Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-01
nnr CATHOLIC REUNION.
The Entertainment at the Catho, OF.
Library Hall Last Night-'oiiP''
mentary Resolutions.

The Entertainment at the Catholie
Library Hall Last Night-Cemph-
mentary Resolutions.
The entertainment given at the Catho-
lie Library Hall last evening, In honor 2,
the Missionary Fathers, was oecioeu
success. The exercises were opeheu =!
Mr.. n. F. Thompson with a neat ln.rp-
ductorv speech. in which he paid hlsn
tribu+e To the labors of the Missionary
Fathers in this city. Miss NJ. y bIlen
then sang L. NJ. Freneh's song, :" at
and Watch for Thee" in fine style' sue
7ros followed bv Master Eddie Conner on
~ violin who played very dlmcuit
10 Tbe manner in which TINS
,-a,,To master manipulates his bow and
1;,,lcse forth such sweet tones from his
small violin is wonderful. TOO much
nraise cannot be given Master Eddie LOT
his performance, and his competent mas
ter. Prof. Thomaselio, has reason 10 DC
proud of him.
Bishop Gross. in his usual fOrcible and
pleasing style, paid high compliment 10
the Catholic Library Association for the
great good it is accomplishing, and eX-
Orted in earnest language all oil the
Catholic Young men of the city TO connect
themselves with the association:
Mr.. NJ. 4. OByrne sang Balle's Dedutl-
full song, 1.-The Day is Dome" and IN an,
swer to an encore gave Annie LauIIe.
Father USbea treated the SUBJECT OF
Catholic organization in mastery man
ner He held the closest attention OF the
large audience for thirty minutes, ana at
the close of his address received fouhd
after round of applause.
Miss Aggie Nolan rendered ''Dreams OF
Home with great taste; her rch aito
voice never showed itself TO better adVan-
tage than last night, and she was the re-
cipient of warm encore.
Father Cock closed the entertainment
bv delivering valedictOry to the Cath
ollcs of Savannah. This eloquent gentle
man SURPASSED himself last evening, and
the deep emotion which filled his heart at
the parting from the people OF savannah
found responsive throb in the breast OF
every one of his hearers.
Prof. Mehrtens, the accOmpanist OF the
evening. deserves all the praise that can
be bestowed on him for his finished ac-
compartments.
The Catholic Library Association should
compliment itself on the success OF the
meeting. and no doubt it will lnure 10 the
great benefit of the society.
The following preamble and resolutions
were. upon motion of 7. j. OCOnn0r, Esq,
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. The Catholic Library Associa-
ton are under obligations to our beloved
Bishop and to the Missionary Fathers for the
pleasure afforded US by their presence and
participationin this evenings entertainment
and
WHEREAS. The Catholics of savannah have
experienced great and lasting benefits from
the labOrs of these fathers among us during
the past month; therefore be 1t
R6soIced, 1. BY the Catholic Library Asso-
citation, that the thanks of the ASSOCIATION are
due and are hereby rendered the Ri. Rev.
Bishop and Fathers 0'Shea and Cook for their
pleasing and able addresses this evening, and
10 Fathers Distler and Kern for lending their
presence to this entertainment, to our pleas
ure and the pleasure of our patrons.
Res0Irsd, 2. BY the Catholics here assem-
bled that we express in this feeble manner
the appreciation felt by us for the great good
ACCOMPLISHED by these fathers during the
missions conducted by them in our respective
parishes, and assure them that their depar-
ture will be sincerely regretted.