Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-03-03
Presentation 10 Rev. J. "a. Dill
Ton, Chaplain of COrcUran's
Irish Legion.

On Monday, February, 9th, the Rev.
Father DilloL, Cbayl lin Of Corcoran's Irish
Legion, was presented with splendid set
Of horse equipments, consisting Of bride.
saddle, spurs and gauD,lets. The sours
are of very superior style and worth -
The presentation took place in the Clerks
Office in the City Hall, Alderman VIM.
Walsh making the presentation speech in
the presence of Aldermen and CouncImon
and few select friends AID. Wm.b's
address was brief and in substance this
that these offerings were testimonials of
their late visit to SuffDlk where thew epqnt
such pleasant time, and q mark of their
esteem for the Reverend Father who SO
creditably filled the position to which he
was assigned, aud he hoped whenever the
Father used these gifts he wouli be
pleased to remember the d mrs
In reply Father D,lIJn said ''Mr. Pres.
ident and GenllsmeD-You will believe me
when tell you that cannot find words to
express my feelings to you on this occasion,
for they are feelings OF the heart, and TO
those no language can give utterapce
'Ihe language Of She heart it il said and
truly is silence But this | will saw. thar
when you came TO Suffolk to paw honor To
our Irish nationality 10 the person Of our
great aud worthy Irish chieftain, General
OOreOran, (apElauso, it became matter
of duty to me to do alt cOuli to honor Won.
the Representatives. of the great city of New
York, and for the doing of whichyI deserve
no credit. You though. have been Pleased
to think otherwise. and l. gentlemen am
glad of it {: not indeed, because of the yalua
of these gifts, valuable as they NAV be and
are, bot because OF the feelings tina pr1mn.
ted the Offering. But this presentation is
not only subject Of pleasure to me, il is
one also of honest pride For, gentlemen
you DO not know how proud am TO hear
my name mentioned in connection with a
man and an organization that are so emf
nently calculated in the future as in the
g past to do good service in the great stynp.
gle 10 which we are now engaged and tn
reflect undyiug credit on our nationality -
(Applduse) Then, gentlemen, | accent
these gifts, and thank you, and wbenever
] use them, whether On the tented field or
on the broad prairies Of my Western home.
my only regret will be that | will not have
the pleasure oil the company Of the munifi>
cent donors"
The Joint Committee of the Common
Council also gave, on the evening Of Feb,
], dinner at the /" Maison d yree'' IN rho
Rev. James NJ. Dillon, the Chaplain of Cor.
ooran's IRISH Brigade, who was assfduous
10 his attentions TO the comfort Of the t.om-
mittee while they were at SufFIlk, and who
is now in the city on brief business visit
connected with.the Irish Legion. The din
ner was of the most elegant description =
10 adoptiou 10 the Rev DIR. Dillon ana
Alderman Wal7h-fhe latter occunyin.,. tb,,
head of the taDle-there were present Sec.
-eral aldermen aud other prominent pshtla..
men. The entertainment passed off terv,
agreeaoly. Addresses we're made by sew
efai IT. the gentlemen present, the Rev. MIR.
Dillon responding for" General C5rcoran =
Mr.. Walsh fOt the BJari IF Alderman y.
Mr. Healy for "Tne Board of Councilnen -
Mr.. Manning for "I'be Press" and Mr.
Hardy, in very handsome manner, for
"Ths LAdies."-M'K Tatlct. g
Rev. j. NJ. Dillon, mentioned in Tie
shove article isa brother of the Rev. p
Dillon, Of the University Notre Dame Ind
and son Of John Dillon Esq, of Troy. one
of the oldest aud most worthy oltigens of
fhi6 COUNTY +s-y, EHlf..l-'f -