The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-24

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A second ballot was taken, without
result, but on the third McFadden was
elected and his election made unani-
nous.
Col. Peter Mccullough, of this city,
was unanimously elected Second Vice
President.
James d. Brady, Va, J. II. Hall,
Ohio and b. Fl. Mcmahon, Mass, were
elected the Executive Committee on
the first ballot.
The nominations for the Colonial
tion Committee were Rev. John A.
Tanning, Ill. ; J. p. Hayes, N. G. !;
Rev. VIM. M. Walsh, Tenn. ; John V.
Reddy, Va. Rev. T. Ambrose Butler,
Mo. John W. Jennings, Pa. The
latter withdrew in favor of Mr.. Butler,
and the first five were unanimously
elected.
When the question of a place of
meeting came up, Indianapolis was
chosen over Pittsburg.
During the session an invitation was
received and accepted to drive about
the city this morning.
The officers elect were sworn in by
the Rev. John p. Gilmore, of Massa-
chusetts, and the convention adjourned
till 8 this morning.
THE BANQUET.
In the evening the Delegates and a
number of invited guests, to the num-
ber of over one hundred and fifty, as.
sembled at the Clayton House, and at
1890 O'Clock sat down to a sumptuous
banquet.
The room was handsomely decorated
with large flags, and several beautiful
frosted cakes were ornamented with
the harp of Erin and with fanciful
touches of the national green. The
the utmost satisfaction the guests, af-
ter blessing had been asked, earnest
ly discussed a rich and varied menu,
prepared with all the skill and taste
for which the Clayton House is SO de-
servedly popular.
Vixen all around the table had salts
fed themselves, Col. Peter Mccullough
as toast master, arose and raped for Or
der, when toasts were offered and re-
sponded to, as follows:
1.-The /. q. b. U."-Hon. A. NJ.
Kelly, ex-Mayor of Richmond, Va,
pleasantly responded with several witty
anecdotes, pertinent, he said, to the
numberless times he had been called
| upon to respond to this toast. He also
expressed his thanks, on behalf of the
delegates, for the hospital treatm ent
they had received from their friends of
Wilmington. Fears had been entertain
ed at first that the State would not be
large enough to hold the Convention,
but it turned out that the hospi. ality of
the people of Wilmington was not de-
fined by the boundaries of the city, but
by the boundless limits of their warm
and kindly hearts. The speaker closed
with a brief, but eloquent tribute to the
grand objects and benevolent purpose of
the Association, and the lessons of life
its principles teach.
2.-"The Church in the Nineteenth
Century. REV. b. f. Tanning, of Illi-
nois, responded. He said in looking
back over the history of the Church dur
ing the 10Th Century we find 1t essen
italy century of struggles and triumph.
He spoke particularly of the history Of
the Church In France, its vicissitudes
and successes Notwithstanding at the
present time small and factious minor
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their war against religion. But their
triumph will not be long, said the speak
er, for, mark ME, when Gambetta goes,
the Jesuits will return.
The Reverend speaker also alluded to
the course of the church inGermany dur
ing the century. During the first few
wears a Catholic Priest was not allowed
to say mass in Germany, but Frederick
the Great, protestant and hating Cath
olicity, wishing to benefit and improve
his soldiers, many of whom were Catho-
lies, appointed priests as Chaplains in
the army, and ii this Protestant, Catho-
lie hating ruler could do this, the Presi-
dent of the United States should surely
do no less.
The speaker next alluded to the career
of che Church in Italy and In this coun-
trv. and closed with an eloquent descrip-
ti0n of the future of the Church as fore
told by its triumphs over all obstacles
and nersecutlons in tho past
prof. Clark followed with humor-
oua recitation descriptive of an anna
tem = Impressions upon hearing a piano
performances by Reubenstein. 1t was
rendered in splendid style and received
nproarious applause
"Our Holy Father Pope Leo. XIII
R,v.J f. Kelley, of Wilmington, said
NO society had better right to respond
to sueh a sentiment than the 1. @. 2. U.
He had been tho bearer, several years