Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-23
WITH THE IRISH.
Pres. Roosevelt Attended Annual
Dinner Given in Honor of st.
Patrick.
MADE NOTABLE ADDRESS
Asks That Celtic Literature ryc Studied
I'm American Univc in
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MADE NOTABLE ADDRESS


Friendly Sons of st. Patrick He was
accorded Il nattcrng ovation by more
than 500 members of the society and
its guests and responded in notable
address.
The banquet was given in the golden
dining hall at Dclmonico's. and it's an
mex and both rooms were filled to their
capacity. So great was the demand
for tickets that the society was obli~-
ed to refuse moro tnan 1000 appli-
cations.
The Friendly Sons of st. Patrick en-
tcrtaincd Washington in 1852 as the
general in chief of the colonial armies
Roosevelt is the first President, as
such, Gle Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
have entertained, although both Ar
thur and Cleveland, as eX-presdcnts,
were guests of the society.
| The president arrived at $50 p M, and
for half an hour held reception. Then,
escorted by Judge Fitzgerald, the prcsi-
dent of the society and POSTMASTER at the
dinner, the President was conducted to
the dinner room. AS he entered and took
his scat he was given rousins cheers.
Many of tho guests waved the stars and
stripes and the flag of Erin enthusiasts
| ticaly. The President was introduced by
Judge Fitzgerald.
In the course of his spcech the Presi-
dent said.
"TEe people who have corae 20 this
| country from Ireland have contributed o
the stock Of our common citizenship
qualities which are essential to inc well
fare of every great nation. They are n
masterf,il race Of rugged charac ter, a race
Tie qualities of whose womanl God have
become povcrbal, while its men have the
elemental. the Indispensable virtues of
working hard in time OF peace and I,llt-
ins; hard in time of war. In every walk
of life mon of this blood have stood, and
now stand, prc-omincnt as state smcn and
as soldiers, on the bench, at the bar. and
in business. They are doing their full
share toward tho artistic and literary de-
Nelorricnt of the cotntry. And right here
let me make special plea to YOU. We
Americans take just pride N the devc-
Crmcnt IF our great universities. and
more and more We are seeking to provide
for original and creative work IL these
universities. hope that an earnest ci-
fort will be made to cndow chairs in
American universities for the study of
Celtic literature ana for research in Celtic
antiquities"
My feilow-countrymcn / have spoken
tonight especially of what has been done
for this nation of ours by its sons OF
Irish blood. But, after all. in speaking to
YOU or any other body of my f"llow-citi-
Zcns, no matter from what old world
country they themselves OF their fore
, fathers may come the great thing to re-
, member is that we are all of us Ameri-
cans. Let us keep our pride in the stocks
from which VIC have sprung: but let us
t show pride not by holding. aloof one from
= another, least of all by preserving the old
: world jcalousies ana btternosscs, but by
I joining in a spirit of generous rivalry to
Il see which can do most for our great conf
= mon country. Amcricansm is not mat
0 ter of creed. or birthplace, or decent. That
man is the best American who has in him
= the American spirit, the American soul.
Such "A man fears not the strong and
i harms not the weak. lie scorns what is
t base or cruel or dishonest He looks be-
You'd the accidents of occupation or social
# condition, and halls each of his fellow
I citizens as his brother, asking nothing
save that each shall treat the other on
{ his worth as "a man, aud that they shall
join together to do all that in them lies
for the uplifting OF this mighty and Wig
orous people,
PRESIDENT GOES TO HOTEL ASTOR
Upon the conclusion OF his address
President Roosevelt left for the ban
: quet OF the of the Sons Of the Amcr-
can Revolution at the Hotel Aston. On
= his arrival there he was received by
r the guests standing. America" was
= sung and then the President was pre-
: scented with II badge of the society,
t which he himself pinned on.
y Walter S. Logan, president of the So
;, cety, presided ut this banquet, while
: among the speakers were Major-Gen
y James j.. Wade, L. 5. a.. and Rear
Admiral Jos. Il. Coghan, L. S. N.
:. SPEAKS FOR THE NAVY.
n When introduced President Roosevelt
j. was loudly cheered. He dwelt particular
= ly upon increasing the powers of the
n navy. lie said:
d I'VE rank as one of the great naval
powers of the earth, ard We rank as Il
k power for peace. The navy is the arm
of all others upon which this nation must
q depend to defend it against all foreign
If nggrcssors | want to increase the num-
# Der of our battleships because they are
representatives. of war with other nations, -
j. The President appealed to Reor-Admlral
CCghlan who was present. Tor reinforce
[. ment to his remarks. His words concern
IT ing the navy and its power for carrying
into effect the sentiments of the people
" of this country were received with tire,
e mendoi,s applause from his auditors
President Roosevelt left the Hotel Aston
at l25 O'Clock ard was driven directly
to the w card street station OF the T. nm
sylvania railroad going thence by boat
Y, to jersey CITY.
PRESIDENT AT \ WEDDING.
= At three O'Clock this afternoon the
- President went to the residence of Henry
:. Parish, Jr.. in East 10Th street, to at
~ tend the marriage of his niece, Mi
.. Eleanor Roosevelt, To Franklin Delano
Roosevelt her cousin. on the way l..
met the big st. Patricks day parade
which was stopped, the participants and
the thousands who crowded the sidewalks
wildly cheering Mr.. Roosevelt as he
). went through and passed up Park
- avenue He seemed to greatly enjoy the
typical irish welcome.
u The wedding OF Miss Eleanor Roosevelt