The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-25
IRVING'SANNUAL
Eleventh Banquet of Liter
airy Association.
Very Successful Affair Which
Many Attended.
Interesting Speeches Made by Men,
bers and Their Guests.

The 18th annual banquet and reunion
of the Irving Literary Club was held last
evening in Irving Hall on North Nam
street near the Junction OF Benefit street
and was well attended and most pleas
ant occasion. The club has a splendid
history, for within its ranks many OF the
young men OF the North End who have
won distinction in the professions or In
business during the past ten years have
drank inspiration from the fountain
which was devoted to self-improvemept,
set up about dozen years ago. Neither
race nor creed are inquired in accepting
mem bers, and the determined American
isfti of the organization WAS displayed
In the most striking manner when at Its
start was selected the name OF the sweet.
est prose writer of America and one OF
tho most charming OF any country or any
time.
inviting one, and the reputation OF
the organization for hospitality was kept
up to the gold standard. There was
some good music and some very bright
speaking and MIR. Miles A. McNamec, an
ex- President, who has done much for the
organization. gave the younger members
some excellent advice.
The invited guests and mem bers OF the
club gathered In its pretty parlors and af-
ter some time had been given to conver-
sation repaired to the dining hall where
Vice President Timothy Il. Malloy called
them to order. He in Introduced President
Frank NJ. Donnelly as toast master. Pres
ident Donnelly in a few we'll chosen
words of welcome bade the members
"fali to-" The pleasing injunction was
promptly oheyed. The banquet hall and
4. b. Oh. l.t tAI N
palms and cut flowers by James Il. Can
ming.
After an hour had been devoted to the
feast of material things there was a
piano solo by Arthur :. Joslin and then
came the speeches. The first OF these
was of course the "Irving Literary Club
and ex-President Miles A. McNamee re-
sponded in felicitious manner.
The other toasts were sour Country
washington Irving" by William r.
Fitzgerald; 'The state Of Rhode island
by Arthur +. Canning; "Our Married
Men," by William II. O'Neill; "The City
OF Providence" by John j. McNamee
"The Bar" by j. p. Beagan, Esq.
HE Ladies', ~ -Eugene j. Mccarthy
"The Press" by John Flanagan and the
NEWS representatives.
Responses OF an entertaining and con.
gratulatory tone were made by Joseph
M. Tally, President of the Brownson
Lyceum; James Coyne of the Grafton
Literary Club of Esat Providence; J. y.
McMelis of 'St. Mary's Holy Name Liter.
ary Association; Edward +. Farrell OF the
Columbus Literary Club: John /. Dev.
lin of the Wanskuck Literary Associa.
tion; Michael j. Devlin OF the Webster
Literary Club; John Dovlin of the Mort
Atltcboro Musical and Literary Club, and
Lawrence Mooney OF the Irving liternry
Club OF Pawtucket.
The gathering broke up at an early
hour this morning with "Auid Lang
Syne.n
The gentlemen who had charge Of the
well-conducted arrangements for the cele.
bration are: j. Edward Sheridan, Patricl,
s. Burns, Timothy Molloy, Dennis T..
Donovan, John Is. CoDpor, james IL.
Coleman, John +. Toole, Josenh p. Can
nlng, John j.. Canning, John Il. Beagan,
Edward I. Ryan, Frank M. Bonnelly,
Arthur l. Tanning, Dennis T. Buckley.