Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-22
SEW ENGAAND SOCIETY.

Second dI'tiC --$HTy Bnagaet at -4TmGry
nan I0st EceKjH9 -Ferrj gathers Day
CeIt br0ted az the Elite OF NiameGp potts
The New England society celebrated Fore
father day last evening at ArmoIy hall by a
grand banquet, at which many prominent citi-
zens of New England birth and extraction
attended t. honor the anniversary of the
landing If their progeutogs-the Pilgrim
Fathers. 265 years ago on the bleak and rock
bound coast Of New England. Danz' orchestra
was ia attendance to furnish music for the
evening, which it did in its usual excellent
style. The menu consisted of cod dishes
ham, tougue, boned turkey, baked pork aud
beans. Salad---Chicken, lobster, olive, Sarato-
ga chips.
Jelly cake, fruit cake, pound cake,
angel food. maccarooms, Neapolitan ream, port
ana sherry wine Jelly, ETC., etc, with fruits,
nuts, coffee. teasaud chocolate.
A large number of prominent citizens were
present.
After discussing the viands, toasts were next
in order. At $40 Geo. s. PilIsbury called the
meeting to order and delivered the first address
of she evening. lie referred to the landing of
the Pilgrims and then went back to 1904, when
religious persecution was in vogue in
England. He traced the history of the Puritan
6uring their exilein Holland, and tn n returned
to 1920 when they left Southampton for the
new world in the ships Maytiower
and Speedweu.
The speaker, said it would take volumes to
tell the history of their forefathers after their
landing on the inhospitare shores of New Eng
land. The Pilgrims had undoubtedly faults but
they also had many virtues which he enumerat-
ed In conclusion he said: ''We ought, and
L beiieve we do know, what New England is
and we know what her history was from the
day of tGe landing of our forefathers Look at
her churches! look at her schools, her colleges
aud Institutions of learning! Look at her work
shops and factories! Look at her commerce,
Her sails whiten every sea Look at her ex
ports, the principal of which are men. Go into
any state or territory in this Union
and you will find the New Eng
lander. You Will also find him
identified with all the Improvements and enter
prises that goto build upa state or commupi-
ty. Go where you will throughout the face of
the whole eaIlh, and wherever you find the
church and the school house you Will know for
almost certainty that the d .scendant of
the Puritan has been there"
Mr.. David A. Blately officiated as POSTMASTER
and calledup Rev. j. L. Scudder to respond to
the first toast on the list, ''The day we cele-
brats''
Immortal day, by patriots everblest,
That riseth monumental DER the rest.
Why 30 We come here this evening? What is
the significance of Plymouth rock? The land
ing Of the Pilgrims was the
greatest event since the birth OF Luther
Morally, intellectually and spiritually New
England was great though comparat vely small
in area. The men of New England have de-
scended from great and good stock and in
every place they cast their lot they usually come
to the top. IApplause
Col Benton responded to the next toast, 'SThe
President of the United States"
He ,,;.a said s4,+. the s.a president SasI Of