New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24
81. GEORGES SOCIETY DINNER.
THE N1NETY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY.

THE NINETY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY.
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cos.
Tho e. Georges Society of the City Of New-lo rk
marked it's ninety-ffth anniversary by a Gunner ~
Delmonicos last evening. About 200 oil the mem
gers of the Society and their friends sat Gown
AT five tables in the large dining-room "nicI
was decorated with a proiusion OF o""''"t'
the red cross of ST. George and the British ensign
being eutwined with American flags. AT the he'"
of the room stood lifc-size portrait OF queen
toria draped with the flags OF 'no ~"
nations. f. w. J. Hunt, president VI ~, ~,
society. presided, and at the guos's ''"
were Presidents Watson. OF ~. ann"
Society, Sewell. of st. Iatrcks
Fist Of the New England Society and Chaunoey NJ
nenew Gsneral Horace Porter, Britton Richardson
and the Rev. Mr.. Mortimer, chaplain oil 81 oeois'
Society. .,
After coffee had been served the president read
his animal address. in which he congratulated the
members of the Society on its prosperity ne ms -
toast of the evening was 1.-The Queen, anu alvcl "
"Thc President of the United States" Both VT VT
greeted with much cheering. and we're urnN liz :,
%as ~" resn"nded 70 by the Rev. Mr.. Mortimer he
spoke of thu thoughts which the toast insplIeo
General Horace Porter responGeG !" fear that
those present would find his remarks ~ Iuio,s u,
AS the English troops did the a,Iac iaS V t
the Roers in the 1ransvaal. lie aIluued ~
the condition Of the streets ana gave 30 80
reason why the company should separate e'iIS VA
Instructions which they would have 10 con' TnJ
with i'm making their way home. II ~. Oeofgs n'n
had to encounter the dragon III the strectS "l ~
York he said he would not have come OH ~ issy
onsly because his horsr would have been hoIeleSSy
nircd in the first round. He gave Ilse ~
much morrment hy telling the s'"IS "a -
Wexern man who when asked II ne ha'l "',n
through N-w-York replied: Yes. ia several piaoss'
Us compared the Constitutions oi Or ~ DII,'ii, s
America and pointed out that. having HIlI1" i"'u
Opposite standpOints. the same Gnu niu ;,ir
ro1 bnd-porsonal liberty 20 the subject ana cltIen
TIe president next proposed The CIV ana o'a'F
Of New York" with the quotation, Aigtis sI'u ,
listers of Grace defend u.s., and caleu on Nn"""'''
NJ. DcI,ew h. respond .-,.e = c,ooo "
Ir spite of the angels and ministers on "tR'c'
,aiI Mr. prrew the CITY and state OF Ncw-l"IH
still live and no better friend to the ministers, 81
graca has ever lived shan tho CITY oi New or.
After Speaking of the modeSty ~ ~. i
yirtnes he referred to his patriotism TO
Am, RIGA as n hoy and told how hen he sung rec
TO. fun. / smell the blood Of an Engli'hman na
would have classcd any H. q roinancer VINO n ~.
nrcJictod that he would have felt 81 hon0rrd III me
nIesencc nf Englishmcn. lie spoke oi "hhi lhe Ing
iish had done for New-lork III her carry h'S'"il
and concluded by saving that - George ohak'7",
and Chaunccv VI. Dcpcw had been born on Apri' -
and on behalf Of -. George. who was not piI~l''
on behalf Of Shakespeare. who spoke III all Ian
r1Iares for himself, and on his own behaIl' n' ~
turned thanks for thu banquet. ii, :; -;
THE memory Of Shakespeare. was drulk III ~
lone, Z" Our Sister Socicties' was responded u.tN
The representatives present aud the toast oil Inc
Ladies' brought the evening To "a ci"si'