National Republican., 1873-12-23
TIE CARROLL INSTITUTE.
LITERARY ENTERTAINMENT.

The hrsi public entertainment Of the Carroll
Institute was given last night in tho basement Of
81, Pstr!ek's, AMI was largely attended by mem.
bcts Of the different societies connected with the
fnSsSp Rsrersnd % FATHERS Wsissr Sasars, @ 9ssne be
Wolf aid Brulllet; also, Hon. VIM, J. lIynes
MAJOR Dallas, Y; s; A.; EishGlas Callan, John
The exercises we're e q high order Of merit and
exceedingly cntcrtainlne. The OPENING address,
Il %sS ssS Ssss Tsss Il ss a.sSS
RsSerena FelIcrs Maapirs and Keape, both Il
hTm hs,y sPR,2SSS shS gsn. and
patronage Of the Caihoiio Community.
A very scholarly and wcll.writtcn essay on
The Catholic Church. was read by Mr.. W. J.
Quinn, and Mr.. =. J. ponohuc rccItcd with much
feeling, Edgar A. Poc's celebrated poem, "The
RaSeh R ,pSe'@l TS9aSs' Mr Harry boncsne
and kept the audience eonvulscd with roari Of
F'ue music. both vocal and instrumental, inter
spetsed the exercises, the singers being Messrs
Mattinyly, Rathbonc, Donohuc, aud Masl.
The iargo and Intelligent assomblago mani.
sted Shos aLSi,sSsGH e. ~, Sse ,area; oSS,e.'ss
IN every re,pcct q decidcl success.
In order that our readers may be fully npprlscd
i,et nj % bcc:n,, ncrrrrnnr nm p::msnsnt 'iiisr.
arr 62ahiaation at the national metropolis, w
quote Tho following paragraphs from me eiTeYlaT
,.sped ey its ofteeL4 on the occasion Of tle hrst
The two more promincpt FEATURES of the instI.
t1tc. although lts consultation provides for wider
pufr1tn, are literary tSttcisos and discussions,
aud the promotion OF . closer social intercourse
among genticmo protesting the same religious
faith. The idra ui organizing tho institute ORTIZ.
mated In the frequent expressed opinion that
there should he Ia W Mnshipgton place of rcsort
where CethUlics eould meet TO form q more init
mate acquaintance with one another, and eS-
change views upon, questions affecting the In
teresit Of tho Church.
"Actuated by a desire to provide for such a
pressing neoessity. We have, through the kind.
ness Of Rny Father Walter, secured tho hrst
floor of the house adjoining Carroll hall, on q
street, aud u cordial invitation is hereby eS'
tended to the Catholic gentlemen Of the city 10
take advantage Of the facilities which our rooms
afford, ior passing q few minutes In pleasant and
| innocent recreation. The rooms are neatly FUR.
| hithej, and are warmed and lighted every even
| ing. The leading New York daily newspapers
aud copies of nearly all the Catholic peroilcals Is
are found upon the tables, while the library con.
tains standard works by authors Of distinguished
| The instItutc Ia essentially Catholic, ignoring
| any distipct.veiy national character. Thus II II
open To uli, whether Iatives Of foreign lands OF
| born beneath the nag Of the United states. II Is
| also organized on plan, novel In certain sense
| yet designed 10 meet suggestions made o. the
| time tho rules Of government wore under disous
sion. Thus, there W no obligation on the part o.
members TO participate in tho literary meeting
which are held every Tnesdny evening. a mem
ber who pToftrt 70 spepd bis hopI IN eonve atior
Or reaaidF libcry 70 select laa. mode o. S, en-
| majority ot the members 70 take part IN the i',e
I IA HM