, 1874-12-01
ST. ANDREW.
Annual Banquet Of tho Scots Mt
the Sherman House.

The twansy-nInth anniversary Of tho 1lno!a 81
A.lraws 3ocesy culobtulel list evening 1t the
ehorMan House, yesterday bpilg tho anniversary Of
tho birth Of hcotlaitaa ratron b. And1ow, in wloso
honor tho soclety Ia named.
DuBlEKau.
In aTnneo Of tho celebration tho socipty held fusi
1,csa-neet!ng III tho ou,-roon, OF thu ahcrnlau, At
which President lfarvcy rscslod, and john slowart
acted aa Secretary. Tile President presented
lettcra received from t1o l1on ~ w. Doltnap Bccre-
tary nf Var, Con. W 7. SharmRn, j. Warrack, British
CONSUL aud Gov. John L. Boverltgo regrclttng tlcIr
inability 10 boprcsent Dispatches wero aao read from
te Presidents OF s!tailar ,soclcoB In Nov Oreaus,
Memphis Toledo, Montrchl nnd Milwaukee, o1tents-
ing and wishing many returns Of the
Tha Secretary then read tho names Of the new
olievra of thu oosty clcoted 1t thesst meeting, ns
rrt&.dtnt-Kobcrt uervcy.
Iiee.lfeot'itn!s-,u: t1cDona!a, D. Il. Cameron.
G:crefarg-Iohu AkBwatt,
1s:i:'a!.MDr 1S,ts, ztDirsfz T. :, ;sisn9 3 ms5n''h
Carlyle, " Forrest, b. O. McSnaon, = 4'a''''s' ~ o
rio newly elected o!icurs thcn came forward, and
tasing tho chair he relure Jls ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for
to hnnor enntrscd: 1io aaid ho lad bccn electul 10
ths position for tho n1h time, and in tie future ~ in
Thu st, cstccning tho iavor anu respect shown him
iy ts sorinty, he should e1ltleayor 10 deserve by e
faithful sisehargo of tla duties Of hta oIlcs.
QtSuG&Bs
meeting adjourned.
THE AsN1yERsAnr DrxNgn.
Tho anniversary dinner had bean arranged to be
E!vcnt 10 lilo Hoccsy antl Invited guehtn in tho mattl
liningroon Of the Sherman and 10 uccon,,oat. thc
Society tho roon waa entirely 1earrangcl and apro-
ing thu length Of tho room whito 1t tlo east end
!he ore disnssisacd md Ss ,nsea gets, Il,
day was ceIuoruted Oh lu north sla md u ncaS Ma ts
eentro 81 tho room taDo wan set asldo for tho
Although tho dinner Vas announced for q o,e]och.
sharp, It was af;er o'clock beforo tho procession,
formed In sAo halls for tho dnng-roon!. Tue pro-
Calvin, aud Gen. Sheridan, asna-ln-arm. Ssx,
ca,no cx-senaor poollttlo mud Tlo,naa Hoyuc, rnti
NO.. a n 'o Tx M nuoef %,"s Gasr M ana y' mskcy a
sion numbered about 3oo md marched to thu iuro Of
:" Tile ca'nrbel!a Are con,iny." "Twa and Twu,''
was wraprea IL iho "aa* togscry S Of tic t tays
Of st.. Anarew. Tho procession gu reaching
1ne dintng-room an beconing seated was greecs! bJ
ievlH4 0relcsr Band, stationed at tho west end oi
Tic room, mud ny nctye tiers only too anxious to
serve The bill ot faro trnacd 10 ther care Tho Row
5.mes Alaclauglan opened the tabo exercises With
Tho "ailln embraced avery delicacy Of tho season,
as well ns the tuhEtaniths. a1d tho attention It re-
Of its appreciation.
paEnrnENr nEnyvr.
Promptly at II nclcck the President, 3Ir. Hervoy,
occnpsin ee'itr7l scas ut tho tase aeross tho tast
end Of t.n roam, anti extended 10 tho guests uull
the H0eiety q hearty Seotcl, welcome to tho evening
banquet. Tho Society was Of purely benevolent
character, tud he WIS proud that no n1,u
yet who deserved charity Ind ever heen
but to tho Head le charity If the Society had Leei
extended. Iie hopel to thu secloty continue i itu
coed work. Az hn a1oke. every seotelmau through.
out tho land was ceorting tho BAno OCCASION which
was proud to uycty Scotch hrart.
. TOAsES-
Tho President thnu ros iho FIRST toast Of tho eyoll-
tng Tho day and " wf,a honor it.n IIo responded
iu feeling anil ehnrt nttlreas ind tho toast Waa drank
slnndinG sftth three checra for old Scotland.
Iho programme OF the evening Naa then taken up,
so,a-" Oh, are you shaping, Magalo 2" by sfr.
Toast" Tho Queen Of arrat Britain and ireland. ri
responded to by Robert 1Iuryoy.
Cleo Club.
Goast-"T The rrcsitent Of the United States, re-
spo'ilca e b. tho Hon. r. Lyle Dickoy
solld-" unfurl tho Glorious Banner" by John
7aast" T!o Hcroes Of scot1aud," responded to by
the hsv. DR.. Coliycr.
At tim conclusion OF Mr.. collycrs remarks tho hour
"As quito lato md many Of tho viRkora retired. The
programme, although less thun half completn,l war
continued. Whtro those announced for responses to
toaEs were absent willing soaEcrs were foslitl md tho
ccaIrailo, wGs continued to within hour Of gollg
to press tlis morning. The wholo affair was ono Of
te most csedltae of the anniversary Of thu
Society.
Anoug tho moro prominent gentlemen present dir
Ing tho evuntnG wero Gen. Hhorittas,, Gen. Fnrsythe.
cz-senater po0ltc. Judge Wallace Mayo" C,!vjn tho
Hon. Z. Lyle Dchey, nlge l}radwtll. Gol. snowhoot
tha Hon, Thomas Eoy!so, tho Eav Dr. Stocking, Con-
McArthar, mud J. o. Rutter.