The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-21
Cardinal GIBBONS GUEST
Of KNIGHTS Of COLUMBUS
Grand Reception and Banquet at Which Many
Prominent Men Are Prsseut at the
Commercial Club.
Head of lic Church in America Touches All Hearts With
Sriaad' EOquenCe and Personal Tenderness
(salt Lake rril une, Aug. 16.)

Simple and belItlTIl IN ltS spirit, calm
and restful as il goicing the feelings of
one far removed from the petty things
Of the world, we're the words of thanks,
of encouragement and of commentator
given the the members Of the Salt Lake
council, No. 692, knights of Columbus,
at the banquet in the Commercial club
Sunday evening by his eminence, the
cardinal. James Gibbons.
Filled with thankfulness at the accom-
plishment of a life work, also. were the
brief words of thanks given by the
Right Rev. Lawrence Scanlan, bishop Of
Utah. for the'pretty remembrance given
him by the members of the council, in
the form of an elegantly bound volume
of the history of the Catholich church
in Utah, which was presented shortly
after the openig of the banquet.
The occasion was the honoring of his
eminence, Cardinal James Gibbons and
the Right Rev. Bishop Scanlan, D. D.,
by what they termed affectionately 1.-THE
Sir knights" of the order, and advan-
tage was taken Of the opportunity to
felicitate each other and the dignitaries
Of the Catholic church on the successful
consummation of an event which will
be memorable in this state-the dedica-
ton of the magnificent new cathedral in
this city.
Never before in the history of the COM
rnunity, perhaps, had there gathered to-
gether such body of distinguished per-
sonages, churchnen and statesmen
touching elbows about the banquet
board. Catholics and non-Catholics
grasped hands and exchanged greet
ings and echoed the sentiments ex-
pressed by his eminence, the cardinal,
in his splendid closing exhortation TO be
fy4yn m God and m no1Ip+rv
Attendance Is Large.
More than 150 members of the
knights of Columbus and prominent
men of the city and state were pres
ent, besides many leading prelates of
the Catholic church. Seated at the head
Of the long table, near Joseph Geoghe- |
gan, the toastmaster of the evening, |
were his eminence, Cardinal James Glib |
bons, Governor William spry, Right |
Rev. Lawrence Scanlan, bishop of Utah; |
Mayor John S. Bransford, Right Rev. ]. |
J. Glennon. bishop Of st. Louis; former |
United States Senator Thomas Kearns, |
Most Rev. J. S. Foley, D. D., bishop of |
Detroit; United States Senator Reed |
Smoot, Right Rev. Bishop ScanneIl of |
Omaha, Congressman Joseph Howell, |
Right Rev. Bishop O'Conneu of San
Francisco, representing Archbishop
Riordan: w. J. Halloran. president of
the Commercial club; Right Rev Bishop
Giorieux of Boise, Idaho; Charles A.
Quigley, Right Rev. NJ. l. Lenihan.
bishop of Wyoming; E. o. Mccormick
of Chicago, Right Rev. J. r. Carroll,
bishop of Helena, Mont; George J. Glib
son, Right Rev. Bishop Lillis, J. c.
Lynch, Right Rev. ]. ]. Keane J. E.
Dooly, Right Rev. Bishop Heunessey,
Thomas j. O'Brien, Very Rev. D. Kelley,
J. B. Cosgriff, Rev. Father Gallagher,
J. w Killeen, ex-state deputy of the
knights Of Columbus; Rev. J. J. GUM
an, president Of All Hallows college; j.
J. Harvey, Very Rev. Dean Harris, w.
J. Laramie grand knight of the knights
of Columbus; Rev. P. A. Cushnahan of
Ogden, DR.. M. A. Hughes, past grand
knight; Father O'Ryan of Denver:
Fathers Powers and Gail of Los Angeles
and others.
1t was nearly 9 o'clock before the
guests entered the banquet hall The
tables were beautifully decorated with
flowers, including many hugh bouquets
of sweet peas. An orchestra stationed
In an adjoining room discoursal music.
Address of Welcome.
Following a brief invocation by lis ,
eminence, Cardinal Gibbons, the affair I
was opened with an address of welcome
by Grand Knight Laramie, He spoke I
as follows: :
Your Eminence, Cardinal Gibbons; Z
Your Excellency, Governor o. Utah; ?
Most Esteemed and Right Rev. Bishop +
Scanlan; Most Reverend and Very !
Reverend Fathers and Gentlemen: 7
When his en1inence, the cardinal paid 3
US the distinguished compliment to be /
bur guest of honor tonight, we deemed it | s
put duty to surround him with the ablest a
ana most distinguished men Of our state. r
The letter Of acceptance, which we t
from his excellency, the gov Y
7rDor Of our state; from Mr.. Smoot and i
Nj. Howell, our representatives in Con- C
sressi from his worship, the mayor of v
oalt Lake City, and from the other hon d
1rable gentlemen who are seated as our t
guests tonight, are strewn with most
expressions of admiration and V
most friendly assurances of respect for n
ne lIlustrious cardinal, who as partiot t
ana churchmen, has drawn to himself "
he great hearts of the American peonle v
The knights Of Columbus, who are e
oday an army Of clean and patriotic G.
men, numbering more than $4,000, beg, O
hrough this council, to extend to his Il
.mlnence, Cardinal Gibbons, the assur- S
nee OF their devotion to the great urin- S;
'lpies OF loyalty to Christianity and ma Ii
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principles which find their expressions in $,
he brillian achievements and splendid o.
elf-devotion of the great cardinal. d
To him, to his excellency. the gov u
rnor, and to the honorable gentlemen II
Tho have honored US with treir presence q,
onight, the knights Of Columbus of
AIT Lake City and Utah beg to exrres ss
ne assurance of their great appreciation
Il their courtesy and to extend TO bis h
minence and the honorable gentlemen NJ
7ho have come here to DO him honor a m
warm greeting and a most hospifable OF
Welcome.
i now take pleasure in Introducing &C
ne toastmaster Of the evening. Mr. Jo- M
eph Geoghegan." ea
His Eminence Speaks. q
Mr. Geoghegan explained that as the d
ardinal was very tired after the ex- D;
ctlng duties of the day. he would he Y,
sked to address the guests first Tbe q,
arolnal then spoke as follows: Ia
gentlemen. / have no words ada- O.
Qate 10 convey the sense of sra tit,,6. III
men ! feel on this occasion towards NJ
le knights of Columbus in tendering ar
le the hospitality Of this most inter- N
sti!g 4 occasion. In fact, ever since T dc
W my loot within the precincts of This
saullful city Of Salt Lake have bae1 co
VerWhelmed with kindness I need NOT tic
pesk s-l OF the personal kindness rendered fo