New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-25
HUGU8Nor FESTIVAL Ar YEWRocHELLE
CELEBRATING THE ANNIVERSARY or ST. BARTHOLo-
NEWS DAY WITH REJOICING.

NEW y DAY With KfJOltlNb.
New Rochelle has long avenues shaded by stately
and lined with quaint houses framed in masses Of
green foliage delightfully."- suggestive of ease and quiet
IN these hot days. On It's busiest street dog
may bask through summer day without any danger OF
being Disturbed by casual brickbat. But not these
varies the monotony OF village life form its
chiel claim for consideration by the busy
outside world In 1890, or Whereabouts. some
refugees settled there and called TIE place
mstherland There not than twenty or thirty
families IN New Rochelle who can prove direct descent
from these modest pioneers and sono three or four
houses and few spots which tradition associates with
them compose nearly all the visible mementoes Of
these things endure they hold their heads
high in the land and smile at the preensons Of ostena
Yesterday the Huguenot Society of America held ts
first summer outing at New-Roohee. 10 commemorate
the of St. Bartholomew. Not with lamenta
tons and display OF mourning embems anu they recall
the strocious deed but with congratulations flowers
and glad speeches because OF the good fruit which the
bitter seed had borne From far and the pilgrims
came and few minutes before IL O'clock the mellow
notes OF bell, cast In 1908, sounded above the lazy
droning OF all manner OF insects and summoned them
With numerous additions from the village the
church was filed 10 its utmost capacity.
services of the Episcopal Chnrch for st. Bafthoo
news Day were conducted by the Rev; Dr l.. o. flagg
and John Bolton and A. V. wttmeysr.
The Rev. g. w. Bolton then delivered an address. The
English Purians, said were ''nliberal domincering
bigoted, rude In manners as well as IN spirit" the
Dutch clay self ndulscnt and always flirting with
women" but the HuguenOts were polite truthful,
sober, religious and strictly moral" and from tho mix
ture OF these three the polite Keen Industrious,
liberal Nation that we are at pres
emit" After this spiritual and mental
freshpent dainty lunch served 10 the
pilgrims IN the parlors Of the Presbyterian Church by
The ladies' Of the congregation Then conule OF hours
were spent In visiting tie places associated with the pill
grims the OF the traditions In these points
allowing room for all sorts OF romantic speculatiOns.
Services resumed In the afternoon In the Presby
terrain Church. Addresses made by John
Jay. president OF the Society; Charles NJ. Du
Puy, ex-DistretAttorney Peter u. Olney and
the Rev Dr. Charles $ yedder OF Charleston, s. G. The
Rev. DR.. Charles f. Lndsey OF New Rochelle. had pre-
pared paper 1.-THE HugueBOt Settlement OF New
Rochelle" embodying much information heretofore
published bat owing to the heat and the length OF pre-
yiOus addresses he decided TO II for other
day. In the church some Huguenot relics were
displayed, an Old deck Bible and loOkngg that
bad grown tired OF rejecting the faces OF nve
generations and turned gray with disgust Morey Halo
Barlow showed a couple of medals French and
other Papa, both bearing date 1872, concentrating
the massacre OF st. Bartholomew something TO thank
God for Among the people present Edward f. do
Lancey. Henry NJ Lester. William Ely, the Rev. James
lie fevre James Wood. the Rev. Mr. Cobb. or Yonkers
the Rev. Henry Motteot, Eugene Lambden Prof Gall
landet, OF Washington IL. T. browne and J. Collins
Pumplfy