Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-27
LYCEUM BANQUET.
Mgr. Conaty Comes from Chicago
to Attend It.
Presentation to the Society of Portrait
of FIR. FoleY-Addresses by The Mayor
of Worcester and Others.

The fact that it was their 18th an
nual banquet, did not interfere one iota
with the pleasure the members of the
Catholic Young Mems Lyceum derived
from their anniversary celebration held
under the most suspicious circumstances
at the church haR ON Sheridan street,
Wednesday evening.
| As the founder of the organization and
the distinguished guest of the evening,
Rt. Rev. Mgr. Thomas J. Conaty, presi-
dent Of the Catholic University at
/ Washington. said in the course of his
address: There is no such thing as bad
luck. Luck is as we make it. There
is no bad luck unless we lay the founda-
! ton of 1t by our own misdeeds Thirteen
is just as good as twelve; it is one bet
| ter. 1t is one less than fourteen.
1 There was but single thing to mar
! the pleasure of the occasion. 1t was
the death, Tuesday evening, of the So
/ ciety's financial secretary, J. ]. Lyon.
In the midst of their festivities, the
members did not forget the death Of
their fellow-member, and paid a touch
! ing tribute to his memory by all rising
/ as a mark of esteem and respect. At
ter the banquet, special meeting was
4 held, and the society voted to attend
the funeral in a body, after which the
boys walked to the house of mourning
to give to the bereaved family the So
ciety's words of comfort
Il The hall where the banquet took place
never looked more attractive. The
outer hall had been transformed for the
occasion by very generous use of dra-
peries, rugs and furniture, amid which
ported palms had been placed in profu-
sion. The banquet hall was none the
less pleasing. There the stage upon
which sat the members Of the Lyceum
orchestra and discoursed sweet music
during the feast, had been converted
into drawing-room niche. by much the
) same methods as had been employed in
the outer hall.
Four tables were required to accom-
MEDIATE all the members and the score
OF invited guests, among which were
Mayor r. B. Dodge, Mgr. Conaty, Su-
perintendent of Schools C. F. Carroll and
many other distinguished persons. Reb-
boil served the repast, and it was one
Of RebbolPs best.
, Seated around the tables were the
following: Mayor r. B. Dodge, Mgr.
. T. ]. Conaty, Rev. D. F. McGillicuddy,
Rev. Bernard S. Conaty Hon. John r.
Thayer, Rev. John f. Griffin, Rev.
|
| Clarence F. Carroll, Rev. William e.
Foley, Edward ]. Mcmahon, James Nc
Cullough, A. NJ. Powell, C. H. Pinkham,
] Francis p. McKeon, Matthew B. Lamb
Richard H. Mooney David Goggin, E.
| L. Gates, John ]. MoGrath. President
John j. Harrington and Toastmaster
James f. Carberry
' dohn J. Harrington, president of the
: Lyceum, raped for order after the dis
t cussion Of the elaborate menu, and in
{ troduced as the postmaster of the even
ing, j. f. Carberry. In so doing, he said
It becomes my privilege this evening
Is president of the c. Y. M L., to ex-
tend to you in their behalf a most cor
dial welcome to this, our 18th annual
banquet. And in extending to you this
invitation, 1 can assure you that there
Is nothing We look forward to with more
pleasure than to the celebration of this
event. For is it not by the words and
j presence of those whom we recognize
are best fitted to inspire US to higher
ambition and purer motives, that we are
4 imbued with more enthusiasm to COM
! biae with greater earnestness our work
for the ensuing year and to surpass, if
4 possible. our previous efforts?
Our aims and expectations, however,
need no reviewing by me this evening,
for feel certain that In judging by the
4 past, our future can best be read But
suits OF our work during the past year,
the 18th although it was, can conf
i IDENTIFY say that no year in our history
required such a sacrifice Of time and
labor; and as consequence we are
closing what gives me pleasure to de-
clare is one of the most successful years
in our history. Organized for the moral,
mental and physical improvement of our
members, we are now more strongly
4 confirmed than ever before in our belief
that 1t is only by the combination of
these several branches that we can ever
hope to obtain the best results think
we have reason to believe that our eff
i forts have not been in vain
President Harrington then touched
upon the various interests of the Ly-
ceum in athletics, and afterwards, in
| graceful words, introduced the toast
master, James F. Carberry, who was
accorded an enthusiastic reception.
| POSTMASTER Carberry introduced as
the first speaker of the evening His
Honor Mayor R. B. Dodge, and the
/ mayor, as usual, made felicitous and
/ witty response In his capacity as rep
resentative of the municipality in which
! the Lyceu1n is an integral part. Toast
master Carberry assured the mayor
| that the greeting the Lyceu1n extended
| was the greeting Of South Worcester.
and that in no portion of the city could
| The reception that was accorded Mayor
| Dodge as he arose to respond, fully bore
out the toastmasters words.
Mayor R. B. Dodge said: This is the
/ first time that have had the pleasure
of meeting you. although I had hoped
to have had that pleasure two years
ago But circumstances over which 1
had no control prevented me from so
| doing. AS chief executive Of this city,
| | am glad to be present at this repre-
sentative gathering. You must under
stand that in conducting the affairs of
so large a municipality, the daily duties
are not small. Indeed, I find my time
| almost wholly occupied with municipal
| duties, and so 1 am forced to content
myself at public occasions with remarks
that have not been prepared, and which
| l know are not worthy Of the occa-
slons.
but / do feel at home here beside
my good friend, Hon. John r. Thayer.
! He comes to these banquets once every
year, l understand, and | am informed
that these times are the nearest he ever
! gets to total abstinence in the course of
| his life. And then, you know, he is a
| great fault finder, but, bear in mind,
| that the reason is that when a man
can't get an office himself, he is always
finding fault with others l would sug-
| gest that If you hold a mock congress
| donw here, that you invite my friend
| Thayer to take an active part.
But. seriously we are living in a
| great city. We are citizens of q beauti-
| full municipality. After journeying re-
Gently over 6000 miles in the south and
southeast, and seeing all the principal
| Cities / can say never appreciated
what we have here. Not a spot that I
visited could compare with our beautiful
/ city Of Worcester. And when / re-