The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-03-18

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McDermott then paid high and pleas
ing tribute to the Irish race and his
remarks were greeted with loud ap-
plause.
Ex-Judge James J. Murphy responded
to the toast, "The Irish Soldier" in the
absence of DIR. John G. Coyle of New
York The address was an excellent
one
New jersey to which Senator Rob
ert S. Hudspeth was to respond, fell to
County Counsel John Griffin, as Mr..
Hudspeth sent telegram regretting his
enforced absence Mr.. Griffin spoke
briefly upon State affairs
Mr.. Charles f. X. O'Brien's subject
was Hero Ancestry" He said
Are we merely dreamers or theorists
when, filed with the knowledge of Ire
lands greatness in the past, we fondly
indulge in the hope that her day star
will again shine with all its former power
and brilliancy and splendor as 1t did
when she was the mother of saints and
scholars? Have one not reason to be-
lieve that the just God in whose hand
rests the fate of nations, will strike the
shackles from her torn and bleeding
limbs and amounting her wounds with
the sweet balm of liberty again. place
the crown of happiness and contentment
on her fair brow May we not expect
with her great undeveloped natural res
sources, the thought and integrity and in
dustry of her people and the influence
of her intellectual saints, Cardinal New
mans prophetic vision will be realized.
I look toward a land both old and
young in the christianity-you
in its provisions of the future, A nation
which received grace before the Saxon
came to Britain which has never ques-
toned it; church which Augustin and
Paulinus found and Pole and Fisher left
behind them l contemplate people
which has had a long night and will have
an inevitable day. l am turning my eyes
toward a hundred years to come and
dimly see the Ireland l am gazing on be-
come the road of passage and union be-
tween the two hemispheres and the CEN
tire of the World. / see the Inhabitants
rival Belgium in populousness France in
power and Spain in enthusiasm,
and to this we may add that
America uniting hearts and clasp
ing hands across the sea with a peo-
pie who are bound to us by ties stronger
than death, disseminating those princi-
Piles which are the best work of our re-
public. Such unity will indeed mean
to the people Of the earth, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness.
Addresses were also made by Mayor
Pagan, and Mr. John Boyd. The latter
read telegrams of regret in not being
present from Grover Cleveland, Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Professor John Dwy-
er of Harrison. N. J.
The gentlemen who so successfully
conducted the banquet were:-
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Kenna, chairman, Owen ]. Igoe, Patrick
Connolly, James J. Mcbride, Bernard J.
McArdle, Philip KelIeher, John English,
John J. Heavey, John Griffin, NJ. b.
Holmes, Patrick McArdle, James E.
Kelly, Robert ]. Murphy, Henry Byrnes,
Eugene Hartnett, Frederick G. Wolbert,
Robert Hudspeth.
Reception Committee - James G..
Clarke. chairman, james Doherty,
james S. Nolan, Dr.George w. King,
William Davis, Ferdinand Heintze
Anthony Hauck, James Moylan,
Michael Mcnamara, Michael F. Law
erty, Hugh Meehan.
Committee on Banquet-John Boyd
Denis Gallagher. John D. German,
Charles f. x. O'Brien.
Among those who attended were
George Ormsby, Daniel McNally, Chas
H. Schaffer, William Davis, Louis Gar
rick, Walter II. Elliott, James P. Hall,
Jno. J. Mulyaney, Capt. Chas S. Carroll.
Mark Curley. Albert Datz. Michael Cav
in, John Nolan, George A. Ryan, Alex.
]. Clements. P. ]. Doris, MIN. T. Con-
molly, John 3. Edelstein, John j.
Heavey, Eugene Hartnett, f. w
Schmidt, Matthew Foster, P. j. Nc
Nulty, John I. Holmes, Thomas F..
Rooney, James Moylan, George W. King,
Patrick McArdle, S. G. Smith. Edward
Hewitt, F. ]. Colahan. Philip Kelaher
Owen J. Igoe. John 4. Hennessy, John
Glenn, Frank Stinson, William R.
Holmes, Richard F. Connolly, H. G.
Ross, J. G. Rose, James f. Mckee,
John Swenson, Patrick Galley, Owen e.
Nolan. e. +. Mccarthy, James McDulle.