The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-13
KNIGHTS LAUD
COLUMBUS WITH
STIRRING SPEECHES
Impressive Flow of 0ratOry
Marks Banquet Held in
Honor of Discoverer.

discovered America. There came an
impressive interval during the banquet
when the lights were lowered and the
guests sang 1.-THE Star-Spangled Ban
ner.p while the national colors shone
from electric lights In the ceiling.
The committee In charge OF the din
ner Included: Joseph M. Byrne, Thomas
J. Mclaughlin, .Romolo Bottelli, Judge
thomas J. Lintott, James Taaffe, John
L. Carroll, John ]. Bladder, DR.. Leo j.
McManus, Alfred Peter, Professor
Thomas F. Kennedy, James M. Reilly.
Paul v. Flynn, Joseph G. Wolber.
James j. Young. William f. Delaney,
William r. Sheik. Michael w. Hig-
gins, Joseph A. Sharp, Cornelius j.
Curtin, Thomas J. Caffrey, William p.
Macksey, Edward j. O'Brien, Patrick
r.. Murphy, Joseph Il. Papscoe, Dem
mis- f. O'Brien, Edward f. Mcguire.
Michael F. Shields, Hugh A. McGlynn,
Peter A. Smith, Thomas w. Reilly.
John v. Noll, James III. Grant, William
L. Norman, Thomas ]. Smith and Pat
rick J. Dolan.
At the speakers table were Toast
master John ID. Carroll, Mayor Jacob
Haussling, former United States Sena-
tor James Smith, jr., Martin Conboy,
former State Senator Thomas j. Hill
cry, the Rev. Henry G.. Coyne, of Bay
onne; Prof. Thomas F. Kennedy, DIR.
Addison b. Poland, superintendent of
public schools; Cornelius McGlennon.
Mayor of East Newark; DIR. P. I. Multi
gan, of Harrison; Assemblyman Ed
ward Kenny, the Rev. Richard Moran
Began, Of Plainfeid; the Rev. DR.. M. I.
Corcoran, of st. Rose of Lima's Church,
chaplain of Jersey Chapter No. l of the
knights of Columbus. The table was
decorated with smilax and roses.
In introducing the first speaker
Toastmaster Carroll said:
1.-THE Knights of Columbus are re-
sponsible for having this day made a
holiday, so it is most fitting that we
thus celebrate it. But before l intro
duce the speakers, many Of them dis
tinguished, let us stand and sing our
national hymn" y
All rose while the grand anthem
echoed through the great hall.
MI. Conboy was then introduced as
the first speaker. His toast was.
christopher Columbus"
columbus was a man human and
humane he said. HE was a product
of a race of men whose provence was
to go onto the deep. n we ffnd him In
his early days going from cape to cape.
Cast on the coast of Portugal he at
tempted to propagate his theory that
one might by sailing to the west reach
the Indies.
HE got no encouragement, married
and went to Spain. Through fourteen
years Columbus worked through rebuff
and criticism. A commission told him
that it was impossible. because old
Ptolemy and seneca said. hundreds of
years ago. that such things were con-
trary to the Idea of the universe.
"Then Queen Isabella was brought to
see his plans n pledged her jewels
for his expedition. You all know how
he set out and discovered America, and
when you consider you must marvel at
the obstacles that Columbus overcame.
The crew were foreigners, for Column
bus was an Italian, and h ship went
in a direction where ships a never
sailed before.
And yet Columbus held those ma
riners together until at last lam was
discovered. Anyone would have dis
covered America after 1892. 1t was
this first step hat counted. The his
tory of humanity at large was rewrit-
ten after 1892, and 1t came about be-
cause the captain of hat fleet had set
his aim Inc accomplished it. We
should see that a statue seen by men
entering the new world tells that you
owe all his to a humble mariner"
Former Senator Hillery, responding
to the toast 1.-THE Day We Celebrate
said:
1.-THE bill to make Columbus Day a
legal holiday came from sentiment in
Newark, and I was most glad to vote
for IL. 1t seems to me hat this day
ought to bring to the mind of every
Knight of Columbus the duty he owes
his country.
1.-THE message / bring to you, citi-
zens of America, which was discovered
by a Catholic, is that we have a part
to play in this land. 1t is for us to be
shining examples of the best citizen
ship in this land"
Followers of Columbus" was the
next toast, and was given by the Rev.
Father Coyne.
christopher Columbus has given to
us the realization of something that
hitherto existed only in theory, the ex-
istence of a western world said he.
"but we should not be singled out to
praise the great d~iscoverer. He belongs
to the world. And his honor will go
Town the ages.
1--WE rejoice in celebrating the dis
coyery day of this great man because
he has left US a nation. Columbus vas
a man of two ideas. one was TO dis
cover lands, and the other was to bring
the Inhabitants in that land under this
shadow OF the cross. A worthy fol
lower of Columbus should be a Chris
tan man. He should have manliness
and absolute belief in God and the
church"
Professor Thomas f. Kennedy, re
spending to the toast Of Isabella
said in part:
s'Whil others theorized about thu
new world, Columbus discovered 1t
When he was about to despair Isabelle
gave him hope.
'.The project of Columbus was re
iected by Ferdinand and his council
Then did Isabella become the protec
tress of Columbus and the patron Of tn
new world. 1t is but one instance o
where great deeds have been accom-
piished through the interest and sym
pathy of a noble woman"
The lnal toast was given by forme
united States senator James Smith. j.
He was greeted with prolonged er
plause. Speaking On The Future,
Former Senator Smith said in part
s.It Is seldom that I hav been er