The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-07


torncy Woodford. About two hundred persons sat
down to the tables and partook OF the following
menu:--
THE MENU.
OYSTERS.
) consomms la S, S sHdsi !
Green Turtle Ia u0ilandc.
D'UuvEE.
Pates Ia Antony Van Corlear.
) Bass la Bau aaa Van orans. :
! Filet Of Beef i la KnlckorDockor )
Chicken Ia Won Twiilsr: !
Sweet Breads Ia spuyssn Duyvil.
! crssn po.s VEGETABLES Tomatoes. 5
! s''''s s nSaas PUNCH s''''s'' !
! Canvas Back Ducks salad
! PORES a "a csnde ann.
Gaaires rAnglaise. Charlotte Parsieuno.
! Glaces Naposaines Fruits and Dessert
Coffee.
Over this bill Of fare the figure of venerable
Knickcrbocker smoking . long pipe, such as was to
be presented to every member and guest Of the soc
ETY. when the dinner was ended. Underneath was the
motto
Non funum fulgore sod furo dare iuceln eogtat
which being interpreted, the Scripture has it, sig
mites
Not smoke from long tobacco pipes
..somuch as light from good tobacco smoke,
Made knrkerhockers cogitnte
While Porter, Ormiston and Bogart spoke
TIE ToAsTs SPEECHES.
The dinner, although it began early, was a long
but at length the pipes and tobacco reached
and then began the regular toasts Of the evening.
The first, was proper, was ''St. Nicholas. our
household saint-to the earnest faith of childhood
much reality the gifts he brings" Mr.. Edward
T. De Lancey who presided in the place Of President
Remscn, who is i'll, announced that the toast would
be responded to by Mynhecr Van Der Bogert. Mr..
W. W. r. Bogert, journalist who has como down to
the generation from the times of the old Courier and
Enquirer, the gentleman referred to. and in be-
ginning his speech he thanked the president for add
ing two syllabies to his name Speaking Of the city
he said the homes of our childhood have come to be
the chosen seat OF commerce: but he gded from
these practical considerations AMI paid .elowing tri-
butte to the patron saint OF the society ST. Nicholas.
He seemed to think that the better canoniation of the
saint his canonization in the hearts OF Dutch
men.
The second toast OF the evening "Tha Presi-
dent Of the United States,' which drunk stand
ing. The toast to the Governor OF the state OF New
York followed and responded to BY United States
District Attorney Woodford, formerly Lieutenant
Governor General Woodford's speech presented
few salient features apart from panegyric Of the
Empire State: but one scntiment--''Let us love the
Union better than party--ct love tho nation bet
ter than State received with unbounded ai,-
plause.
The toast to the "cty Of New York. was responded
Brooklyn bridge is transporting part of our popula
ton to Brooklyn. The elevated railroads carry
ing another part of it to Westchester county Other
means take still another part to the West and after
awhile nothing will be left to us but Coney Island.
We have just got through ono civil war nc said
theticaly but he feared another is impending This
danger from the claims of the Anpekc Jams
heirs to the Kings farm. Her heirs have been holding
meetings everywhere and an incursion from them
may be expected at any moment They have rights
and the only Judicial objection to their rights Is that
they have slept on them This he thought ought
In order to pay of the heirs of Anneke Jams he sug
gested that New York separate from the Union that
Peter Cooper be put ut the head or affairs and that
every steam engine be set going in order to get rid Of
the debt.
The toast to the army and navy was responded to
on behalf of the navy by Commodore Nicholson. who
made neat little speech. and by General Horace
Porter on behalf Of the army. General Porier's
speech was the hit OF the evening AS became a
soldier, he complimentad the Dutch not only on
taking Holland but on being able to take anything
put before them. The Dutch, he said, came here
under false prctcnces Here they all the splendofs
witnessed, but he bewaled that III having
thoir portraits pain ted Anthony Comstock absent
In coming to that meeting of their descendants lac
said he found everything orange colored, and he boz
leved it was tho Lord alone who preserved us all
from having the iauudice. Every Dutchnan he
thought had the faculty of blowing his own horn.
but Why. he asked. should q rooster be placed in
front or the President chair when his proper place
was in barnyard? At first he said he thought the
bird the American eagle but he soon found il
was no Fourth OF July fowl
The toast to the founders Of New Amsterdam was
responded to by Mr.. Chauncey M. Dcpew and Rev.
DIR. Crniston. Tho toloration industry and integrity
of the natives OF Holland, by whom Manhattan Is
land settled discussed by both in the most
complimentary terms. and in conclusion they hoped
that the descendants OF the early Dutch settlers might
always be worthy OF their sres.
The welcome to sister societies responded to by
Mr. Chrystle. behalf OF the old Society Of the Gin
cinnat and he was followed by representatives OF
the st. Andrews the st. Georges, the st. Patricks.
the New England and other societies
Contrary to custom, the speeches were over by half
~. lfN.k and fha prrt af fhA axar inr ~ll
given to fun that would have surprised our Dutch
predecessors.