New-York tribune., 1885-03-18
CELEBRATING THE DAY BY DINING.
TIE FRIENDLY SONS AT DELAoNICos-oTHER
DASQUETR

BASoUETs.
The large banqueting hall at Dclmonico's was
taxed o. It's utmost last night n hnd room Tor thn
Friendly Sons OF st. Patrick and their guests who at
tended the one hundred nndnrst annual dinner 0f that
society five tables tho whole length OF the room,
and each table was crowded. Each table wns proiusey
decorated with tropical plants and beautiful flowers; the
effect was that OF bower OF flowers cnshrned In tho
green Of the nags Of Erin, which formed leading
feature I'm the decorations OF the room. Across The
upper end war table of honor at which sat the pres
dent OF the society. j. j. ODOnohuo, with A. b Hewitt
on his right hand and Congressman William McAdoo on
his left At the same table were Chauncey NJ Depew.
Frederick X. Coudort Dennis oBTsn. Senator c. w.
Jones' OF Florida; L. j. C0rtis, president OF the st.
Gcorres Society; Cornelius Vanderbilt president Of the
St schoas Society. and tho presidents OF the French
and St. Dayids soceties Among the other guests were
Judges Donoh1e, Barrett, Van Brunt, C. +. DAILY Van
Hocsen, Ingraham aud Friedman. Commissioners Mat
thews md Crimmns Abraham Dowdney, General
Christensen, Robert sewell. j. s. Coleman. " O.
Gedney aud Elbridge I. Gerry.
After tho dinner had been eaten, accompanied by
strains Of music. which consisted principally OF
Irh airs by Dave and Others tho Friendly Sons
liz their cigars aud slipped their coffee while they waited
for the speaking to begin The prrsideht first congratn-
lated tho members celebrating tho hundred and
first anniversary OF the existence or their society and
with few remarks proposed the OF the Day
celebrate" which responded 20 by Mr. MchdOo and
drank with cheers. Mr. McAdoo said the remarkable
thing about the day celebrated by Irismen that
was found up with religion Io considered st. Patrick
the ceatrst benefactor their With leaven OF
Christianity he ennobled tho Irish people lie drew
humorous parallel between the New England aud the
81 Patrick Societies ard their ways Of celebrating their
ST Patrick he sat down amid loud applause aud Mr..
O'Don0lue read % letter from President Cieyelands
private secretary and from President Arthur.
which Ieceiycd with long continued applause lie
also read letters from Governor IIil, Henry Ward
Bcecher Senator Eyarts, Roscoe Conkling, General
sheridan and General Winfield Scott Hancock
The president proposed the toast OF The United
States called response by Abrams Hewitt who
said that he sure John Bright whose Characterization
of this country wa coupled with the toast the homo OF
freedom and refuge for the oppressed OF every race and
Of every cline wou& rnss n voice IN Vndeaton
the refuge Of the oppressed had out OF the old
WScs England did not and Which had made US the
country We We had local self-goyernnent We
which a new land settled Their ancestors de-
termined TO give uR their independence as separate
nation; but they retained for themselves all their local
rights. That the lesson this Government gave to
tho Government OF Great Britain. The independence OF
tho separate parts might be oeded TO the central power
provided the rights OF local rule rgidy preserved
To the separate state Great Britain to-day OF the
same temper IA she hundred years ago We owed
her a debt which We coud only repay In ono way. Let
Home Rule is 10 be conceded TO all her dependents.
When amid loud appsases ,s Mr Hewitt res%sd Se h
he said would bo responded TO By speaker without
introduced Mf c6suncey NJ Depew, who addressed his
bearers .as Mr. Chairman and Irishmen OF mixed
descent or all nationalities he said the Irish we're
alone permitted be Inconsistent They had had the
patron saint responded to by Presbyteran from New
Jersey: Home Rule had been advocated by English
man OF pure descent and the ladies be replied TO
by an unadulteratcd Frenchman; ireland was 90 be
responded 10 by tho only IrEhman OF pure desoenthn-
self There only three irishmen In tbs room
Judges Van Brnt. Van iioesen and himseif The only
that OF early rising. Republican pre,ident OF
Irish descent who had just retired from once rose at
10 and breakfased at IL. Yankee President who had
Just succeeded of Democratic leaning rose at and
brsakasted at q. No knew what Ireland was I'LL
he had visited IT, one must have yisitoi ireland 10
know what had contributed TO tho glory and patriot
ism the human He touched on Ireland IA she
and ireland she ought 10 be-. "A country could
not be disturbed for centuries without cause. and Tor
tbnt ought 10 remedy. He believed tho
true solution Of the Irish troubles that Gladstone or
Salisbury should learn the lesson we had earnedirlst
tho people" There that conJured like lro-
land II Grant led the armies OF the Republic. he who
sealed the liberties OF the Republic BY Asrand military