The Irish standard., 1908-05-16

will take place at 1880 in Washington
Hall, Sunday evening. Mr.. William
j. Onahan will preside at the function
in his capacity as dean of the medal
lists. Following the Introductory re
marks by the presiding officer, Judge
Howard will deliver an address on the
Laetare Medal. The audience will then
sing the famous Notre Dame song, so
much admired for the beauty of the
words as we'll as the pleasant melody
President Cavanaugh will read the Of
ficial greeting of the University to the
| new Medalist and formally present the
medal. DR.. Monaghan will reply, and
| the evenings exercises will be brought
to close by a reception to the recip-
lent of the medal for 1908.
| Messages of congratulation have al
ready been received from. many emf
nent prelates. and it is probable that
! the history of this remarkable gather
ing will be issued later on as a pamph.
let.
The University of Notre Dame
JAMES CHARLES MONAGHAN
Greeting.
Sir: Five and twenty years ago our
venerable predecessors in this Univer-
sity founded the Laetare Medal to hon
or merit and to signalize to the youth
of America the men who by distin-
guished service to religion, art, sci
ence Or humanity. had set noble ex-
ampe. During these years the Medal
has been bestowed upon John Culinary
Shea. historian; Patrick J.. Kelley.
architect; Eliza Allen Starr. author
and critic; John Newton, soldier and
scientist; Patrick V. Hickey, editor:
Anna Hanson Dorsey, author; William
| ty, orator; Henry F. Brownson. soldier
and author; Patrick Donahue, pub
Daily, dramatic artist: William s.
| Rosecrans soldier; Anna T. Sadlier,
author: DR.. Thomas Addie Emmett,
author and scientist; Hon. Timothy E.
| Howard, jurist: John Creighton. phil
anthropists; William Bourke Bockran.
orator; DR.. John B. Murphy, surgeon;
| Charles j. Bonaparte, jurist: Richard
c. Kerens, philanthropist; Thomas B.
Fitzpatrick, philanthropist; Frances j.
Quinlan. surgeon; and Katherine E.
Conway, author and editor
A long line Of illustrious recipients
nave thus worn the Latetre Medal,
and each has brought honor to the
wearing of it; SO that it may be said
| truly that to receive the Medal today
is not only to be acclaimed by Notre
Dame and by Catholic America, but it
is to be admitted into this great COM
pany and to share in the glorious
achievement of them all.
Today, sir, the University of Notre
Dame turns to you as one worthy to
be honored with this historic trophy.
Your long and distinguished service
in public life intitles you to the un-
failing gratitude of your countrymen.
| Your conscientious and untiring Ia
will perpetuate not alone your memory
| bu tyour influence in the lives of
those whom You have inspired and
uplifted. Your gift of eloquent speech
so freely bestowed every worthy
cauA has made you power for good
in Your country, and your constant
and persuasive enunciation of the prin-
ciples underlying right economic rela-
tions has made the whole people your
debtor. The sanctuary of a mans
soul may hardly be entered by an
other without PROCLAMATION: but Of you.
sir. it may be said without indelicacy
that if your public action has shown
noble devotion to the loftiest pre-
cepts of religious and civic duty. your
privat life has illustrated in practice
the finest ideals of personal honor
and moral integrity.
Because of these eminent services
and this signal worth the University
Of Notre Dame bestows on you the
Laetre Medal in the year Of it's Silver
Jubilee, and prays God that you may
live many years to serve humanity
with your talent and to ornament the
Church with your virtue.