The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-20
ITS TENTH Anniversary
Celebrated by the Members Of St.
Johns Father Mathew Society.
WITH A BANQUET AND SOCIAL
Members Of the Society. Their Wives.
Lady Friends and Invited Guests
Make Merry and Listen toa
Number Of Addresses.


attended by the members of the society,
ber of invited guests.
This society which has been great
factor for good In the community was
organized on Dec. 20. 1885. in the old
No. A school building OH Gibson street.
It's first president was John NJ. Coyne,
and John F. Corby was the first secre-
tary and T.. j. Mccormack the first
treasurer. The society has had pros
porous existence during the decade
that has just closed and it's large men,
bership soon after it's organization
made it necessary to build the fine hall
on Capouse avenue, above Ash street,
which has since been its home.
Last night it was the scene of a not
able gathering and was artistically
decorated in honor of the occasion. The
large hall on the first floor where dane
the banquet was swathed with bunting
and American flags draped with an eye
to artistic effects. 1t was in the BAN
Quet hall on the second floor, however,
that there was the most lavish display
of the decorators art. Palms, ferns,
Chinese lanterns and American flags
were the materials used in the scheme
of decoration the whole forming pic
ture at once rich in coloring and pleas
ing and harmonious in its effect. Soon
after 9 o'clock the members of the party
were marshalled to the banquet hall
where an inviting repast was served by
Caterer NJ. ]. Kelly's corps of walters.
Those who surrounded the laVishly
decorated table We're:
Those Who We're Present.
Rev. p. ]. McManus, pastor of st. Pauf
church, Green Ridge; john j. OHara, CT
Parsons, president of the Scranton Do
cesar union; John II. Devine, EXPIRE slueHt
of the union; Captain and Mrs. p. DeLacy,
MIR, and Mrs. D., j. Campbell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Joyce, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Barrett. Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Burke,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dawson. Mr.. and
Mrs. T.. +. Murray, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Ryder, Mrs NJ. j. Holland, Misses Lizzie
Cornish, Mary Lynn, Mary Mitchell, Sarah
OConnor, NJ. McHale, Miss Early, Rose
NJ. r. Stanton, Lizzie Joyce,
u. Gerrity, Carrie G.. Cover, Rose NJ. Gill
gallon, Mary McHale, Kate Flaherty, Nell
lie Malloy, Maggie Malloy, Jennie Weir,
Mary Gilgallon, Katie Quinn, Name Jor-
dan, Barbara Dempsey. Mary Melody. An
ME Ferguson. Della Cover, Name Raner-
ty, Nellie Curran, Name Sheeren, Lizzie
Kearney, Annie Cover, Rose Rowan,
Mary Lob.es, Mary Gaughan, Maggie Ma
honey, Winnie Barrett, Katie Gibbons,
Mary Dempsey, Katie p. Harrison, Bertha
A. McAloon, Nellie Gerrity, Katie Hayers.
Emma Osburne, Bridget Torpey, Alice
Agnes Haggerty, Mary Regan
and Hon. John f. Roche, NJ. Il. O'Malley,
+. p. Mitchell Attorney r. j. Bourke, s.
G. Kerr, James Lyons. T. ]. Early. secre-
tary of the Scranton Diocesan union; Mar
tin Kearney, r. NJ. Joyce, John j. Roche.
James Mahoney, James O'Rourke, John
NJ. Regan, John ]. F,aherty, Anthony
Roche, John Cawley. Thomas Malloy, p.
Clarke, Martin Weir, John T. Maloney.
lanes Moore, Thomas Quinn. Bernard ].
Kelly, Michael Ruddy, NJ. J. Maheney,
Peter Rafferty,, Thomas F. Harrison. f. A.
Mcclure, president of St. Johns society:
Mark Barrett, Patrick Dempsey, william
]. Lobtes, Joseph B. Jordan, Nicholas
Burke, NJ. ]. Rafferty,, John Dempsey.
John j. Gibbons, John Coon, John j.
Joyce. Robert E. Biackledge. Patrick Ger
rity. Thomas Cannon, James Durkin, T.
P. Roache, T. b. Orr. NJ. J. Barrett, James
O'Connor, of the Truth: NJ. J. O'Toole. of
he Times Hector James. of the Republi-
IAN, and ]. Mitchell, of The Tribune.
Post prandial Nall started.
1t was 1890 when the menu provided
had been discussed to the satisfaction
IF all present and ID. j. Campbell, on be-
half of the society, arose and announced
that the time for the beginning of the
least of reason had arrived. He ex-
planned the object and meaning of the
and closed by introducing
Captain p. De Lacy as the POSTMASTER
If the evening. The latter, in accept
ng the position, paid graceful compli-
nent to the society for the noble work
t was doing for society and humanity.
Though not a total abstainer himself,
he fully appreciated the work st. Johns
and kindred societies are doing in up
holding society by creating intelligent,
sober citizens. He thanked the society
'or the honor conferred upon him in
making him their tOastmaster and then
Introduced John j. O'Hara. of Parsons,
% respond to the toast Total Absti-
1ence."
1t was a pleasure to him. Mr.. OHara
said, to see that total abstainers were
to the good to be accom-
)lshed by paying more attention to the
social and fraternial features of their
Much good can be done
~ bringing the members of temperance
and their friends together So
,ialIU an1 hn hnna6 IN hn IL,
,f st. Johns society emulated. He re-
erred briefly to the fact that the Scran-
on Diocesan Union is the second larg-
,st subordinate union I'm the country
md said that II every parish inthe diO-
,ese had such an aggressive organiza-
ion as st. Johns the local union would
ank first among the subordinate unions
If the country.
Hon. John +. Roche was the next
speaker. Il am not saying too much"
vas the way Mr.. Roche put 1t, when
declare that this community should
celebrate this anniversary as we'll as
he members Of this society, for 1t has
,een of instimable benefit to 1t. / can
zee a distinct advance inthe moral tone
# the community since the inception Of
his society" Unlike Lord Beaconfleld
Nr. Roche continued. ut can be said of
IT. Johns society that II did nothing
or power. but much for humanity.
Volumes have been written about or
that have not done as much
or humanity or the communities in
which they exist as has this society
quietly and unostentatiously."
ie was pleased to have the oppOrtun-
ty of breaking bread with the members
# the society and from the indications
Il hospitality he saw about him realized
hat though its membership had
hanged somewhat since he was identi-
led with II. the same Open hearted
Ipirit as Of yore pervaded II.
Rev. p. J. McManus' Remarks.
Toastmaster De Lacy introduced Rev.
?. j. McManue. Of Green Ridge, as the
iext speaker. and the reverend gentle
nan delivered the most spirited address
n the evening during which bo cot