The record-union., 1896-02-24
YOUNG MEMS INSTITUTES.
How They HOnOred the Name and Char
aCter Of Washington.
Their Loyalty Defended by Hon. E. E
Leake-Other Features of the
Celebration.


uFday evening on the occasion of the
celebration Of Washington's Birthday
by the Young Mems Institutes of the
city. So great was the throng that hun
dreds of persons were turned away be-
cause of the lack Of room.
The stage was handsomely decorated
and arranged for the occasion, a prom
inent feature being a large portrait of
Washington, which was suspended at
the east end of the stage over the foot
lights. All the arrangements were com
plete and reflect credit on the committee
charged with that duty. They were: ].
G. German, Chairman; Tom A. Cody,
Secretary, and J. ]. Moran, c. T.
Hughes, J. T. McNiff, James Longshore,
Jr., T. P. Flahive. G. Edward Hook,
P ]. Douglas, Ed. West. P. A. Fitz-
gerald, J. ]. Devine and Charles Farren.
Charles T. Hughes was President of
the evening, and in calling the assem-
blage to order he made brief address,
in which he spoke Of the love of coun-
try that pervades the hearts of all mem
bers of the Young Mems Institute, and
their devotion to its laws and institu-
tions. Like all young Americans, they
love to honor the memory of the Father
of His Country, and have selected the
anniversary of his birth for their an
nual celebrations. 1t win be a great
day IN the annals of the order.
At the conclusion of his remarks Mr..
Hughes announced the following as
iee-Presidents for the evening, and
they went forward and occupied seats
on the stage: Rev. Fathers Grace,
Walsh, McGlory, Augustine and Nc
Kinnon; D. J. Long, T. w. O'Neil, r. E.
u nHxr To1 E1oc
J. G.. Genshlea, Dan McCarty, H. P.
Ryan, B. Lucey, James Longshore, Jr..
j. J. Moran, T. NJ. Diviny, F. D. Ryan,
NJ Cronan, DIR. George Ogden, DR.. L.
Harcourt, r. M. Clarken, John O'Con-
nell, Martin Hallorln, General T. w.
Sheehan, Charles Hastings, A. Coolot,
M. Hughes J. o. He.sch, J. L. Huntoon,
Nj. J. Burke, Hugh Casey, w. ]. Has
sett, Rich. Cohn, John McQueeny, VIM.
f. Gormley, A. J. Wilson, George Ser
monet, T. A. Cody, J. w. Keating.
An overture, consisting of a medley
of patriotic airs, was rendered by an
orchestra of the Sacramento Institute,
under the direction of Professor H.
Boyer, the teacher.
After a couple of numbers on the pro-
gramme had been given, President
Hughes introduced the orator of the
evening, Hon. E. E. Leake. Commits
sioner Of Public Works and editor of
the Woodland Democrat"
Mr. Leake's address was an eloquent
effort, and elected frequent and hearty
applause. After eulogizing the charac-
ter of Washington he went on TO explain
the aims and objects of the Young Mems
Institute. The members of the order,
he said, are Americans whose devotion
TO their country is as deep and stead
fast as that of any other body or class
of men in the nation. He defended the
Catholic faith, to which they adhered,
against the assaults that have of late
been made upon it by a certain political
element, and declared that the evidence
of Catholic loyalty to the United States
had been in evidence ever since the
birth of the nation. It had never yet
as Father Yorke had well said, pro-
duced a Benedict Arnold.
One of the first principles taught by
the Young Mems Institute, he said, was
that no man can be true to God without
being true to his country. 1t is a re-
fiection on civilization that Catholics
should be called upon to reaffirm allegi-
ance to a flag every star of which is
stained by Catholic blood 1t was a
l. y
il was Catholic Queen who pledged
her jewels that this country might be
discovered.
Mr.. Leake spoke of the patriotism dis
played by hundreds of thousands of Ca
tholics in responding to the call of Lin
coin for soldiers to put down the re-
bellion, and of their heroism in battle in
defense of the Nation and its flag. He
also paid a glowing tribute to the hero
ism and self sacrifice of the Sisters of
Mercy, who followed the armies of the
Union and mfnistered to the suffering
and dying soldiers during the carnage
of battle No questions were asked by
these brave Christian women, whose
lives had been consecrated to God and
the good of their fellow creatures, as to
what was the religious belief of a suf-
ferer-their mission being solely to give
succor and relief to the wounded and
dying. No fear of contagion deferred
these noble women from pursuing their
calling in the hospitals and wherever
their services were in demand. Yet
they have been slandered and belittled
by persons ignorant Of their unselfish
deeds of mercy and too blinded by
prejudice to care to inform themselves
OF the truth.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Leake's ad-
dress the Martial Hymn (by Gomes)
was rendered by a male chorus COM
posed of. First tenors-H. r. Blair, r.
T. Cohn, NJ j. Desmond, George Lob
meyer, w w Longbottom; second
4enors-M K. Barrett, ]. G.. Berger. C.
F German, c. T. Milliken, c. NJ. TRULY;
first basses-Joseph NJ. Anderson, J. G.
Genshlea, Al Pritchard. F. A. Griffin;
second basses-L. Bell. W. N. Miller, c.
NJ. Phinney, L. A. Jacox, director, Sig
nor Enrieo Tomaso; accompanist, Miss
Louise Milliken.
The programme was quite long and it
was late when it was concluded. The
ether features We're: Recitation, E.
AIyron Wolf; tenor solo, My Dream
(Tosti). j. A Owens; comic specialties,
John Hanlon and Emmet Phillips;
tabieau. detachment from Company G.;
drill and selection twenty five drums
first appearance), Capital City Drum
Corps; banjo solo, Professor E. J. APP
pleby; contralto solo. "Good-By. Sweet
Day" (Kate Vannah), Mrs. Moeller;
recitation, Star Spargled Banner (by
reouest). c. F. German; cornet solo (ac-
companied by Sacramento Institute Or
chestra). Professor II. Boyer: soprano
solo. Father of Mercies'' Bailey), Mrs
T. H. Coppersmfth; recitation. "AsIeep
at the Switch" Thomas N. Hefron;
baritone solo, Kings Champion
CWatson) W. H. Treichler; march, Sac
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