The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-03-18
BANQUET OF The KNIGHTS.
ELABORATE FESTIVITIES At
WARNER HALL LAST EVENING.
Professor Reed Pleads for "A Chair Of
Celtic at YaIe-IrIshmen in History
List of RauqueGeFs.

Celtic at YaIe-Irishmen I'm History
List of BanqueGeFs.
The banquet of the Knights Of st.
Patrick at Warner hall last evening
was a most elaborate affair. The deco
rations os the hall were in harmony
with the sentiment of the occasion.
Irish airs FASTENED the palpitatiOn of
the hearts of the banqueters, while the
interspersion of vaudeville airs aided in
the dispensation Of formality and caus-
ed outbursts os choral harmonies.
AT 1870 DR.. Spang. president of the
knights. opened the post-prandial eX-
ercises by reading letter of greeting
from the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
The communication was signed by S. q.
Poll, vice president. A letter was read
from William Nicely at Rockledge, Fla,
extending the compliments of the sea-
son.
Thomas Smith was then introduced as
POSTMASTER. He introduced Michael
Dillon. who rendered THE Star Span
gled Banner"
The first speaker of the evening was
introduced as that brilliant scholar,
charming orator and great lawyer,
William A. McQuaid." He referred to
the Venezuela question and said it
would be well if President Roosevelt
would follow the policy of a farmer
statesman in regard to that question:
and the problem of race suicide for So
luton to Irishmen who are used to
raising large families" (Applause.)
The next orator. and he is an orator,
was Professor Edward Bliss Reed. He
addressed the audience on the toast
Irish Literature of To-day" He made
a plea for a chair of Celtic at Yale col
lege. He said Harvard was endowed
with such a chair. and hoped some
Irishman would supply such fund for
the local university. This touched the
Irish hearts, and thunderous applause
was showered on Professor Reed.
Walter Garde here favored the au-
audience with several popular Irish airs
at the conclusion of which he was en-
Enthusiastically applauded.
Rev. Father Kennedy spoke on Some
Debts oc Modern Nations to Ireland.
He said: Irishmen have their names
emblaZoned on the honor rolls OF every
nation, 1t was Irishmen who decided
the fortunes of the day at Fountenoy
And the English king said, cursed be
the laws which have deprived me OF
such subjects And during our revolu-
tionary war George III. could vel! have
said the same of the Irish in America
Other speakers and their toasts were:
The City of New Haven-Hon. John
P. Studley
The knights of st. Patrick-David S.
Gamble, Jr.
| The Future Glory of Patrick's Mission
Hon. James H. Webb
| The Press-Colonel Charles w. Pick
| et:.
Irishmen in the Observation-Disclosures
NJ. Sullivan, Esq.
music.
Among those present were:
| E. J. Dugan, T. Cohane, j. F. Ken
nedy, George B. Johnson, James C,
Kerrigan, John D. Desmond, William j
Maher, DR.. T. McDermott. John j. Cor
bett, John G. Reilly, DR.. John Luby
James T. Moran. J. r. Maxwell, E. j
Maher, M. F. Stanley, DR.. OSullivan
E. Conlan, T. F. Maxwell, Lawrence
O'Brien, B. ]. Clarke, P. J. Kelly, Ber-
nard ]. Stanley, William Sullivan, H
Farrell. William ]. O'Keefe, Thomas P
Rourke, W. Hyland, P. H. Kerwin, M
K. Grady. M. D., J. J. Carroll, Joseph
Whalen Augustine ]. Meagher, John r
Doyle, J. Fitzpatrick. E. McKenna
Thomas F. Meagher, P. Herman
James j. Kennedy, David Callahan.