New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-01
THE sOoTCHMEN's ANNUAL FEAST
ST ANDREWS MEMORY KEPT GREEN.

sprrcHrs AND SONGS IN HONOR OF THE LAND Or
cAKEs.
@, Anarev's Society had its annual dinner OF haggs
a ror,tdre at Delmonicos last night There were. OF
.o,rs. few other things with familiar names and
The followers of the old Scotch saint seemed TO get an un
hou,ded amount of exharaton out Of the bill Of fare It
was the 13Oh anniversary OF the founding Of the society
and over 200 OF the members turned out The large
dining hall gay with flags some French, Some Amer
team some English The British colors draped with
he Stars and Stripes the music gallery and behind
Ihe long guest table full-length portrait Of ST.
Andrew had been painted for the occasion and
beamed on the company from the wall 10
Ae back Of the presidents seat
Scotch bagpper in plaid and belt with knees bare
after the Highland fashion played tunes between the
courses which the orchestra ao blow the moisture
out of and thrum their fiddle strings In envy
and DESPAIR Burns quoted and sung all the evening
and IL was not fault of the eoquence every one ala
not 10 home believing he had not believed before that
Dcotland the most sterling and liberty loving country
b tho world
John Kennedy the president Of the society sa at the
middle Of the guest table, and on one side or the other OF
Aim were ex Judge Horace Russell OF the New England
Society ex Postmaster General Thomas James, OF st.
Davids Society J. J. ODonohue. ofst Pstrioks Society
the Rev. Dr. William NJ Taylor. the Rev. DIT William
Ormstou W. Lane Booker. j. W. Meryies. John SLOANE
Walter Watson J. Kennedy Tod and A. O. Brand Among
the Others present were Chauncey NJ. Depcw' 'an'e'
Frazer william Wood. Bryce Gray aud John Cunning
The raped for order about hafpast nine and
said:
The society ia in nourshug condition During the
year has collected Tor charltaDe
- aid ~ tyfonr In Distress here have
scotland The socirty has PEI
nov Of stS an ps snausned
has died during year. eI President Arthur
The first toast The Day and a who Honor IT brought
mt B,irns's Scots wha hae VT Wallace bed sung
with fine effect by s AtSln Tue Queens health INV was rs
then drunk and God Save our Gracious queen sung ID
chorus President Cevelands health. was also drunk
George simpson then sang Bonnie sSo'and ~, cietv
answered for the 81 Land OF Lakes DE SAID:
From Covenant the scotchnan has drunk IN
with mothers milk the idea that man who Is not goo
citizen shout he branded that eco'chnAn WIN 10 NV
good fellow should be kicked
James Frazer second vice president spoke for THE
Land we Live in" Scotland and Liberty was respond
ed by the Rev Dr. Taylor He ran over sC9a@Iu
arts and then ScOtchmen had TAKEN III lOI"au
Ing Negro Emancipation. lie added
Tyranny may wherever the songs Of Burns 20 ON,
Danger FROM lords AMI kings rot from above Dut
from beiw Ii not OF class out IRON
the tvr anny The Law Is the King IS .hr
for wbai he Is willing to much slavery the man
com peiled for low wages
Chauncey NJ Depew then spoke for the scenery OF
Scotland" He said:
am related TO all attend all the national din
nsrs Rn go 10 none with more satisfaction than II An
dIsws hrst for one thing Then the scuicnan
builds French dinner the cupoia or suOsructue
haggis then r.nembhr Che dinner ior Two weeks
Their poetry OF romance which touches te hear. or
nearly scotland But one cannot appreciate
them Just seeing the With Ben LoIond
struck scotland must have been seitle
al the re and Of that Scotch mountain liberty
all the world There is no CITY aoro@u III
equals Edinburgh
to by exPOstmaster General James j. j. ODonohue ana
others