The evening world., 1890-07-18
THEIR PRIZE PIANO.
Harlem Council Receives "The Even
Ing Worlds" Magnificent GIFT
Presented by Mayor Grant In
the Presence of Thousands.
Speeches and Merrymalsing at the
G. B. LIS Great Festival

Every member OF Harlem Council, 211,
Catholic Benevolent Legion, is snprcmely
happy to-day aud the events Of last even
ing are recalled with pleasure.
Harlem Council has received the ele-
giant upright Weber piano offered by The
EvENNo WORLD ns a prize TO the Lodge
or Club that should be voted the most
popular in New York, New Jersey or
Connecticut, having won the contest by a
plurality of nearly 100000 votes.
The contest closed May IA, but in def
erence TO the wishes Of the Council the
presentation of the prize piano was de-
ferred until the first annual festival of
the Council, which wns held yesterday
afternoon and evening ut Suffers Harlem
River Park. Second avenue aud One Hun
dred and Twenty y-seventh street.
Nearly G, 200 people attended tho festival
during the dav and evening. In the even
ing the rain undoubtedly kept many
AWAY. but by o'clock the floor of the big
dancing pavilion was crowded and all the
boxes were filed.
Promptly at o'clock Bayne's Sixty
ninth Regiment Band struck up " Hail to
the Chief" and Mayor Hugh j. Grant
wns escorted TO the stage by Chancellor
w. J. Dealy and ex-Chancollor p. J.
Casey. Cheers created the Mayor rs he
took his seat upon the stage near the prize
piano, which was yelled with the National
colors.
Then tho band struck up Gen.
Banks's March" and $50 members of the
Council formed in line and marched
down before the stage, where they were
formed in solid phalanx and stood with
uncovered heads.
The appearance Of President II. j.
Hutchinson upon the stage was the signal
for moro cheering. and when IL subsidized
ex Chancellor Casey as Chairman of the
Presentation Committee said:
LADIES AND oESTIEMES, FRIENDS AND cost
| RADRs or THE CATHOLIC BENEVOLENT LIZ
GIoY: IL is with the greatest pleasure that
| act as chairman OF the committee on pre-
sentation OF The EVENING WORLD piano.
BY a majority of nearly 600. 900 ballots
over the next highest candidate Harlem
Council was elected the most popular or
ganiZation in the States OF New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut.
l congratulate You TO- night upon your
victory, and | thank AZ Of you tor your aid
am dad to present to you tonight q
man. who needs no introduction, whom
every one in New York knows end who is a
member of Maphattan Council No; l3, the
pioneer council of the Legion in New YORK
City. Cheers / have the pleasure to in;
troduce q fearless and upright Mayor and
comrade. Hugh J. Grant.
1t was several minutes before the mp
plause that followed this speech would
per NIT the Mayor TO go on. He said:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND CoMRADEs:
! am afraid that from the very eloquent in
Production BY the Chairman iEa Of yonr
much more from me than am able TO say.
| am not a public speaker. and find IL
especially difficult for me to express my feel
[ was pleased when this honor was con-
ferrcd upon me, and tonight | am pleased
TO have The honor OF presenting to you this
won in Tue EvESJNG WoRLD's contest.
A word regarding your Council. Your
success has been phenomenal. From mere
handful OF twenty-nine members In three
short years You have grown into an organi-
cation OF All members. The good You have
done can hardly be estimated, and 1t is the
duty OF tho clergy as we'll as the laitv to en-
courage IN every possible way the order to
which We belong.
when you have l, oil members. instead of
All.
wish to thank all comrades OF yours and
other councils for their earnest and hearty
efforts which won for you TnE EvENISu
WoRLD piano. Such . glorious victory in
such an exciting contest cannot fail to bring
credit TO not only Harlem council but also
upon the Legion at large. And now to tho
formal act.
il gives me great pleasure to present
Hutchinson. May its melody always be as
sweet as the feeling have for your Council.
Mayor Grants address called out pro-
longed cheering and President Hutohin-
son responded as follows:
Mn. MAYOR; | am deeply sensible of the
honor OF acting as the spokesman OF Har-
welcome and its heartiest thanks to You for
contributing by Your presence and your
kindly words to the success OF our festival.
COMRADES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: The
great contest which tonight reaches its
fitting climax, leaves no sting of bitterness
behind. We have none but the kindest feel
remember that We are all brothers, laboring
for the same object, the protection Of our
! While we rejoice at the triumph OF our or
der. we shall never forget that II was the
perslstency and devotion OF our sister socie-
ties which stimulated our own workers and
| melted them to renewed effort. with the re-
sult Of placing and maintaining In the van
the banner OF the C. h. l.; A.
We congratulate ourselves, MIR. Mayor.
, upon the fact that we recognize an esteemed
comrade OF the Legion IN the person of the
chief magistrate OF the City Of New York.
We accept this symbol OF victory. made
doubly valuable by reason Of its being ten
dered through your hands. We earnestly
trust that the sweet sounds extracted from
il shall be indicative uf the harmony which
shall at all times prevail in our councils,
President Hutchinson's speech called
out a storm of applause.
Then Three cheers for The EVENING
WoELD" followed, with three more for
) Mayor Grant aud three Tor Harlem Couu-
ell.
Prof. Elsner, the Councils musician,
then carefully threw back tho American
/ flag that covered THE EVENING WoRID's s
, grand upright Weber piano, and revealed
, tho instrument in all It's beauty.
| The Professor then seated himself at
! the piano, ran his deft fingers over the
/ keys, and as the rich, mellow tones
sounded through the spacious hall the
audience iuyuluutaTilv i.uTst into cheers.
| Prot. ElsueT rendered " 81. PatricA' 8
Day Annie laurie" 4" Scotch AISLE
Jean" and other wc!l-known melodies.
with variations, aud this caused more
cheering.
-. ". McAneeuy. who was chairman
Of the Councils Bauut Committee during
| 1HE EyENINU MuRLr's contest. sang
The Star -Spnngled Banner with piano
, and band accompaniment and every body