Irish Fellowship Club St. Patrick's Day Dinner and Parade Events Set for Weekend of March 12-13

Chicago’s Irish Fellowship Club will commence the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day on Friday evening, March 12th with its 109th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner. The dinner will be held at the Chicago Hilton and Towers Hotel beginning at 6:00 p.m. with a reception followed by the dinner.Honorable Terry O’Brien will serve as chairperson of the dinner. Terry has planned a special evening of Irish music, step dancing, excellent food and good fellowship for a night to remember. After dinner there will be no need to find another party. There will be an evening of dancing to the music of the famous City Lights Orchestra. Tickets are $150.00 per person which includes reception open bar, dinner and dancing. Please contact Kathy Taylor at 312-676-4120 for tickets.On Saturday March 13th a number of Irish Fellowship Club activities are planned for the day and all IFC members and their families are extended a hearty Irish welcome to join in the festivities.The day will begin with an Irish Mass at Old St. Patrick’s Church at 9:00 a.m.

In 1902, a group of Irishmen formed The Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago to preserve and promote their heritage. They dedicated themselves to continuing the celebration of St. Patrick's Day in Chicago and sharing their Irish Culture and values with the citizens of our beloved city—Chicago.

While promoting friendship and fellowship among the members of the club, the ideals and traditions of their Irish ancestry became a part of the new traditions of Chicago.

From the Introduction to

“The Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago—One Hundred Years”:

The centennial of The Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago marks a moment of high history in the story of the growth and development of the Irish in the City of Chicago. This amazing century, spanning the years from 1901 to 2001, stands as a golden era of Chicago life. The political, commercial and religious character of the city was galvanized by the arrival of teeming numbers of immigrants whose commitment to hard work and New World achievements made Chicago a twentieth century wonder. And no one made themselves more at home in the wonder