Evening star., 1902-02-07
Archbishop Ireland's Eulogy Of the
American Banner.
CARROLL INSTITUTES ANNUAL DINNER
Addresses by the Archbishop and
Other Prominent Guests.
LIST OF THOSE PRESENT

the dinner proved to be one Of the most
agreeable entertainments in the history of
the institute. During the evening the
archbishop spoke to the young Catholics
who sat with him at the table and presented
for their attention what he called "a few
plain truths" A series Of other talks
brought the banquet to a close. About 120
men participated.
The tables had been set In the main hall
of the institute building, generally observ-
ing the form of the initial letters Of the in
stitute-"C-I." At the bend in the "C'
sat Archbishop Ireland and Michael j.
Keane, the president Of the institute. The
seats nearby were filled by the other guests
of the evening, as follows: Senator Kearns
of Utah; Mr.. T. v. Powderly commissioner
of immigra ton; Mr.. Dominic I. Murphy,
former commissioner of pensions; Rev. ID.
j. Stafford, ID, pastor of St. Patrick 8
Church; Rev. Thomas ]. Shahan DID, rep
resenting the faculty of the Catholic Uni
Holy Trinity Church; Rev. John Gaynor of
st. Patrick's Church; Messrs. Thomas
OReilly, E. Sloan and e. ]. Hannah. The
POSTMASTER, Mr.. John j. Nolan. the treas
urer of the club, sat at the far end of
the a.
In view of other engagements, Archbishop
Ireland spoke during the dinner. The ad-
dress was SO filled with interest that every
one at the tables strained forward to catch
every word and at it's close a burst of ap-
plause sounded from every part Of the hall
and continued until Mgr. Ireland had
passed out of the building.
He rejoiced, he said to be among Cath
olic young men. The association recalled
to him all the enthusiasm and poetry Of
his own early life. and the faith reflected
about the tables inspired anew his conse-
Grafton to the holy church to which he
had given his life. To its young men the
Catholic Church looked for it's future
That future rested. not on a blind follow
ing of church instruction, but on life
which reflected church intelligence. This
was an age of intellect. Whatever could
not, stand the light of intellect lost ground
inevitably. If Catholic young men would
go out into the world and live earnest pa
triotic. Christian lives they would serve
the church more effectively than they
could ever serve it otherwise.
Fairest Country in the World.
But Catholics in America are too much
given to complaining he continued.
"They are too anxious to think themselves
half prosecuted. There may have been a
time when it took courage to be a Cath
olic, but that time is now ended. Today
the Catholic meets with fair play and lib
eralfty everywhere. This country Is the
fairest country in the whole world. If
injustice is done-which will sometimes oc-
cur everywhere-it will almost always be
corrected when that fact is made plain
But Catholics, as a rule. permit them
selves to be misunderstood and then lay
church.
"Non-Catholics are not our enemies
They are not only literally disposed to-
ward us, but they want to learn about us,
and they look to us to teach them When
I think of that l hope and pray that our
young men may learn their church and
learn the advantage of friendly and active
interest In their church."
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complained too much he cited single in
stance. He had heard for years the most
heated protests because there were no
Catholic chaplainS in the army and navy
Yet, until he took the initiative, no one
thought of taking those protests to the
President Those who complained were
content to complain and do nothing more.
Fifteen years ago he went to the, Presi
dent and explained the grievance of hiA
church. He found the President ready to
correct 1t at once. But then, when the
authorities were ready to give the church
whatever was fair he could not find a sin
gle priest who could serve-the Catholics
were either unwilling to enlist or their
bishops would not permit them to do so.
Tribute to the Flag.
With a wave Of his hand toward the
flags hung about the hall the archbishop
exclaimed: II am glad to see that flag
here. 1t is your flag. 1t is your duty to
ploeeSt IL Always, anu now UHiSeHtiy you
have always done so. 1t represents good
government and free thought. 1t stands
for your civic responsibilities. They are
great ones. To be true to your church
you must be true also to your state, and
give 1t the most loyal and upright service
of which you are capable
DR.. Shahan's Theme.
Toastmaster Nolan introduced DR.. Shahan
as the first speaker after Archbishop Ire
land. The toast announced was LEO
KILL" and DR.. Shahan made 1t the occasion
for brief resume Of the pope's life. Leo
was one of the two pontifs Of longest serv-
ice since st. Peter, the Oldest bishop in
period of service, and the Oldest priest
in point of service, In the Catholic Church.
His encyclical letters insured him undying
fame. Finally, his intimate watchfulness
over American Catholics, exemplified in the
foundation of the Catholic University Of
America, made him the most beloved as
well as most prominent figure in the Amer
lean Catholic Church.
Mr.. William H. De Lacy spoke briefly and
where manhood and not dogma was recog-
nized and where religious freedom-born
and nurtured in the Catholic colony of
Maryland-was the proudest gem in Column
bias diadem. The other toasts were 'rThe
Press to which Mr.. Joseph J. Murphy re-
sponded and 1.-The Ladies'" to which Mr..
P. T. Moran responded. Both were en-
thusiactically applauded.
The Committee and the Guests.
The committee in charge of the dinner
included Mr. Henry w. Sohon, chairman;
Mr.. John H. Berger. secretary; Mr.. John j.
Nolan. treasurer; Mr. E. Newton Bowman,
Mr.. Mathew Brady, Mr. James A. Cahill,
Mr.. James ]. Collins, Mr.. George T. Cox
Mr.. John T. Crowley, Mr.. William H. De
Lacy, Mr.. William NJ. Drury, Mr.. Edward
]. Hannah, Mr.. John A. Hughes, Mr.
Michael j. Keane, Mr.. Francis Miller, Mr..
Joseph ]. Murphy, Mr.. John Quinn. Mr..
Franz H. Rdgway, Mr.. B. Francis Saul,
Mr.. John w. Schaefer, Mr. James F. Shea,
Mr.. Arthur Small, Mr.. Harry p Tharp,
Mr.. Peter c. j. Treanor, Mr. Edward ].
Walsh. Mr.. Patrick ]. Waishe, Mr.. Joseph
B. Wilson and Mr.. N. H. Shea
A partial list of those who attended fol-
lows:
Messrs. J. L. Heisken. James A. Cahill.
George l. Cox, P. c. j. Treanor, DIR. Darcy
Magee, w. j. Hughes. F. P. Madigan, c. A.
Gibson, Joseph M. Mckee, P. S. Warren,
Edward Voigt. Gus Voigt, w. E. Warren.
Giles Dyer, Alex. D. Clarke, James H.
Clarke Franz II. Ridgway. John H. Berger,
William D. Slaughter. John ]. Connolly, M.
A. Keane p. ]. Walshe, Lawrence Mangan.
w. H. Emery, Solean, Myers, W. s. Rich
ardson, Charles s. Dove, Charles Holden.
M. J. Keane, j. Ed. Mitchell, w. j. Frizzell.
]. r. Hartman, j. ]. Jordan. j. A. McCar.
thy. Eugene r. Mccarthy, B. F.. Locraft.
w De Taoay r.