The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-19

John Dugan, oil No. 259 Henry stree! ana Souu
Michigan, OF No IS Vandam street, were arrested Dy
officer Henley yesterday Tor picking pockets WINE
the procession was passing. Judge Morgan heo them
both.
THE FRIENDLY SONS BANQUET.
The pinety.fourth annual banquet OF the Friendly
Sons OF ST. Patrick was spread the large dining hall
of the Metropolitan Hotel, and enjoyed In the
evening by about one hundred and nifty mem.
bers and guests. The orchestra played lively
Irish airs as the gentlemen wearing green
badges in the lappes of their coats
filed into the room and took their places. Four long
tables FURNISHED accommodations for the members.
ana the guests At th, running across the room
aud raised above affairs Chief Justice Daily, pres
ideut OF the society, presided. ON his right sat
President Robbins, of the st. Georges Society
President Remsen, of the ST. Nicholas; Mayor Ely,
judge Van Colt and General Horace X. Porter. On
tho left oil the President sat General James Shields,
President Appleton, of the New England Society;
President Brand. OF the ST Andrews; Dion L. Bou-
clcault. Charles A. Dana, S. d. Babcock, Richard
O'Gorman and DR.. Thomas. At the lower tables sat
scores OF men noted in business and professional
circles and IN public life glance about the tables
showed the presence of Judges J. Brady, F. DAILY,
and Van Brunt, Henry L Hoquet General Do Cesnola,
lsaac W. England, Commodore Dickinson, Of the
Brooklyn Yacht Club; James Reed Chamberlain T.
ID
Brown Of Brown Brothers; President Taylor, Of the
Centennial Bank; ex-Collector Thomas Murphy,
Eugene Kelly and Samuel g. Courtney. Judge Hilton
and Mr.. Libby. OF A. 7. Stewart Co.. were present
for q short time. The dinner was line and zest was
given to It by The salt contributed by The diners
when the cloth had been hgurativey removed snd
the aroma oil coffee filed the room u pumDer OF dis
tinguishcd ladies' entered and wcro provided with
seats ono SIDE.
the PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
President DAILY called the gentlemen to order and
the intellectual portion OF the entertain
"Geutlemcu OF the Friendly Sons OF ST. Patrick"
said he, al congratulate you upon having had an OK
ceIlent dinner feature upon occasions like thus
upon which everything else depends. congratulate
you that the great tidal wave which, according
TO the newspapers, was 70 DO expected about
appearance; SO that think give you The assur
ance that the only immersion which Will take place
tonieht vii, be In accordance with our annual custom
TO drown tho shamrock Icongraulate you also upon
having reached the ninety-fourth anniversary OF our
society, and especially congratulate the seniors
tonight oil the younger representatives OF our
race, giving the assurance that our old society
will be perpetuated 10 the future AS II has been In the
past, oy That kindly feeng ana spirit OF good fellow
ship which has brought together lrishmen ana the
descendants OF irishmen. whatever may De tnsr diL
mon link OF the Friendly Sons, to celebrate the an-
nual festival OF the patron saint OF Ireland.
We call this ninety fourth anniversary, although
the organization 10 in fact much older 1t existed
before the American Revolution. In the year 1852
u company OF gentlemen assembled at Mar
shai's Tavern, on Mount Pleasant, in the
vicinity OF what IS now the junction OF
West Broadway and Murray street. and celebrated st.
Patricks Day by n uinner, which the initial step
toward organiz cation In l766, as we arc told in
Journal the Gay was usherei In at day
break by flies and drums before the doors oil the
principal Irish residents, making, says tho editor
"a most agreeable harmony" and the Irish gentle man,
he continues, spent joyous though orderly even
ing drinking twenty toasts, all of which gwen,
As an indication ol Tho sentiments oil these joyous
gentlemen wiil read two Of the toasts:-
NO. May the enemies OF America be branded with iu
fanny ana all acts OF Parliament contrary to American in
49, May the enemies Ireland never taste bread
drink hei WHISKY but be tormented by itching. with
out the benefit III scratching.
Judge DAILY described the manner In which tho day
was celebrated during the revolutionary period and
PROCEEDED After the revolution, however, iu 1854
the reading rishmen OF the city, conspicuous among
whom was William Constable, the aid-dc-camp
OF Laia, cite, revived tho society, and as
the former name Of the Friendly Brothers
was opnoxous from It's past tory associations, they
Gu ,nged II to The Friendly Sons Of ST. Patrick On
the l7th Of March, 1854, The society. under It's new
organization. and new name gave grand
dinner at Cape's City Tavern, corner OF Broadway
Rector street, at which Governor George Clinton
Chancellor Livingston, John Jay Egbert Benson anu
many other dis inguished men we're present. "ihe
great SAINT" says paper OF that day-Loudon's Neo
concourse OF more generous aad .ray patriotic sons
| than tnis assembly afforded" with .his dinner.
ninetyiour years ago. they concentrated the birth
| day Of ST. Patrick, aud in the language OF one oil
| Lovers songs which Judge Brady sings with so
| much effect, the Friendly Sons "Have Kept up the
| practice from mat day 10 this"
In conviviality aud good fellowship we nave rested
upon "a very sure lrsh foundation which is tho real
| explanation OF our having lasted So long.
DION BoUCICAULTs REMARKs.
ssSt. Patricks Day all who honor II" was Tn o
toast which the Judge concluded his remarks. IL
was drunk standing, while Inc orchestra ia the BAL
| cony played "Parick's Day. Dir. Don Boucicauit
was introduced TO speak TO 1t. He SAID he had lis
tened with mingled pleasure aud wonder to tue
manner IN winch the President mad spoken Of 81.
| Palrok's Day. He thought alter what ne had read
within the last few days that there was no such day
| rck-that they we're all under "A istakc. (Laugh-
teri The aliusion to the playful editorials IN the
| HERALD exciled much merrimepl The speaker won't
| ON 10 say that Two qostlons wero propounded. One
! was whether St. Patrcx was ever born on
| the l7n OF March, aud the other was ~
| TO country OF his nativity. The
| nrst was q question oil chron oogy. Everybody
knew that the middle OF the last century no less
twelve Jays interpoIated into tue calendars
aud the that Christmas day was cole
bratcd twelve days earlier by ali christcndom--" bar
| rim Russia" Of course ST. Patrck's Day was
| also separated. Besides, they were not keep.
| ing IL on tho I'm Of March at all, at all,
but on the 18Th for their convenience This, Mr.
! Boucicaut thought, settlea tho chronological qucs
| ton. WHAT lao asked, IL br,hdayY IL was any day
man (ApLiause.l wtth regard 10 the other question
as TO what country the saint was born 10, Mr. Boucr
| cauL frankly confessed he had not inc faint
cat idea. lie knew, however, That the best men
belonging TO various naious, In many instances d,e
not belong 10 them at all (Iaughier.) The greatest
Prench man that lived was born In Corsica; and
| tho greatest English soldier (Weington) was
| born ia Ireland, and great many VI those
| Listening TO him aud who had distinguished