Morning journal and courier., 1881-02-23
Washington's Birthday.


 The Annual Celebration by the Wash
 fngton Union Brotherhood.
 There was large reunion of the Washing ton Union Brotherhood yesterday, and the day was celebrated by the customary appro- priate exercises, comprising the annual busi- ness meeting and 8 dinner at c. w. Bradley's Florence House, followed by toasts, speeches,
 addresses and other features. There sat down at the dinner the following, who in- clude the officers reelected yesterday for the year ensuing President, Frank H. Harris New Haven. Vice Presidents F. W. J. Sizer, Brooklyn; L. oster- Secretary and Treasurer, Henry N. oviatt, New Haven.
 Executive Committee. R. H. Goldsmith, N. ". Rood, J. C. Miles Hemingway Smith, John c. Mersick. Thomas Lawton, Mount Carmel pr. J. w. Sweet, Conductor Edward Wildman Judge Bydenburgh, James D. Dewell Samuel Harrison, of North Bran ford, George Bromley, & w. Cox, Elizur Thompson l of East Haven lighthouse, Warren H. Burr, of the Hartford Times, Acting Postmaster woodhouse of
 Mr. Hanna, of Northampton. Forrest smith,o of Mount
 Carmel Otto Alberti, George Ives, the brick manu- Mr. Smith. who has recently hired hotel in Bris- to Ct George A. Smith, Captain E. J. Holloway, New ngway, East Haven, Joseph Jewett, and number of other gentlemen.
 New members added yesterday were as fol. | lows: Acting Postmaster Woodhouse, of
 Hartford; Forrest Smith Mount Carmel; Will
 liam A. Reed, Bridgeport ; W. w. Smith, Birmingham Warren H. Burr, Frank L.
 Avery, w. H. Lathrop and Oliver Woodhouse | of Hartford.
 The dinner was one of those of far famed
 excellence which MT. Bradley understands so
 well how to provide. The dining room was
 decorated with the flags and shield and the
 name of the organization. The menW was
 much enjoyed. At about four o'clock Presi- | dent Harris rapped for silence. The first
 toast, ''The Day we Celebrate, was responded
 to by Judge Blydenburgh, who remarked in ] opening that this was an age of improvement, which premise he treated in humorous and
 sarcastic vein much relished. This, he added, was a struggling age, when
 each man was for himself Such an organization as the Brotherhood was an offset to this spirit of selfshness which is | too apt to dominate in the human breast, and
 such an organization tends to enrich and
 beautify human nature by it's brotherhood | spirit and the sentiments the day inspired. When hand meets hand in fraternal feeling, selfshness flies. How many pillow is | pressed with a restless head. Charity was virtue which the brotherhood inspired. How much better would the world be with this | spirit prevailing much more than now. The | unselish spirit is not recognized by monop- olies. This putting wealth against brawn | and muscle is what produces discomfort and | revolution. Men should not accumulate at l the expense and woe of labor. The world | will never see prosperity as it should until | the day when all mankind act as brothers. l The judge pronounced beautiful panegyric | on Washington in closing "Our Country was responded to by F. w.
 J. Sizer of Brooklyn, formerly long promi- nent as journalist in New Haven In closing he read poem in honor of the day and oc-
 casion, Our Country; Retrospect and Per- | spective." few stanzas are as follows: Wouldst trace her history, name? 'Tis freedoms land, Where those from OCT the main Find helping hand This soil the Pilgrims trod In search of rest; They found it meath her sod For .hem twas blest. Here Puritans found home And sought to find What files from those who roam Contented mind. Here those in quest of gold Sought for the soil That filled the dreams of old, But sank with toll. Here traders brought their ships And colonized; Fate's solace touched their lips, Death closed their eyes. Yet still the tide rolled OCT From eastern climes, And all along shore Rang changing chimes. The giants of this land Now felt their strength They rallied, took their stand. And fought at length They conquered in their strife, And thus bequeathed Fair Freedom, and life . With Hope enwreathed-