Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-05
new LONDON'S HELL-HOLE OF FILTH
Mayor Mahan Exposes and 10 Invited Use His Power
Cleanse list. Johns Literary Association Jubilee
Gen. George haven Candidate for c. A. r. De-
parment Comm ander.

During the. present week the s..
Johns Literary association celebrated
its golden jubilee. having organized
February S. 1860, and the Nestor Of
Catholic societies in New London. Tha
Jupiiee celebration opened by the
members attending Vespers in a bo.iy
IN st. Mary's Star of the Sea church.
Two evenings thereafter was a big
banquet, at which the excellent rec
ord of the society was recited, inter-
mingled with many pleasing reminis-
cences. Later on came the closing
feature, a grand dress ball in the state
armory, the great drill room being
deliberately decorated and for the fifst
time IN New London a bail room floor
was crashed; IL was easily the swell
est event Of that character ever seoa
IN the Seaside city A novel and
pleasing feature of the anniversary
celebration was the presence of ladies'
at The banquet, which was a novelty
IN TINS city; and the venture was 50
successful that il will probably be iii q
rule TO have ladies at banauets In the
future and not have their entertain
ment confined to what are commonly
termed ladies' nights
The speakers at the banquet Rev
David r. O'Donneli. Mayer BRYAN II.
AIahan, John G. Geary, Peter Dorse =.
Daniel NJ Cronin and Edmund Cong
don, all members of the society. were
thoroughly familiar with their subjects
and served as examples of the literary
training as we'll public speaking
qualifications that were acquired in
the debates of this society. which was
really formed as a debating society
and that feature has ever been retain
ed. The st. Johns society has a rec
ord to be proud of and the big cele-
pration of half century's existence
was all deserved.
complete list of all who ever. had
membership in the society would prove
interesting reading not only to tho
present membership. but to the general
public as well. This list would show
that from the society came men who
have been leaders in politics as well as
In religion, and men who have filed
positions in local, state and national
governments, and men who have been
and are leaders In trades, professions
and business >and also men who riskad
their lives in the wars in which the
United States has been involved during
the past fifty years.
AS a sort of aftermath some of the
members are planning q series %
smoke talks on the entire nous plan,
just to learn of some Of the doings in
connection with the society in the earl
Ter days. "reminiscences that perhaps
would be better appreciated at a smoi.-
er than at a banquet such as marlSC q
the golden jubilee celebration. The
st. Johns Literary association is TO
be congratulated on it's enviable rec
ord of fifty years and on the success Of
the golden jubilee celebration.
Mayor Mahsn, at the ST. Johns
banquet. according to published report,
referred to lower Bank street as a
"heIi hole of filth and nastiness,v AMI
advocated cleansing of mat locality.
Well. the work of cleansing that sec
ton is up to the mayor more than
any other citizen. If lower Bank street
is what the mayor says il is in the
name of all that's good and holy, what
must some other sections Of the CITY
be? Residents in the section speci-
fed supposed they were in Paradise
when compared with other sections of
the city that the mayor did not specify.
The mayor was born In New Lon
don, always lived in the city ami
knows every nook and corner thereof.
and none is better qualified to Judge of
the general conditions So il must
be taken for granted that the mayor
knows of "hlth and nastiness" that
others know not OF. but the down.