The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-18

ests of our city," he said He told a story of an inexperienced pastor who took an unendorsed check to the bank. Asked to endorse 1t, he took his pen and wrote over the face of the check. 'I respectfully and cor dially subscribe to the sentiments herein expressed" And so, said the mayor, T too, in reference to the toast. New Haven, respectfully sub scribe to the sentiments expressed on your menu, which are:
 New Haven spot of earth supreme
 ly blest;
 A dearer, sweeter spot than all the
 rest.
 Dr. William J. Sheehan then sang Bridget McCue." which was joined in on the chorus by all present.
 The mayor was followed by Law renee Mason, the next speaker. who responded to the toast, 'The Celtic Spirit" The toastmaster said he was one of the twelve sons who came to Yale to follow in the footsteps of an honored parent. MT. Moriarty added: MT. Mason is an authority on spir- its. The twelve Masons made the Yale News and our guest of the eve ming made the Record. Mir. Mason was met with March Down the Field" and a Yale cheer.
 Lawrence Mason.
 MT. Mason said The hinge is off tonight and there are no snakes in Ireland. The shamrock and cham pagne should go together. The creme de menthe is but a hemorrhage from St. Patrick. The best stories are al- ways told by Irishmen. The rest are told by the 'also-rans.'
 He followed with a number of good Irish stories. One was of Little Will lie who was promised a donkey if he would not swear. A visitor came to the house who had a very light appe- tite and refused course after course at dinner. Finally Willie could stand it no longer, so he blurted out: ITO hell with the donkey; see if the d. fool won't suck an egg"
 l Here is an illustration of the Irish ball. I am not an agriculturalist, but l I believe there is such a bovine. It goesi Pat, wake up. it's time to take your insomnia medicine.
 You Irishmen are all over the world. Then where is Ireland? II must be merely heavenly state of ! at Inf aE nnCSi bit ities of the race which scatters but still retains its common cnthusiasms It loves the cause that never dies. The changeless part and the boundless fi'' ture are surely lrelands if we can calculate the circle of the future by the arc that is present, we can fore see Irish deeds of the future by the Irish of the present"
 Rev. Watson l.. Phillips.
 "The Greatest American" was the toast of Rev. Watson l.. Phillips, oi the Church of the Redeemer, and chaplain of the Governors Fool Guard. The toastmaster spoke of hin as a Christian gentleman and 2 Christian soldier" He has met witf verse of ,.Onward Christian Sol diers" as he arose to speak.
 Dr. Phillips said: You are gentle men after my own heart. I have eat en many meals in this low-browet room, but never when the clock wa covered before.
 "On Fourth of July I'm glad l an an American. On St Patricks day wish were an 1rishman. And to night His Honor has pinned a sham rock on my coat so l think l am al Irishman by adoption.
 "St Patrick is dead. but his soul i marching on and in the maniness o ! Irishmen the world over l think w read the splendid victory of St. Pat rick's life and works
 EDWARD r. oMEARA
 "Weii, you can never tell what ma is till he gets through. My theme The Greatest American Now vol think you're in for it. would m sneak of a man whose nameds great O our records. We don't consider creed when considering mon. We stand a brothers. regardless of creeds But wh is the greatest American? First Of al I do not think he is to-day or VIII D in the future of native stock. He'll b the man who is a composite of tn races grafted in the highest stock. see the figure of the coming America distinguished by all the traits of tn