The New York herald., 1922-01-29

IN tulS up TO uate COHIluHo
came to great grandstand
fhish last night in a way intensely inter
esting to all mothers and similar parents,
the more delicate points of the subject be-
ing touched on in a manner thoroughly
refined.
The big finish was the grand speech as
delivered by Hon. Cornelius F. X. Quinn
at the regular Friday night meeting Of
Borough Council in our handsome new
Fire House before young and old, but with
out the blush of shame being brought to
the cheek Of the most conservative in Fire
House last night.
Myself" said Councilman Quinn at one
point while skating on thin ice frankly
yet without bringing the blush Of shame
to everybody listening, "and in conjunction
with my conjugal mate, we together have
brought into this vale of tears friends,
six daughters and four sons, the same be-
ing what people of our own kind well know
as good Catholic family, or ten in all in
toto.
Nay, more, friends! Truly has it been
said of the House of Quinn-of which
have the honor to be the head of that
branch Of us known as the Quinns of
Ballynahoo-it has been said, venture to
repeat, of Cornelius Francis Xavier Quinn
and his helpmeet, Kate, that all our mar
ried lives have we been unhappy unless we
had in the house at least one baby-and an
infant.
Therefore, my friends, it is no academic
theory, as we say in the classics, that
make bold to discuss this night. Friends
I speak of a concrete condition"
None Tried to Get Floor
Because of Delicate Subject
On account Of the extreme delicacy and
scientific Importance and everything Of
the magnificent subject being discussed
BY. the eloquent orator of the evening
nobody made any funny cracks or tried to
get the floor away from the orator of the
evening, Hon Quinn. Interruptions were
almost nil.
Even the Rev. Borough Clerk U. Grant
Pilberry, along about the second hour or
so of Hon. Quinn's masterful yet eloquent
oration took opportunity to lean over and
whisper to We scribe now refined Hon
Quinn skated even on thin ice. Rev.
Pilberry said that although Hon. Quinn
undoubtedly made his points ~irile and
let the chips fall where a. may when
calling spade spade. yet the blush of
shame need mount the cheek OF none so
far as even Rev. Pilberry. who is still
bachelor but already got one foot on the
top of the trick folding steps (eh, Reverend
how about same7) could see.
The only objection voiced by members of
local evangelical churches present last
night was the whispered objection that
Councilman Quinn seemed to champion
the right of young fathers when bringing
into the world their young of going out
into the purlieus of drink and getting
themselves in liquor.
1t must be stated, however, that there
were portions of the speech when Council
woman Filth P-r-t-t-m-n made pretend to
be searching in her empty desk for some
thing like as IL she was not listening to
certain delicate topics being touched on
cOntenpOTdHeOuSly WITH elOQuenL que re-
voting frankness.
On account of the extreme delicacy of
many of these points this sheet this morn
ing will have to kind of slur over state
ments here and there regardless Of disap.
pointing those readers who wish to run
while reading"
Councilman Quinn aroused early the
only hint of hostility to his theories on
the propagation of the human race. This
came out when he pointed out to each and
all in Fire House how II is a great hard
ship in these days for young fathers being
compelled to give birth to their offspring
without having their old privilege of try.
ing temporarily TO forget their great trials
Of the occasion by imbibing freely in alco
holic drink.
Drinking the health OF their young,
pointed out eloquently Hon. Quinn. once
was the fashion until the young father,
giving birth to the child often while absent
from his own home, often found himself
three sheets In the wind" as the saying
went.
Defended the Old Custom,
But Faces Interruptions
Yet this Was a legitimate custom, fur.
ther eioquently pointed out Councilman
Quinn, that did little or no harm to the
male parent and at the same time kept him
from butting In, said Hon. Quinn, and