Source: The Standard Union
Date: December 9, 1925
Subject: A loyalty dinner given by the Church Club of Brooklyn honoring the new Bishop of Long Island, the Rt. Rev. Ernest M. Stires.
Description
This article details a massive gathering of over 1,500 clergymen and laymen at the Hotel St. George, held to welcome Bishop Stires to his new diocese. Following a floral-filled reception , the dinner featured a series of speeches focused on the past, present, and future of the Long Island Diocese. Notable moments included the presentation of a commemorative engraved gold watch from the local clergy as a pledge of their loyalty , and congratulatory remarks from Bishop William T. Manning of New York and the newly elected national Presiding Bishop, John Gardner Murray.
In a brief, emotional closing speech, Bishop Stires thanked his clergy, paid tribute to his wife, and urged the diocese to honor the legacy of his predecessor, the late Bishop Burgess.