Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-12
ITS ANNUAL BANQUET
CARROLL INSTITUTE THE SCENE
OF BRILLIANT GATHERING.
Addresses by Mgr. o'connell, Catholic
University Rector, DR.. D. ].
Stafford and Others.

plants Carroll Institute Hall was the
scene last night of a brilliant gathering,
the occasion being the annual banquet OF
the institute. There were hundred MEM
bers and guests present, and the evening
was a pleasant one from every point of
view.
President James F. Shea acted as master
of cerem onies and extended a hearty and
cordial welcome to the guests upon their
arrival In his opening address Mr. Shea
said the affairs of the institute were never
in better shape and all of it's various de-
partments are progressing splendidly. The
choir of the institute has been renamed
the Cecilian Society. and Mr.. Reginald Iae-
koven. conductor of the Washington SYM
phony Orchestra, has been engaged to act
as its leader.
Upon the conclusion of his address of
welcome Mr. Shea introduced Mr.. John j.
Nolan as the POSTMASTER of the evening.
The first speaker on the list of toasts was
the Very Rev. Mgr O'Connel. rector of
the Catholic University of America, who
responded to the toast His Holiness,
Plus X. Man of God and a Man of the
People,"
Life and Work of New Pope.
Mgr O'Connell said he could not sum up
the character of Plus X more completely or
more thoroughly than by using the words
of the toast, "A man of God and a man of
the people" He referred to the life and
work of the new pope from his early boy
hood and how, with the hottest aspira-
tons and tenderest thoughts. he had conse-
Grated his life to the work of God.
He has been man of God" said Mgr
OConnell. land in as real sense he is
a man of the people. When he was chosen
by the votes of his fellow cardinals as the
occupant of the throne of st. Peter and
assumed the triple crown he did not per-
nit himself or any member of his family
to reSurrect any old eScutcheOn that would
separate him from the people.
Il believe that something more than
chance presided over his election. l think
the cardinals were guided to their choice,
in the providence of God, by the urgent
need of the times. The world wants more
religion and more democracy, and for these
Plus stands. / believe we now have pom
tiff whose mission in life will be to put re-
ligion into democracy. / believe his ambi-
ton is to make the gospel of Christ the law
of humanity
DR.. Stafford's Theme.
''Our Country" was responded to by Rev.
D. J. Stafford, D. D., one of the most bril-
liant orators in the church. DR.. Stafford
said that in the cultivation of ideal citizen
ship Carroll Institute had played a very
high and worthy part.
II believe in Carroll Institute" said DR..
Stafford IT believe in all for which it
stands. and in the good l know 1t can do.
will do everything in my power to help 1t,
and know that when | help this institute
am helping to make this land still more the
land of God and the land of the people,"
DR.. Staffords praise of the work of the
institute was received with great applause.
Mr.. George E. Sullivan responded to the
toast THE City of Washington the theme
of Mr.. James A. O'Shea was Catholic Lit
erature" while the closing toast of the
evening, THE Ladies' the sentiment of
which was 1.-The daintiest last, to make the
end more sweet was responded to by Mr..
Arthur j. May. There We're songs by Mr..
Charles F. Goodchild, Mr.. George H. O. Con-
nor and Mr.. William Clabaugh.
List Of Those Present.
Those present were:
Very Rev. Denis ]. O'Connell, George 2.
Belisle John H. Berger, E. Newton Bow
man. Matthew Brady, P. j. Brennan, Chas.
J. Brown w. V. Price, John Byrne, VIII
liam G. Burgess, j. H. Buscher, l.. E. c. Col
liere, James A. Cahill, r. T. Clark, James
]. Collins. Samuel A. Combs, James E. Con-
nelly, John I. Crowley, Rev. D. ]. Stafford,
d. D.; DR.. w. B. Daily. William H. De Lacy,
r. ]. Dormer, S. A. Dougherty, R. J. Dow
ney, P. A. Drury, p. ]. Drury, William M.
Drury D. ]. DUNCAN, Peter Espey, Leo A.
Finn, NJ. A. Flanagan, William ]. Frizzell,
w. G.. Georges. c. A. Gibson, Matthew
Goddard, Rev. r. A Harmon, Ed j. Han
nan, Ed P. Harrington, ]. l.. Heiskell M.
Hennessy. George William Hill, George A.
Herman, DIR. r. T. Holden, j. c. Howard. r.
c. Howard, VIM. J. Hughes, L. ]. Kearney,
NJ A Keane, ]. Leo Kolb Joseph s.
Knight F. p. Madigan, Edmund Mallet D.
J. Moroney, L. Mangan, Arthur ]. May d.
P. Mccarthy, John A. Mccarthy. H. F. Nc
Dewitt, j. Martin Mckee, P. Meehan, H. B.
Merritt, John j. Nolan, ]. j. OLeary, James
A. O'Shea, w. A. Pierce, NJ. A. Purcell Ed
j. Quinn, John Quinn, Hugh Reilly. w. S.
Richardson, DR.. F. o. Roman, B. T. Saul,
c. A. Shea. James F. Shea, N. H. Shea, P.
Shugrue Arthur Small. Alfred F. Smith,
Thomas " Smith, H. w. Sohon. George E.
Sullivan. Joseph d. Sullivan, w. c. Sulli-
van, P. c. ]. Treanor. Ed J. Walsh P. J.
Walshe, Joseph I. Weller, NJ. l. Weller w.
NJ. Whyte, c. G. Williams, J. A. Whitfield
Joseph II. Wood, Michael J. Keans, N. J.
KeanS and William 2 Corcoran.