Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-31
CONGREGATIONAL CLUB.

Opening Meeting at United Church
Chapel-Address on ssImmIgration0
by Hon. J. White Gidd1ngs, Lieu
tenant Governor OF Michigan-The
Discussion Which Follows.
The opening meeting of the season of the
Congregational club was held last evening
at the United Church chapel. An elabo-
rate supper was served by the ladies at
$50 o'clock followed by the business meet
ing at which Professor William E. Chand-
Ter. the president of the club, presided.
G.. Truman Smith and Charles n. Cough
of Davenport church were elected MEM
bers of the club and the names of Judge
Studley, Hart Munson and George Love-
day were presented. Several selections
were rendered during the evening by the
Schubert quartette. Professor Chandler
then introduced with few appropriate re-
marks the Hon. J. White Giddings, lieu
tenant governor of Michigan, who spoke
on the topic, sImmigration." The presence
of Mr.. Giddings was secured by Rev. ].
Lee Mitchell, pastor of the Grand avenue
Congregational church, who is one Of Mr..
Giddings' particular friends and with
| whom he is stopping while in the city.
Mr.. Giddings speaks at the Grand avenue
| Congregational church tonight. In his
! address on immigration last evening he
said:
Humanity wants a chance to expand,
| grow and reach its highest capabilities.
| America offers such opportunities. So 1t
ia not strange that all kinds and conditions
of people are focking to our shores. 1t is
useless to picture to the people of this
country the condition they are In. 1t is
useless to say that the red flag has been
| Haunted in our face. It is useless to speak
| of the yellow flag that hoated in our har-
Dor last summer which meant that horrors
| unspeakable had been recklessly brought
| to our shores.
"We are just drowsily awakening to the
fact that Michael Shalaly has been crack
ing our skulls. We were here first and We
have the God given right of protecting the
institutions we founded. So the first
thing we are to do ia to close the gates to
| undesirable elements. The tide now is all
| coming in on US and there are very few
leaving the country. True, we could spare
| such people as the Van Aliens and some OF
the criminal classes, the one of whom is az
good as the other, and we are glad to see
them going abroad.
"Did you ever think that an American
boy brought up under our institutions has
to complete twenty one years before he car
vote, but foreigner can come here and be
come voter in two and one half years? a
man who has always been down-troddeI
by tyranny and knows nothing of labor
except what he has learned as an appren
tice can in that short time become free
and equal citizen of America.
'Then we should have certain senti
mental patriotism. I remember being ou
| Of a 4 1oc& -.
cheering and fairly yelling az the ole
cracked liberty bell went by. That was
!. sentiment. One of the most importan
contests before the country at present Il
that in reference to Judge Geary of Chica
go. He was that bold, splendid man VIII,
presided at the trial of the anarchists ant
did his duty so nobly. 1t refreshes us t.
benold such man. His example ia nobl
and inspiring. I tell you. fellow citizens
that it behooves us to protect the interest
, of our children and train them up in love
honor and patriotism"
After Lieutenant Governor Giddings ha
; finished speaking Mr.. Rowland read
l paper bearing On the topic under discus
. sion in which he referred to the great pros
, perity that had been enjoyed by the Rus
sian Jews since they had come to thi
| country.
Attorney Il. G. Newton, DR.. Watson I
t Phillips, Rev. Mr.. Hunt Of Orange, Rev
Mr.. Ross of Plantsville, Rev. Frank F
Luckey of the Hu nphrey street Congregs
8 tional church, Rev. Mr.. Park, Rev. ]. L.
= Mitchell of the Grand avenue Congregt
tional church participated in the discus
r zion.
General Greeley made motion that
L vote of thanks be given to Lieutenant Go,
ernor Giddin9s, and unanimous vote wa
4 | Immediately taken, after which the NEE
ing adjourned.
Banner Lodge.
Banner lodge, No. l, D. of H., A. o. .
1 W., gave their first sociable in Golden Rul
J. hall last evening. The grand march ws
8 led by Charles Wellman and Mrs. @.
Clark, followed by twenty-five couple
q Among those present were: Mrs. @.
Butler, Mrs. @. A. Clark, Mrs. Mary Hol
: son, Mrs. Nellie Tyler, Mr.. O. A. Clarl
r Mrs. Nellie Tyler, Mrs. T. Conboy, Mrs. {
| D. Goodwin, Mrs. J. 7. HUME.
Breach of Promise Suit.
HARTFORD, Oct. 3O,-Deputy Sheriff Nj
D Carthy yesterday attached the real estat
of Basil 81. Pillsrd of New Britain in sui
for breach of promise of marriage brough
< by Mrs Harriet M. Dubrrle of ALLOWABLE
Que. Mrs. Dublu e claims $50, 900 as dan
ages. Pillsrd is French Canadian. 81
G. | was formerly eexton of the Fourth Con
gregstional church at New Britain.