The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-21
EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY
A Banquet Given by the Italian
Colonists
Sixty Members Of the Society Sit Down to
Enjoy the Feast-ExceIient Speeches
by Hembers

At,ths National hotel last night sixty
OF tho most prominent Italians of the
city held banquet in honor Of the an
niversary of the proclamation of Italian
independence. The feast was held in the
large dining room.
{: At 8 o'clock the guests had arrived and
were seated, with the president OF the So
ciety, g. Castruccio, at the head of the
first table. The long tables were prettily
set with many fruits and vari-colorcd
pottles and the decorations of the room
were carried out in the Italian colors
with the American colors in prominent
positions. A most excellent menu was
served, accompanied by various wines,
and the guests did full justice to the
many good things that we're spread before
them.
: When the inner man had been salts
fed the chairman of the occasion, who
was none other than the president Of the
society, and also toastmaster for the ban
quet, made a short address and then in
troduced Signor A. Mobile, who made a
most eloquent address on the subject. The
Power of the Pope. The gentleman pos.
sesses fine voice and an excellent deliv-
cry, and opened his address, with an APP
peal for liberty of thought and con-
science. He then referred to the pastoral
letter of the bishop of Milwaukee. who
had declared that the present occasion
ought to be day OF moaning rath err
than a day of rejoicing, because the
Italians had on this day lost the protect
ing power of the pope IN temporal way.
The speaker ridiculed this idea. and de-
clared that the liberty of the Italian ma
ton had dated from the time that the
power of the pope had been extingushed.
The speaker was frequently interrupted
by applause.
Or. Rossini spoke on the subject of
Italy. He compared the modern Italy
to the United States in that it was the
product of many states, in fact ''e pluri-
bus unum." Garibaldi had brought har-
mony cut of strife and concord from i'm
pending anarchy. The Culonnas and
the Orsini had made the peace of Italy
an apparent impossibility. but the great
liberator had drawn factions toget ler
and made one great, harmonious whole
that was one OF the powers of Europe.
Signor Slatri spoke briefly of the glory
of Italy, declaring that the modern Rome
was the modern Italy and defying the
papaI powers to hold the one against the
other. Then Signor Mancin, read a poem
that was smooth in meter and powerful
in expression, advocating the universal
liberty OF conscience and press.
Colonel L. P. Craig then spoke in Eng
fish of the great liberator, Garibaldi. He
declared that his was one of the brightest
in history in that the revolution that he
led wa' bloodless one as far as the de.
posed rulers of old Italy were concerned.
Garibaldi was the leader of the modern
revolution that should work its irresist.
ibls changes without the shedding o.
blood. AT the end of his speech there
was loud applause and Mr.. Slatri pro-
posed the American flag, which toast was
drunk with three deafening cheers. MIR
Sullivan answered to the toast, The
Press. and after other speeches the meet
ing broke up.