The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-09
WELCOMED BACK.
Bishop Montgomery Given
a Reception.
The League of the Cross Cadets Greet
Their Founder and Benefgc.
tor Heartily.

Right Rev. Bishop Montgomery received
a hearty reception at the hands of the
League of the Cross Cadets at Saratoga
Hall last evening.
Bishop Montgomery is the father OF the
League of the Cross. He conceived the
idea a number of years ago of forming
into uniformed companies the young total
abstainers of his diocese, and to-day there
are In San Francisco four companies of
such men banded together with the word
Temperance" inscribed upon their colors.
Naturally, when man who has done so
much for the League of the Cross as
Bishop Montgomery visits the city the
young soldiers should give him recep-
ton.
The programme rendered preceding the
short address OF the Bishop was very i'm
prOmptu. The exercises consisted of reci-
ta,ions and vocal and instrumental music.
Matthew Kerr of Company c opened the
evenings entertainment with highly ex-
ecuted piano SOL. washington Post
March," Walter Doyle of Company B
followed with a recitation. Thomas Hig-
gins rendered violin solo in an appre-
ciative manner. The solo was follow
with a selection by quartet from st.
| Peters Glee Club. Next upon the pro-
gramme was banjo duet by +. j. Con-
Zaes and r. i. Ronps. This number was
heartily encored. Charles Lenehan fol-
lowed with humorous recitation: which
immensely pleased the audience. The last
| selection was well-rendered piano solo
| by Charles Monahan.
Colonel William Mahoney rightly said
| in Introducing the guest of the evening
that he needed no introduction to San
Francisco people. He was too well
| known.
| Bishop Montgomery, after thanking the
young cadets for their most cordial re-
| ceptioD, spoke at length upon the magni-
! tude OF the work in which they were en-
gagged. He said they had great task
ahead of them. They had public senti-
ment to overcome and that means a great
deal. 1t is often hard to get public
opinion running in the right channels, said
| the speaker.
But when you have enlisted it in your
| favor you have accomplished large pro-
| portion Of your work.
| Bishop Montgomery said when he in 81 IT,
| tuted the League of the Cross he did it
with the idea that some day they might
number at least 5000 young boys drilled in
| the cause of temperance in San Fran
| cisco. "Y on have not reached that num-
Der yet" he said, "but, judging by the
progress which you are now making, it
will not be long before your ranks will
swell to my desired figure"
| Bishop Montgomery said that there
would be many obstacles thrown in their
way. He said there were people who were
so bigoted that when they saw the cadets
| paradiDg the streets they would at once
| jump at the conclusion that they were
| armed to overthrow the nation or TO do
some great mischief. "You cannot make
them believe that your aims are good.
| When you mean No they say YOU mean
Yes and when yon mean Yes they
say you mean NO. You cannot please
| them"
The speaker closed bis address by ex-
| tending to the young cadets an invitation
to visit Los Angeles. He happily re-
marked that they had better streets for
parading purposes.