Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-05
BANQUET ON 18Th ANNIVERSARY
St Josephs Sodaly Celebrated the Event Murphy
Tells Young Men Honesty Is Best PoIicy-Rev J. J.
McCabe of Jewet City Spoke Upon Catholicism and the
State-John J. Cookery Upon Opportunity and Expert
ence.

Seated around the banquet tables
in the large dining room at the Wau-
regan house where covers We're laid
for so, members Of st. Joseph's So
dality and Literary association cell
ebrated its 36th anniversary on Tues
day evening. having previously met
at their rooms on Shetucket street
and marched in a. body from there to
the hotel in time to be seated at the
tables at S.45
Attractive floral decorations were
arranged upon the tables and the So
dality orchestra played while the
courses were served. At the head
table, seated on either side of Presi-
dent Henry Congdon were the special
guests and speakers, Mayor 7. c.
Murphy, Rev. ]. J. McCabe of Jewett
City, Rev. J. H. Fitzmaurice and Rev.
w. H. Kennedy of St. Mary's parish,
Rev. Myles p Calvin of st. Patrick's
parish, Rev. r. P. Morrissey Of volun-
town, Rev. w. A.-Keefe of Plainfeld,
John ]. Cookery and DR.. 7. "A Crow
ley. s
The following was the delectable
menu served:
Grape Fruit Macedoine
Cream of Chicken Soup
Flake Waters
Boiled Chicken Halibut
Hollandaise Sauce
Parsley Potatoes
Roast Turkey, Sage Dressing
Mashed Potatoes Mashed Squash
Cranberry Sauce
Dinner Rolls
Neapolitan Ice Cream Fancy Cakes
Demf Tasse
After Rev. w. A. Keefe had returned
thanks. President Congdon, who pre-
sided acceptably as POSTMASTER, ex-
pressed the cordial welcome that was
felt for the guests Of the evening and
spoke of the encouragement and aid
that the older members can give. to
those who are the present active and
working members.
Mayer Murphy Advises Honesty.
The president introduced Mayor T.
G. Murphy, who spoke of the proud
record that the Sodality had had for
SO years and the pleasure he felt in
membership in it for much of that
time. He emphasized the example that
the Sodalfty members had been to
those of the present generation and
spoke of the pleasant and profitable
occasions that he had enjoyed SO many
times in the Sodality rooms. He gave
the members good advice regarding
honesty in public office and business
life as the guiding rules of their lives
and warned them against succumbing
to temptation. He was vigorously ap-
plauded as he closed with the wish
that all might enjoy many more an
niversary occasions.
Catholicism and the State.
Rev. John J. McCabe of Jewett City
was the following speaker, who made
a pleasant introduction to his address
with a witty story, while he congrat-
ulated the Sodality upon the character
of the society as to its aims and OBJ
jects. He pointed out that such SIM
liar societies were all too rare among
the Catholic young men of the state
as this corner Of New London county
seemed to have a monopoly of such
organizations in the Sodality of Nor
witch and the st. Johns of New Lon
don. Those who were the founders of
this organization left rich and price
less legacy for the present generation,
for the young men of today can look
up to many noble characters in the
years past and can look with pride
to the achievements and honorable
lives Of those who preceded them.
Father McCabe gave as his subject,
Catholicism and the State, saying that
he wished to repudiate the suggestion
that there is discord between the two.
On the contrary, he said 1t was a dog
ma of the Catholic church to give alb
solute and answering loyalty to the
country of ones nativity or adoption,
and the Catholic yielded to no one in
his loyal allegiance to the government
of these United States. (Applause.)
He pointed out the difference between
the allegiance to ecclesiastic and civil
authority, and he refuted the assertion
that has been made that no man can
legiance to a power outside the consti-
tuition of the United States. Ever the
Catholic church has been the resplen-
dent figure of the advocate Of social
liberty and Of Him who went about
doing good, and we find an absolute