The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-04
ST. JOSEPH'S LYCEUM
Banquet of the Members
Last Night in Honor of
Father KirWen.

Last Night In HONOR Oh
Father KirWen.
MGR. SETON'S WITTY ADDRESS.
The Young Priests Thanks to His
Many Friends-President Walsh's
Interesting Remarks.
st. Joseph's Lyceum gave last night its
first banquet in Taylor's Hotel, and in honor
of it's first President, the Rev. F. P. Kirwen,
formerly of st. Peters College, Jersey City.
That reverend gentleman was a few days
ago elevated to the priesthood in st. Pat
rick's Cathedral, Newark, and as recently
appointed to st. Joseph's Parish, in Pater-
son, wherein the Rev. DR.. Smith had such
trouble with the Rev. Father Murphy. His
former friends in the Lyceum of st. Joseph,
this city, DESTROYS of signalling the event,
gathered in Taylor's Hotel, and ate one OF
the very excellent dinners which proprietor
r. H. Reed is capable of providing. 1t was
d ROOu ullutI-Di6nOy VI dpPCbAAIilS oAohCo
well cooked and well served, and capable
of titillating the palate of a mummy.
Assembled at the horseshoe table were:-
Mr.. John j. Cone, who presided, and beside
him Right Rev. Monsignor Seton, ID. D.;
Rev. Prof. O'Carroll, S. j.; Rev. Chas. Fl.
Mackel, Jno. Evans, Rev. =. T. Kirwen, the
honored guest; Rev. Paul T. Carew, DR.. w.
J. Callan, Rev. w. T. Mclaughlin, Mr.. Geo.
Fitzpatrick, Mr.. J. J.. McKiernan, Rev. ].
McHale, Rev. Father Began, Mr.. J.. j.
| Walsh, President of the Lyceum; ex-Police
i Commissioner O'Donnel and James Murrer.
Mgr. Seton having offered grace, this menu
was served
THE MENU.
Blue Points on Deep Shell.
Mock Turtle Consomme a la Royal
Sherry
Broiled Rock Cod. a la Point Sherley
Broiled Blue Fish Mairre de Hotel
Potato Croquettes Claret
Fillet of Beef with Mushroom
Roast Turkey (Vermontl Cranberry Sauce
Boiled Leg of Mutton caper Sauce
Mashed Potatoes Lima Beans
Corn Spinach
venison Croquettes with Peas
Vol au vent of Chicken a la Refine
Fried Bananas au Kirsh
Relieves
Roman Punch Cam. Cigarettes
Plover Snipe
Potatoes Julie1ne Lettuce Salad
Swests
Charlotte Russo Wine Jelly
Ice Cream Persian sherbert
Oranges BANANAS BANANA Apples
~ Nuts RAisins
cofes Cigars.
THE ToAsTs.
POSTMASTER John J. Cone then intro
duced the Rev. w. p. Smith, who offered
the toast of the evening, sOur Honored
/ Guest, and said so many nice things about
Father Kirwen that the individual named
blusl. I'd like a bashful schoolhoy.
WI, his turn came to reply he thanked
the society for the honors they had heaped
upon him. A week previously the society
had presented him with a gold chalice conse-
Grated by Bishop Wigger and he alluded to
the splendid gift.
Undoubtedly the speech of the evening
was made by the brilliantly gifted rector of
ST. Joseph's Church, who spoke of his remin-
sciences of Chicago. Monsignor Seton's
| speech, an impromptu, as he carefully ex-
planned, tickled the guests with its humor,
4 and they hammered on the table and made
the glasses waltz about at the risk of bath
ing the table cloth with the ruddy wine,
MoNsIGNoR sEToN's WIT.
The subject of "reminiscences, he said,
was a large one. He had always fought
with himself to be humble. He had, however,
made great progress in humility since he
had seen Chicago. Laughter.) But he had
seen the fairest of the fair in Jersey City,
81 went to the parliament of religions,
and although we didn't convert all who took
/ part in that memorable and historic gather
something of one another and the gathering
did much to dissipate what is called ''the
odium theologium."
He said that at that meeting he was sand
wiched between an African and a Russian
priest. Between hot and cold. daughter. J
The former gentleman had about him the
odor of sanctity, the latter had an unpro-
nounceable name.
Then the right reverend monsignor got
down to the Fair, and unhesitatingly pro
nounced the Midway Plaisance the most in
teresting of all sights there. Laughter)
30, yes, | went there, he said, ''but | give
you my word of honor I only stayed there
until ten o'clock" [Roars of laughter and
cries of 'sYou missed the fun, DOCTOR.
1.-The Catholics, he claimed, captured the
Fair and the parliament of religions. But |
found myself becoming too humble and when
| was invited to a banquet, they always call
a dinner a banquet in Chicago, | told them
in a speech, what a big place Chicago is.
/ Why, they were going to present me with
the freedom of their city. Do you know
they think Chicago is a big places You
leave the city in the morning and travel over
a wilderness until evening and they tell you
this is still Chicago, or it will be some time.
laughter They asked me if |
had seen their skyscrapers, but /
told them to come to Jersey City and see
what young men we lave here" This
modest piece of fattery made the young
Lyceum gentlemen go wild and they yelled
like a band of Choctaws.
PRESIDENT wALSH's ADDRESS.
To the toast of the Lyceum of ST. Jpseph's,
! the President, J. j. Walsh, made a grace
full little speech in which he said:=
THE struggle to establish a successful as
ISOLATION has been at times a hard one, but
what does that count for when the goal is
reacheda Such is the order of human wants.
But bright in our history is worked the word
Success. 1t is not within my province to
speak in boastful terms of what we have
done. Suffice it TO say, our aims have been
at all times and are high. There have been
occasions when it is true we have fallen with
in the mark, but we nave invariably gone
far beyond the line of failure and within the
shadow of the goal.
From a mere handful our membership has
! increased to over q hundred members. Start
ing with nothing, we have acquired valuable
personal property and a goodly sized banI
account. We nave been progressive in ali
things, and at all times. Our entertain
! ments nave been attended very largely and
| were extremely successful from a financial
stand point
Other speakers were the Rev. w. T. Nc
Laughlin, George Fitzpatrick, Rev. Charles
H. Mackel, ". ]. ]. McKeernan and Rev,
,Jolnn MoHa1e.