The Washington herald., 1908-05-01
WIT REIGNS
Cardinal Logue Praises Ma
tion in Lively Speech.
GUEST OF MAYNOoTH ALUMNI
Eminent Churchman Tells Priests
Columbus Discovered America TO
Make Room for Overflow of Erin'S
SOns-Relates Stories of Pope Plus
Election to POntiicate.

New York, April 3O.-Cardinal Logue,
without ever relinquishing particle of
his ecclesiastical dignity, revealed him
self on the human. not to say the HI
bernian side, at the luncheon given him
by the American Alumni Of Maynooth
College to-day az the Hotel Astor.
ahe occasion was really the eleventh
annual dinner Of the Maynooth Alumni,
but it took the form of a o'clock
luncheon in honor of the cardinal. who
Is no. only a Maynooth graduate, but at
present president Of TIE college. The
| cardinal seemed to eHjoy the affair
thoroughly. allowing himself 10 have
little fun and to afford some fun to the
priests who were gathered around him.
The cardinal was in the best and kind-
lest Of moods and he had a little quiet
fun also with his travelling companion
the Lord Bishop Of CIoyne. who returned
the humor in kind
The Lord Bishop Of Cloyne, Archbishop
Browne. of Queenstown. was one of the
guests OF honor not only as the travelling
companion Of the cardinal, but as a for
mer president Of Msynooth.
Place for Irish Priests
Before the luncheon Father Georgian NJ
Sheedy, president of the American branch
of the Maynooth Alumni, presented an
address Of the American Alumni 10 the
Cardinal and Archbishop Browne. and
the cardinal began his badinage in max
ing the response TO the address. After
expressing his pleasure at the address.
he said that he felt pride in the priests
OF the church and especially in those who
were sent to work IN foreign lands. To
send priests away. he said. appeared to
the especial province OF Ireland, its Pc
culiar mission When Europe was too
small for the outp0uring of Irish priests.
Tor example. Columbus discovered Amer
lea The cardinal. addressing a Celtic
audience. did not nave 10 complete this
line Of his thought in words, and he
added:
Il know you work hard over here, for
this is the land Of the strenuous life,
and IN this declaration he caught on
again, and he went on with the en-
couraging statement that there were
more bishops for America coming out Of
Mayno0th He urged work among all
nationalities, but the BulgsriaHs. he said.
were apt TO be troublesome. He thought
that the priests here rather favored
the Irish. This was wrong; they should
go Irrespective Of nationality to the work
of their calling.
Cardinal Tells "A story.
He told a story Of his days in France.
when. he said. on one occasion, all the
others except himself and one French
he and the Frenchman remained at home
and talked. Even this Frenohman told
him that his great ambition was 10 lead
an Irish flock.
Then. turning TO Archbishop Browne.
the cardinal said that he would not
answer for him. as the Lord Bishop Of
Cloyne could do his own talking Ever
since sang mass last Tuesday" he said.
he has been rehearslng what ne has TO
say TO you to-day ] tried to get him out
on an automobile ride. Not a bit of 1t.
He had a phOnOgraph in his room prac-
iicing for this occasion. And he'll talk
to you as though butter wouldn't melt
in his mouth"
The Lord Bishop Of Cloyne. who has
been in the background ever since his ar
rival here. started right of and made
good he was only the travelling COM
panion of the cardinal and as such. It
was his business to keep his mouth shut.
But all the same. he mad enjoyed every
thing IN the shade Of the cardinal He
had Travelled over here In the shade Of
the cardinal he had remained here IN the
shade Of the cardinal-and every minute
he had found enjoyment in the shade OF
the cardinal, indeed.
Yet, Here Is Cardinal, Too.
The cardinal had vowed he wouldn't
even share his prie-dieu with any one and
he was In the shade Of the cardinal, but
yet-here the cardinal had come and re-
ceived an address alongside him.
After the luncheon, when the speech
making was opened by Father sheedy
and the company had drunk a toast to
the Pope. Cardinal Logue entertained his
hosts with a response on behalf of the
pontif.
But though I helped TO elect him"
he said. L know just as little about the
holy father as you do. I know he was
elected canOnicalIy: that's all But I'll
tell you that II the heat had not been
so great, he might not have been elected
so soon.
Priests Laugh Heartily.
The priests present laughed heartily and
appreeiatively, and they laughed some
more when the cardinal said. Il was mis-
senior then. ! am very much his junior
now
Cardinal Logue then referred 10 the
active and helpful life and especially
among the poor Of his care that the Pope
had led before his election to the SOW
ereignty. when he was an archbishop, and
could so and come democratically, as he
delighted to do. And it was with pain,
the cardinal said, that he regarded the
Pope now. because of his Imprisonment
there for the rest OF his life In little bit
OF a garden.
I don't know how large it is. I never
was in it.. he said
You know" he continued, there was
once an Irishman elected Pope. laugh
teri This is an historical fact I'm telling
you. He was a religious zealot and he
went away to a cave somewhere and hid
himself, and they found him. Uaughter.)
He may be there yet.
This morning at St. Patrlck's Cathedral
there took place the principal religious
ceremony of the day as a part of the
weeks centenary celebration of this
Roman Catholic diocese. 1t was pom
tifcal requiem mass for deceased preiates