The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-18

The bauquets were more than TeastE sf food They were feasts of wit sel aanence and scholarly detailins of sf.a1s ,,,s.s T,essIs history They wouldn t. haVa been band5ets to those " no at tended. unless there was wit and they wouldn't have been true lrasn les'sssss n47ees there was eIoduence
 The Kniefrts Of St Patrick tried an s4nerinaant. They invited the women < tF, . l,ss ,3 fs5.tsf And. after 1t was alF over, the rnernbeEs of th9 hznlss.sszs 9s. 5f St Patrick were 90 p1eased Wasn It's success that they N1iA plenspAg sAesAss1 never hold another banquet W1fnoul q s1.xs,,S 11,er14Eers of the clergy stirred 1,S a,3ssiences. At the banquet of the lVrIenf51v sons, Rev Charles F 1&ealy pf this city enthrai1ed his hearers sxikE his eloqueIles sn 2 pSat p .ssss ss- .nf the nights ef st. Patrick, Rev
 Pl,anEett of sharon, Aca blurred fbn merits of the. banqueters with hls witty tales z4s,.9 4syr
 " f11iana P K irs vas toasflna asheE As,ls \ F sha knights of St. Patrick Aadefnnan asA Malcolm Mae a.ydens Ial1aat 4sass sIsa1.'s \ . CSuilfoile Edwin s. Murphy fsev, PIunkett Martha Moore Avery anu christopher Henernar were the speatN- CTS.
 Alderman bf ac EFaydep re Isssas s.s =. 2 sheecIty welcomed the gfests an ss.au ss.a
  life. He proposed toast fo sse- I.se- lsst- ricl with wee bit of mount .t ain ain dew from the Lakes Of Xii liaTney
 Mr. CSui1foile followed With sene3f4 arly address, Even before sssz .sl z C rick came to Ireland 1t was 2 etFliized 2 i, 1es said he Irish were civ- Iizsd long before the days of the Athe- hia1ts and long before the Romans pe- van their conquest of Western Europe. St Patrick found Ireland F elv1i1zzsd rrcnr rer7T1n and learned nation ana AFelaaa1 F land Of seholars and saints
 AFr czuiifoiIe dweIt on the rises and eafIs oe Ireland s welfare. He told of flae reign of Eliza beth how she at Hrst favored th la nd, it ss s1F1ed 'azad later it was tated up pdef her feigu when flae \ or th of Ire land lords protested hes liking for the Asland How lazgs .ospressed the people of Ireland from their earliest desnIn ation by England was fcrcibIy krerEht out bv the speaker Ir4sfInen are Known as lsgisIators. if f9shnen are leaders 5h political life ila v nstever country they settle, 1t is beeause it Is hl their blood to know legislation. It s a heritage, learned by terrible expe- fences.
 .'The Irishrnan has been ever active sn his work for civil and religion li1- .rty He has inspired the men of ev- siy country to which he has gone. to stand East TOT civil and religious liberty
 MT GniHoi1e proph esied q great fu- sure foK the island people. He said zesseIs of 900 tonnage arg common at17W and we are coming to EhP 100, DOC Eon ship No hafbers in Europe are ike those of Ireland. he said, and standing as 1t does in the path Of the 4rafIle between fla Old world and the New. those haz boFs he said will shel- Ter the ships Of nations in the years to son1es
 Edgard s AEzrpl1 ? young law stu lent was the rselpien6 Of numerous ind pfoIonged aeel tions, when he sesponded in an exec Silently appropriate manner to the 1oas < 4 Tribute well DeaerSed. 's ais duty it was. to say Somet111zg about he women guests of he EnzgFats and he did his work we'll eiaiity Of modern Ines, when prone- ness to look at the surface of things is common when the mastet. and de- sfgner of the ship receive all the credit while t1ne stokers, sweating in the vii tals of the ship where the actual work done Ire Ignored and when tho men md officers wE1v take trench in bat Ne are Etori6eA to the exclusion of the al1mbIe mem beTs of the con4nfssarfaf separtment, he worked his way to his n enre that the women who bear the orunt Of the nnfsforfunes to the men, Eho rear the child and nurture him md hIs efforts. but who sit in the pack ground, are not the recipients o1 prominent honor from the hands o1 modern men He dweIt on the part hey play and he dld-it so welT that he sook the banquet hal by storm.
 To Rey. J. PI1nkett belong the all round 1onors Of the evening Ii ever g wittier man appeared in the garb Of . clergyman. he hasn't made his presence promzneutIy appreciated Gales Of laughter swept the hall as he related anecdotes Of the country life in sharon, whence he comes Then when he went on to more sober topic he delivered an intelligent and forcefra arrafgnnaent Of the l. W. " and an arehfstic movements.
 When our forefathers laid the foundaJtiou Of this republic.'s he said three stones were taken for the sup port Of the structure. They were life liberty and the pursuit of hap. pinesss and the grandest nation o. fTeemen under the heavens was es fablfshed The character of the iFailaigrar3s has changed since those HavH he said How men are com. lng here who have never had liberts