The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-18

A Merry Gathering Around the Festiv
Board Last Night.

Merry Gathering Ar.und the Festive
Board Last Night
Eighty-seyen Knights Of St. Patrick and
honored guests Of the order crowded up the
stairs TO the reception room OF Delmonlco'
lasi night and was babe hearty welcome
to the seventeenth annual banquet given In
this city by the officers Of the local
society. Hearty ndshakings and greet
iDgs between old-time friends showed
that all little differences in bus
mess. politics or otherwise were tenn
porarily OF altogether forgotten for the pur-
pose OF celebrating the anniversary Of ST.
Patrick, the patron saint Of the irish race
Geniality and conyivialIty reigned supreme.
ard as the Knights and guests descended to
the banquet-TOOm none but smiling faces
could be seen. ana as the subsequent events
proved. what was undoubtedly the most
successful banquet ever given by the order
In san Francisco was enjoyed by all present.
AROUND THE FESTIVE BOARD.
President James X. Kelly occupied the
chair at the festive board and the following
guests and members of the order were pres
ent: Mayor @. II. SandersoD. w. c. Bur
nett, j. Deasey, Frank T. Shea. c. f.
Adams, j. J. Burr, p. Seuliy, T.. Walsh, G.
Wise, Z. Cahill, A. McGurren, j.
A. Lennon, A. Lauriston, John Mon
agan, J. J. Kelly, J. O'Kane, p. J. White.
NJ. Neagher Frank McAller. d. Harring-
iDIs IL - iIdRdB, L D. DuUHP, w. tTOlnr-
lex, 7. j. DundOn. II. Hassell, J. Mclnernev,
F. A. Orr. }. +. O'Brien. Martin Fennell
Peter McArde. M Kilday, p. J. Thomas.
J. II. Culver. ?. NJ. King, J. hurry, p. A.
Dubnit. p. McDonough, \. G. McManus, q.
McColum. NJ. J. Bohannon, John Mulhern,
Joseph McKenna, L. Z. Maboney, Rev. p.
Scanlon.. Judge J. V. Coffey. Colonel T, F.
Barry, Jeremiah O'Connor, j. J. DIVER
DR.. w. 4. Reardon. L. V. O'Gorman, nj. G.
Hassett, ID. OSulliyan, Emmett Barrett.
Thomas Ii0nG " Br9 @g p. r. GI,keefe,
Dan o'Conneli. James Gilleran, r. + I.
Butler. John Phelan. Darby Layton,
Arthur Attridge, w. ii. Gagan, W. ID. Shea
Judge j. +. Sullivan. Patrick Mulany,
Michael Mulany, T. o. Riordan, DR.. j. +.
Gibbons, p. Derham, Patrick Lover, Judge
M Z. Cooney. Cornelius Kennedy, George
w. Shorten, Mic Hesse, w. ID. Farren, J.
Dwyer, 7. f. Ward, John Cash, Il. J.
Welsh and Mat Noouan, i. McGee, =. f.
Green.
AFTER THE MENU.
After an elegant menu had been discussed
the president, IN a bright and eloquent
speech, eulOgiZed the Order Of the Knights
Of st. Patrick, dwelt upon the good done by
the order In this city, and in fact where yer
established. No deserving case of whatever
nationality was ever refused assistance
lie advocated home rule and support of
Irish individuality, and concluded amid
cheering by expressing gratitude from the
Irish race for all the benefits derived by ali
their countrymen from residence In the
United States.
LETTER FROM THE ARCHBISHOP.
Secretary John Mulhern, who rose amid
the enliyening strains of "Come Back 10
Erip, received perfect ovation, and then
read the following letter received from
Archbishop RiOrdan:
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb %. 1892.
Dir. John Muthern-DEAR SIR: Your annual
invitation 10 The 81. Pairick's day banquet is
always appreciated, though l have not as YET
been able 10 be present except by letter. I am
engaged IN The morning In one OF the churches Of
the city and IN the afternoon Try when possible
TO be present AT the literary exercises so tina,
when evening comes L am hardly equal to The
TASK OF Sitting through long panquer. 1 am
glad. however, TO know that the sons and
trends OF Ireland meet and around the
festive board renew and strengthen their
love Tor The dear old land. IL am
not mistaken one OF The main objects OF
your society is to foster the memories OF the ma al
and recall In speech and song the gIories and
trlumphs, the wrongs and sorrows Of your native
land. You are not less American because from
time 10 time your thoughts return to the land