New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24
SONS OF ST. GEORGE DINING.
A CENTURY NEARLY ROUNDED.


President Edward Hill presided at the ninety
.,rbtb arnral dinner of the ST. Georges Society
IL ,icbt Ata few minutes after o'clock the
,,ambcrs and their guests to the number OF one
bundred-and-nInety flied into Delmomcos oaH-
room and stood about the seven long tables WhlIe
the Rev. Dr. Morgan offered blessing Inc pteSl-
dent took his seat beneath portrait of Queen lcto
ria which formed the centre to the gradually WIDEN
ing festoOnings of English and American hags,Wmch
bound the diners in their folds of bunting. Fer
haps it was the arms Of Old England which
hung above the entrance that brought so many rem
in sciences Of the fatherlsnd back TO It's sons but
whatever II was. there was naught talked or but
England. ald the hope Of the fe1sters was single
o9e-that the time should be short TO return there
The guest table which was placed at angles with
the others was occupied to the right Of The presl
dent BY Bryce Gray. General stewart l.. NoodIoru'
of the New England society Mayor EdSoh "eh-
eral Horace Porter, B. Richardson, ;. ROBERTS OF
the ST. Dsvids Society and the Rev. DR.. Morgan.
At the left of Mr. Hill sat Mr. Bailey
of the 1t. Nicholas Society Chauncey NJ
Depew, Z. 5. Jaffray. the Rev. DIR. Ben
jamin F. De Costa and F. W. J. Hurst.
Among those who sat down to dinner were L. r.
Beddall. Henry $ Brown Mr.. Benkenshaw A. j.
BIoor. r. J. Cortis William Dennisou, David Dows
IT, Dir. Dawson. DR.. bowling Charles Edge n. w
Eaton. Gilbert Fraser John +. Fay, Britain For
ward William II. 7. Hughes, Frederick lngrahani'
Walter r. T. Jones. J. E. PulsfOrd, II. A Kasker'
Frederick w Ritter Charles Sweet. of London; A.
NJ Townsend James Yereance and j. d. Nermilye.
From the main balcony Bernstetns orchestra IN
troduced the various courses. and the ballad OF
'.Tbe Roast Beet of Old England was received
with applause The first two toa7ts were res pon6ed
u not b. speech making. but by music. W men Nj;
Hill proposed Tine Queen, one hundred ana
ninety Engshmen rose to their feet. gave three
rousing CHEEKS and sang. God Save the queen
When " The President Of the United stare "as
toasted II was answered by cheers and ny strains OF
"Ihe star Spangled Banner from the orchestra NJ
the conclusion OF each Toast Dudley Bucks quartet
sang the National airs OF Enga ana America
SPEECH OF PRESIDENT HILL.
Mr. Hill spoke first about the wonderful growth
of the society. lie extsnded his thanks to the
great steamship companies, which have so often
given their services ID eases of necessity. II was
interrupted often by applause and the par amentary
Hear, hearl' He said in part:
GENTINEN, BROTHERS or ohNT GEQRGa.-Onr 20
:, r. 'I LIE mon "a no exerci-e il ave been larger inan
before. our capacity 70 met them hls pen .Fr
sl-o. We have expended nom our ch&ili"ie dL- con-
tingcut I'm about $4,000 our pensioners are ei- n.y.
seven. Transient aid has been even 10 81 l,.-S,
646l meals Ind l94' nlSAt na4lu-s nav De- 'Io to
yloe fourteen persons have ueen ana Il 10 the co y
b1I4 ben sent 10 the ward Of SAINT eorge ne MARTYR.
o. whom three have died, vIr tIl}-,N nave h-'h I-
oaar-ed cUrei improved. Thirty ne" meiu'eIs nave
been added To our HuInu,I, Ltl-Ct .I t
been elected m sim ar period Io several lt'I7' di'
the s0cc,ys offices AID see the working OF ms wet
OrtnzrI CHARITY .wod enroll himself under our "tArl
Tee death oil during the past year hA- been new.
Amuu- ,TuDers, ana seven nave pa~''d y tl
T.. y-ar We luOlrnrd the loss Oh exprcsi cu J'uu
g. Dale: thls year from among Others, one Wlo
served ibis society for fOJr year as us psl ci ii
wac Away. season aId our Of season pa orst WISER
and -nG. twenty i've years Consul dnd cons 'ftAet-
a. This city, be was on hs e!reuen mona olai, H1a
Stegd 7res .nltion or al che culture wealth and
telHgence 0. New-York In February OF tns ye4r >.
Idware Mortimer Archibald died.
