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

peoples brought to this continent. working under the blue heavens the destiny that God has given to the American people.
 The greatest American pays regard to his whole being. his head, his intel feet, his whole nature. He will have something in his head. But he'll have also something in his heart. l some times think we lay too great empha- sis upon the head. That brave man who sits in the White House has learn ed what that means and so will who- ever follows him learn that, too, It is with the heart that man believeth un- to righteousness.
 The great American will be a man of great spiritual perception and strength. He'll be man like Murry 'Princeton's great first baseman who ac- knowledged he had not touched Yale base-runner and by SC doing lost his college the game, when the umpire had decided in his favor. He believed that Princeton men are expected to do something fine and true and noble.
 Gentlemen. that's what we want in every relation of life. It will make us loyal to the best that is in us. The great American will be more than a keeper of commandments. He'll keep more than statutes. He'll be of a square, true hearted. noble manhood. He'll not be afraid to be too good. That's my thought of the greatest American. They'll greet the Unseen, as Browning has taught us, with cheer."
 Hon. George M. Gum.
 Mir. Gum of Milford, the next speak CT, had the toast, Royal Good Fellow ship"
 Mr. Gum said: "Fellow Irishmen, years ago when I trained with the Democratic party there was an Irish man and a German both candidates for the same office. I was in favor of the first. and remember an upstate said he didn't intend that the convention should be run by red-headed Irish man. As far as I can see l have the distinction of being the only red-headed one here. My friend, Moran is sorrel blond.
 It's great pleasure to he an Irish man They take all the prizes. They're pretty quick witted, they like the man who will stand up and fight them. The lrishmen. as I remember them, are friends of temperance" (Laughter.)
 ''It seems like carrying coals to New castle to speak of Irish fellowsSp l have known many good fellows who were not Irshmen have never met an Irishman who was not a good fel- low lrishmen have been famous as martyrs and statesmen, Irishmen have been famous as good fellows, all of them When do lrishmen ask Who or | what or how? save that heart should he extended to heart. hand extended to hand
 "The sunshine of freedom has not yet 1 shone on that dear island fatherland. ] But the steps of freedom never go backwards and I believe freedom will yet win out in Ireland and then you will all rejoice even though now an i American
 Edward r. O'Nicar,.
 The last speaker of tho evening was Assistant Corporation Counsel Edward i F. O'Meara, whose toast was "rhe Knights of St. Patrick" The verse that went with his toast on the menu read:
 Bid me discourse, will enchant thint l car"
 He spoke of the Knights of St. Pat humorous jibes at some of those pres humorous j'bs at some of those pres ent. He joked about the fact that he was made the "tail-ender" and the last on the toast list.
 Banquet Committee.
 The banquet committee was made IT of the following Knights: Frank w Herman. Edward ] Moriarty, Thomas H. Smith. Thomas F. Maxwell, and NJ Frank Hope.
 The affair was the most successful ever held by the organization and al the close a rising vote of thanks was extended to the committee