The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-12
THE ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL FAIR.
Its Opening Made Attractive by Speeches Of
Distinguished Persons

The fair for the benefit of the new ST. Vim
cents Hospital, now being built, began last
night ut Tomlnson Hail. and viii continue
throughout the week. About the ball are half
dozen or more tents. in which more threat
ening articles Of warfare are found than ice
cream, candies and knick -knacks- Tho deco
rations are very pretty, and are the work.
in the main, Of DR.. Marsee. Each
one of the parishes in the city has tent Of ito
own, in which il has q number of active work.
era The pastors Of ths various parishes we're
present last night. lending their icnuence to
make the opening "a suspicious one.
During the evening shors addresses were
heard from General Harrison, Governor Gray
and ex-Gsvsrnor Porter. who had accepted an
invitation to BE- present Those gentlemen,
hue and other prominent representa-
tivss of the Catholic Church, took
seats upon the stage shortly before o'clock, in
front Of large banner OF red. white and blue.
which eoncsas from the audience the abode OF
the eypsy fortuns-teller Father O'Douaghue
introduced the speakers with . few happy words
first. Governor Gray. whose address was very
barry bries- He said that there could DO no
more laudable object than that for which the
present fair was conducted. He had come. not
much to make . speech as to make visit.
Enterprises of this kind we're 70 DO encouraged
everywhere. ~ they taught man his duty to his
fellow-man. He hoped that when the week was
over and the ladies counted up the receipts the
figures would be large.
General Harrison, on being intycduced, said
that when the committee had called upon him
and asked him to make an address on the open
ing evening of the fair, he was at first inclined
70 say that he had no time to make suitable
preparation. But after . moments reflection he
considered that would not be . gracious thing
to do, for the occasion was not intended
TO be one OF personal display, but ono
in which great public charity was interested.
He felt that as citizen OF Indianapolis he
should lend what announcement he could to the
magnificent enterprise there inaugurated. 1t
was one Ia which every public-spirited citizen
should be concerned, for IL IL were carried out
according to the outlined plan it would be .
the great good 1t would accomplish. Referring
to the philanthropic nature of the enterprise, he
said it called to his mind two lines from
Whittier:
love my fellow-men-
The worst know would do good to.
He closed by paying beautiful tribute to the
deeds of the Sisters Of Charity during the late
war; There was no battlefield 50 perilous, or
surgeons table 90 bloody that these sweet.faced
women were not there Offering such aid and
such benefsctions a. only womans hand could
minister"
Govsruor Porter, the next speaker. called at
tention to the fact that he had already made one
speech on the subject OF the hospital and had
contributed article to the paper about it.
Nevertheless. the committeeman who had asked
an unsnswerable argument when he said. ut
isn't your speech We want; it's your presence"
That was too Gathering 70 be refused. The ex-
Governor Endorsed tine remarks that had been
made by the preceding speakers concerning the
worthness of the object for which they were
met After the speeches, the throng Of visitors
began to inspect the beauties Of the fair, which
viii continue throughout the week