New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-01
ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
ANNUAL DINNER AT DELMoNICos.

ANNUAL DINNER AT DELMONICOS.
e.ryyRiNG OF THE Il PREsENTATIVEN OF THE
CLANS N THIS CITY-TOAsrs AND MUCH GOOD
FEELING REsPuNsEs By MAYOR COOPER.
cHArNCEY NJ. DEPEw, JOHN c. HAMILTON AND
OFFERS.
o.,meal and Haegis graced Delmonico's board
,. NIGHT At the annual festival of 81. Andrew held
by the society Of that name. Previous 20 tue dinner
short business meeting was held, and reports were
read By half-past the upper corridor was hi'ed
with turong of calny Scots" Ill full dress, each
wearing sprIg OF heather IN his buttonhole. About
the wild skirling of the bagppes drowned
,bs hum Of conversation, and the crowd
n,rtei night and left as William Cleland
the society's piper. advanced. clad in tuL
u,cbland costume Tine CampbslIs Coming"
vos tte Time and the Campbells CAM not at all
ssua,ed NJ the prospect of one OF Delmonicos
dinners. The procession was headed by John b
Kennedy. president OF the society, and Mayor
Cooper.
The dining-room, as the long line entered it.
rre.epted a brilliant scene. At one end plat
form for the president and more DISTINGUISHED
guests. Behind this were the tl,Is of Scot
land and America, between which was
ranreseutation OF ST. Andrew and a Greek cross on
which he is supposed to have been cruclhed
q, the right of the president. who occu led the
middle OF the DdtlOfi sat Si'Ap No'PO' - w.
Hnrs- president of ST. Georges Society; Dr. Taylor,
cb.n;a,n Of ST. Andrews Society; J. c. Hamilton.
! n. Morrison and DR.. Coville. On the left Of the
nresdent at hauncey NJ Depew. Robert 5. Sewel,
nresident OF st. Patricks Society; Mr De Lancey,
-resident of the st. n chOlas Society,
SIR Even Mckenzie, Il. pinwiddie. treas
rror of St Andrews Society, and A. Lacy.
Among the other prominent tc men PrG-ent wef
L. b. Bell. JOSH. T. Gay, Uold"h W; burhham'
William Le-sett, a N. STUART, Mr. Cotuer.
Thomas Fcdde. c. NOrwoOd yicc-pre,ldent OF tie
& N,clol,s society. H. ". Lansing. Henry I.
S'oan. A. g. McCosh, Or. David Mage, Lieutenant
Cor",,o,afdrr Gorringe john lateu, William Paen,
Bryce Bray, Walter Watson, William Wood, Julian
Weir Er,stus Brooks and imes Brand,
when the members had taken their places,
blessing was asked By the Rev. Dr Taylor. NheA
r. coffee was reached, William Leg-att sang
H.rei, health to bonny scotland" AMI
the President tegn rt st,uaf %'''" 5rssdcS
Of II. Andrews Society at Belfast and others
Mr. Kennedy next began the speaking by thank
iug the members 40. the honor conferred upon IIm'
on referring 10 the past record OF the society The
Tepor;s at the secretary. treasurer and amonrr
-, a iuGad To. Inc speaker also referred IN elO
ournt language to the ScOtchmans love OF II jerty
tf"d e.,rcaron. lie closed amid applause by no
ncsiu., the toast Ire day an' a VIVA honor ~
The orchestra rendered SCOTS VIVA Ia WI wal
ilI Tb c' next toast was THE Queen" followed ap
pr1priately Dy God save the Queen" from the
AiTer the toast of 1.-The President" George Wen
renrttn sang the Star Spangled Banner" and
hr-njre,ls 81 voices Joined in the cnOrus.
The " Land o Cakes" was proposed by wafer
Watson. ~ oil .bo po,. n,
TAYLOR a. lc ros, 10 respond 10 the toast: Never
axe YOUR gray locks at NE. Bat may my tongue
ceaye t. the roof of my NOUN when decline 10
sneak for my dear native land
he paid 4n eloquent tribute 20 dcdr ola scot
land and spoke OF her love for education and n6-
erty and INDUCED IN one or TWO sly hltsat England:
The toast of '' The land we 1--we IN was 1Oliowcu
l.. fnlu y from the orchestra ana q song
Ciann ev NJ Depew. Wluily alludng to Scofc9l
humnr and the tact that the kilograms received
were ui.pt messages at hall rates, embemailc OF
Scotch thrift, he said that the first time
he net the president b Oh t nf R, gclS
burn i,e 10 respond 10 The land we i've H.,
continued Mr.. Depew. but what land don't the
Scotchmen live inf They live oil Of every land, pat
~, one niof N the wear they celebrate the land of
Their birth. lLaughterI There Is no land that wei
comes Scotchnen. however more heartily than thls.
There Is no heaTthstODe from Maine 10 SaliOIhia
no warned by the poetry OF Walter Scott ana
Burn. Here the best Scotchmen occupy the great
pupits aud the chairs OF the noDieSt UNIVERSE
The State and City of Nsw-Yorkn was the next
toast. and was responded 10 by Mayor COOPER
who was received with enthusiastic applause;
Twas toldD he said "by a member whom l
asked that the ST. Andrew society was older than
the country itself" He alluded. IN speaking tqr-
Their to the great commercial houses ionndeu DY
Sc tehmen aud to Scotch egacles TO charitable IN
stirgtions He spoke OF Scotch fondness for sDir-
ttual DOurishment, congratulated oco'chmeu w
their good citizenship, and closed by giedging
health 10 ScotchmeD present and 10 come"
toast wa proposed to the memory OF Alex
aader Hamilton by the president with an
aiuslon TO John c. Hamilton, who was
present THIS was followed by a universal
chorus or For he's jolly good fellow
Nj. Hamilton responded 10 few weil-enosen re.
marks aludiug 10 his distinguished 1athrf' 10 n.e
pride IN being of scotch descent, and offering his
thanks for the warm welcome accorded by the So
ciety Responses 10 other tOasts were maze ny -
W i. Hurst Mr. SewelI, J. c. Carter and }. +. De
lancey
Invitations 10 the dinner were sent TO General RAJ
Grant. the Marquis Of LOrne, Governor CQr1e'l' III
I'd sarl Thornton E. NJ Archibald British consul
General S.W. Curtis DIR. w. OrmIston, Dr. DC I0sn
and Archibald Forbes all of whom were unaVoidaDy
prevented from being present