Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-27
SACRED CONCERT OF A. o. H.

SACRED CONCERT OF A. O. H.
 There was a fair sized crowd in the City hall last night, attracted by the pleasing and instructive program pre- pared by the A. o. H. fair committee. The musical part of the program had many pleasing features. The piano duet with bell accompaniment by the little Misses Collins and Donahue was we'll done and much enjoyed and the solos by Miss Mamie Daley and liar ny BlakesIee were loudly applauded. The selections by the Gaelic quartet created considerable enthusiasm. The vocal selections of the double quintet, consisting of the Misses Larkin, Col lins, Lang, Dreher and Havicdn, and Howard Lang, Harry Blakeslee, Ray mond Cronan, Fred Anderson and Carl Gilmartin, were very we'll received. Miss Sadie Cronan, the piano accom- panist. is also deserving of much praise for the graceful and pleasing work she did.
 But the real feature of the evening was an address by the Rev Father slocum, who spoke eloquently and in- strl1ctively on "Catholic Societies." IT CuOCuu1 DCSdh Uy his audience of the distinction between societies sanctioned by the church and those tolerated by her. All the relig- ious orders and congreg gations and some distinctly religious lay societies were of the first kind: and those soci- cities to which a Catholic may belong without danger to his faith and nor als, though they are not organized for distinctly religious purposes, belonged to the second. He explained how the secular and regular priesthood are ruled by the pope, and remarked on the wisdom of that system. Hence, he said, we have the same church, teach ing the same doctrines, insisting on the same moral laws all over the world: in India and Chin and far-of Australia. and the islands of the Pa cific as we'll as in Rome and Paris, in New York. San Francisco, London. wherever civilizations has penetrated Now, he continued, the wisdom of 19 centuries has shown that only when there is unity of rule can there be un- ity of faith and morals. Hence the church reserves the right to judge what societies a Catholic may belong to. Before she judges she scrutinizes closely all the practices of the order and it's bylaws and pledges. She nev- CT condemns without reason. Many other pleasing and instructive thoughts there were in Father Slocum's address, but they can not all be reproduced here. He appealed to the leaders in societies to try to elevate those of their members who may be succumb- ing to evil influences. Before con- cluding he paid & high tribute to the civic, moral and religious work of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Father Slocum's address was one the audi ence conceded as the most instructive and exhaustive they ever heard on the subject of Catholic societies.
 Tonight the Second division will have charge of the fair. A prompter has been secured so that there will be both square and round dancing
 Tuesday night will be Irish ni2Ah. There will be a special effort made that night to please those who often think and dream of "the good old times at home" Popular Irish songs will be sung by President Birney of the Sixth division, Thomas Sullivan and Mrs Roper. The renowned and only ''Dan'' sheehy will trip the light fantastic toe, fin other words will dance breakdown, accompanied of course by some maiden or matron as supple of foot as the "good people, them selves. Irish pipers will pipe and Irish fiddlers will fiddle. It will be a night of fashioned fun galore.