The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-18
FRIENDLY SONS
 ALSO BANQUET
Much Praise for Erin and Her People from Speakers at Big Feast Held at Ho-
 tel 0neco.
OVATION AT LILLEYS NAME
Governor Woodruff Answers Toast of COnnecticut-Great Greeting for Professor Phelps,
 of Yale.


 The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick have had many successful banquets in the twenty three years of it's existence. ! but the twenty third annual banquet last night at the Hotel Oneco will go down in the clubs history as the most successful since its organization in 1885. The attendance was large, the banquet was sumptuous one, the toastmaster was witty and, best of all, the responses to the various toasts were very excellent, the height of wit and eloquence marking the responses on less serious topics.
 The members of the club met in the hotel parlors and marched down to the dining room. The room was very 1 tastefully decorated with American flags and the Emerald green. The speakers table was mass of inter- twined shamrocks through and about which small colored incandescent phibS Ch'uNs Cli lHt tpNti pl lIt menu, dainty product of the print CTS art, was an American eagle with the starry flag of the union in its talons, and above the eagle was the harp and shamrock symbols dear to the heart of him in whom the blood of old Ireland flows.
 Col. John c. Healy the president of the organization presided at the speak CTS table. At his right sat Governor Woodruff and Father Coyle; at his left toastmaster, John J. Splain. Col. Healy asked Father Coyle to lead them in prayer before they sat. He led them in the Lords prayer. Col Healy. then, in few well chosen words, compli- mented the club on it's progress the past year, the org anization having had most successful year.
 The diners then proceeded to do jus tice to the banquet prepared for them by Host Sullivan. The latter's nephew Daniel w. Sullivan was charge de af- fairs in the dining room and in a large part. the enjoyment of the evening was : due to his skillful management. Host Sullivan was also omnipresent, looking , to the comfort of the banqueters..
 The menu follows:
 Oneco Cocktail
 ] Grape Fruit au Kirsh
 Celery Salted Almond Olivel ; Blue Points Sherry
 Pure de Volatile ala Reine
 Filet of Sole ala Joivlle
 Pommes TEtoles . Sweet Bread Praised ala Oriental Sorbet ala Maraschino Sauterne Roast Phila Squab, Chestnut Dressing Currant Jelly Juienne Potatoes Asparagus Tips. au vinaigrette
 Moet & Chandon's White Seal, 1900 sheboygan Water Cooks Imperial Cream Francaise Fancy Cakes
 Roquefort Cheese Toasted Crackers Oneco Regalia Cigars Cafe Noir , After the diners had finished their ! repast, Col Healy introduced the { toastmaster Mir. Splain to the as. sembled guests. In accepting the honor, MT Splain reviewed briefly the life of St. Patrick and the history oi the Irish people then spoke of the Friendly Sons. and the evenings cele. bration. "lt is a great thing that tho men of New Haven can forget na. tionalty, creed and politics and como together to honor that which stands T for all that is best in the history ane progress of the Irish race. Not man, ! years ago men of other races. ant creed would as soon have tried tt l. pull up East Rock as sit in a gather ing designed to praise Ireland ant 1reland's patron saint"
 MT. Splain then lauded Irish nor ality, and said that through the crit ics of the Irish race might find faul : with the races pugnacity and rash E ness. no libel had ever been nttere, r against the moral character of tn l. Sons of Erin. The toastmaster thel l. introduced Walter Walsh who res bonded to the toast, The Day w Celebrate" Mir Walsh recalled tn principal facts in St. Patrick's life IT and then lamented the fact that tn nation that first became christianize, had not had the peace it so richl  ,' Christianity has been the making an, maring of races"
 Mir. Walsh then took up the que; ,e ton of the patriotism of the Irisl :. He said The Irish have been tn " greatest defenders of liberty the worl has ever known. They have bee assaied by vastly superior forces. an ] |. .i. V, self has been allied against her Speaking of the Irish in America. h said: No one can forget what tl - sons of Ireland did for the Stars an Stripes in the Rebellion. There wei no braver soldiers fighting for tr - preservation of the Union than in Irish-Americans who fought shoulde N to shoulder with their America brethren. The Irishman will alway be found on the side of the right an justice" The speaker then compare the histories of Ireland and the Unit ed States. How different is the stor of Ireland and that of our own cour try-one sad, the other a joyou one"
 III CuHCluuinE MI. Ndlsn saln Una Home rule for lreland although not
 probability, was yet possibility. Be fore taking his seat, Mir. Walsh sai that he hoped the many serious aues tions confronting this country. stoc gambling, the negro question and tn other present menaces to our nations prosperity. would be successfully me Every generation has duty to per form. All our predecessors have don