The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-08-13
Sixth Week at Cliff Haven.

Summer school has been notable not
so much for the visits of one or two
dignitaries in church or in state, but
for the constant association with men
and women famous in religious, liter
AIRY, political, and social circles. The
members of the school have from the
beginning cordially welcomed visitors
of note, but they have never given Il
warmer reception than that to the two
distinguished guests+pf the sixth week,
the Right Rev. Charles H. Cotton,
bishop of Buffalo, and the Right Rev.
Mgr. O'Connell, rector of the Catholic
university at Washington.
The reception in their honor in the
auditorium OH Sunday evening was
one of the most impressive events Of
the week. The address of welcome
was delivered by the president of the
school, Rev. Dennis J. McAIahon, d.
D. In behalf of the members of the
school he expressed pleasure at the
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prelates, and added that he hoped that
relations thus pleasantly begun would
continue to exist He was followed
by Bishop Cotton, who received a tire
mendous ovation from an audience
composed Of his friends and admirers.
In his address he dwelt upon his pre-
viOus interest i'll the work of the
school, and his constant admiration for
it's lofty aims. But" he proceeded,
the realization exceeds the expec-
fancy. Here is a location sacred in
the history of the early missionary
days of our country, and magnificent
ly beautiful in setting Here are all
| the comforts and conveniences neces-
| sary for your work. God has amply
blessed you thus far; my wish :nd
prayer is that lie may continue to do
| so. that your work may stand as a
! beacon light to the Catholic people of
this country" An equally hearty re-
| ceptiOn was accorded Mgr. O'Connell.
| He said, Il am at loss to account
! for the cOrdiality with which I have
I been met ever since my arrival ut
Cliff Haven. have seen the like of
it nowhere. Indeed, am truly con.
! vinced that it is the atmosphere of the
school, the atmosphere of sincerity
and Of social harmony. Coming as l
do to represent the Catholic university
l feel that this is Il tribute from one
| great Catholic institute to another, and
so doubly appreciate A program
Of musical numbers added attractive.
ness to the event. A quartet composed
Of Miss Sadie Donnelly, of Flushing
Miss Gertrude Gallagher, of Brooklyn
Mr.. Bernard Sullivan and Rev. John
Talbot Smith, Of New York, sang four
beautiful selections from Rossfni's
Stabat Mater. Others taking par;
We're Rev. Bernard NJ. Began, of Rah.
way, N. j.: Miss S. Lawler, of Brook.
lyn: Miss Cecilia Hughes, of Roches.
ter, and Mrs. Marion Lopez, of New
| York.
This week was Irish week at Cliff
Haven. Not that all the lectures were
on Irish topics, for Rev. John T. Dris.
COLL S. I. L., the we'll known Catholic
philosopher and lecturer, spoke morn.
ings at half past ten on PHILOSOPHY in
America During the Nineteenth Cen.
tury." But in the evenings at $780,
Rev. Henry E. O'Keeffe, G. S. P, an
acknowledged authority on Gaelic Ian.
guage and literature, talked on the
Neo-Celtic movement, topic of inter.
est to all Irishmen and to all students
of contemporaneous literature. Fol.
lowing these were harp recitals by Mr.
John Cheshire, the famous and talent.