Evening journal., 1917-04-12

Thomas Church of whom we are
proud"
who wouldn't go after 100000"
the Senator said. with such an ear
est, loyal band of workers as those
we have here tonight. AS l look
around / entertain no misgivings ss to
the success of this campaign. ! wish
TO congratulate our reverand pastor
and his able assistant and all the men
and women OF st. Thomas parish in
this organization.
There are obstacles which we will
meet which will at first seem almost
unsurmountableb but when we consider
that in any undertaking in when we
have embarked heretofore has been
successful. success must surely crown
our efforts this time, again."
Loyalty TO Pastor.
Before introducing Representative
! Connolly, TOastmaster O'Neill said
that loyalty to Father Connolly and
st. Thomas parish was the whole
thing in the campaign.
Mr.. Connolly said that he lived on
the borderline Of three parishes-St.
Paul's, st. Elizabeth's and st. Thorn
dh ana therefore ltil lIhl ne Hhu a
right to help them all
q am not Father Connelly's
brother, "he interiected, Il wish
was"
This is the first time the Catholics
OF Wilmington have ever gone out
side of their own parishes to raise
even a dollar to build church. school
or other property, and if for no other
reason than this the public should
lend its hearty support to the move
ment"
He recalled the growth OF the Cath
Ollie churches of Wilmington from the
first ones and the good which they
have done in this city In this con-
nection he spoke of the difficulties
/ in financing the earlier churches. and
( said this campaign would do in ten
/ days what it took ten or twenty years
I to do in some of the earlier parishes
This, he thought, was quite proper,
considering the hardships under
which the faith has been compelled
to labor in earlier years.
The speaker caused a laugh when
/ he said he had seen the time when
! 100000 seemed like a great deal Of
money. but not now was chairman
OF the claims committee Of the last
J Legislature"
In conclusion he said: 1--WE must go
to this campaign with all the energy
we command. ! promise to do every
thing | can to help, If it keeps me
working both night and day When
the raising of this fund starts tomor-
row let's all go to it and get it."
Matthew Lally, chief Of captains,
said that the work would be no child's
undertaking. But work will get
anything you want" he added. Work
is the handle you may put to any
tool you want to bring about the re-
suit you are after.
"If YOU don't know how to approach
a man, grab ahold of him-he'n put
you right" The speaker added that
work for this campaign requires ex-
ertion of the fighting. pugnacious irish
spirit. Mr. Lally pointed to this cam
paign as a means for promoting bet
ter citizenship.
Former Senator Monaghan said
that the men and women of Delaware
should grasp this campaign as long
llooked-for opportunity to show their
height. depth and breadth of char
actor II will give Wilmington a
chance to prove that no more broad
minded, bigger, liberal and better
/ citizenship lives anywhere than in
I Wilmington. NO matter what sec'
, or creed we belong to-" he said, we
should rise upon this occasion and dc
our part. Who can imagine greater
b satisfaction than in realizing that we
, have done something to help an
J other
Father Connolly replied to the
earlier speakers Of the evening, thank
ing them for their kindnesses and in
conclusion said that to help st.
Thomas to get its new church would
be helping TO bring about a bigger,
better and more beautiful Whining
ton
It was here that Manager Sheffield
asked the privilege Of the floor for
Lawrence w Mccarthy, representing
the Pioneers. Mr.. Mccarthy pointed
out that Father Connolly had been
more than a chaplain to the Benevo-
lent Pioneer Literary Association
that he had been a father to every
one of its members and that practi-
cally all OF the success Of the or
ganization was due to his efforts. He
then announced that the members OF
the organization had requested him to
present the first subscription Of $500
j toward the campaign and the an