Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-26

REV. DIR. JOHN NEALE.
 and Irish flags also being used in the decorative effect. Over the proscenium arch in letters of gold was the word welcome with the dates 1861 and 1911 on either side. Around the walls and on the ceiling of the, hall were hung strear1ers of varieG colors, contributing to the festive ap- pearance
 Large Gathering
 While the audience was gathering in- the hall, selections were rendered by Mfller's orchestra of six pieces, and shortly after 8 o'clock the overture by the orchestra opened the formal pro- gramme.
 Besides the speakers, the list of in
 vited guests, some of whom were seated on the platform, included the Revs. Thomas A. Grumley. William Kennedy and J. J. ATnbot, all
 of this city, Rev. c. T. McCann Of
 Norwich Town, Rev. F. J. O'Reilly oE
 Uncasville, Rev. Arthur Keefe of Taft
 ville, Rev. w. E. Keafe Of Voluntown
 Rev. U. o. Bellerose of Baltic, Rev
 John Mccarthy of Wauregan, Rev.
 William Gilday of Torrington. Rev
 John Dooley of Waterbury, a. former chaplain of the society, Rev. John Win
 ters of New Britain, Rev. F. R. Das-
 sureault of Occun. Frank Kinney Branford, state secretary, John J Corbett. New Haven, state treasurer and vice president of the national C.
 T. A. U., Miss Ceeelia Donovan Hart ford. state editor, Jolin Kelly and NJ. J. Kenney New Britain and Michael Reyes. Bridgeport, former state off cers, William Gleason Torrington, Michael Good, New Haven. James F. Brennan, New Haven, 3, former na- tional vice president. Dennis Mccarthy, Providence, the first vice president of the state organization and known for many years as the warhorse of the or ganization, Dr. Patrick Cassidy, J. J. Desmond and James Duggan of this city.
 Seated in the four front rows of the audience were other of the specially invited guests. including the members Of the court of common council and other city officers, the officers of in- citizens, and a delegation of the St. ! Mary's Cadets in their khaki uni- forms
 Past President Murphy. l President William II. McGuinness 1 briefly called the meeting to order and 1 welcomed those present, introducing ] the chairman of the evening. James J. ! Casey, who introduced in a few words ! the first speaker, Charles O. Murphy, 1 2 past president of the society and of l the state c. T. A. U.
 ! Expressing his great pleasure in well ! l spoke of the part taken by the society | in shaping public opinion on the tenn 1 perance question, and referred to the ! impetus given to temperance senti- nlent by the visit of Father Mathew to ! this city. He said that none were left ! of the original charter roll of the so- l clety, but the work had been contin- l ued to the end, and he referred to a Catholic T. A. society organized in the l Sixty-thi regiment of the army ! fhroIIr tbn in nf rha a-fo a, member of St. Mary's society," He \ spoke of the organization of the Cath l ollie Total Abstinence union of Con- necticut, in which St. Mary's bore a part, and he referred with praise to they work they had done for St. Mary's ! parish and closed with the wist that the temperance work might con tinue till no Catholic name shall bs associated with the liquor traffic 1 Rev. Dr. John Neaie.
 Loud applause greeted Mir Murphy and also the introduction of Rev Johr