New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-18
DINNER OF THE FRIENDLY SONS.

TWO urypBrD MEMBERS AND GUESTS SIT DOWN AT
Observation-Disclosures BY F. r. COUDERT,
CHAUNCEY NJ. DFPEw AND OTHERS
The Friendly Sons OF ST. Patrick celebrated their
ninety seventh anniversary in the evening by
dinner at Delmonico's Nearly 200 persons sat
down at the tables the large dining hall. At the
head Of the hail was the guests table and extend
ing at right angles from it were five OTHER tables.
The president of the society, Chief-Justice DAILY,
presided and at the heads OF the other
tables we're John Foley, Joseph J. O'DOnO-
hue, Judge Shea, Eugene b. Murtha and
Thomas Murphy. At tie guests table, occupying
seats to tue right Of the president, were Mayor
Grace General John z. Gordon, Edward I. Delan-
cey and Lawrence Barrett. On the pr, SidentS left
hand were Major General z. \. Gilmore, +. w. j.
Hurst, f. Il. COudert and Chauncey NJ. Depew.
Among the others present were Robert Sewcll. john
X. Mccarthy. Dennis Quinn, Dennis Mcmahon.
Patrick O'Shea W. L. Cole, H. W. Bookstaver, ex-
Senator Sewell, Dr.. Lewis A. Sayrc. William Stuart
Surrogate Calvin, Judge lIaweS, Morgan j. OBnen.
George Shea, jr.. Augustin DAILY, Nanness
Roosevelt. Bryan Lawrence. jeremiah Devlin.
J. r. Cunning. r. ID. Davis. Charles r. Flint. Mat
lhow Leary, D.A. Moran. ID. = McElTOy. M Charles
Horace CerTick, Henry }. Robinson, John Savage.
Hugh Hastings Judge Van H2esen, Henry j.. iio-
guet, John b. llaskin. Judge Sheridan, Judge Bar
rett, Henry Macedonia and ID. Is. StrahaD.
The dining hall presented very brilliant appfar-
ance Behind the chairman was = portrait 9t 81.
Patrick fanked on either side by the Il igs OF Ire
land and America. On the gallery there vas dis;
play Gf the flags Of the two nations; ana me shled
Of Ireland surrounded by ;nam[nG%s anu tS
pecc. An orchestra, which played at intervals. was
in the gallery. .... .,,.,,. ,....
3 An innovation in the practice at public dinners
was the entrance of the guests after tic members OF
the society had taken their places. They entered
arm in arm while the oysters were being served.
Although the dinner began at O'clock I5 wa, POT
untll hafpa that the chairman raped for order:
There were only nine tOaSts on the programme, ana
the speeches were brief. After eacI toast q song
as sung the vOcalstS DelnR MISS Jennie Dickeison
and the Misses Couran. :,
In giving the first toast, Tho day we celebrate
Judge Daily congratulated the society on the large
attendance Before offering the toast. lie SAID that
he desired to present to the audience tho last ulml-
grant from lreland-the shamrock IN its natiye
earth from Charles Underwood VConnell.
Frederic r. COudert in response TO the next toast.
"Ireand" said that il was we'll understood that
no Irishman could do justice to Ireland because his
vocabulary not sufficient; SO they had called on
Frenchmau to speak for them. Continuing, ne saia:
prefer to think of your island, not :he mother q
but mother who has sent her sons abroad
conquer by their WORK and oy tner voesi
calls 10 his stream; ne IanIs on our sdIu anu sMs
that it belongs him. (Great ltught ~ NeVsrtaeess
our disqualification laws witch. pJp Jorma, require ae
least an unreasonable residence aud slsso>tng char
acter Notwithstanding these dl+advdntagee,
which place Irshmen on The same footing ~ DucnEen
we ind them in short tme Sy their votes; py sself
the of tina. soil which my bfStnor De
So Ana 0Ss Ss %h %
greater good of their frlends, ! win say that
down deep In Their hears there ies's ''uo o'e iof
the old land.
To the next toast, "The United States of Amer.
ica" General Gordon, late Senator from Georgia,
WIS called Oh to respond. He said:
| Br. PRgsIDgST AND Ny IRIfH BRLrHrES: Pcrhaps
on no ucc-up cOld sentiment Ike Tie uue AIN Called
On 10 resond IL be drunk more appropriately thah en