New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-24
PATRIOTIC BRITONS.
DINING AND DEFYING THE RUSSIANS.
ANNUAL BANQUET OF ST. GEORGES soCihii
,>,vp,c.. syMPATHIFs WITH ENGLAND.


AMERICAN sYMPATHIEs WITH ENGLAND
uhoro were no signs of that dropping tai,
with which mschevous earcaturists OF late nave Ueen
Won, IN adoru the British Lion, when confronting MIN
with the Russian Bear. at the gathering OF bhghSn
and their friends at DelmonicOs last night 10 honoi %
memory of the patron saint of England St oerso. "
the contrary, his tail stood straight out MS ,N
brised aud defiance In his port ana ol'o " m
eye Consols could have been sold freely without any
decline but Russian securities would not have been ac
ccpted as n gift Such was the influence OF goou
dinner unstinted champagne and patriotic speecne''
| There we're present about one hundred ana siAV'
There were plenty OF men with broad. rnddy iaceS
pertly forms and that complacent air always seou %
Fnglishmans face when he has dined we'll bu' '"'''
| ~ ,, ,ybose sbarper features and shrewder ex-
pressions indicated long residence In America il ho
American birth But all were vocierousiy pa'r'o"''
| The hall was decorated with English ana Amerio'"
1ags displayed with such scrupuous importantly rs 90
| indicate an equal ALLEGIANCE I" Doth countries ~"
British coat of arms supported GU one sue ny '"'
Io, Iack and on the other by the Stars and STRIPES
| p 1 Conis English to the backbone. but Win Tue
sborneped features of Down-East Yankee, prcslneu'
| Immediately behind him was uie-siLe portrait Vi %
| Queen painted long before she had aequou
| that matronly air which at present character
! ICES her features and when her nguIc
was still 1.-THE and girlish In front OF him. zone Ill
frosted sugar was counterfeit prescntlnent OF SNIP
presumably intended as a delicate Compliment
to the proves of the American Navy, ior d"
bore striking resemblance to the Taiapoosa'
stranded and disabled To the right OF the president SAT
the British Consul Genera william Lane Booker veneer
| able looking with sivered hair and beard but WIN
checks still ruddy and eyes bright fine type OF we'll
preserved Engshman ON the ether side oil the piesue
sat Mayor Low who talked great deal with d. IA To-"
shrewd looking Scotchman. with unmistakaDle SCOTCH
| features fitting representative oil 81 An"e"
| Society. Joseph J. O'Donohue with broad
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around his neck beamed benignanuy the company rs
the representative OF ST. Pa!ricks Society j. =. MiS
! Others at the guest table were the Rev. d. Il Il
Morgan. General Horace Porter s'eft General
stewar; L. woodlord, the Rev b. +. DE Costa anu d.
Among those at other tables f. p. Bliss. c. r.
Cooksey Edward Hil president Of the soc o. -
H. A. Packer, +. s. smthers b l. WsINer Bcrkley
Mosyo T9w@neHa l. 4 or4mSm "a r. sa Jenn
the Rev. c. A. TiDbots, r. j. Goodwin f. Hogan ana
About $50 President Corris raped for order and an
nounced Grace" This was given aer fashion t ,
surprised of those present. thong not uSaEreed
II consisted OF an Invocation ch"red Oy inS h
There was applause when II was cOnclu1eu 'heh
president delivered brief busnessllkc adarrs'
thanked the society eleciing him It's president ana
hoped he might retire from that "hcS WIN Tue soc
The snrirty thai its primary ohects were charitable
rather than sociabe and thar in this direction there "a'
sill plenty OF nred increased activity. Then NJ
touched the patriotic feelings OF the thg "L
reference 10 tne inpenrs war B'H T,UniI w'I
ali end God only knows We often hear that histery
meats Itself Well II history repeats itself in this in
Stance then the old country eong to come out tri-
nmphant' as r,i. wa aSS r. breaks out.
viii he a war Of civilization the one hand against
despotc bar barism Oh the other UproIl.us aIp4u,el
American people Tor ain Glad say have that IN
our already great extent isyery APPARENT
some mpmentary illusions TO the Queen called iOrth
fresh outDurss nj applause, aud Mr. Corts ionnl 'ht'
The first toast was The Queen" 1t was drank in
sIlei ce, but with flashing eyes and swenhg plea1l'
| vent when The quartettr sang God save the queen
| with great vigor. When the song was ended
there were given thrre hearty British
significant Of American influence English CUSTOMS
SELDOM ever has more vigorous aPans sse" e,
United states hOnored with the Janniy strains oi
| "Yankee DoodIe" and the hearty cheers we're hardly
greeteds Enslaud's National arr Then that that
so than now, The Death OF Nelson was sung win
much feeling and effect ny T.; Wnthry % III
played frantic enthusiasm. go
Everett r. Wheeler then spoke for -" The Day ana All
represented civilization and the Russians semiharbar
ism. aud IN the Impending sruHsle DIS synInrN an'
he believed, the sympathles OF inc American Pe2pn'
would be all with tine English-all oil which
was enthusiastically applanded. 49,,
After the orchestra had played a few strains from
Britannia iRules he Wave" the audience lending
shall be slaves" Mr.. Booker responded to the toa
Her Ma esty's Representatives. Concerning the war
s,rict confidence" that lie knew no more about
II than they did. statement which was greeted win
laughter entirely free from Of ncrednIitv
After another patriotic song from the quartet General
Horace Porter was introduced to speak Tor -" me Lana
in He had not been his legs minute before
his auditors shaking with laughter. AMI thereafter
these fredurut interruptions him plenty OF OppoT-
tunities to aipat the most uCksh flavor 10 Ms JOKES
He worked up Englishnen Into such condition ol n
roarIous that they were BETRAYED into laugh
ing at Joke at the expense Of Her Majesty the Queen
Continuing in more sober strain he spoke Of the row
ing feeling OF sympathy which was daily drawing the
two nations closer together. and oil those frequent
touches which proved the kuship OF The two
peoples. Then the laughter gave way to cheers lie
touched patriotic chords anu the cheering became
enthusiastic.
Now" he said " that a serious II perhaps To he
forced grand old patriot Nation. which has never
turned her back uOu friend III peace or Toe IN war
will rest lCrio. OF No and lOnd applause
In war Of Chr tanity against superstition OF cNl!H
ton against sem-barbarsm, Of hucrty against despot
| jsm-in "A war IN which England Singr-bandrd may
have TO determine whether the Co-sack viii dominate
Europe and AsIathe sympathies OF her offspring
with the pdlent country. To allow thcm 10 20
| IN other direction would be unreasonable unjust
nav 1t would he unnatural" Tremendous applau7e,I
The Memory and Genius OF Shakespeare was thcIl
drunk in eloquent silence. ExIOstlnasierGen
james spoke for "TDe State of New-lOrk." lie
| them where their sympathies had been
In the American Civil War hut restored them 10 patriotic
good humor again by telling them they hal atoned for
all that aud America now heart aud soul In sym
| General stewart l.. Woodford made "a speech that
| pleased the Engllshmcn nightly. MAYOR Low spoke
! Tor New York aud Brooklyn" Our Slater 30
/ cjefes were duly toasted DR. j. W. Bowling tried
TO do Justice ladies. and the Englisnmen went
home feeling that they could knock Russia Into
/ cooked hat" in no time.
| DECEPTION no PROMINENT DEMOCRATS