East Saginaw courier., 1866-12-06
,go@l SHUTTERS.
ST. ANDREWS DAY.
SECOND ANNUAL FESTIVAL
OF THE
st. Andrews Society,
Saginaw Valley,
At the Everett House, East Saginaw
Friday Evening, Nov. 80, 1880.
General observances. Supper, Tcasts, Music
Speeches, 30.


General observances. Supper, Tcasts, Musi
Speeches, go.
The observance, in some appropriate
manner, of the Anniversary of ST
Andrew, or st. Andrews Day, is
thing seldom neglected by Scotchmel
or the descendants Of Scotchmen, b
they located ever SO far from dear oil,
Scotia, in whose praise they are eve
fresh and enthusiastic.
st. Andrew--the patron Saint o
Scotland--the first disciple Of Chris
and afterwards an apostle, was, lik,
his brother Peter, fisherman. Pre-
vious to his recognition Of Christ a,
the Messiah, he had been numbered
among the disciples of John the Bap
tist, John i 40, AL His career a,
an apostle after the death of Christ il
unknown. Tradition tells. as that af
ter preaching the gospel in Scythia
Northern Grcoce, and Epirus. he suf
fered martyrdom on the cross at Pa.
tre, in Achia, 81 or 20 4. D. A eros,
formed Of beams obliquely placed is
styled st. Andrews Gross. st. An.
drew is also held in great veneration
in Russia, as the apostle who first
preached the gospel there. In both
countries there is an order knight
hood named in his honor. q
The origin of the adoption Of st.
Andrews cross as symbol Of Scot
tish nationality is thus chronicled: a,
The cross having appeared in
heaven to Achsius, King of Scots and
Hungus, King of the Picts, as sign
of the victory which they should gain
the following day over Athelstane,
King of England, they vowed subse-
quently, when the prophecy was full
filled, to bear it on their banners.
If we were moro Scotch we might
say more about this matter and about
Scottish history and peculiarities, as
it is we will confne our remarks to a
brief report of
THE FESTIVAL.
At 0 o'clock the banquet being
spread, the chair was taken by Mr..
ROBERT BELL, President of the st. An
drews Society, who was supported by
Mr.. A. MIrcnELL on the right and
Mr.. w. n. GRAY on the left the vice
chair was taken by Mr.. THOMAS STEELE
supported by Messrs. FORREST and
MCKAY and the tables running across
each end of the spacious Dining Hall
of tho Ererett House with a main table
its entire length and siding on the
east were filled at once with the MEM
bers of the Society and their guests.
Grace being said by Mr.. A. MIrcu-
ELL, the company at once fell to work
upon the abundant store, and knife
and fork played for time a lively
game of hop-scotch with the follow
ing rare and sumptuous
BILL OF FARE.
Soup,--0yster. -t,. ,aJe-.i
Fish-Bakcd White, Sherry Wine Sauce, Baked
Trout, Oyster Stufing.
Cold dishes Tongue, A Ia mode Beef, Raw
Oysters, Corned Best. Ham. Lobster Salad, Boned
Turkey, Chicken.
Boied.-Becf Tongue. Chicken, Egg Sauce.
Leg Of Mutton, Caper Sauce, Sugar Curod Ham.
RoaSl.-siroin Of Beef, Turkey, Loin Of Veal,
,hicken, Ribs Of Pork, Spring Lamb.
Side Dishes.-Chickcn Pie, Oysters Fried IN
,rumbs, Picked Lambs Tongue, Spiced, Hirch,
Boiled, Tomato Sauce, Hashed clans, Chicken
salad, Salmi Of Duck, Lobster Salad, French
)molct.
Game-Wiid Turkey, Cranberry Sauce, Sad
lie OF Veniosn, Currant Jelly, Wild goose, Ap-
lie Sauce.
Vegetables. Tomatoes, Green Corn,
;old Slaw, Sweet Potatoes, Mashed Potatoes.
Pastry Fruit Cake, Pound cnkc, Lady Kiss
IS, Macaroni Marangue Pie, Wafer juubles. |
'itron Cake Scotch Short Bread.
Fruits d Dessert.-Pecan Nuts Apples, Raj |
inns, Hickory Nuts, Almonds, Grapes, Lemon Ice |
'ream Pine apple Ice Cream. Tea and CoiIoe.
The gastronomic features of the oc-
'asion being in the main concluded,
he Toasts were read in order and
rank with all the honors, the inter-
'als between each being filled in with
nusic-and, by the way, the instru-
mental music selected by Mr.. Bell and
'erformed by Professor Sprague, as
listed by Mr.. Engle and at times by
Mr.. Bell himself, evinced the finest
aste and cultivation both in choice
nd performance, the vocal by Messrs.
Beard, Bell, Shaw, Tillinghast, Nc
Bride, Wallace, and others was capi-
al--and brief but pertinent responses.
REGULAR ToAsrs.
11. "The day and a. wha honor
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Masie--" Fair Scotland, dosr as life 10 MOI
To this toast the Chairman respond
d giving a brief history of the day
nd the reasons for its observance, al
uding with pride and feeling to the
,ve and reverence the Scotchman
yer bears to his native land, land
aued for its valor, its virtue, its love
{ freedom, its educational advanta-
cs which are unsurpassed by those
{ any country in the world, its
emery the grandest in nature, its
lnsic and poetry unriv4lled for sweet
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