St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-11
BORN IN A SALOON.
Archbishop Ireland Addresses
Meeting of Total Alb
stainers.
TELLS HOW THE MOVEMENT
Was Originated Here by Party
Of Half-Drunken
Men.
A GRAND DEMONSTRATION
At Anniversary of Father
Mathew Society Last
Night.
A GRAND DEMONSTRATION

laSC evening al the enthusiastic celebra-
ton of the twenty-sixth anniversary of
the organization of the Father Mathew
Total Abstinence society. The Cru
saders' society was present from Mime
apolis. and every Catholic parish in ST.
Paul had its representatives in the
audience. James j. Regain, state Sec
rotary Of the Father Mathew societies,
presided, and on the platform were
Ri. Rev. John Ireland. arch
bishop of Minnesota: Father
M. Cleary, of Minneapolis. national
president of the Catholic Total Absti-
nence Union of America; Fathers Hef-
from. Cosgrove, Cunningham. Casey.
O'Brien, Dolphin. Busch, Lawler, Glib
bons. McNulty, Fitzgerald. Maddox
and Woods; President Smith and Treas
| urer Sherry. of the state union; Presi-
dent James Dillon, of the society; Judge
w. l.. Kelly. and Messrs. Ed A.
O'Brien, of Saltwater; Mcclure, Glea-
son, Daily, McDermott. King, Naughton,
Mccarthy, Nolan, Melady, Green, But
Ter, Tracey, Moynaugh, Shannon and
Harrington.
Secretary Regau introduced President
James Dillon. who made an excellent
preliminary address in reference to the
beneficent and far-reaching laborS of
the society since its organization in
1869.
The address of Archbishop Ireland,
although impromptu, was enthusiast
ically applauded for its grace. logic and
unusual eloQuence. Referring to the
organization Of the society on that
happy Sunday twenty-siy years ago, he
| admitted that he had issued the cal, and
that he had had the great honor of be-
ing the first member. and the first to
take the pledge; but. he said, the real
Initiative of the movement was taken
by party of half-drunken men in a
saloon Oh Minnesota street the evening
of the previous Friday.
10 one of these men came q sudden
inspiration of common sense, and he
suggested to the others that they all 90
to Father Ireland and ask him to form
temperance society. Even the saloon
keeper Joined i'll the petition, and the
following Sunday the speaker had the
great pleasure of securing fifty men,
bers for the present powerful organlZa-
ton.
A great change in public sentiment
on the temperance question had taken
place during these succeeding years.
Drinking is no longer the fashion. The
drinking man is frowned upon by socl-
ETY.. Science no longer considers any
allowance of alcohol necessary to health.
Indeed, the greatest physician OF Amer
lea, DR.. Davis, of Chicago, never uses
alcohol in his practice, and it is admit
ted that man who does not drink has
much better chance for recovery from
any disease or surgical operation. Be-
sides, man that drinks nowadays
can scarcely obtain or keep any posi-
ton of trust.
The archbishop hoped that the ru-
mored movement to reduce this winter
the state license for liquor selling
would meet the earnest opposition of
the abstainers. He also recommended
saloon district away from mems
homes, as in Minneapolis, and urged
the literal and absolute enforcement of
the present liquor laws.
E. A. OBrien, representative of the
Saltwater society, made, Oh special re-
quest, a few telling remarks in hui
morous fashion; and the eloquent
speech of National President Cleary, on
the greatness of the cause, was warmly
applauded.
The organist of the cathedral, Miss
Catherine Collins, accompanied the
various singers with much taste and
skill. and her piano solo appealed eff
fectively to all lovers Of "the old sod :"
Hiss Julia Griffin's soprano solo was as
beautiful as herself; and she is typical
Irish blonde. The sweet, sympathetic
contralto Of Miss Anna Campbell lost
none Of its charm from ASSOCIATION with
thea rare personal attractions of the
singer. Summers "Apostrophe to the
Flag" was imDreSsiVely delivered by
Miss Margaret Lennon, who displayed
equal skill in the comical selection that
Immediately followed. Indeed, the
laughter scarcely subsidized in time to
allow the audience to enjoy the finished
execution of Prof, Congdon's admirable
tenor solo. The weird and plaintive
possibilities of the either were marvel
ously developed by MesSrs. Emil Geist
and Emil G. Geist, while the "NoIeen
Maureen'' of James Hylent, and the
bass solo of John f. Gehan wrre re-
ceived with impartial cOmmeudation.