The New York herald., 1879-03-18
FRIENDLY SONS OF ST. PATRICK.


The Friendly Sons of st. Patrick gave their annual
| banquet st Delmonicos in the evening. about two
hundred guests sitting down to the grooming table,
Among the distinguished gentlemen who participated
the festivities Judges Brady and Van Brunt Of
the Supreme Court Joseph DAILY and Van Hoeseh. Of
the Common Pleas and Chief Justice Shea and Judges
Sheridan and Sinnott, of the Marine Court; State
| Senators Ecclesine Davenport and Pomeroy;
ex-Collectors Murphy and Arthur; Mr.. Francis A.
Launer. Of Rio de Janiero. the guest of exCommis-
sionor J.J.. .QiDonohue; the Rev. Thomas Hunt of
Ireland General De Casuols Henry Hoguet. Eugene
Kelly. General w. +. Smith. John g. Dale. the repre-
sentative of the ST. Georges Society; President
Brand of the St. andrews. and D. F. Appleton. ex-
president Of the New England Society. Tho
dinner itself was excellSnt:1 the wines. except
the clarret. was rdhs6nably good. and the
| cigars took shape only in,s cigarettes. During
tho progress OF the banquet number Of con-
gratulatory kilograms received the most note
worthy Of which was from the Friendly Sons Of
Philadelphia. over whom tho venerable General
Robert Patterson. now in his eghty-seventh year.
presided Many lively Irish airs were played by the
band while the dinner proceeded, and whom
the last dish served and the neck Of the latest
not the last. bottle broken. Chief Justice DAILY. Of
tho Court Of Common Pleas and the president of
the society. arose and n,aacthe opening speech of
the evening:- s.n ID
az ~ . PRESIDENTS DALY's SPEECH.
Days spesch wis as follows-Gentie-
mon Of the Friendly Sons of st, Patrick congratu-
late you upon having reached the ninety-ffth ami
vorsarys of our old society. In referring to It an
old society 1t may not be inappropriate as have
this year q very large accession of new members
that should say few words respecting its
origin. When the War of the Revolution was
closed; when poace had been proclaimed with Great
Britain. and the United States entered upon it's
as . separate and independent nation. William
Constable the aidedecamp Of Lafayette in associa-
ton with other gentlemen, revived Irish
organization which had existed in this city before
and during the Revolution. by the establishments
had boen customary in this city far back the
year 1762 for tho Irish residents to celebrate st.
tavcrns. aud this led in 1S0s to the - forma-
tion OF society under the name Of
Brothers OF st. Patrick, benevolent society with
something Of Masonic organization. which existed
in this city until 1851. and from which. suppose.
we may claim legitimate descent Its members.
at first, sympathizcd with tho complaints of
the colonists. but ss the contest with the mother
country increased in intensity. the society. ss
body. adhered to the crown and continued to do so
to the close Of tho struggle In It'll society
was form formed rI,n in rhil:aslpha under the name
to distinguish ii from the tory body in
New York. which had become especially
obnoxious for the part which many Of its military
members took In the contest with the Sons of Lib
crty in John street in ITO. The Friendly SONS, OF
cause OF the coionists. and included among
its members many of the leading OF the
revolution. General Washington WAS q member. Hc
not eligible as he neither Irish OF Irish
descent; but they got over the difficulty by pro-
cess which has since boon extensively followed.
They adopted him on December IT, 1881. This body
existed until l70a whom 1t was merged with tho
Hibcrnian Society, which is still in existence and is
celebrating tonight In Philadelphia its eighty-ninth
William Constable. who had been icMling mer-
chant in Pladelphia was mcmber Of the Friendly
Saflx and N nu1fu IN York
at the close OF the Revolution ho and others were
dcsrous of rcviving. for charitable purposes. tho
for sixteen years. Many of tho members stll
residents OF the city, having their lot with the
discaring everything in the nature OF semi Masonic
or secret organization. aud giving to the new body
cicty-Thc Friendly Sons of ST. Patrick.
From that time, nincty-hve years ago. to tho
present have continued together being the odolt
Irish organization in the United States. That We
have lasted long. while other Irish organizations
have boon created and passed. away, many OF then
within my own rccoilection may be attributed t5
tho fact that wo made compact In tho begin
ming which has been stcadfsstiy adhered
aud the assembling socially together the 18th of
March. to celebrate tho birth day OF tho bcnccicnt
apostle who gave christianity to Ireland that We
dludtng to any topic religious political about
which there might DO difference of opinion.
LET kiiN REMEMiEn DAYS
The musical part OF the programme arranged
by Mr. Don Boucicauit, and almost without cxccp
ton IL was Irish IN character An soon ~ Judge
DAILY speech WAS concluded, quartet composed of
Messrs. A. Il. Stoddart, ". J. Hill. j. W. Jainson
aud q. II. Hawlcy with MIR. @. w. Colby
the pianist as acconpsnist gave Tom Moore's popu
lar melody, Lot Erin Rcncmbcr tho Days or Old"
The speech concluded with the hrst toast OF tho
evening, "rhe day and all who honur It," and the
verses of Moorc's song:-
Let Erin remember the days Of old,
Eto her faithcss bctrny Il her:
When Malachi wuro the collar % gold,
Which he won from hor proud invader.
Ss dSs sFi K"sS s s"iaTd
Ere tho cmetnd gem ot the western world
Was set IN the erowno OF estrunger
were sung TO tho old air OF ''Thc Red Fox" tits
u very quaint and old-fashionci bit of music, and
President DAILY ciscourscd upon II with peculiar ten
dcrfcss. He oven sung II tor tho HERALD reporter
before the society met. His voice wus u little
cracked IL s true, but ut sixty three this is not won
dcrful and the artistic rendering of the quartet
gave him great satisfaction. evidenced by tho
vigorous rappng of his gavel not In anger but APP
proval, at Its conclusion
oUn sister SOCIETIES.
Tho SECOND toast of the evening was .Our Slater