St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-24
THE SODALlTy BANQUET.
COL. SAM HARDY SH0NE As TIE
TOAST MASTER. =.
THE ARCHBISHOP THERE.

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Royal Affair at the Hotel De Mink
-iixcelIenr Kepast - Splendid
Addresses -ADchbishop Ireland
Makes an Eloquent and En-
couraging Addrcss-Fourth An
nual Event of the Society.
TIE fourth annual banquet of the ST.
Peter CIaver Sodality was given by Col.
Samuel Hardy at Hotel de Mink last
evening, Archbishop Ireland being
present and assisting. Col. Hardy was
the first member of the society, which
was organized four yearS~ago with sfk-
teen members. The membership nov
| numbers 100 communicates, and the
congregation about 400. The society
has built an elegant church, costing
$4,000, seating 600 people. II has been
the custom of Col. Hardy to give an an
nual banquet in honor of the organiZa-
ton of the society. On this occasion
POO plates were laid. The tables were
garnished with fruits and cold meats of
various kinds, and the courses consisted
of blue points, tilleIs of beef with mush-
rooms, sweetbread patties, chicken
salad. ice cream. fruits. nuts. raisins,
coffee. AIason's Mandolin band fur
nished music.
j. b. Talbot was POSTMASTER. Nearly
hundred ladies were present, and the
leading colored men of the city, together
with members of the congregation and
few invited guests. Lawyer McGee
spoke with much force and feeling,
followed by Father Casey. AS the pas
tor-of the. church for the past three
years, he congratulated them on the
advance in membership and generally
made during that time, and on the fact
that the barriers erected by prejudice
had aeen almost completely removed.
They were pushing ahead hand in hand
with the white brother. doing the work
of the Father.
Col. Hardy spoke with rare good
sense and depth of feeling, congratu-
lating his guests of the st. Peters
Clayer Sodality that their organization
was such that tile archbishop could and
did speak of 1t as the apple of his eye.
He referred to the colored man in his
tory and to his devotion to principle
and fidelity, and said at Bethlehem he
eame also with his gifts. Letters of re-
gret were read from absent ones. when
Archbishop Ireland concluded the even
ing's entertainment.
The archbishop expressed pleasure
that he was permitted to be present and
assist on this occasion. He reminded
TEem OF his deep interest i'll the. society
and told them how earnest and with
what pride he had watched its growth.
He congratulated the colored> people
upon the evidence of culture and ad-
vancemenE lie saw in the gathering be-
fore him-eyidenee of the wondrous
progress made by the race-and was as
tonlshed that any one had ever doubted
the possibilities which lay so inmedl-
ately before them. When he cohtenl-
plated the advancement made during
the past twenty-five years he was pre-
pared to say that no other race
OH earth, at any time, under any
circumstances. had equaled or could
surpasS their achievements. Every
American should be proud for them and
of them. He assured them that they
were Americans; that this is their
country: Those who suggest other
countries for them. or their, colonization
W oGlCl uESSINc 1GUHhG, SLIfiS
is their, eountry,and they, are our worthy
brothers; they have lifted themselves
almost unaldPd 10 remarkable heights.
He saw around him evidence of liberty,
equality and fraternity, and rejeiced
that the people were learning to close
their eyes to prejudice. and was sure
that all true Americans would gladly
turn from the dark pages OF the past
from the record of injustice done long
suffering people. he thanked them for
what they had gained in this community,
through culture and good conduct fore
ing prejudice against their race almost
entirely into the dark, and for the evil
dence he saw in this gathering of edu-
cation, advancement and success in the
various walks of life. He urged them
to cling to education as the sure means,
not only Of lifting up their own race,
but of advancing the Interests of their
fellow men. He spoke of piety as nee
cessarY to the life to come and the'life
that is, and said it was characteristic of
the Catholic church that it works for The
good OF men and seeks to lead them to
happiness here as essential to the hap
piness which is TO come. 1t not only
points the way to happiness in heaven.
but to social welfare on earth.