Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-05

Ou lHo SuDJcCL Call0O the aLLe0LlOn of the members to the meeting that was held in Odd Fellows hall over which Father Slocum, now Right Rev Monsignor SlOcum, presided. When the toastmhster paid the fol- lowing tribute to the monsignor, who is now in the south, the dining hall resounded with applause:
 Father Slocum, who presided over that meeting, has since received his 1 third degree being now known off, cinlly as Right Rev Monsignor Slo- cum. But to those of us who have known him during the years of his ministry in Waterbury, Catholics and Protestants alike, who appreciate his generosity in divesting himself of his entire fortune for the endowment of an institution that will give aid and comfort to the sick and distressed of large portion of our fellow citizens, he has been and will ever continue to De the good priest, Father Slocum." :" MT Colley now and then while men, t1oning the work of the association, brought in some of his own choice rOasts, such as:
 It Is a pleasure to be next to Mayor Thoms-when you can agree with him. He knows neither varia- Dleness nor shadow of turning; he has never discovered in his diction- ary the word compromise, and in- deed he has never looked for it. The newspapers reported him as i'll at home a few days ago, but am glad he Is here tonight. This reminds me of the story of the political orator who said that by just looking at a man he could name his favOrite can didate. You, said he, pointing to one man, 'are for Mckinley Right you are, was the reply. And you said he. pointing to another, 'are for Cleveland" You are right said the man addressed. And you he con- tinued, pointing to the third man, are for Bryan You are mistaken, sir was the reply. I have been sick. r
 He touched upon his old hobby of the proposed Library park and re- ferred to Sunday amusements in the following strain:
 Just think of jail limits reaching down to the new station approach, ln- stead of smoke-beclouded, cinder- infested, tip-tilted park to cost as much as 8 new reservoir! Of course this jail proposition would make me popular with the Church street crowd. The band stand on the green should be removed to Hamilton park and band concerts provided for or derly citizens every Sunday aftel- noon. Then would allow ball games on Sunday afternoons at State league park. The idea is to be found in this proposition: You cannot stop the flowing of the Naugatuck river, but you can direct its course. You can not prevent thousands of foreign young men in our community from enjoying themselves on Sunday, but you can provide a decent, reasonable healthful kind of amusement that will take them out of the saloons into the open air and sunshine. If Mayor Thoms were to allow this. 1t would disparage him in the eyes of the wholesale liquor dealer whose Mon day morning collection would not be so large; it would alienate the affec- tions of the clergy, and put the state policemen out of a job"
 AS he is fisherman. he would have on the green a fountain of the fol- lowing type.
 Tn the place of the band stand re- moved from the green, I would pro- vide a fountain-I don't mean a rock pile with squirt gun in the center, but a real true fountain, at least twenty feet in diameter, with nymphs, and naiads and mermaids, all shooting water with their tails, and old Father Neptune with his trident for figure in the center. In the basin I would have trout at least six inches long, so that if they were hooked out the hooker would not be guilty of breaking the law in two places by one act. Of course, would have a few gold fish to be admired by the residents of Canal street. But have said enough, and 1t is quite in order for some of you gentlemen to say: You would raise We'll, l know what you mean, and I reply, I think I would"
 In closing he said the people of Waterbury wish to be known not as the hub city of the state, but by that more familiar name of larger signifi- canoe. the Brass city, whose manu- factured products are to be found in every port, the tick of whose watch like the drumbeat of old England, is heard around the world. The speak, CT deserved all the applause which nc received, and 1t is to be regretted that the citizens of Waterbury do not hear him more often. Colley is good as writer, fine as a speaker, and last night proved himself an ideal toast master.
 He said in introducing Judge Cay nor:
 We all of us read the New York daily newspapers. and from time to , time We see displayed in conspicuous headlines the name of one who is an honored guest this evening and who aside from his reputation as jurist, is known and respected throughout the land as one of the first citizens of the great metropolis. We have ali been made familiar through the columns of the local press with much of the work that has been accom- plished along the lines of good cit- izenship and I need not detain you longer in telling of the part this guest has had in the work. l have the honor of presenting the Hon William J. Gaynor, justice of the supreme