The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-30
GRAND BANQUET
CLOSED The DAY.
SENATOR PIERCE or SHELDON
PRESIDED AND SOME GREAT
ADDRESSES DELIVERED BY /
IToRs. CLOSING WITH ONE ON
THE CHURCH BY THE BISHOP.

Over 400 were present at the ban
quet given last night by the Fargo
council O fsthe knights Of Columbus in
the second story OF the Hancock build
ing and even this big room was filed.
The service was by the Prize Co, and
1T was nicely furnished, the company
using no less than fifty mattresses for
the occasion and the menu was a fine
one. 1t was a happy pleasant COM
pany n the occasion was greatly
enjoyed.
At the request of P. w. Clemens,
grand knight, Hon, Ed. Pierce of Shell
POSTMASTER Of the evening and he was
at his best as he introduced the diff
ferent speakers, and the different
toasts were all most pleasing. ~
Hon. w. D, Lynch of LaMoure had
for his subject The State, which he
said was a large subject. In a hum
orous manne he told of how he had
come to Fargo. had passed his exam
ination for the bar, and at the same
time or thereabouts had been admitted
into knighthood. He said he came into
the state when he was but S years old
and that he brought his parents with
him. He said he was glad that he
came and stayed here. for no man
who knocks at the doors of North
Dakota in the right way could make a
failure, and in closing he paid a beau
tiful ribute to the American flag.
J. J. Nolan of Brainerd, Mimi, dis
trict deputy of his locality, was the
next speaker and his subject was The
Order, and he gave some idea, of the
aims and objects of the order which
was listened to with great attention.
He was followed by Hon. M. J; Daily of
Perham. MIMI, who in a humorous
manner spoke on The Ladies, who he
said came from man., and for some I'M
accountable manner had come from
the crookedest place Of man, but near
est to his heart, and in closing he paid
a fitting teribute to the mother, the
wife, the sister and the daughter and
sweetheart.
The meat of the different addresses
was given by Rt. Rev. James O'Reilly,
bishop of Fargo, and his subject was
The Church. The bishop was at his
best and he said that he was pleased
to hear the laymen speak so kindly of
holy church, for it was fitting and
well. He said that the subject The
Church was a great subject, for the
church had lived through the centur-
les and that 1T was formed from the
blood of the cross twenty centuries
oSo. 11S was " Ouu 10 call the CnurCn
His Mother, for it's origin was direct
ly from the cross. He said that one of
the arguments that had been used
against the church by those who were
not friendly to it was that 1t was old;
that there was a new dispensation;
that new customs now prevailed, but
when n thought that it was founded
on truth and that truth never changes
there was no necessity for n change
in the nhJTHh NY f0r orT YnfNrr,o 4s@-
in the church. Truth will continue
when time shall be no more, for truth
cannot die. The great enemy of man
kind is time and space, for man has
never conquered time nor space. The
church had lived through prosecutions
and assaults and had always grown
stronger, because it had truth as it's
foundation. II am proud to all the
church my mother" said he, and so
long as the Knights of Columbus con-
tinue to have the present objects we'll
n view, SO long will it be the blessing
that 1t has been and have the support
Of the church." and in closing he paid
a compliment to the Knights of Co.
lumbus and it's work.
At the close of the banquet the bish-
op dismissed the diners with the bene-
diction, after which there was a short
reception extended to the head of the
church in North Dakota.
Following this the sir. knights and
their ladies repaired to the Columbus
hall, where dancing was INDUCED in,
and it was a very pleasant party and
greatly enjoyed by all, the visitors ex-
pressing themselves very much pleas
ed at the hospitality of the local coun-
ell, and the newly made members were
delighted with all that took place, for
the initiation of the large class was
ended shortly after 6 o'clock last night.