Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-02

Scotia's Sons Celebrate the Anniversary
OF Their Patron Saint-The st. An
drew SOciety's Banquet Last Night.

OF Their Patron Saint-The ST. An
drew SOciety's Banquet Last Night
A portrait Of Robert Burns looked dawn
from one end OF the banqueting room IN
Metropolitan Hall last night upon the
annual dinner of the st. Andrews Society.
At the other end Of the room hung the
banner of the organization, bearing the
picture of its patroB-saint and the legend,
sGRelieve the Distressed" A table boun-
tifully spread, extended along the north
west and south sides of the hall. Flags
festooned the walls, and hung over the
festal board. At O'Clock, after the
members and guests had arrived,
a gOod-natured company Of about
so sat down TO the banquet. The
feast began with aggIs, the dish dear to all
ScOtchmen, and wound up at the ''wee
small hours" with the members Of the
society Joining hands in a circle and
singing "Auld Lang Syne.v
Col. VIM. Rogers, President Of the so
ciety, sat at the head of the table. At his
right sat Mayor Lester, and on his left
Mr.. Arthur Annesley, the British Consul.
Among other prominent gentlemen pres
ent were Hon. Alex BOarman, United
States Judge, Rev. W. 5. Bowman, pastor
Harden. Alter ample justice had been
done 10 the repast the tOasting begun.
The first toast was The plouS and
model memory of st. Andrew"
The toast 1.-The Queen" was responded
70 by Mr.. Amnesty, after which, Mr.. Z.
81. Ward sang a God Save the Queen
''The President Of the United states" was
responded to Judge BOarman. After pay
ing a high tribute TO the noble patron
saint, in whose honor the celebration was
held, and in the applause of whose noble
deeds all could heartily join, Judge
BOarman alluded TO Washington rs a
man who furnished the greatest human
example of what liberty means when re-
strained by law. America, he said,
Cuarreled with the mother country 10 es-
tablish new government. We have had
some evidence of what toat government
is in the recent cleo ion.
After Mr.. J. NJ. Banks sang lover the
Hills" Mr.. \. Il. Lawton. Jr.. responded
in happy vein TO the toast, The Land o
Cakes" and Mr.. p. n. D0ugan sang
BTuce's address TO his army.
The toast The City OF Savannah. the
Home OF Cur Adoption" was responded
to By Mayor Lester. Col. Lester said that
at home the Scot made for mis- nation,
while il was a nation, name and fame
that would remain in history as long
as history should De reaQ. mere IN sd
vannah the ScOtchman bad been foremost
in enterprise. and in the days of adversely
he had clung close TO the city of mis- adop-
ton. He was devoted TO his native land,
and so to his new home on this side OF the
ocean.
Mr.. Frank Z. Rebarer sang an appro-
pirate selection, and Rev. ". 5. Bowman
responded at some length and in paTtic-
larry happy style to the toast, "The Mem
DRY of Burns" He eulOgized the Scottish
plOwbOy, whose soul was full of poetry,
and whose life was full of misery, but
who made a name as lasting as that of
any man, and which would I've for cen
turtles. MT. Thomas Ballantyne sang,
"FiOw Gently, Sweet Alton"
"The Bench and Bar" was responded
to By judge Harden in a lively speech,
which kept the table In a roar. At its
conclusion the health of the speaker and
Judge BOarman was drunk standing.
Mr.. Ward sung another song and the
toast "a the Bonnie Ilassies' was re-
spOnded TO by Mr.. John McLaughlin, at the
conclusion OF which an appropriate ballad
was sung by Capt. j. ". McAlpin. "Our
sister soc ettes' was responded to by
Hon. p. W. Meldrim. 1t was long past
midnight before the guests separated.
The caterers were Fried & Hicks. The
comfort Of the guests was carefully looked
after by Mr.. T. (. Thomson, the steward,
and Messrs. II. A. Mcleod and W. w.
Fraser, his assistants.