The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-16
TEMPERANCE MEN
DINE AND DANCE
Silver Jubilee of the Hyde Park Soc iety
Concluded.
FOUR HUNDRED IN ATTENDANCE

II. Conry, Rev. ". J. McManus,
Judge III. NJ. Edwards, III. G. Galla-
CHER, Charles Canavan and John ii.
Devine-- Entertainment
and Ball Make Up the Celebration.
Four hundred persons last night at
tended the banquet and ball which
marked the closing of the celebration
of the silver jubilee of the Hyde PARK
Father Mathew society.
At o'clock the members of the So
ciety, with their ladies. and the friends
whom they had invited to assist them
in their jublation, began to gather in
the rooms of st. Leo's battalion on
the second floor of st. David's hall
building, and after half an hour spent
in intrOduCtions and chat, all repaired
to the hall upstairs, where Caterer NJ.
j. Kelly and a corps of thirty wait
resses had prepared royal feast. The
tables We're arranged in five rows, eX-
tending the entire length Of the hall,
and with tasty decorations of flowers
and a profusion of large banquet
| lamps, presented a most attractive APP
! pearance. Lawrence's orchestra If
| eight pieces was seated on the plat
form at the head of the hall and dur
| ing the discussion of the excellent and
bountiful menu, discoursed enlivening
| music.
At the head of the central table was
seated President j. C. Gallagher, toast
master of the evening, and at either
| hand We're the guests of honor,
among whom We're Rev. n. j. McMan-
I,1,. Il.
Rev. E. j, Melley, of st. Johns, South
Side Rev. John Loughran, of ST .Jo-
seph's, Minooka; Judges F. w. Gun
ster and II. NJ. Edwards, j. j. O'Hara.
of Parsons. president of the Scranton
Diocesan union; Hon. T. V. Powdc.ly.
Attorney M. r. Conry, p McCrea d.
j. Campbell, c. G. Boland, p. j. Nc
Cam.
LETTERS OF REGRET READ.
At the conclusion of the dining,
| Toastmaster Gallagher took position
at desk placed on the stage, and
formally opened the second part of
the programme. After a brief but
hearty speech of welcome he read let
ters of regret from Hon. p p Smith,
Hon. John f. Barrett and ,E. b.
Stur-es.
Hon. r. V. Powderly was then intro
duced to respond to the first toast of
the evening, America" After a few
happy remarks to the effect that it was
the first time he had ever seen crowd
of Father Mathew men full and some
thoughts apropos to the theme as
signed him, he proceeded in his usual
eloquent style to commend the work Of
| the Father Mathew society and to
| point out the good that it had done in
the community.
Attorney NJ. T. Conry spoke on
"Christianity the True Source of Civil
lization." After contrasting the condl-
tion of society under pagan and Chris
tian domination he paid a high tribute
to total abstinence by averring that
Christianity had no greater or more
effective ally than such societies as the
Father Mathews.
Rev. N j. McManus, the first spiri-
tual director of the society, when
called upon for a few remarks. COM
mented on the fact that the occasion
was an object lesson, inasmuch as ii
proved that viands lose none of their
SAVIOR because not favored with wine.
He congratulated the society on the
benefits it had conferred on it's MEM
bers and the community, and said that
while many possibly may view a total
abstinence society as a league of re-
formed drunkards, as Father Mark
put it, it was better, he thought to be
a reformed drunkard than a confirmed
one.
Judge Edwards in a happy way ex-
tended his congratulations, keeping
his auditors continually applauding or
laughing by his eloquence and wit
His statement that Great Britain was
Christianized by three Welsh boys, Da-
Vld, Andrew and Patrick, was particu-
larly provocative of laughter and
cheers.
THE DAY WE CELEBRATE.
H. C. Gallagher responded to the
toast, THE Day We Celebrate" He
sketched briefly a history of the socic-
ty and paid fitting tribute to the vet
eran Father Mathew man, Hubert Nc
Hale, who has been a member of the
society ever since its organization.
THE Cadets" was the toast which
Charles Canavan responded to, and
John Fl. Devine had for his them sis
ter Societies" Both We're entertaining
and happy in their speeches, and were
warmly applauded
When the speechmaking had beer
brought to a close, Maurice II. Walsh
representing a committee of the socia.
ty, asked the guests to remain for 6
minute, and then advancing to the
front of the ball room, read the .ul.
lowing resolution:
Testimonial of esteem to President Jane,
{. Gallagher by the Father Mathew
Catholic Total Abstinence and Beneyo
lent society of Hyde Park, Pa
, whereas, The untiring and noble ser
vices of our esteemable president Jane,
c. Gallagher, should be remembered by
Our society.
| Resolved, That we convey our sinccr,
! | thanks for his successful management o
our society for his thirteen long years o
usefulness in lifting the owly from tn,
depths of degradation, and we unpreten
tiousy assert that no man in our mids
merits to greater extent our never-to-be
forgotten gratitude.
Resolved, That no measure for our so
; ciety's advancement was ever neglecte,
} by him; his helping hand, tongue anr
\ pen was always ready, and our societ,
( was never loser by taking ana keepin!
( his Instructions ana we most earnestly de
} sire that he may be our president twenty
) five years from today.
Resolved, That a COPY of these rnsoI,,
{ tions be given our worthy president ,
copy entered on our society's minute
} book, ana copy given to the newspaper
of this city.
Maurice r. Welch
Edward Kenny
Michael Jennings
Michael S. LaVelle.
$ Jeffery j. Powers,
d John f. Crowley,
= Committee
BOWED HIS THANKS.