THE ROYAL TOAST.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVIII, Issue 90, 18 April 1914, Page 5

THE ROYAL TOAST.

PLACED SECOND TO; THE POPE.

GUiSTS EEFIJSE TO ATTEND ; banquet. .;;..; ~•;;.

[Press Association,] (Received!. April 18, ; '"8>20 a.m.) OTTAWA, April 17. "When the Pope's name was placed At the head of the toast list at an influential Roman Cathblie banquet, yith the King's name second, the Xi«utena.nt~Governor of Manitoba, ■Jar Deacon (Mayor of" Winnipeg), MiDdfeerty (Minister ffor Justice), and tne*Manitoban B^mier r ref used to atieaid.

, v After much acrimonious debate the Jvanquet committee arranged to sing the- National Ani&em first, and then to give the Pope's health, omitting the; King's health together. However, no one atten&ed except the Mayor <sf Winnipeg. ■~ Archbishop LangevSn, in *fo? Po^s health, aeelared that the fapacr was the mos>tsu"b'Eme majesty •«i theTrorld, for the Fope a-epresented ,a«sua (Jliirtst. )

Archbishop Langevin, interviewed, <teelared that tlie • Pop** was -the 'first ■authority i,f tJie wtorfd, Uien loyalty to tt« Ring.:•,

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