The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-18
IN HONOR OF ST. PATRICK
KNIGHTS OF ST. PITRICK'S ANNUAL
 BANQUET LAST EVENLNG.

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 BANQUET LAST EVENING.
 Sons at Jensen's-Both Were Enjoyable
 Oceasions-"Finnegnn's Fortune" at the
 A Meritorious Production.
 The twentieth annual banquet of the Knights of St. Patrick was held at the New Haven house last evening and it proved a most enjoyable affair. The banquet hall was decorated elaborately with national flags, flags of Erin, tapes tries and palms. One hundred and eighty covers were laid.
 After the banquet had been disposed of, John F. Mcfarland, ex-president of the Knights, was introduced as the toastmaster. After brief congratula- tory address, MT, Mcfarland introduce ed the first speaker of the evening, Thomas l. Kinney, present president of the Knights, who offered the address of welcome.
 D. Y. Walsh responded to the toast "The Day We Celebrate" MT. Walsh spoke of the first general celebration of St. Patricks day in this country, over a century ago, and also of the gen. eral observance of the day ordered by General Washington at Valley Forge. In pp l,A ioh ,,lo fal In nl nations history by Irishmen as states men and citizens, and spoke most elo- quently of the work of sons of the Elm erald Isle throughout the country's his tory. He was greeted with hearty ap- plause as he concluded.
 MT. Walsh was followed by Joseph T.. Criddle who sang a selection in place of Michael Dillon, who was down for that number but owing to a cold was unable to respond.
 The remainder of the program was as follows:
 Knights of St. Patrick" Col
 well.
 Song Riley Phillips jr.
 Our Guest"-Rev, George P. Fisher. "The State of Connecticut Lieutenant
 Governor James U. DeWe1l.
 Our Chaplain'--Rev John Russell Song-Dr. w. J. Sheehan.
 City of Elms''-Mayor F. B. Farms
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 "The Press'-C Colonel c. w. Pickett. Song-Joseph Criddle.
 "CCnnecticut National Guard''-Colonel
 L. F. Burpee.
 SOnr-T F Ahearn
 Medical Profession'--Dr James A.
 Moore.
 The speaking was not concluded un- til a late hour. Music was furnished by Atwater.
 Among those present were: Thomas I. Kinney, J. J. Kennedy, James Dunn. Michael Dillon, James F. McGann, the Rev John Russell, James c. Kerrigan, W. Leahy, Professor George W. Fisher, Hon. J. D. Dewell, Mayor Farnsworth, Colonel C. w. Pickett, J. F.. McPart- land. D c. Welsh, Daniel Colwell, Ed ward McGowan, James T. Moran C. T. Driscoll, Thomas F. McGrail, Thomas Brennan, Michael Dillon, Daniel Gilhu- ly, John Maloney, James Kelley, J. F. Healy, E, T, Kennedy, T. F. McCaffrey, James A. McQueeney, J. J. Brennan, r. w. Foley, M. Ryder J. J. Hogan, r. w. Truman, E. T. McGann, Dr. T. H. Cahill, B. J. Dillon, w. F. Donnelly, Walter Connor, w F. Shannon, F. M. Foley, pr. McCabe, A. w. McGrath, Y. J. Lynch. Robert J. Heating, D. s. Gamble jr., J. J. Maynard, c. Ledwith, w. F. Grady, M r. Sullivan, Dr. $. J. Maher T. P. Rourke, Edward l. Ma her, Dr D. F. Sullivan, c. H. Guinan, Dr. J. F. Moore, John Moran, Thomas Moran, F. E. Sisk pr. William J. But Ter, F, r. Flynn, jr., Frank Cronan, William Nicely. Edward Malley Walter Malley. D. S. Gamble William O'Keefe, Peter Reynolds, James Brannigan, pr. M. C. O'Connor, William M. Geary, P. J. Kelly, Dr. J. B Monahan, Dr. D. J. Laughlin, J. F. Keegan, F. B Broder- ick, James P. Gibbons, Peter Gibbons, James M. Cannon, J. F McKeon, J. J. McKeon, D. J. Maloney, Dr. M. T. Shee- han, M B. Slattery, William H. Harty, J. R. Manning, J. B. Martin and J. H. McGovern.