Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-14

duties in Washington up and through the
various degrees of his exalsation. showed
that the affection and esteem which he
had Inspired years ago by his manly quail
tiles, by his broad berevolence by his self
sacrificing charity and his charming per-
sonality, was as warm and ardent today
as it was when the hearts in which it had
been lighted were hot with the animation
OF youth and vigor. And there was an
other significant thing about it. The re-
cipient of the honor was worthy of it, and
every man who Joined in it's payment knew
that this was true. Banquets are fire.
quently perfunctory affairs in a very large
degree. and guests sometimes exercise all
the ingenuity that refinement teaches then,
TO be capable of to disguise their disincli-
nation to he present and be bored But
the guests who assembled a the Shoreham
last night W. re every one imbued with the
conviction that they were being honorei
by as much as they were honoring their
friend, and more delightful event has
never been chronicled in the social History
of Washington.
Scene TN the Banquet Hall.
The banquet hall Vas decorated with
consummate taste, and with keen per-
ception Of appropriateness. The purple,
which is significant of Archbishop Keane's
| rank. was everywhere apparent. The guest
of honor looked upon the long lines Of his
friends over great masses of purple or
ckids that were trop!cal-like in their pro
fuse luxur:ance. The candelabra glowed
beneath purple shades, their bases hidden
| in heaped-up piles of scarlet meteor roses.
and the same flowers were arranged in at
tractive mounds between them.
Trailed along the tables were asparagus
and meteor roses running riot over broad
paths of p, rple ribbon. The walls were
hidden behind graceful palms and plants,
above which the beautiful stars and stripes
hung in graceful folds At the end Of the
apartment. opposite Bishop keane, across
the space occupied by the long tables at
which the guests We're seated, was pho
toSraph Of the archbishop hung between
the papal flag aid the stars and stripes.
The picture presented by this rich mass of
color so artistically arranged was eXqui-
site. The banquet souvenirs on their outer
cover bore embossed miniatures Of the
American aid papal flags and an iascrip-
ton in gold, as follows:
BANQUET
MOST REV. JOHN J. KEANE, D. D.,
Archbishop of Damascus,
By the Citizens of Washington D. c.
and red, and the cigars were tied with
ribbons of the same color. ExMayor Jas.
G. Berrett, who presided, sat with Car
dinal Gibbons, who was attired in his
scarlet robes of office, on his right and
Archbishop Keane On his left. The guests
who sat down were:
His Eminence James Cardinal Gibbons,
Joseph McKenna, Attorney General; John
d. Long, Secretary of the Navy; James a.
Gary, Postmaster General; Cornelius N.
Bliss, Secretary of the Interior; Mr.. JUS
tice White Of the Supreme Court, Most
Rev. Mgr. Martinelli, apostolic delegate;
Most Rev. Archbishop Chappelle. Thomas
Ryan, first assistant secretary of the III
terror; Webster Davis, assistant secretary
of the interior; Thomas w. Cridler, assist
ant seci etary of state; III. Clay Evans,
commissioner of pcEsions; VIM. F. Harrity,
Terence V. Powderly, commissioner gen.
eral of immigration: VIM. T. Harris, COM
missioner of educa ton; Stilson Hutchins,
John w. Ross, president District Commits
nhIo II or in VIC
sioner; Rev. Fred. z. Rocker, DID,, secre-
tary of apostolic delegation; Rev. Donatus
Sbarretti, auditor apostolic delegation; Mr..
Thomas E. Waggaman, Mr. John Brisben
Walker, editor of the Cosmopolitan; Very
Rev. Thos j. Conaty, DID,, rector Cath
Ole University; Very Rev. Philip J. Ga-ri-
gan, D D., vice rector of the Catholic Uni
versity; Rev. D. ]. Stafford, DID,; Rev.
James E. Rankin, DID,, president Howard
Univel sity; Rev. J. Havens Richards, S. j..
president Georgetown University; Rev. Corr
College; Richard c. Kerens. Senator VIM.
N. Roach, Dominic I. Murphy, Jos. Ban.gan
of Providence, r. l.: Gen. Thomas NJ. Vim
cent; U. 8. A.; Rear Admiral Francis
Marine Corps; ReS.W. HI. Reaney, chaplain
United States navy; Prof Charles Warren
Stoddard. Prof. Maurice Francis Egan. Phi.
p; Ri t., Rev Mgr: James McMahon. Very
Thomas ]. Shahan, D. D.; Rev. Edmund
T. Shanahan, Ph.D.: Rev. Edward A. Pace.
DID,; Rev. w. J. Kerby, DID,; Rev. Daniel
w. Shea. Ph.D.s.. Req.; Henry Hyvernat,
ID; Prof. Edward L: Greene Rev. ]. NJ
LIE Grande, S. M; Rev. Brother Fabrician,
president St. JohRs Ceuege; Rev. John D.
Boland of Baltimore. Rev Paul Grifith
Rev. John Gloyd,sRey. .saos. F: McGee. Rev.
F. MaIlan. MD; Michael |; Weller. John
A. J. Faust. PhD.s Josiah Pierce, jr.:
Henry Egan. Trying Williamson. e. v.
Murphy, VIM. Waggaman, Lawrence Gard
rer. Rev. John J: Griffin. Ph.D.; J. Maury
Dove w. Smith. H. L. West. Paul III,
Cromelien. VIM. F. Downey, Who's. F. Ryan,
New York; Rey. Gilbert simmons. c. s. p:
son, George ]. May. Nathaniel T. Taylor
Nicholas H. Shea. Milton E. Smith. w. A.
Wimsatt, Thos. H. Callan, Seaton Perry
Tallmadge A. Lambert, John NJ Tobin,
VIM. H. DeLacy, Robert o. Holtzman
Thos. j. Sullivan, Bernard J. Coyle. Robert
J. Wynne Charles p. Nell, John F. Moran
MD; Roland ]. Hemmick and August W.
Machen.
Col. Derret's Address.
The venerable ex-Mayor James G. Berret,
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