The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
IN Grief and JEST
Topeka Press Club Pays Trib-
ute to Father Murphy.
Original Farewell Banquet for
Departing Priest.

Originality featured the farewell
banquet given to Father John Murphy
by the Topeka Press club last evening
at Pelletier's tea room. 1t was the first
attempt made by Topeka newspaper
men to plan and execute banquet
and while the entire program carried
with it bushels OF humor, yet there
was constantly tinge of genuine re-
gret evidenced that all We're parting
company with man VINO few snort
weeks beio planted the good telloW-
ship idea in the minds of the neWspa-
permen of the city.
arrived than the official bulletin of
the Press club. the Murphy's Goat edl-
ton. edited by Walter Johnson ana
Arthur Carruth. was distributed ana
while the Mattresses were busy, all
had merry time reading the contents
of a newspaper which everyone in the
Press club had a hand in making.
True. some of the stories bore only the
first line and the authors name ana
the words "Deleted b ythe Censor
in black face. But that merely gave
play to the imagination.
Tho Harmony Quartet.
And as an added feature for the
banquet proper was singing by tne
Southern Harmony Four from the
Orpheum theater, The boys SONGS
proved popular and they were encoreu
time and again. They made a great
hit in Topeka. 1t is the most popular
quartet ever greeted by a local au-
dience. The quartet includes Emerson
Bell. Bernard Palmer, Edward Few
and Paul Lowry.
Marco Morrow acted in his own
clever style as POSTMASTER John Mac
Donald was the first speaker, his sub
ject being. The Pict the Celt and the
Gael" Humor and laudatory remarks
TO Father Murphy marked the veteran
newspaperman's talk.
Hear From Shultz.
Next came an address by A. L.
C"Dutch'O Shultz Of the State Journal
on ''Teutonic Influence II Erin.
Shultz surprised himself and appre-
hensiVe friends by making one OF the
best speeches OF the evening Al
though n German, Shultz admitted he
had no Teutonic influence, in fact,
from a spicy description of his news
paper experiences in Topeka, Teutonic
influences always have worked agalns-
him.
lmri Zumwalt CT the Bonner Springs
Chieftain and Abe Gordon Of the State
journal saved the day in the chalk
talk line when auto thieves by a
series of tn FITS yesterday showed their
disdain for the Topeka police depart
ment and kept Harvey Parsons on the
Jump and Tom McNeal didn't put in
an appearance at all. Zumwalt and
Gordon. assisted by Cecil Howes. got
their heads together about an hour
before .he banquet and in that time
prepared an excellent chalk talk, Cor
don drawing and zumwalt talking.
Member of Parish.
Var Rental spoke on The Parish
and the Town" In his address, Mr..
Attncrl pointed out the good fellow
skip Father Murphy had developed
among not only Catholics but Protes-
tants. A member OF Father Murphys
N "a l
was through the work done among the
I'rotestants by Father Murphy that
the initial fund for a new church was
realized. Then Mr.. Tnerlat COM
planned bitterly because the newspa-
per men sometimes spelled his name
incorrectly.
7. viii Kelley. another Of Father
Nlurphys faith. was the next speaker.
The Priest and the Man" was Mr..
Keiley's subject and he, too, empha-
sized the priests democracy.
Catholics Need Democracy.
AS member of the Catholic
church" said Mr.. Kelley, 'I have Oft
en- thought that more dc mocracy in
the priesthood is desirable, more min
Cling with the people would do much
TO dissipate the bigotry both in and out
of the church and would bring into
4 closer universal brotherhood with
man.
Father Murphy to my mind is all
I have said of the clergy of the church
and more. He has the love of democ-
racy in his heart. He gets inspiration
from his association with men. He
loves the close relationship of friends
he takes a broad view of life. He
cannot find it in his heart to condemn
the man who does not agree with
him
Father Murphy's Goodbye.
Then came the Goodbye" by Father
Murphy In beautiful words he out
lined the duties of a priest as he saw