New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-01
IN HONOR OF ST. ANDRE W.
sCoTCHMEN FEAsTING AND SPEAKING.
RESPONSES TO ToAsTs By WILLIAM WOOD. GENERAL
STEWART L. wooDFORD AND OTHERS.

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materiaized and visiby attended, no doubt he did
in tie spirit the jolly gathering Of scotchmen, de-
scendants OF scochmen and friends OF Scotmen which
last night assembled at DclmOnico's to eat good
dinner in his honor, drink his health and by divers
speeches proclaim to the world that Scotchmen are still
worthy of their ancesorsif old ST. Andrew could have
seen all this surely he would have cracked smile and
kicked out OF It's frame the picture of the detected
looking person in sky-buc gown, which did SER
vice truthful PORTRAIT of himself.
Otherwise abundance OF bunting made the place look
bonnie :" enough.
William Cellnd. Respondent in tartan, bearing a
Scotch standard ana displaying fine rair of calves led
the charge the festa boards and did much justice
to The Campbell, Coming" could be done with
set of bagpnes, "A vigorous pair of lungs, ana
end Of patriotic forvOr. Mr. Clel"nd
also led the eight walters who bore aloft the scam!n2
"haGlis" when that stage of the dinner reached
In the OF the evening lie played several Scotch
airs the pipes. the eo;cmcn showing a growing ap
prcc alton for The music the feast went on. Bat an
orchestra in the gallery frequent intervals dispensed
all sorts music. and the scotchmcn showed that no
national prejudice married their enjoyment of
John D. Kennedy. the president Of Ct Andrews
Society. presided the feast Among those present
were William Lane Booker, the British Consul-Goncrli;
General stewart l.. Woodford. Sir Rodcrck Cameron,
the Hon. Hector Cameron, from Montreal; Andrew
Robertson NJ r.. also FROM Mo trcal; Cornelius Wander
hilt, j. Duncan Smith. of limbaugh; william Wood,
T. /. BcNdat, j. j. OD'noNuP, thr rev. DI w -.
Games Fraser second vcc-prcsdeut OF the SO
ciety; W. W. Ca7--::!. r--'Gnlr ~ T. for
Berwick-on-T Tweed; Andrew Carnegie. Bryce
Gray Alexander Long. D.. MacGrcsor Crcrlr.
John Kennedy Tod. George a. Morrison. John
Il. strahen, William Sloane. Alcxnid-r Kuov,
Allen Campbell. Whiteaw REID, HigsihS Carey,
of Manchester; A. c. Shaw, OF GLASGOW
Georce Godic and George T. Jardmc.
Coffee ard cigars brought III mt O'Clock and soon
atcrward the president Raped for order an" started
the experimenting. He briefly reviewed the work OF
the society the past year. He reported that TlN'l
had he-n received during the year AMI $iS7i diSbur''
The appl cints relief numbered 4.3S6 OF whom 26l
mad ue,! IUduu unworthy aud IL provided with en-
pIoyncnt lnen ne toid OF the mHuy good things when
Scotchucu hai done Tor their own country, for TINS
county and Tor mauElad and the world IN general al d"
which the assembled scotcnmcn listened to with gre"
dca. OF gram, manifested by frequent applause
me day an - VIVA honor It," then drank " IN
silence" sclce lasted no longer than was nccrs
sary t. Qudn bumper OF chanpi-nc hch hrec hcdIy
Scotch bust Iorn with the Yankee "tiger trail
lug il. Next the neaith oi the Qheen was pledged
and one verse of EusanTs national air was SUM Ell
Enthusiastically by all knew nov TO sing and som,
,ernu, who didn't Then the President o the United
states was toasted No response 10 this toast Wa on ho
rr but one clnuy scot" atdrtcd tho son& For he
aJcy Guod Fellow and the spirit OF good hunor "li
champagne prompted nearly everybody present TO JON
in the Ieir4l.
iuslice 10 Tue Land Caaes but he seat note Hpui
oeilng his uuayO id.b.o abscAcc. aud suSs s.'"s
mat Chaaucoy Nj. DcUcw take Ills pace. The Sc.i.I
prt sldcut Newly Central VS. also somewhere
elsc and W. W. Clrs!h was induced 10 undertake. t"c
task lie also ucsled tue patriotic FEELINGS OF The
scotchmcn after tAis asniou: We have cause to De
very roud Of what scotland has achieved moi only for
herself but Tor maukind Ia genera. sue has set The
ball going the question OF National liberty, ana !
