Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-18
MONSTER BANQUET
A LOCAL TRIUMPH
Every State in Union Represented
at Great Feast Which
2100 Attend
SCENE LIKE FAIRY WOODLAND
Anniversary of Bunker Hill Is Re-
membered-Not a Hitch
in Big Affair
SCENE LIKE FAIRY WOODLAND
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the will of Governor Gillett would pre-
vail and the Jeffries-Johnson fight
would be held in some other state than
California.
THE LOS ANGELES WAY"
The Introductory remarks were made
by Newton j. Skinner, president Of the
federation, who brought out the TACT
that it is a Los Angeles method OF do
ing things to do them best, and that
last nights banquet was conducted as
affairs are generally conducted in Los
Angeles. To have the largest ban
uuet in the world was a matter that
Los Angeles should be proud Of said
Mr.. Skinner. He said that Los Ange-
les is cosmopolitan city and that
the gathering represented persons from
tho rockbound coasts of Maine to the
golden shores of California; from the
icy waters Of the st. Lawrence river
to the gulf of Mexico, and the iceclad
countries of Canada and Alaska. He
expressed the opinion that it would not
be long before Canada was part or
the United States. He paid special
tribute to those who came to the ban
duet as delegates from golden Alaska
to golden California, and to the mem
bers who represented the dominion OF
Canada.
The Rev. Baper p. Lee made witty
speech as he introduced Bishop Con-
atty the principal speaker of the night,
following the remarks made by Will
D. Gould, who responded to the toast
1.-The Federation
Walter Gould Lincoln caused laugh
ter at this point by asking why Boston
baked beans were not on the menu.
He had many responses, and not un-
til he explained he was the president
of the Massachusetts State society was
he allowed to resume his seat.
After announcing that Bishop Conaty
would address the gathering, Toast
master Lee asked which society had
the best representation. 1t was an
nounced that Pennsylvania led with
2OO while Massachusetts was second
with $50 persons.
Mayor Alexander was given a rous-
ing reception as he took his seat at
the head of the Iowa state delega-
ton, but owing to official business he
was compelled to leave the meeting
early and did not respond to the
toast, THE City of Los Angeles.
BISHOP CONATY's ADDRESS
The address of Bishop Conaty
aroused great enthusiasm.
IT might introduce him as the Prince
of Orange" said Mr.. Lee, but l think
he would object For that reason l
will call him tie Prince of Orange
land, and do not think he will OBJ
ject if | tear down the barriers of
creed and hail him as "Our Bishop, "
the "Bishop of Los Angeles"
In opening his address Bishop Con-
aty referred to the fact that Toast
master Lee had stated there was but
one great state. 1.-THE state of matri-
mony." He said he disliked to disa-
gree with Mr.. Lee, but he believed
that the greatest state was the state
of Massachusetts.
The subject assigned to Bishop Con-
atty was american Patriotism. In
the course of his speech he said:
1.-THE blood of patriots has made
Bunker Hill sacred to liberty. From
Bunker Hill came a keynote of true
patriotism. 1t was sounded by War
rem when he wrote to the congress of
philadelphia, Massachusetts is ready
at all times to spend and be spent in
the cause of America. Lexington and
Concord had sounded the alarm and
the minute men struck the first blow
for liberty. The New England colonies
stood side by side to win or lose
Bunker Hill attested their patriotic
love for freedom. Quincy said 'Blan-
dishments will not fascinate nor VIII
threats of a halter intimidate us; for
under God we are determined that
wheresoever, whensoever and howso-
ever we shall be called to make our
exit. we will die free men,
THE LESSON OF BUNKER HILL
I'm spirit tonight we stand under the
shadow of the great monument which
free people have erected to the memory
of the men who died on Bunker Hill.
There indeed we learn the story of
loyalty and patriotism. There Warren
fell and his blood was sacrifice that a
nations freedom might be secured.
He typihes all that American free men
fought for and loved; with his name
comes a lesson of sturdy manhood and
true patriotic spirit, which thought not
of home nor personal interests when
the nations cause was to be served
He typihes that love of country which
characterized the American freemen in