Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-22
ARCHBISHOP IS
Est OF HONOR
5;>'A( Big BANQUET
Visiting Prelates and Clergy
Are Given Feast With Great
Splendor at Henshaw
Hotel.
WELCOME SPIRIT OF EVENT
Church Dignitaries Hear Both
Grave and Gay at Feast
of Welcome.
BISHOP THEN PREsIDEs

Prelates and priests ran the gamut
OF grave and gay thoughts at a ban
quet given yesterday afternoon in the
Henshaw hotel in honor OF the Most
Rev, jeremiah ] Hsr,y, D. D., newly
installed Catholic bishop OF Omaha,
The spirit of the occasion was ex-
pressed in these words: Welcome to
his grace, Archbishop Harty, D, D.,
and to the assembled archbishops,
bishops and priests on the occasion OF
the installation ceremony of our new
chief pastor"
Seated with Archbishop Harty at
the table OF honor were: Bishop Nc
Govern of Cheyenne, Bishop Then
OF Lincoln, Rev. Francis \. McMen-
amy, president of Creighton univer-
sity; Archbishop Glennon of St
Louis, Rt Rev Mgr. Colaneri, Rev,
Felix Ward OF Baltimore, represent
ing Cardinal Gibbons; Bishop Mul-
doom of Peoria; Bishop Kelly of De-
troit; Father Harrington, Rev J. J..
O'Brien of St. Louis, Bishop Lynch Of
Dallas, Bishop Duffy OF Kearney,
Bishop Hennessy OF Wichita, Arch
bishop Keane OF Dubuque, Bishop
Burke of St. Joseph, Father Zeff Of
Hubert, N. Y,
Toasts Are Varied.
From the solemn words OF Arch
bishop Keane, referring to "Our Holy
Father, Benedict XIV to Father
O'Brien's witty remarks at the ex-
pense of Archbishop Harty, the at
tendants were in rare intellectual
treat, following a splendid array OF
material things.
Bishop Then served as toastmas-
ter. In the absence of Bishop Garri-
gan of Sioux City, Father O'Brien Of
St, Louis responded to the toast.
"Our New Archbishop"
In his brief response at the close
Of the toasts, Archbishop Harty said; /;
"In sincerity say It is hard to ex-
press my appreciation of the welcome
given me to this diocese by the clergy
and laymen. After thirteen years
under the tropical sun of the Philip
pines, am pleased to have been sent
to Omaha. You will know more about
me as the times go on. l ask CO.
operation and sympathy. | shall strive
to make your lives as pleasant and
fruitful as possible It gives me a
feeling of pride to know that Crcigh-
ton university is here
OBrien Wakes Witty.
Father O'Brien of st. Louis, for
merly assistant to Archbishop Harty,
when the latter was "aFther Harty,"
i'll the Missouri city, took advantage
of the occasion by having a little fun
with the new bishop of Omaha.
Il lived eleven years with Father
Harty," began Father O'Brien. "And,"
he continued, I'VE are still on speak
ing terms. Our dispositions we're as
different as chalk and cheese, and yet
we never had an argument. I was his
assistant He did as he liked and |
did as liked. Father Harty, like good
liquor, improves with age. | predict
that his reign in Omaha will be ono of
peace and prosperity. You will find
him a kind father and treu friend. He
will be the same success here as a
bishop IS he was pastor in St. Louis.
He never was dude. In his younger
days | recall he wore the same straw
hat four seasons. When he wore
hole i'll the front brim he turned the
hat around. Since he went to the
Philippines he learned to smoke, so
you see, he will be more expensive to
keep than he was as a pastor. Your
new bishop will be friend to ALTO
high and lowly alike. Be good to him,
lift up his hands and help him COM
plete the cathedral"
Lauds Pope Benedict XIV.
In his toast on "Our HOLY Father
Benedict XIV Archbishop Reane re-
ferred to the ruling pope as a man of
great sorrow sand grave responsible
tiles. In that connection he referred
to the European war i'll these words:
"Thrc was an accident of a royal
murder and then the world realized
that our civilization did not rest on
reason and justice, but on nitro
glycerine. The world seemed to have
forgotten that Christ was king"
He stated that those who in times
of peace passed by the pope, now
kneel at his feet and beg for the ex-
ercise OF his influence in calming a