The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-07
ST. NICHOLAS SOCIETY.

ANNUAL BANQUET AT DELMoNIco's-rHE SAINT,
THE COUNTRY, THE STATE AND THE CITY
TOASTED.
The members of the st. Nicholas Society passed
very enjoyable evening last night at Delmoncos on
the occasion of their anniversary dinner. Among
the members and guests present were:-Edward I.
Delaney. president; Mayor Cooper. Rev Dr. schenck
Judge j. Il. Brady. Major A. b. Gardner Mr. X
G. Burlage Minister Resident of the Netherlands;
W. H. Bogert. Chief Justice DAILY, president of the
Friendly Sons of ST. Patrick; Mr. Richardson, OF
the ST. Georges Society; j. S. Kennedy. or the st.
Andrews Society; William Remsen, Commissioners
Lane II. Knickerbacker, DR.. James Anderson. Police
Commissioner voorhis. W. j. Van Arsdale. Paul s..
Forbes. Judge Lawrence Andrew q. Hammersley.
c. Wasson John Fitch and Cornelius Vanderbilt
After the solid comforts Of the banquet had been
disposed of Mr.. Edward Delaney. president of the
society, called the assemblage to order and gave
brief history of the organization. He said that its
members represented solely the descendants OF New
Workers who were New Workers. under the Dutch.
under the English and when New York was a sover-
eign State also when it became an integral part
of the United States. 1t their duty to see that
the old social habits and customs OF New York
should be maintained in their integrity.
The gided weathercock and the little statue OF st.
Nicholas. mounted on long batons were then
solemny borne Iinto the room preceded by crier
begin. This was the occasion for loud crowlngs anu
general laughter and applause.
NICHOLAS TOASTED.
The toast, ''St Nicholas, the best Of saints; may
his genial worship ever keep us united people,
vas then given. and the band played "Myn9eer van
responded How could St. Nicholas be eulogized
better. he asked, than by that one word "saint?'
When a man had survived the centuries and
The title of Saint remained to him it was not some-
ihing evanescent, but something real which identi
hed him with that which was good, and which was
of ia
broader sense stood for the foundation of New York
The toast 1.-THE President of the United States %
was drunk in silence and responded to by the
bands playing the Presidents March," That to the
Governor OF the State of New York" was received
in the same manner. and replied to by 1.-The Cover
nors March,"
"The City of New York. was the next toast. after
which "Home, Sweet Home" was played. Mayor
Cooper called upon to respond. and. after o
few words of thanks, said that he would ask
spending to the toast, said he did not see why he
should be called upon when so many of the Mayors
employees We're present Laughter.l He felt more
and could himself speak little Dutch. a sentence
two of which he delivered in his own peculiar
dialect and sat down amid general laughter and ap-
plause.
.Our Country; Now and Forever. One and In
Davis, after the strains of the :.star spangled
Banner had been rendered by the voices
Of the asse%Dase. The audience a. would par
back than the period in which the Dutch were
in possession Of New York. 1t might be
would venture to assert that during that
period the streets of New York cleaner than
they were to-day. although they formed of the
paths along which the cows travelled to pasture.
daughter and applause.) To-day. he said. this
country the greatest the sun shone upon for
the advancement of the human family, and
one in which the doors were more widely
opened to all classes OF citizens than
any other 'we must mantaip in its purity its in
stitutions," he exclaimed. las devised to us by our
fathers. We not let party spirit destroy these
institutions, but we must hand them down to pos
terity received them.
1.-THE Army and Navy was the toast responded to
by Major b. Gardner, of the United States Army.
He referred to the nucleus of the army which in
1854 reduced to company, and
that stationed at West Point and its
muster roll contained exclusively Dutch names. In
the of his remarks he mentioned Major
General Hancock. whose name received with
three rousing cheers and tiger.
Mr. Rudolph c. Burlage, the Cor sui General Of
the Netherlands, was next introduced, and a few
words thanked the members OF the society for their
greeting and concluded his remarks concerning the
society by the sentiment of Rip Van Wrinkle. "May
1t live long and prosper"
Rev. DR.. Schenck spoke on the toast 1.-The Found
ers of New Amsterdam; and "Our Sister Societies."
the last on the programme. found respondent in
MIR. Chauncey NJ. Depew.