The Detroit times., 1909-03-18
. ENGLAND LAUD { D
At ST. PATRICK
BANQUET
MAKING HONEST EFFORT TO
RIGHT iRELAND's WRONGS AND
I'VE SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE IT."
DECLARES FIR. sTRITcH.

In an address OF unusual force and
eloQuence the Rev. NJ. l. Strich 5.
j., OF Detroit college as principal
speaker at the annual banquet OF the
Ancient Order OF HibeTniam In the
Griswold house, Wednesday evening.
told OF Irelands contributions to the
success of the United States and In
cidentally put In word OF advice TO
his compatriots.
Let us not be vindlctiye in our at
-titude toward England. he said. The
English are doing their best today TO
settle the Irish difficulties. and we
should give them credit for their good
Intentions. Ii may he hard for some
: OF us To do this in view OF past wrongs,
but now that England is making an
honest endeavor TO right those wrongs
let us acknowledge IL.
FIR. StTich. however. yielding to in
stinct, as he expressed IT, found it
impossible to avoid some reference To
the sufferings OF his people under
English oppression and IN fiery elo.
Quence recounted the series OF wrongs
that had resulted in the emigration of
Erfns SONS by the wholesale TO the
new world and told OF the part they
played In the war q. the revolution
AS typical specimen OF Irish wit.
10 which, he declared the nation IL
indebted for large share OF its
humor. the speaker recounted an anec-
dote OF two boys who had been trained
by their priests for confirmation ser
vice. One had been. taught To say,
when the bishop asked who made him.
that God was his maker. To the next
question, What wer eyou made out
! OF" the second boy was To answer
The dust Of The earth Bur when
confirmation day came the boy who
had been picked to stand at the head
OF I'll eclass was absent and the second
boy took his place.
who made you?" queried the
bishop.
The dust OF the earth" promptly
answered the tad.
Why, lad. that Is not right God
made you corrested the good bishop
Whereupon the boy ietorted:
, NO. sir: the kid God made ain t
here"
Judge Murphy presided as toast.
master. and was introduced by NJ. T..
Barden. county president. feature
OF the banquet was an informal talk
by Judge Morse Rohnert. who gave
touching appreciation OF the Irish
from the Germans standpoint h. Il.
Schermerhorn recited The Other
One Was Booth" and responded 10
an encore. Musical selections were
contributed by y. j. Cahill. Miss Kath-
leen Iovett, Miss Mamie Lamb and
Charles A Iafond.
More than 200 were gathered around
the banquet tables Appropriate TO
the occasion the menu cards were Of
harp design, with a shamrock adorn-
ing one corner The spirit OF the day
was also reflected I'm the green Ice
/, cream and program OF irish melodies
/ by the orchestra.
Nearly 1000 loyal sons OF Erin at
tended the banquet given in the new
school hall at rifteenth-st and War
ren-ave. under the auspices OF divi-
sion No. to. A. O. H., and Branch No.
2S4. l. c. b. A., for the benefit OF st.
l.eo's church. Corporation Counsel p.
j. NJ Hally was POSTMASTER and toasts
were responded TO by II. J. North
more. Michael T. Bourke and Charles
L. ONeill. An excellent musical pro
gram was rendered.
The Church OF the Blessed Sacra-
ment gave "a banquet in the parish
hall. with James IT, Lynch, of Pontiac.
as POSTMASTER
Frank c. Cook was the principal
speaker al St Patricks day ban
quet in the parish hall of ST. Johns
church.