The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-07
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Tho ilags were flying yesterday from the
City Hall in honor Of Saint Nicholas New York 8
acknowledged patron. and in the evening tho
members Of the Saint Nicholas Society Of tho
City Of Now York met in Delmonico's to cee-
bratc the occasion with dinner.
Tho ceremony OF installing tho officers Of
tho Society. who had boon elected on Oct. If
was first performed. In the parlors stood
n lifc.si1cd statue OF the saint as no nc
tuay appears when about 10 descend n
chimney to reward good littlo boys and
girls by examining thoir stockings with tho
TOYS which bulgcd from the pack on his back.
In front Of him. on n table. lay tho knicker-
booker hat the mural sccptrc and the orange
collar. that were TO invest the President and on
another table. in the centre OF the room. stood
the old we0thcrcock Of the Old Dutch Church.
that historic rooster which for years bid def
nnce 10 wind and weather.
s.Asscmllcd IN the room wcro many score OF
tho descendants Of the old Kuickcrbcckcr
families and many guests invited 10 partako OF
their genuine Dutch hospitality.
Augustus Il. Macdonough installed the ON.
Gers Of the society The President elect. Robert
@. Rcmsen. was absent. being III. and the First
Vice President Edward I. Deancoy, was ireral-
cd in his stead. To him the install ng officer
said that he was charged 10y the soc iety with tho
grave and welcome duty of investing him with
the insignia Of rule over its dUstinics. That
duty bore the singulur mark that for the first
timo III the annals ui tho society tho President
elect, on his progress to the high place he was
about - hold. steprd across n shadow and
10 RS Geah Of Wam NJ veTmyc whS St
the time Of his death. was President of tho 80
Thcn the candidate was invested with tho
insignia of pflicc-thC scoptre, denoting his
power; the cellar, denotng that even the, Pros l.
dent OF the 81. Nicholas Society was under the
yoke Of n Constitution; and the ancient Knick
erbocker cooked hat. awful emblem. that lifts
the wcarcr. when crowned with its nuIcole. to a
supremacy that kings might envy. and com mon
To tho other ce;Presijents, WHO are Abra.
John jay the installing officer said that Il
would be their duty to uphold the honor of st.
Nicho.as on neny Held AT many festival.
whore alien saints would cope with him in
boastful coquence.
To the rctecied Treasurer Edward Schell.
he said that while in the history of the socicty-
there Ind been tw0niy successive Presidents
and nine Sccrcinries-its financial prosperity
had grown without waning under only lvc
Trcasurers. and among them who more wor-
thy than the man who now succeeded himsclfY
c. Nos and Frederic j. de pcyster were ln-
stalled, and after them the Chaplains the Nevs.
Drs. Thomas h. Nermilyc aud Moan Hunt
Tho Installed physicians were D.s Abram
| Dubois and T. Mmlack Checseman.
Frederic de Peystcr h haTon Il. Inv | ATgTst9ys; y
S'hen. VIM, Eemson. Benz. II. Fold. John T.
| lrNing. jas. NJ Mclean. Carlisle Norwood. Rich
md Z. Mount Benz. l.. swan lr. Alex. Hamilton.
| 10 which should be aided ihe name Of the In =
falling olllccr himself. NJ. MacDonough talked
tenderly.
The stewards were: Cornelius Vanderbilt.
| Carlisle Norwood Jr Eugene Schiorfein. Joh
| Schuyler. James W. Bcekman. Stuyvcsant Fish.
Eober, s,uyyesaut, aud the spenker said that
never since tho earliest days Of lilo society had
the great feast been intrustcd 90 Il committee
So should their works be~Duf,i. Health and
Dutch virtues sprung from Dut IA cooking.
After the installation, the Sc .cty preceded by
trpmpctcr clad in ,knickerbocker costume.
inll-h9iiomcd wig and al. and Keeping step to
the old Dutch song. SO lebcn wiz" marched
into the ballroom, wherc wero spread tho
tables. Acting President Dclanccy aud
Steward Vanderbilt leading the long
procession. The room was brilliant
with light reflected hack from many mirrors.
over tho residents chair were drapcd hags.
and over The door WI. tho soul ot thc society.
which il that of the city. and the ", rda, Saint
Nicholas Society. Pounded lob -. 1885.
oranic BoNen.' In the gallery above m or
chestrn continually played
Tho Rev. Dr Orn'st1n asked the blessing.
and the feast ofthe two hundred began,
A picture Of a DuiShm9n smoking lead the
hill oi fare. uudcrncrth Il hcing tho words:
Son funnm q fulgore. sei "a iuuo dare lucCm.
Among the thoroughly Dutch dishce were:
C.nseunes Ia saint Ncholss Green ruruo 4 Ia lol.
Gruns Iict % R,ef = II X clcrhocser Chcken = Ia
Breads "a spuSicn Duyh
The feast being over. thcre was again heard
the sound OF tho trumret. and, attended by u
Tctinue of llNcrld negroes. tho stewards. led by
Cornelius Vanderbilt. appeared bearing with
great -oemnity the ancient weather Vauc Of tho
old Dutch Church. and placed it before the
CROWN. Of the ansemolod members.
Thon the long pipes. each, yard Of clay -
bearing the Jolly. dimpled in"c of Father kur-
chclbochs himself wearing his cooked hat.
were filled with fragrant tobacco and the nom
bers settled themselves in thcir seats 20 hs;en
evening