New-York tribune., 1919-05-13
Notables Attend
X. of C.. Dinner
10 Archbishop
State and City Officials and
Army and Navy Men
Pay Honor to DIR. Hayes
at Celebration at Astor

at celebration at AstOr
AS an old New Yorker of New York
love the great city with all nv soul.
ana wish to announce here to the
officials of the city that there is no
more devoted New Yorker than the new
Archbishop of New York. feet that
when We do anything to help New York
we do something that is helping the
United States--and who would no,
work to help America, the champion
and hope of the whole world"
with these words, Archbishop Patrick
}. Hayes brought 1000 Knights of Co.
lumbus and their friends to their feet
cheering last night at the Hotel Astor.
where the prelate was the guest of
honor at dinner to celebrate his ele-
vatlon to the archbshopric of the New
fork See. Laity and clergy joined in
trloute to the first native born New
J. orker selected by Rome as head of
enls archdlocese. State and city Off
clals ana oihcers OF the army and navy
sat at the guest table. At the tables in
the grand ballroom were hundreds of
cnaplalns from overseas.
Standing under the blue and white
nag presented to him as Chaplain Cen
eral OF the American Military establish
!nent, Archbishop Hayes responded to
the many speeches of congratulation.
Gratified by Non-Catholics
Because l have been elevated to the
olghlied ONCE of Archbishop, | rather
expected the loyal and good Catholics Of
TINS Archdiocese would be true to me.
That is fundamentally Catholic. 7 claim
1t as right. 1t is most gratifying to
me, however, that my non-Catholic
TRENDS pay me tribute and especially
that they pay me tribute by saying that
l am real,true American" said Arch.
bishop Hayes VIA
.Recently very prominent man
Jewish friend Of mine, said the mem.
bers of his faith were going to stane
behind me and, speaking for the DO
iltlcal organization of which he is &
member, he said, I thank God that we
have Catholic Governor, a Catholic
Mayor and a Catholic Archbishop ir
New York
"An army officer who met me on one
occasion ana who is non-Catholic
wrote me from France very formal
letter after he had learned that l had
been elevated to the Archbishporic. in
which he said that the first time he
told his chaplain that l would soon be
batting 300. I now appeal to by broth
or bishop, who will agree with me that
you must be batting 300 when you
become Archbishop of New York"
Called Regular Fellow"
Another non-Catholic friend" con-
tlnued the prelate, 'emt me recently and
told me he liked me because | was a
regular fellow What that means | do
not know, and to tell the truth I have
never inquired"
The Archbishop then spoke of his ap-
probation of the sentiments of loyalty
from clergy and laity since his eleva
ton and assured those who had offered
theid services to him that he would call
ono them in the near future for some
big works.
Il shall never forget the press of
this great city," he continued. "They
have never missed an opportunity to
say word of praise for me, and, in.
deed, the press seemed to 60 out of its
way to give me encouragement in nv
work. | take this occasion tonight as
wonderful tribute to Almighty Goo
paid through the Knights of Columbus
ana the citizens of New York In m,
duties, what tried to do during this
"e-o iiopiIeu ana moved DIV the
highest ideals, looking toward Coo
TOR his benediction upon our beloved
people.
Father Halligan Speaks
Father James ]. Halligan, chaplain o.
The Lost Battalion" told of the exploit
of the New York soldiers in the Ar
gonne.
DR.. Harry P. Swift, chairman Of the
New York Chapter of the Knights O.
Columbus, was the POSTMASTER. Jafe,
"A. Flaherty, supreme knight, reviewed
the work of the order in the war
others at the guests tables were:
William T. Fox, William P. Burr
ASSISTANT a District Attorney Alfred ]
Ialley, the Rev. E. P. Tivnan, S. j.; tn.
Very Rev. John j. Dunn, D. D.; tn,
Right Rev. George j. Waring. Commits
sioner of Charities Bird S. Coler, Jus
tlce Victor j. Bowling, District Attor
ncy Edward Swami, the Rev. John J
Wynne, S. j.; Morgan j. O'Brien, Com
missioner of Docks and Ferries Murra,
Hubert, Major General Thomas ii
Barry, U. S. A; Rear Admiral John D
Mcdonald, U. S. NJ; the Right Rev
Bishop D. D. Cantwell, Los Angeles
Maurice Francis Egan, the Right Rev
Joseph F. Mooney, V. G.; Borough
President of Manhattan Frank L. Dow
ling. Frank A. Munsey, the Very Rev
M. J. Lavelle, Monsieur Marcel Knecht
Clarence j. Shearn, John J. DUFFY
James E. Finegan, Frank J. Jones an,
Police Commissioner Richard E. En-
right.