Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-13

| The committee in charge of the ban
quet consisted of E. p. Dunn, Charlie
+. o'Connor. Thomas NJ. J. Enrigh,
Lawrence j. Colgan, Charles II. Dill
Jr.. James ]. Druery, A. j. Pellegrin.
| Michael \. Sheehan and Thomas A
| Brennan.
The dining hall was attraetively dee
| GRATED In honor OF the event. The ma
tional eo!ors We're draped above til
main entrance and tied with a bow
| green ribbon, while in the center
the hall. facing the entrance was
beautiful oil painting of Columbus
1.-The COURT of Ferdinand ana Isabella
mounted upon an easel and drape
with the American flag. The electri
| lights and chandeliers We're drapeC
with red, white and blue crepe paper,
which also extended from the walls to
| the ceiling. The dining hall was If
! charge of Roland G. LINN. who off,
ciated in a most satisfactory manpef
in the capacity of head waiter
! 1t was $40 when the hanque. parts
entered the dining hall and seated
| themselves at the tables. where a
splendid menu prepared and served b.
| Landlord Dorsey and his efficient as
| sistants, awaited their consideration.
| Prayer was invoked by Rev. Thomas
J. Nelligan, pastor of St. Mary's
church, Augusta,
The menu cards were quite in keep
! ing with the spirit of the occasion.
The front cover bore the shield OF the
order above the words, knights of
Columbus. while within was the
menu list and the names of the MEM
| bers Of the banquet committee. The
menu itself was genuine shore din
ner, with CLANS and Holsters as the
principal feature. Potted plants and
cut flowers addeI TO the attractiyeness|
of the table decorations.
Those seated al tho tables were
Rev n. ". Bergeron, Rev. Edward
b. Henry. Rev. Thomas j. Michigan.
Rev. James \. Carey, Thomas J.
Brennan. Thomas J. Lynch. George E.
Washburn, John e. Cunningham,
Charles il. Dill, Jr.. j. Bernard Shee-
han. Edward Duffy. John t. Burns.
Francis T. Brennan. Aldo j. Pelle-
GRIM, J. ]. Druery. E. c.. Jones, s. J
aegarty, P. c. Murphy, H. ]. Te-
treault ]. e. Murphy, p. n. Leighton,
Fred c. Burke, Thomas J. Devine, W. |
Edward G Z William, ]. Edward |
Lynch, Frederick J. Murphy. A. |
Mcdonald, William j. Devine. II. j. |
Ward. Daniel W. Sexton. Charles J. |
Burke. John 2nrl1e. M, L. Doyle, T. II. |
Hickey. J frank Brann, Maurice |
ReillY Harry y Wheeler. Thomas L. |
Kcnncy William J. German, James |
+. Murphy John II. Sheehan, William |
CopGon. Thomas nonahue, William J. |
Conner, Edward p. Dunn. NJ. T.. Shee-
han. Charles NJ. p. Common. p. Walter
Foley, Thomas II. Cuddy, Charles A |
White Joseph +. Dunn. Lester L. |
BmEr. Fred {. Harris Joseph II. La
BrccE Joseph NJ. Cadarett, Joseph |
Iaiibcrte Theodore j. Lerhieux, w +. |
Faulkaer, Elmer King, II. c. Palmer.
Frank MeGowon, James L. Coakley,
Ronert r. LNmieux, j. H Gregoire,
Fred $, Latlip, Harris S. Day, Nj. J.f
Fitzgerald, .. y. bowling F. Edward
Houlihan, Edward A. Barrett. William
IL. Lynch. James Concannon, p. T.
JoYee.k Ralpl II. Carey. Petcr j. Lee
dew, John r. Quinn, r. ]. Vato, c. f. !
Thomas NJ. Enright, Mich
acl A. F'rawey. j. Arthur Guptill. l..
w cote. /. J. Colgan, George a.
Cou9aln. T.
Il was lo55 when cigars We're lighted
and the postpraniial exercises begun
Thomas a. brennan ohlciated in
very happy vein as toastmaster. bid
ding the guests q cordial welcome TO
tho first banquet of Abnaki Council.
lie alluded n tho fitting observance
of Columbus day by 200 loyal mem
beers Of the order and congratulated
the members of the order who had
worked SO hard to make the public
of the dat possiblas To
Columbus this country owes hniore 1
Tran any ether man. said the speak
a. He named as the two character
istics OF the character nj Columbus.
faith in God ana reliance upon him.
SELF,