New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-08
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ANNIVERSARY OF THE ST. NICHOLAS
SOCIETY.

The annual festival of this time-honored Society,
which is composed exclusively of the descendants of
tie HollandeIs who settled " New Amsterdam" was
commenorated on Thursday night, at the St. Nicholas
Hotel. At an early hour in the evening, the members
of the Society embed in of the large paIors of
the hotel where they received their invited guests,
and the Presit ents of kindred Societies. After brief
interchange of ciyiliiies, Chief-Steward JoHS VAN
buren, announced that dinner was ready, when pro-
cessiOn was formed and the company moved into the
south dning-lOom. The head Of the table was occu-
Iied by Ex-Governor HAMILTON FISH, the President of
The Society, and the invited guests
Among The gentlemen present were the Hon. Gnlian
c. VerpIanck the Hon. Augustus Schell, ex-Mayor
Ambrose Kingsland, Col. Duryee, james i. Brady,
the Rev. Dr. Veruilye, DIR. Beale, Judge DAILY, and
Dir. EvaIts.
In accordance with ancient custom, the President
wore his tn, ornered ked hat nd the insignia Of his
Office, ard several old cOlored attIred in the
KnickerbOcker livery were III attendance.
After free ard hearty discussion of the subsantials
tie 10th was removed and schnapps and pipes brought
on AT first but little said the members convers-
ing oily i'll under tone, with those who sat next them,
but 80, underthc eXheraion Of the schnapps and the
potency of the fine turkish tobacco, the Duchuen be-
cane cOnmuni, alive and friendly got TO talking
10 their neg bbors across the table, and then aloud to
ANYBODY aud everybody. Funny things were said, and
yotng Dutchmen hOb-nobbed with old Dutchmen, and
lie SCI napps flowed with unusual prefuseness owing
nrobaLly 10 the great scarcity Of CrOon. Byand-by,
" ell tie room became filed with smoke and every
body felt pretty Jolly, Precedent FISH dOnned his
cooked lat and made brief and complimentary speech
to lis associates upon the recurrence OF this another
nBiveIsary The President then announced the Tegu-
lar toasts as follows;
l. Santa Cdus-The Reality ofChilahood the pleasant
DRY Of maturer years. Music-Mynheer Van Donk. ,
2 The Pyoideat Of tie United states Music-rhe Presidents
3. The Goseynor of the State of Nep York Music-rhe
lie faioaLet the States be faithful to their mutual OBJ
that may endure forever Mu-ie-Ha Columbia and
s. Tie {iSef Xc~ York Child Of the Union, and drawing
hensg it. o o Mi eng %E see. I Home no '
g. Ths ymy and NargAwsy distinguished IN che defense
and adding the glory ofa common county Thus may ever
EoGnd-Le it be care It is duty to guard her
fidelity Music-N ilhelmus Van Nassauwin.
g. Gu Sister Socies-Fron whatever cline or under what
ever a welcome them to board with kindly greeting
Masi,-Ve are Band Of Brother. c,.L
q Reliqion IeayHn9-Uted gathering peaceful t
u,rs snagoristic the too often sinks into superstition
and toe other into ufdeity MusicRussn National Lyman
TO- WcmqaAlwsys taken iuto the connses OF 'a1i3 Claus
and without wbose advice makes present Wehonor
br whom Saint loves to honor hn'ic-deen gro" the
Rushes, IN.
JAMES f. BRADY responded to the fourth toast,
ard in The coure OF his remarks scoutd at the IDEA OF
Try dissolution of the Union being effected
Mr.. BoGART spoke to the fifth toast, and Me5srs'
McDoNoGH and MORRILL, to the slHth'
To tie eighth toast, responses were inaue ny i II
RF.tv President of the st. Georges 30 lety, Mr.
ToHgsoy. President Of the st. Andrew Judge pALi,
PRECEDENT Of the St. Patrick s, and Mr. EvAHIs, fies
dent of the New-England Society Dr. BkALk, ~ me
crurse of lis rem arks alluded to the grand oYaion
given to the young Prince during bis visit TO tbs conn
nv vhereupon an enthusiastic Dutchman caileu TOT
three cheers for the Queen, which were gwen wi.n
will. Dr. b., in closing, gave RI a sentiment, new
York hcsTality- in its welcome, unlimited IN
il munifcence."
Mr.. JoHssoE gave II toast dutch PblegIn, ahu
Mr. EyARIs offered as a sentiment, 1.-The )utch nc,
nrbie and it. Yankee ChrOnicler-a great history ana
p Great Historian" Judge DAILY said that the great
ct Dutch isoran was Irishmani that be had stud
"a more about the Dutch, written more abouti the
Dnt,b and knew more about the Dutch, than tnSy Sa
I I'D thst The orly reliable Saint was St. Patrick.
s., SIN SirIolar, whom the Holanders claimed as helr
roI mint never raw Holland but was born "a
Ienoe y in AHA Minor where he iESa aep SI br
80 snia 49, ieshb Of DR. O'Callighan OF Albany.
e'1TIbes Rev. DR.. VrRMILYE responded W The hin'h