New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-07
THE DUTCHAEN'S ANNUAL FEAST.
DINING IN HONOR OF ST. NICHOLAS.

| NEW OFFICERS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN PRAfsn
or HoLLAxD--THg NASSAU SOCIETY.
Nearly $50 descendants, or less direct Of the
Dutch founders OF New York met last night Mt Dcnonr
co Is the usual Of the St. Nicholas Society on
the evening OF ST. Nicholas Day. They come together
first for business and secondly for pleasure,
though the two were blended That 10
was difficult to see where one ended
and the other began The actual business
transacted the installation Of officers. Fordham
and James W. MCLEAN performed the ceremonies
appropriate TO this mystery and the former made hu-
speech which the brethren of St Nicholas reshed
exceedingly, Judging by their applause The officers in
stalled President Carlisle Norwood r; first vice.
president, J. C. Mills; second yiceprcsident James W.
Beekman third vlcepresident stuyyesant Fish fourth
vicepresident, f. T. de Peyster; treasurer.
Edward scbell; secretary, c. A. schermer-
horn; assistant secretary, John b. Pine;
stewards T.. Benedict Oakley Austen @. Fox Edward
Simmons Henry Remsen, Edward King, and g. q. DO
Witt, jr.
Then the of St. Nicholas and their guests filed in to
dinner attended by colored servitors dressed IN tho
quaint garb OF century and half For the next
hours the ntreaces OF the menu claimed earnest
attention and got it. Then when the atmosphere began
to take family hay which proelams the
rival coffee and the gradual Incarceration Of cigars
one settled himself comfortably in his chair and
prepared listen speeches in honor OF New York
in general and the st. Nicholas Society
began however ceremony had TO he through with
out which gathering Of the society complete With
IN 6e old and paced enlV before tho
president In front of Lay the mace OF ONCE and tho
Then the newly installed president Carlisle Norwood
jr srayed in the orange insignia OF his Office. tapped
called on as Bos s'S Of AURORA Il rev respond %S's
the toast OF st. Ncholas-santa Claus Forgetting none
"reminiscences and referred day when Daniel Web
OF the society He noticed the coincidence
and the assembling Of Congress He then spoke Of the
Of the sooh sn 81 se aeeSre q
to the probable claiming by the New-Enganders and ny
the dscoverer OF the Hudson Mr. BOgert down amid
G. de Weckhern Minister Resident OF the King OF tho
Netherlands responded briefly To the toast OF Holland
speaking in English. and the Rev Dr. Henry J. Van DYKE
The many apt illusions OF which laughed at most
heartily He began by speaking OF the smallness OF tho
subject the toast hardly suieing for good sized quail
But the goods done up In the smallest parcel
He then INDUCED in glowing panegyric OF the country,
DOM and his historical illusions were as loudly APP
Glauded as his humor was , Laughed ao,,a a. In
the country OF merchants and by the commercial
in the world The pursuit OF trade had its dangers which
he briefly detailed But the grandes battles OF freedom
fought religious liberty The merchantmen OF England
crushed the spanish Armada He concluded with tribute
and civilization owed everything. ,.
The toast Of the Army and Navy was answered to oy
MaJOrGeneral j. d. scDOntlu auu IoluMouoIo Da'iois
Gherardi For 1.-THE Founders OF New-Amsteriam"
Judge Hooper {. Van Worst replied,
and for "Onr Guests" General William i.
Sherman and Wayne MacNeagh. The sister societies OF
New England. st George, ST. Andrew the Sons OF 81
Patrick and St David, were replied respectively by
Horace Russell, r. j. Cortis, j. s. Kennedy. j. j. ODon-
ohue and T. T.. James.
Beekman Stuyvesant Fish. John c. Mills, j. Harson
Purdy. q. DE Witt, Edward King. John H. Pine,
Charles A. schermerhorn. Thomas g. Evans. s. g. Batch
ford, Gerard Beekman Van Zand. Lane, Judge Brady,
Judge Van Hoesen, George " n. Baldwin, K b. Roose-
Welt j. seaver Page. United States District Attorney
Walker J. Edward simmons. 4. Benedict Oakley. X q.
Rensen Henry Remsen, K 5. Hayward, Alfred van SAN
vOOrd and A. g. Fox.
The ST. Nicholas Society OF Nassau Island had its
annual dinner in the Perrepont House, Brooklyn last
evening" The secretary Harnanus Is. Hubbard, dressed
in the ancient KckerbOcker costume lei the procession
ining-room After the dinner long clay pipes ana
jug OF schnapps brought in and speeches were
made under the lead OF President IL. ID. Polhemus
Among the Sneakers were NJ ID. WILDER, J. W, klgway
Judge Moore, Mayor Whitney and Robert Burch.