have no do4bt that most or the liberties We
now enjoy In England and was going 10
add perhaps in this country, also have their origin
In that small and enthusiastic country from which "o
have all come" lie concluded by hoping that the
people of Great Britain and tn" people OF Greater
Brit an would day Gwc together IN orothcry unity
William Iegeat showed that he sing
quite as VII as he can sell hooks and co'
an enthusiastic encore for his sln2ins OF Tuoch-
gorum," quaint and sweet scotch ballad. George
simpson sang Here, Heath. Bonnie scotland to
Thee" ia q way which touched lcudcr chord in tie
heart Of every scoichuan pr sent
william wood talked about The Land We Live H.
and by the laughter be elected demonstrated what -
rn,nstrous Islander Is the statement that 1t takes
surgical operation to Let J oke into ScOtchman
lie said that he la been member OF the society for
hny-sevcn years. aud recalled amDng Other lhirI'-
ccnccs he had the whole southern and Western
mail conveyed across the ircAcn Hudson III vince
barrow. , , -. Co.,,
The scotch independence he said shoue through
her aud 1t was noticeable now few 81 them there
were that complimentary OF thc ar tOciHcy
MIR. Haley sang Anne Laurie " with much paihps.
For the toast Of the state and city Of NcwYork in the
respond to it, the President called upon Mr.
" hitcIaw Reid. Mr. Rcld, who wa> sitting
nrefy thorough case De NJ taken 10y surprise since
having been ~ conversation at the moment ne h'd NOT
even heard the toast From long experience, how
ever. he supposed that It had some relation
to the press ia that he could only say that the
I,rcss on such ought to bo sapm essed 1T
seemed To him NUISANCE. An exception shohld ne
made in favor OF the rcporsrs, and In turn
he
suppress anything he might say. he was ony mon
grc here anyway,-a member Of the new Buckeye A..
ISOLATION in his right, Of tie New-Engiand
society for Of his parents and OF the - Andrew
kent him from fully synpathinng with az the euo-
CLAIMS Scotland that he had heard H. didn't think
much better than that OF England, for instance,
above ali others the aud where the development Of the
ind vidual sheen the reest, where manhood aud
10 rise. where the step IRON the lowest rank up
ward had been free 70 any one NJ to TAX" H. ana where
the basis OF the National civilization For all THIS no
man could fan to share the >enur at Of honor aud rev
eIence which the ST Andrew, festival INSPIRED.
After another by SIR. Simpson the next toast
Our SISTER Societies aud their Representatives." was
drunk wh .ism L. r. Bcddail responded for the
st. Georges society lie reviewed Inc many years that
The two societies had worked together In aiding Their
O'Dor ohue, OF the sons OF ~. Patrick, rose
Day 'T in he Morning" and aroused tunn tuoas
en- husiasm ny saying that III all his experience as
man. The familiar voice OF Gcncr stewart l. Wood
ford was behal. Of the New England society
In referring his society badge, which looked Ike
poictuaus shield he SAID that the reason OF THIS was
That the Yankees acted as police force 10 Keep the
peace among he many BatiOnalitirs In New-NOrk
Cornelius Vanderbilt president Of the ST. Nicholas 30.
ce;y, responded Tor thai society III a gO1d-hunOred
speech. lie sad that he had always credited the scotch
men with many good qualities bat after what hc had
hear wOud add to the list OF their National
virtues that OF excessive modcsty. Tho ScOtchncn
laughed good naiurcdly at this sarcastic thrust Then
MI dcrbiit ftceOGsy cOutristed the mohc~ty OF
the ST. Nicholas society " til the Wanting spirit shown
by other societies especially 81. Pdrcks. 1.-The irish
I IN u Sd
hut eals noihing abDHt what he has taken FROM us.
Mr. Vanderbilt finished with some appiyciatiYe COM
| ments on the scotch character
Airssrs Roberts and Nicholson spoke for The st. David
aud Caledonia societies respectively. Tho Hon. Hector
Cameron. OF Toronto, responding to tho toast
Of our Guests from Abroad" eulogIzcd
Canada colony That might de
Ncnn into mntlnm. lie gave manY ilnsirntlOms Of Ihc