Evening journal., 1893-10-16
THE MANNING'S new HALL.
CEREMONIES ATTENDING ITS COR
NER-SToNE LAYING.

Addresses By Peter l.. Cooper, Samuel
Bancroft. Jr, and ID. w. Tag lor- Fine
Appearance Of the Different Associa
tIons which Were Present-slnging By
an United Choir.
Yesterday at /. 30 o'clock, the Knights
Of st. Lawrence knights of st. Hedwig,
the Italian Mutual Society and the
Shields Library Association, headed by
Hyatt's Military Band, left Seventh and
Market streets en- route for the Manning
Library Associations new hall at Park
Drive and Union street where the cere
mony OF cornerstone laying was to
take place Rt o'clock The organiza
tions were met az the Delaware avenue
station by the Manning Library Assooia
tion aud Division No. Z, Ancient Order Of
Hibernians. The parade made a very
pretty appearance, the regalias glitter
in the sunshine
Rev. ID J. Gro wley first placed a box
| In the corner stone, which is Of Brandy
wine granite and bears the inscription
Manning Library Association 1893.
The box contained a history Of the asso.
citation, photograph of Rev William
Dollard, Worlds Fair medals, several
coins and copy Of the EVENT. Nc JOUR
NAL Of Saturday y's'date
The orator OF the occasion was Peter
l. Cooper, Jr. Mr. Cooper said, in part
that he considered the hall had beer
| rightly named after that noble, scholarly
man, Cardinal Manning, of Westmins.
ter, who determined never TO enjoy any
OF the pleasures Of this world so long al
the poor OF London we're in want. ID
would not speak discourteouslY of churcl
, people, but Il seemed to him that th
, people In this country were fleeing ava
from the church and attending th
clubs Intellectual and physical develop
J ment must go side by side. The hero o
, Australia said II he could get four hours
sleep he could sit In his saddle for twent,
! hours; the Duke OF Wellington said tha
to the cricket fields Of England he owe
much Of the victories achieved by him Il
later years. If young America wishes .
keep up with the American progressiv
! | spirit, he has not time for outdoor exei
else and, therefore, the great necessit
of such an institution as this one. Tn
, greatest advantage given by this Rsso
citation is that equal rights and privilege
are extended to the women.
Samuel Bancroft, Jr, said IL gave hi
much pleasure to be present. that tn
association will be an adjunct TO Oh
church in the parish and therefore do
z great amount of good II was the onl
r organization OF which he was awai
C which gave equal rights to men au
n women. There was time when wome
i were too shy to look at an old pair {
l. pantaloons and an old bachelor new,
70 saw a petticoat
& In the audience th day were Episcl
palians, Presbyterians, Methodists al
u Quakers as well as Catholics. IL WI
not so thirty years ago
or ID. w. Taylor also delivered neat a
le dress In which he differed with NJ
Is Cooper on the ground that he considers
every woman should have vote at {
le times as well as in the club and M
d Cooper would yet find out that his wi
would have that privilege.
10 During the blessing OF the cornG
no stone the choi-, which was composed
e. the united Catholic choirs Of the cit
IN under the dictatorship Of Professor
Id Conway with Miss Annie Magill
. organist, sang the 'Magniicat' and
the conclusion of the addresses render
the "LRuda Sion. Hyatt's Military Bsi
also played two selections. IL was {
RI timated that there were 1000 perso
i'd present among whom we're: Rev.
y. Fallon, Rev. Peter Donaghey, Rev
RI J. Crowley, Rev. Father Bartholome
D. Councilman Tyre, Magistrate MonsghI
ed Dr. Howard Ogle, D. w. Taylor, SsmI
,se Bancroft, Jr, Ex-senator Donah
of Peter L. Cooper, Jr, Captain L. l.. Ri
re William II. Foulk and Spottswood g.
Of land.