Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-12
TENDER RECEPTION TO
FATHER NJ 'LAUGHL|N
Friends of Priest Express Best
Wishes on His Departure
for War Service.

The reception rendered Rev Nm +.
Mclaughlin last night in St Patrick $
Hall Fourteenth and French streets.
proved to hc one oi the most inspiring
patriotic events of its kind held here for
some time Four hundred men from all
parts Of the city joined with one hundred
Saleslanum students. who arranged the
big send of in doing honor to the new
lieutenant The gathering comprised
members Of all the Catholic organizations
Of the city, tho Brownson Library and the
Pioneers being especially well represented
At $50 the guests of honor appeared
on the stage of the large auditorium
and cheers and applause and the singing
of America hv Father fuckers boy
soprano choir of forty voices
Father Qmglev the pastor Of It Tat
rick s welcomed the guests and introduced
] LaPCnne Guenvcur as chairman OF the
exercises Mr. Guenvcur SaiosIanum
graduate Of 90, inspired by the sight
of his Alma Mater service flag floating
forty stars, and waiting To- have another
added 10 If rose tn the occasion and IN
his opening address delivered master
piece Of patriotic eloqucnco.
He called upon Mayor John " Lawson
who was greeted with the Salcslanum
f3tiifEfa-NtaBi anu ff4t2INiH Nl blitftAl~t
Navor Lawson spoke fcelingly Of the
great numbers Of young men Of Viii
minrton he had already wished Cod
speed to and expressed hls pride in adding
Father Mclaughlin 70 their forces.
Father I ] Connolly, who proved to
hp the orator OF the occasion. dwclt
particularly on the side Of tho church and
the spirit Of Christianity IN the war
lie paid high tribute 70 the y NJ Z. A.
and the k Of G. and laudcd tho Pioneers
and the Rrnwnson hovs. the fighting
Twelfth wardcrs. for having done their
bit, too
Father Fromcntinc, the head Of the
Salcsianum. was greeted with applause
and cheering Tic spoke Of the tonr
members Of SalcsIanum faculty who were
already IN the trenches and expressed
hls Willingness 10 let All tho staff 60 tor
the cause at stake
John : Rossell launched the third
Liberty Loan campaign. delivering a
masterful discourse on tho spirit Of Ameu-
can people which he declared would WIN
the war Then tho chairman called Father
Tucker from the audience The popular
Young priest put lots Of humor INTO the
occasion and brought things 70 climax
when IN honor Of II hc obtained from the
mavOr holiday Tor the school BOYS
The big event Of the evening then took
place when John i Mallov presented
Father Mclaughlin with a purse OF 81 1'0.
raised through the efforts Of the Salcsl-
anum Alumni and the students from
friends throughout the city and from
members of ST Patrick parish
In responding Father Mclaughlin
thanked the mayor and all present
H.
farewell was a brief military one God
bless YOU and pray for me. The speech
making was intcIsperscd with musical
selections by Curren orchestra and by
the singing OF Father fuckers boy choir
The members OF 81 Patrick Shamrock
Club, who acted as hosts Of the evening,
distributed smokes TO the men and
eats to the boys and gave evidence
OF the real kind Of hospitality Father
Mclaughlin left the city at II o'clock
this morning