Kentucky Irish American., 1911-02-25
Celebration Last Sunday by the
Members of Mackin
Council.
God and Country Honored by
the Young Men OF the
City.
)t Followed Initiation of
Members I'm
Afternoon.
bF Wit and oRArORr

hotto of the Young Mems In
is For God, for Country"
1t was eminently fitting for
Council to honor God and
last Sunday. In fact 1t was
e celebration. In the morning
embers attended mass at St.
Us church and received holy
union. In the afternoon they
tied class of forty-three candi-
8, teaching them the principles
he order and inculcating lessons
faith and patriotism. In the
hing they dined at the Louisville
(tel, where those who responded
toasts gave evidence OF their love
n God and of the great American
republic. The triple celebration was
not only a Catholic celebration but
a patriotic affair as well, since the
members we're extolling the deeds of
George Washington, the father of
! his country. 1t was the original in
tention to have the celebration on
February %, but as many members
could not be present on that date
the celebration was advanced a few
days.
The initiation took place in
Mackin Councils club house at 2
O'Clock. Fred Reisz, President Of
Unity Council, New Albany, with
twenty of his members attended the
initiation and complimented the
council on the splendid attendance.
The large hall was packed before
the exercises began. The work OF
the State degree team under the
direction of Supreme Vice President
Roebrt T. Burke was impressive,
dignified and Catholic. After the
initiation the Rev. Father Charles
p. Ratio spoke eloquently to the
new members of the order. He told
them that he who loves God and
his neighbors fulfills the law. Then
he explained the wider significance
of the love Of neighbor, and showed
that 1t meant to love all mankind.
II Catholics show their love and re-
spect for others the barriers that
separate us from people of other
creeds will soon be broken down. He
bade them beware the infidel and
the blasphemer. Their highest and
best interests, he said, concerned
God and country. He admonished
them to preserve the nations flag
pure and undefiled until God called
them home. The man who was un-
true to God could not be true to his
country; the man who betrayed his
country was untrue to God.
Hon. Samuel L. Robertson, Pres
ident of Mackin Council, welcomed
the forty-three new candidates. i'm
pressed upon them the lessons given
In the exemplification; reminded
them that they had taken the obli-
cations willingly and urged upon all
the necessity of attending meetings
regularly.
At $50 O'Clock the members
boarded street cars and were whirled
to the Louisville Hotel. where a
bountiful banquet had been spread.
without much ado the members
gathered around the banquet board
with DIR. A. r.. Bizot as toastmaster
at the head of the table, while the
Rev. Father Ratio was seated on his
right and the Very Rev. Father
James p. Cronin on his left. In
welcoming the members to the feast
DR.. Bizot said they were carrying
out the spirit of the church by cele-
bratlng Washington's birthday as
they would feast of the church. II
was not holiday of obligation. yet
1t was a day upon which the Y. NJ. l..
should show an appreciation OF one
OF the great men of the country.
DR.. Bizot was not only happy In his
Introduction. but also in / resenting
each OF the speakers during the
evening. Owing TO the unavoidable
absence OF the Rev. Father Seraphim
Schhng. o. M. c., the divine bless
ing was invoked by the Rev. Father
RATIO.
The menu was elaborate and
tasteful and the hungry young men
dispatched II with celebrity. After
the cigars had been lighted DR.. Bizot
called upon President Samuel Rob
ertson to respond TO the toast, "Y.
M 1. Day." He did II in very
happy and thoughtful manner,
dwelling on the origin. history and
8pread OF the order. ''The Young
Ian" was the toast to which the
|Yev. Father Cronin responded, and
the Vicar General brought forth
hearty applause when he announced
that he, too, was Y. M. l. "The
4 Young Man" he said. was broad
and many-sided subject. He sum
married. the young mans duties, but
held up the motto For God, for
Country" as the great objects In
life. "Home" was the theme OF
IrvIngton Earl. and his utterances
aroused tender emotions. Thomas
d. Clines had for his address
"Younssters," and he made a
Thoughtful appeal to the new mem
ors- He showed them that bright
~ vas dawning for the Y. M. /.
rd hailed our Bishop as the star
I1t foretold the dawn.