New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-23
SONS OF NEW-ENGLAND DINE
CELEBRATION OF FOREFATHERs DAY.

on record the eghtieth time ltS Deue1
grim Fathers landed December 90 1920 scofers may
insinuate that they landed on Plymouth Rock-but les
that pass The Brooky yn schismatcs assert as they
did by their dinner MONDAY night their conviction that
the occurred December 2lbut that will never
pass Delmonico's big dining room was filled as only
the NewEngCnd Society fill it. and the anniversary
celebrated in q manner beftting its importance.
There were eloquent NewEnglanders and eloquent
| of New-Enganders present TO tell them
| about the wisdom OF that band OF
| seekers after political ana religious liberty who
settled the shores OF Massachusetts Bay There was
long list OF good things solid and liquid, to remind
them OF the wealth which has been realized from that
| humble investment in real estate. And there was
music Flags and banners were upon the walls and the
tables ornamented with flowers and architectural
structures OF sugar The menus were an epitome OF
eacly New England history. Their illuminated bordtrs
| bore representation of the prayer-book. mug and
pOwderhorn OF the orefathersthe identical prayer
book, mug and powder-hOrn which came over in the
Mayhower. There the Standish dinner-po too the
receptacle held that royal mixture, New
England succOtash. The imperturbabe Miles standsh
gazed upon the historic chowderpot, and beneath his
feet the pine-tree shilling lay upon the foor There
were the standish platter and sprigs of that
early NewEng gland hower for which the venerable men,
bers OF the society had often tramped over hill and dale
in their schooboy days-trailng srbutus On tine walk
back of the president hung large siken banner with
the seal OF the society upon it, Two hundred and fifty
the anniversary eat the dinner and admire the MENU
At the guests table General Stewart L. Woodford.
president of tho society Senator Hswey, Congressman
Thomas Reed. Levi p Morton. Benjamin d. silliman.
president OF the Brooklyn NewEngland Society; Judge
Joseph F. DAY. Commodore Ralph C. Chandler, Gem
eral Horace Porter, tho Rev. DIR. John r.
Paxton, the Rev. William NJ. Postlethwaite,
John Quincy Adams Ward Joseph ]. O'Donohue. pres-
dent OF the Friendly Sons Of st. Patrick; Richard j.
Cortis president OF the St. GEORGES Society; exPOst
! 81. ~
Society Walter Watson president of the ST. Andrews
Society; and Daniel +. Appleton. Josiah NJ. Fiske,
James c. Carter and Harvee W. Cooper, ex-presidents
of the society. At the other tables were
Cornelius y. Bliss. Morris X. Jesup. fl.
H. Bishop, Z. W. Gallaudet. A. Van santyoord,
Roswell Smith, Joseph II. stckney, Russell Sage,
Colonel william Church, Henry c. Valentine, Dr. &. W.
Packard Colonel Packard, Elliott Sanford, Clarence c.
| Collins W. II. Milliken General Edward Sutton.
Sigourney W. Fay, Wayne Grswold, L. d. Bates, q
| Rev Arthur Brooks DR.. f. W. Lambert, JudEe Noah
DAVIS, william II. Webb, Joel Parker. Thomas H. Wood,
! sherman ". Knevas A. f. Whyland. Noah Brooks,
william II. Bulkley. II. Delamater, Hiram Hitch
cock Dr. A ~ Kddrr, Charles A. Capp Judge Granville
! r. Hawes, Myes Standish, the Rev. kins!ey Twning,
the Rev. A. c. p. Atterbury, Colonel. Lock- W. VIM
chester James H. Dunham. Woodbury. Ian edon. Ra.tus
| ;. Ransom, Daniel G. Lord, Jr. Charles L. Tifany
Charles /. Peck ex-Judge Horace Russell James r. os
good Charles H. Isham Dr. f. H. Bosworth, Eihu Root,
Charles f. Miller. Judge George p. Andrews, joel b.
Erhardt Walter Howe, Colonel George Bliss. aud Gem
| eral Clinton B. Fisk
GENERAL wooDF0RD's OPENING REMARKS.
