The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-18
KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK,
CELEBRATE e7TH ANNUAL BAN-
 QUIET AT T0NT1NE.

4 Large Attendance and 6 Great Success
 "A Resolution to be Sent to Congress
 man sperry Adopted-Father Downs
 on Constftusionai Reform Reply by Homer E. Cummings.
 The Knights of St. Patrick's club did proper homage to their patron saint last evening by holding their twenty-sev- enth annual banquet at the Tontine hotel, at which 200 were present. Land- lord White served a renast which for abundance and excellence could not be surpassed.
 The hall was magnificently decorated with American and Irish flags and ban ners.
 President William J. Sheehan, NJ. D., spoke few words of welcome at the opening of the banquet, after which an invocation was pronounced by Rev. Fa- ther Kennedy
 The affair was memorab ble one from the standard of good fellowship, every one present having a most enjoyable time.
 Some splendid songs were sung by Michael Dillon. He was accompanied on the piano by E. J. Moriarity. Presi- dent Sheehan, Walter Garde and John Kennedy also rendered some excellent ! vocal selections.
 1 Hon. James P. Pigott spoke on ''St. Patrick's Day" He gave a brief ad- dress on the significance of the day and he .hen reviewed the history of the Irish race in this country and told of their accomplishments as people.
 The next speaker was the Hon. Hom- CT $. Cummings, who spoke on Amer ican Principles The speaker said that ] if he were asked who were the strong est personifications of American princi- pies he should say that they were Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jeffer- son. In conjunction to this he said that policies might change in uniformity to conditions, but that the principles set 1 by Washington were the same Ameri- can principles which prevailed to-day. | Rev. John D. Kennedy. the next speaker. responded to the toast Com modore John Barry" The speaker said in part: There is an instinct in the hu- man heart that prompts us not to per init the memory of illustrious names to perish.
 Passing strange it is that the the first man who sailed an American war shi2 under our. flag, the organizer of l the American navy, the most prominent figure of that glorious chapter of our history which tells of so many naval | victories. in our very infancy, over the mistress of the seas should be thus for gotten. Happily, however. the conspir- acy of silence will soon be broken, and long delayed honors paid that dauntless lnaval hero, that brave soldier and pat i riot Commodore John Barry. Every lman with Irish blood or sympathies Twill rejoice to learn that there is at present pending in congress a bill call- ling for an appropriation of $25,O00 for 1.-the erection of monument to the memory os this famous Irishman and father of the American navy l When the speaker concluded al petit tion was presented to the president of the club and after it had been read it
 was unanimously carried. The petition
 was to the effect that Congressman 1 Sperry be requested to do ali that is possible to further the appropriation of $25.00O for the monument to the mem- ory of Commodore Barry and that set of resolutions be sent to him.
 The next speaker introduced was the Hon. Frederick Betts, who took the iplace of Governor Chamberlain. who was unable to attend on account of ill., Inacc Mfr Eaftc 4cf,nIyo a,, e.A cs+o +ex lof Connecticut" In addition to this l subject he spoke briefly in reference to 1 the St. Louis exposition.
 1 Toastmaster Dennis J. Maloney then
 tread a letter of regret from Mayor
 Studley, who was unable to attend. He
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