The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-03-19
KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK.
EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL BANG UET At
THE NEW HAVEN HOUSE.


Speeches by President NeeIey, Consul Ed
ward Downes, Judge Simron Il. Baldwin
Bernard X ating of Bridgeport-Ireland
and Connecticut Both Sufferers from Eng.
lish Misgovernment.
The eighteenth annual banquet of the
knights of st. Patrick was held at the
New Haven house last evening and was
attended by about $50 guests. The oo,
caslon was a highly enjoyable one, and
will be long remembered by those who
were present. The company sat down
to an elegant dinner, which had been
prepared by Landlord Moseley of the
New Haven house shortly after
o'clock.
PRESIDENT NEELY'S ADDRESS OF
WELCOME.
Brother Knights-Another year has
rolled around, and again we assemble
in conformity with our laws to celebrate
in becoming manner the anniversary of
the patron saint of the land of our an
cestors-and our patron, too.
Il say land os our ancestors because
the great majority of our members were
doubtless born upon the soil of this land
of liberty and equality, whose ancestors
had helped to establish, protect and
perpetuate, who with saddened hearts
and fearful eyes, on account of tyran-
ny and oppression, bid a sorrowful
adieu to the land of their nativity, and,
turning their faces westward, sought
the shores of hospltable America to
build anew a country where the op-
pressed and prosecuted of every land
might find welcome and a home.
How we'll they fought the battle is
unnecessary for me to say. Their Off
spring in health and strength tell in
their honest countenances and robust
manhood that they were honestly born,
and with strong hearts and sinewy
arms are ready and willing to stand for
the right, as their forefathers stood, in
love of fatherland, in love of adopted
country and in defense of that faith
that has made them the soldiers of
Country and of Cross.
Yes, Brother Knights, it is our privi-
lege tonight as citizens of this glorious
country to breathe the air Of this land
of liberty, as heritage from our faith
ers. while no race of men on Gods foot
stool were, are or will be before us in
our allegiance to America, whose en-
sign is the starry banner, heaven born.
1--WE also received from our illustrious
sires the heritage Of love and duty for
that gem of the seas whose joys are our
joys, whose sufferings our sufferings,
"
behold her crushed to the dust by the
iron heel of English tyranny, and with
her sons and daughters scattered all
over the earth we feel like raising our
voices to heaven in one long lamenta
tlon, How long, o Lord, how long?"
But with the faith of our fathers our
hearts shall be constant, and with char
ity for her prosecutors we may hope the
end will come at no distant day, when
peace may rest upon that land Of long
suffering and united Ireland stretching
forth their hands be grasped by her
faithful sons, whose throbbing hearts
will form a Gordon of love and affection
the world. But of ourselves
nere on this happy return of our ami |
tbs my duty to speak from the |
your president the duty devolves upon |
ne to welcome you to this hosptable |
BOARD. To all of you | bid a hearty |
but | know you will pardon |
ne if I particularly welcome one more |
han the others, and I know I officially /
Express the sentiments Of all Of you
when 1 welcome the little giant of our
rider from his foreign mission across
he seas to our banquet here tonight,
We would especially honor him as he
las honored us-our worthy, distin-
,uished counsel at Amsterdam, Brother
Knight Eddie Downes.
LET the good work go on, Brother
Knights, until we have gathered into
ur fold every loyal Irish heart, all en-
oiled under the banner of the knights
f st. Patrick, show a spirit of unity
ere at home and by force of our ex-
mple bring about unity abroad for
he one cause of our existence, namely
he unity and freedom of Ireland.
"Again I welcome you, and may the
ours fly by with sentiment and song
or home and country, God and right.
So fill the bumper fair
Every drop we sprinkle
Ger the brow of care
Smooths away wrinkle.
Wits electric flame
Ne'er so swiftly passes
AS when through the flame
Itshoots from the brimming glasses"
DIR. MAHER'S ADDRESS.
The toastmaster was DR.. Stephen j.
-aher. His opening address was as fol-
WIS: 8
william T. Minor was governor of t
lie state of Connecticut from 1866 to
57 He was carried into Office on +
ave of ow-nothingism that had
the intelligence and fair-mind- s
lness of many other estimable citizens
this proud little commonwealth of c
lrs. There were at that time in the
econd regiment three companies COM (
1sed chiefly, if not entirely, of men of c
ish birth or descent, the Washington
I'd Jackson Guard of New Haven, and !
e Derby Rifles of Derby. One Of the c
st acts of Governor Minor and his 1
lrty in the Legislature was to disband J
ese three companies because they were o