Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-10

A was tAstefully decorated with Amed-. can nags and presented cheerful ap pearance. H0ds0n catered and for nearly two hours score of walters were kept on the hustle. The tables were set in the shape of the letter K. and arranged so that everybody had l0ts of room.
 : The Invited guests table extended from point near the main corridor to the north end of the hall Among those noticed there were the Rev Far rcll Martin, D. D., pastor of St Cecilia's parish: Dr Davenport. D. D.. pastor of the Second Congregational church; Rev M TraynOr. pastor of St MicllaeHs church, Watervilie: Rev John N. Lewis. pastor of St Johns church, Rev Charles A, Dinsmore. pastor of the First Congregational church; Rev F. ]. McGiyney. MiddletOwn; Rev Fathers Frederick and Brennan of the Immaculate Conception parish; Father Sheehan of St Patrick's: Father Duni- gan of the Sacred Heart; Judge George H. Cowell, Franklin Taylor, Supreme Knight E. l.. Hearn, New Haven, Dis trict Deputy John M. Hearn. Nauga- tuck, and others.
 The menu was all that could have been desired and pleased everybody. I,allier's orchestra furnished music. Grand Knight Lucien F. Wolff opened the after dinner exercises in few re marks regarding the aims and pur- roses of the order and concluded by fn- froducfng Rev J. J. Curtin, chaplain of kh< ,nf1 xr-1s~ Tad a t<SQ at g position for which he is admirably fitted. Father Curtin welcomed the guests on behalf of Sheridan council, gave a short talk on the true knight. ancient and modern, and then intro duced the historian of the c0uncil. Cor nelius MalOney, the first grand knight of Sheridan council.
 Mir Maloney said the work of pre- pairing history is rather difficult task and then to many the reading of 1t IS i dry and uninteresting. He knew ! there would be many entertaining speakers at the banquet and concluded i to get his part of the program in shape 30 that it could ba looked over when ] at leisure. He said he was better I printer than orator and thought his ef- forts would be more appreciated m book form than if he should attempt to | tell them all about it at the banquet. I The historians brief address was
 greeted with great applause and then
 the walters appeared and presented ] each person present with copy Of the neat pamphlet of fifty pages. prepared | by Nr Maloney, giving an account Oi l how and when the Sheridan council | was organized together with other in 1 formation regarding the order in Wa terbury and elsewhere. The book also contains fine cut of General Sheridan astride his black charger, pictures oi all the grand knights of the council the national officers and two poems
 one on Columbus by Joajuin Miller and Thomas Buchanan Reads "Sheridan's
 Ride.' and Father Slocum's masterly | address of welcome to the knights Or the occasion of the first pilgrimage tt the grave of the founder of the Ordel in this city. June 10. 1900.
 Ii is the intention of the author t enlarge the volume by inserting ful | report Of the banquet, including th'
 addresses. the poem by Dr Davenport
 and a full list of all who gathered
 about the festive board.
 Sheridan council was organized II
 1885 with twenty members and al
 though there are four councils in thu
 city at the present tjme. it has mem
 beryhip of over POO and considerable
 money in it's treasury.
 The next number was a solo by
 Miss Roberge. She was given a splen
 did ovation and responded to an en
 core
 | .'rhe City of Waterbury" was re
 sponded to in a very happy manhe'
 by Judge Cowell. who by the way i
 one of the most entertaining afte
 dinner speakers in the state. Fathe Curtin introduced him as man wh'
 had made Waterbury famous aloni the Pacific coast not by expostulatini ou the merits of it's waters or the su
 perior qualities of it's manufactures but by assuring those whom he take with that bees in Waterbury had beel
 made to work overtime in the hone.
 making business by hitching them u with lightning bugs So that in tn . summer they worked day and nighi Judge Cowell didn't deny the truth O this little bit of pleasantly which h
 1ndulged in while attending a conver
 tion at San Francisco. but said tha . he located the man who conceived tn
 idea in Litchfield. just outside tn town boundary of Waterbury. Tt the prerogative of the mayor sal the judge. ito answer to this toast. bu as his honor is busy tonight in hl ! oficial capacity, the duty has bee . assigned to me. I am proud to b
 here and say a word or two regnniin
 this good city of ours. Without an boasting or putting on nourishes c : any sort I think l can truthfuIly sa : that Waterbury is the best town , 1 New England. To those of you wh : have lived here for many years an ! have watched the progress of the cit !. if is not necessary to say anything n { garling the relations existing befwee all classes of citizens. Waterbury ha } had less race prejudice and less clas distinction than any other town
 this part of the country. The emplo. ] CT and the employe walked side b l side. each trusting the other. and , was nothing at all unusual for fh Srovil]s. Elfons. Holmes. Benedict and other employers 10 say: Her Michael. Patrick or John. buy pIs of ground and put . house n it. 2 cannot advance you fhe money T f see that you get t from some of tl j. farmers in Waferfown or Wcolbury | lI think Waterbury was fortunate m
 only in the charaefe~ of it's earl
 settlers. but also in the class of in
 migrants that came here about hfi
 years seo. for the most Tarf form' ? subjects of the British fDrernmen F They helped deyelop the town and i lime Waf~rfurr became a mnuufn