New Britain herald., 1930-02-28
labs Observe 18th Anniversary With Banquet and Entertainment
 Held In Society's Auditorium

| fortunately, however. there is TO ! special need 10 do so tonight. All!
 New Britain is well acquainted with l your dchieVemen The aims and
 objects of a Total Abstinence socie-
 ty have always brought praise from
 ali classes of people, regardless of creed, nationality, or color, and .o- day, 1t has nationwide appreciation. Such a society is q valuable asset to any city, which IS made richer. srCater and more law-abidida 1 through it's teachings and work. In my mind, there are three grelt requisites in fe-sobriety, industry
 and economy, but the greatest Of
 sobriety, industry and economy,
 are not liable to follow. To
 your society, built upon such rrn-
 ciplcs, we extend tonight hear.y
 congratulation on it's long life, wi,n the hope that "hcaven may bounta- Cusly lengthen cut its life' for many years Of triumphal progress. New Britain guards the name 0, you. society with jealous care, because i. stands out brightly among the societies of the city. Your deeds arc household words, and the name of the Y. M. T. and B. society has be- ccme part and parcel Of the history of New Britain. It has long been our habit to speak in supcrlativos or people and things appertaining to N Jprtt t1,tn
 designate my native city as the best" I by implication declare that to be true of its T, A. E. society an1 itS members.
 During the world war. in a lul il@ the fighting, q New York regi- ment was visited by wandering evangelist, who asked permission Of the colonel to address his men: Last week, said the preacher, "I had the privilege of speaking be- fore a Massachusetts regiment, an1 before l left the camp, eight men came forward and professed re- Egion, and l baptized them"
 '1s that so"? said the New York CT. Then he called 10 one of his of- t!Ccrs: Major. detail ten men for baptism. No Massachusetts regiment lG going to beat mine for picty."
 And there IS evidently no society going to beat yours in detailing mon tor decoration for long and faithful service. These men whom you dc1- olate tonight, who have fought the good fight of sclt-restraint, vGo have finished a course Of twenty five years of keeping faith with the society they are rightly the honor cd guests Of this occasion, and they would indeed be imperyious to any feeling, if they did not experience a genuine thrill Of enthusiasm and just pride, as their cars jingle with the sounds of their praise.
 In contradstinction to Mark An dent that we hayc come Not 10 bury Caesar, but to praise him" l. io well that the community should inscTibe upon it's pillars tho names O. these as illustroua sons. It IS well that the society should haTc 'ilt''i itl ill-lllOi y anu li'LHt t iItufll of it's own to celebrate their honor. They stand forth tonight as a. vim diCation of the societys ideals. It dose men good, no matter how firm il their hearts may be the spirit of loyalty. to stand forth and be counc- cC as they reaffirm their allegiance to their society. Even faith demands q declaration of principle sometimes in the most formal manner. A fefv years ago we had the consecratio1 of our auxiliary Bishop. Before he was Solemnly elevated to the cps copatc he had to rccitc his creai. Nobody questioned his belief before that time. To the cynic 1t might look like a needless waste Of time, yet it was d mott impressive part Of q beautiful ceremony. He reaffirm- ed his allegiance to his God, and 10 the Catholic church. And so it IS with you members of the '. NJ. T. A. and B. society. Even in this great city, whose life has been bound up with much Of your society's tradi- ton, the event of tonight will cause no moro than ripple in the tide