be formed from sections of three parishes, St. Philip Neri, Rural and Michigan streets, Our Lady of Lourdes, and St. Francis de Sales, Brightwood.  Named after Blessed Therese, the Little Flower, who will be canonized a saint later this year, the buildings for the new parish will be located between 13th St, Nowland Av, Wallace St, and Bosart Av on land that has been the property of the diocese for several years.  According to Rev. Duffey, an organization meeting will be called and the first building to be constructed will be a combined church and school.

“New Catholic Parish North of Irvington,” The Indianapolis News, 13 March 1925, p. 25:5

Dedicatory Program Opens Station WFBM

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, March 5, 1925:  WFBM, the Merchants Heat & Light Co radio station, will formally begin broadcasting at 6:30 tonight with a special program transmitted remotely from the Indianapolis Athletic Club.  The program will include selections by the Gus C. Edwards orchestra, playing for the club’s regular dinner and dance crowd, remarks by Mayor Lew Shank and Lt. Gov. Harold Van Orman, and a special musical performance by the Popular Four Quartet and the Schubert Quartet.  WFBM radio will not have a studio but will broadcast from any place in the city by a special telephone connection to the Merchants Heat & Light Co Lenore substation five miles southwest of the city.  One purpose of WFBM is to advertise Indianapolis as the “convention city of America.”  Its use will be free to any person or organization. 

“Dedicatory Program Opens Station WFBM,” The Indianapolis News, 5 March 1925, p. 25:1