At $50 the period OF coffee and cigars arriy yed and
| President Woodford arose and said:
| GE>TLEMEN: II is more my very pleasant duty
to welcome you ALL guests aud members at this hosp-
of them dwell the river In that fast grow ng and
ambitious city Of Brooklyn, who impeIled by the desire
| OF two dinners within fOrty-eght hours llaughterl
pr Pavg s oS t6s a Of becembsT usher they
have
the editions OF the old amanac5 and replaced them with
new ones printed upon coree-cOored paper and have
persuaded the parent society at Plymouth that our
fathers, indeed landed upon the 2lst. NIL, ,,,,
They have done worse than TINS. WIN IN painIIul,y
bOred and large generosity you procured the funds 10
erect In memory Of the Pilgrim and the Puritan
IN Central Park They entered INTO league WIN as
tuguIsBed sculptor aud when the ag Was torn OF and the
unveiled all Ncwlork saw written upon the
pedestal those words dear to br00Alyns Mart, De-
| crnber 2l. 1920" Laughter They did worse than
this. They seduced the writer whose silver tongue
spoke sweetly yet never strongly in honor
OF the Puritan last jane amid the leaves OF Central Park.
sganco had c' neH' ne declared that upon the 2sd
of December no Pilgrim was within wenty miles of Ply.
mouth Bay or coursr, after the lapse Of tweniy-four
hours aud Judging by Pilgrim habits on tho @l5t every
IN thi, slight particular history justified They did
worse than this They bribed Dclmonico, and knowing
their capacity for eating aud drinking tny suppeseu
after the feast OF last evening we should hnd Moth
ing bat the eayns Tor arPee pot & an" %, e s lees nG ne
character of Ncw-Iork and of DemOnico We should
| have been helpless today-plsrims cast ashore.
Gentlemen the inevitable has come Brooklyn has
Ernppkvn man Sonored these years with being your
president. after tonight 1t will be my duty to assert
that history demonstrated that the Pilgrims landed on
2lst. but Tonight, with tho Neraclty ana ndrty OF
bs New EnS.id society assure You that all facts to
the contrary they landed upon the 22d tlaugh,er IL
iIanghterl one. Miles standish there he sits
In tho further corner OF the room as gay gallant aud
brave as in the days OF pld oh He VII tel tdry you
that they landed upon the I'd And i,n,r there IS
Gepl,Tsei fAS sS"ni Last % year il was my pleasure
to assure you that in his handwriting the famous
pleasant duty to you that from the time he landed
until at the price OF $50 to life memoss and % TO
annual members he has been circulating copies OF the
same Muyhower declaration, Applause and hughter.l
NOW. tie doubt as to whether our fathers landed
Itat the cautious careful New-Englander who always
kent Tanksgiving fast day has at last decided that he
wond historically place the days in iuItapositon so
that fast day could be kept on the 23d ct December
when no Ncw-Englander would want feast
Gentlemen before giving the regular tOasts OF the
evening some memories. personal and Oh. nut very
ago coming mere lad to the port OF New-fors. no
aectonate heart met NE on the entrance to new ana
gned and m boHSTysd Sy frenG s1f the fssGer
of of"" the port-both of Sew.YOrk and Brookyn-
Benjamin ID. slnan. Applause lie slts at our our
in BrooklyD Before 90 further let me give you the
toast our Sister Society aud Mr. Siiman' It's honored
president"
This toast was drunk with enthusiasm, Mr. silmsn
bowling his acknowledgements. General woodfOrd then
continued:
Iunnosc that in laying down the official duties which
your zen, rosIty these years imposed npOn me.
shoulI follow the official aud report the state OF
National affairs. We have spent In charity. our good
brother Appleton the contrary notwithstanding, az
lberay in the year that has closed FOR tue poor IN
onr ranks as in the years that are past.
Ne have kept. President ChOato used
10 saw very cordial and very hosptable relations with
our sister societies. Georges has been somewhat
arrogant naturally. ST. Patrck's has been somewhat
fr,sky naturally. st. Andrews has been somewhat
pushing TO front naturally and yet tonight amial
of pleasant welcomes II is sad that he WHO penned
the note acceptance the ST. Nicholas Society has
not the pleasure being with On the day that
lie penped Providence took his father from
autidf fnp NIL of
never torget--and 1t will be the only tribute
that | pay to the memory or the
citizen who has gOne-was not many years
ago that passing down Madson-ave., one evening late
AT night when the crowded my wife and my
being in the upper end Of the carnto that crowded