The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-06-07
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When all were seated the scene was
indeed a very brilliant one, and it was
made more beautiful by the presence
of many of the lady friends of the
guests in the gallery
A splendid body of men were the del
egates of the K, of c. Those southern
men were fairly wild with enthusiasm
when the orchestra struck up Way
Down in Dixie" Blood is surely thick
er than water
Landlord White did himself proud
| for the excellent manner in which he
handled the large assemblage without
a single grumble being heard.
The popular airs played by the or
chestra We're taken up Vocally and rem
dered with fine effect by the audience.
The Knights of Columbus are GER
tainly to be congratulated on gathering
together around the festive board SO
many great and WeIl-known men from
all parts of the country. They inelud-
ed senators, judges, representatives,
mayors, divines and other learned gem
tlemen.
Yale was not even forgotten-the
famous Boola was played, and the 'rah
'rah, rah of Yale was given with a
gusto that would have done body of
students proud.
The speakers were the best that has
been heard in New Haven for many a
long day The after dinner oratory
was rich in humor, bright in wit and
powerful in wisdom.
Three long and powerful cheers for
the various states of the union We're
given.
The Rev. Father Coyle Of Taunton,
| Mass, gave an excellent and powerful
address on The Old Undying Church"
The Catholic faith, he said, never will
and never can be eradicated For an
other thing the church stood to-day as
| she had always stood, for woman's
| honor the sacredness of the marriage
tie and the protection Of the home, She
was the nursing mother of true knight
hood England might sell herself for
a mess of pottage, but chiyalrous old
Ireland would stand fast as Of yore to
the ancient church He often wondered
why they, as Catholics, were not proud
er of their church than they were. He
concluded by calling on them as knights
to stand fast for Christ, and to let
faith, charity and purity be their
watchword.
Ambassador Jusserand of France
appeared at HAS and received great
applause He spoke in English and said
he considered it great honor to be
invited to such gathering, The way
they united In singing the Marseilaise
assured him that he was amongst a
body of men who We're friends of
| France. He was happy to find himself
amongst 50 many true Americans,
knowing, as he did, that they were like
wise true friends of France. He COM
plimented them on the man they chose
for their patron, Columbus, who wanted
| to know, he said, what was beyond, and
4 reminded them that all the great men
of to-day followed him in this respect.
The best men wanted to know all the
thine what was beyond, in the social, the
religious and the political world.
The full programme was as follows:
Introductory remarks-John E. Nc
Partland, chairman.
Hon. James II, Webb, postmaster.
| Invocation REV F. j. Mckinney, Ma
tionaI Chaplain.
City Of New Haven-Hon. John P.
Studley.
United states-Hon. j. NJ. Gearin, U.
s. Senator for Oregon.
The Catholic Citizen-Hon V. ]. Dow
ling, Judge Supreme Court New York.
The Old Undying Church-Rev. James
Coyle, Taunton, Mass.
The Judiciary Hon, Morgan j. O'Brien,
| Supreme Court N. Y.
The State OF Connecticut-Ho Rollin S.
Woodruff, Lieutenant Governor.
True Greatness-George #. Monaghan,
Detroit, Mich.
The Order and Its Founders-Daniel
Colwell National Secretary.
Our Brethren of the Dominion-Hon.
| Joseph MERCER, Montreal.
Patriotism-Hon. William P. Breen,
Fort Wayne, Ind.
He Comes Out of the West-Joseph
| Scott Los Angeles. Cal.