Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-12-07
Catholic Workers At
Banquet Express Aloha
For Beloved Bishop

We'll indeed, may this toast The
President of the United States be pro-
posed at this banquet. Health, say we
all, and prosperity to the great rulers
Of this Great Republic which was the
pioneer in the establishment and the
maintenance of religious liberty.
Nor should we drink the less heart.
lily to present incumbent of that high
Office than to the principle to which
| have Just referred. Theodore Roose'
welt, President of the United States,
would no more tolerate an interference
with religious liberty than he would
tolerate an encroachment of any of the
other constitutional rights of the cit.
liens of the United States.
Although not a member of the SAME
religious faith as our worthy Bishop,
yet | have not the slightest doubt tina;
the general reception rendered him and
his chaplain by the President was as
kind and hearty, the words spoken and
the hand-grasp rendered were as warm
and sincere as though the President
himself had been born and reared O
Catholic. May he live long to enjoy
the honors so justly his due"
Speaking for Hawaii Governor Car.
ter was given a very cordial reception.
The Governor gave a touching turn to
his opening remarks by calling for a
silent toast to the selfsacrificing men
and women, the absent ones. who are
laboring among the afflicted at Molo.
kai. This toast being drunk the Gov.
ernor went on to deal with the develop.
ment of the Territory and the bright
prospects for the future as indicated
by the opportunities for obtaining i'm.
migrants from Europe and the atti.
,tude of the President in connection
with our revenues.
Father Maxim of Hama, Maui, speak.
! ing for the Reverend Clergy and the
Religious Orders in Hawaii, kept his
hearers interested and amused.
The oratorical honors OF the evening
were with John A. Hughes, whose
speech the Catholic Iaity brought
forth round after round of applause. II
will be given in full In a later issue
A good second to Mr.. Hughes was A. d.
Castro, who responded for the Fedora
ton of Catholic Societies. Father Val
entin made brief expression of his
appreciation 81 the many kindnesses
tho"h Wy NhosN anu lnc
ant experiences of the travellers. Mr.
Harrington responded for the Press
A. y. Murphy gave a pithy response
for The Ladies, full of sparkling sentl
ment.
The closing toast Our Holy Father
Pope Plus X and our Holy Mother the
Church." was responded to by Bishop
Libert. The Bishop told OF his youth
full desire to travel in the lands and
meet the men as he had done in his
recent trip. He had thought when
coming to far of Hawaii that this am
bition could never be realized yet had
he not come here 1t might never have
teen realized. He told of his interview
with the Pope and of the kindly spirit
/ of the Church leader. The Pope had
asked him in Intricate detail of the con
/ ditions In Hawaii and particularly OF
I the protection received from the Gov
eminent. When the Bishop told hin
I that the people Of the Church had alb
soiute liberty here the Pope remarked
that he wished the same condition
might exist in Europe near the home
of the Church.
After the closing toast the program
was completed with Hawaii Ponoii and
Aloha De.