Tine pest Sc ,r mas been fritiu event.. which have
wider Int and scope than ID oar society Appearing
q Is les ING IS1m IN iiAer ma As pr" l,i w. 80
Imperial Rome had i'm peral Responsibilities Hup-iid,
Engl nd must make imperial 81 rTihres Inc I'm on
Wav cen the governor and the governed must DE
maintained Last year Tic sGez Canal Ills year
Indian mus be- Eept open be II by pro- orl.e. De
b. occupation, Dee brought about rs the individuality o.
. Gordon alone Applause
The nome hstory past year has al It's INTEREST,"
Her 81 crlci ~. Majesty. Queen. has been pleased
To depart be tr-c2wh.. eft the aA TO the
highest honor, 81 ths d OPP olJ 10 tue sta 'H an
opp history ns poetry aud literature been elected % the
highest place ia raising TO tne p.et1ge Oh Puoo - no
with The highest nobility the greatest Vlns l"e' Vi vi"
we have ~ interest Is only ruler 81 meh O1t
IN her wider influence a. the great co1hZln1 power vi
We more proud than wear or co tr ohre COZ
Sny now an re- 'nr e.6 6 W m hoa andtle mother
county there rivalry save iitt ot pedetI j COM
merce ana he, whom, for nigh rec quarter. Of
oeplrv the sword r-ted u the cabbari Applause
Why TIE English ADOPTED II. GEORGE.
"Tbe pay and All Who Honor 1t 80 was proposed
bv Mr. H!l and the Rev DR.. De Costa was called
upon 10 respond 10 It. Before he arose however.
"The Death Of Nelson was sung ly member OF
Nj Buck, quartet DR.. DE Costa u d:
Wnv wa. II George adopted the patron saint or
England Not because b. was soldier 'oi t-iahu las
many soldiers, nor because ne was maIlJ i'l
Fnglspd had many OF them. ] tIlaA We may hnd jAe
reason mn the composite character o. tue people Cd Hk
80 m minds Ar. recent I'VE ana many sided mach
40 that 4cspeare stands a. tie niihs Tcpr,t a'e
80, sIS in trec boSrr' rairoad oIury IN England
Nj ID "A -fNe
TO be m-udr; nut tnat is a purely ge'craI ~
tern. Tue EngAsnman Is really cosnopo itaA-
The FuglslmAn Is not an IL "a. ,r
Is AL mhIoHsnt or ms great TO no wore.
EngllShmeh rhtrrs INTO Inc 'hou-"'i " '4e Will
He gor- IN side OF himself H Is ready 10 uAd -o'"'
clean and pure bel eve tuai me Eh-I-I lLlI '' " Nun
Grrd fO4I-l thousand old nose tptiFe All 81 I
tletlc tlan men wiling TO b'he'e lo-iaE we ma
EuSlanI is IN :. hpi,y WIN u' i' a. -
the many distractions IN her ma QUA al 3, rs
NeN-l ork iAppausel and Is now ng oui T." So 70 Tue
North battle with Icebergs, amidst scenes that VII re-
George. APPLAUSE COusrter The sympathy Of England
with In lie lae war The record is NAT more men o.
Uni0n. than 10 Pnesun. 10 carry on the
Hoiy War The records r ow tuat more Than 10000
fnglisnlnen were enrolled soldiers Ia thr ldre var
fAppidu~e.l In Slshmen outside or ihcu1ei' o.
and meet those questions lsrgeness OF heart
e0ual 10 any other nation; aut such people. with p"r
propre adopted Their patron saint Ine foreigner
81. George Applause.
fLEA,ANilIEs OF GENERAL HORACE PORTER.
General Horace Porter received with APP
plause mingled with cheers when he arose to
respond TO the toast, " he Land We Live H." The
chords Of " Hail Columbia greeted hum when he
arose. He said
Mr.. President AND GENTLEMEN When ] consider
the ma uitude tus tOart the ground cOycrs an
ned mink that you assigned the subject 20 me- n
the pardOuabe spirit Of ambluon WDcu AQUA a
that small boy IN the country toid Dis mOtheI lAai e
ha 300 under Tie spotted heu,anI when sic
asked alm, Iou don't expect her 20 hatcH c al our,
do your replied, No / Just wanted TO see tHe darn
Old thiAg spread her-eL" iLUghterl We al agree ID Il
tie utercE luges Of communication betWe Tue t~O
eOunrie9 are increasing yearly on send Us entrants
% increase our wealth and population and W sogd
YOU snip loads provisions / notice that the only
matter export which showed muca OF last
year va the OF dried apples, showing tHsl We
ImuI IlilOn. ID. lOs- u % DO "a