New-York tribune., 1886-04-28
CENTENNIAL OF ST. GEORGES
THE ENGLISH PATRON SAINT HONORED.
THE ANNUAL DINNER AT DELMoNIco's-wHAr THE
SPEAKERS SAID.

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Georges Society, held at Demorico's last night.
Burly English forms and ruddv English faces smiled
aronnd the festive board amid lighted can0elabra aud
potted palms and ic of the hero Of Capr adocia
and castles of the feudal age in sugar. Old English
tunes and old English oasts were IN favor ana nearly
English cheers rang through the hall as sta'war'
atcrs marched up the asles between the long tables
bearing in huge chargers the roast beef OF ola Eneau
Above the presidents chair n copy of the famous
mll-lcngth portrait of Queen Victoria, by WINTER
halter dr,ped with the Stars and Stripes and the
blood red banner of st. George. The menu printed IN
gold bore the face archaic representation OF the
great Christian champion. refining in skittish steen
and valiany pokng his long lance down the throa OF
supine and surprised dragon. and on the reverse
copy of I" God Save the Queen" An oil painting OF
Godsborough Banyer. tho first president OF the so
ciey hung from the orchestral balcony opposite the
! chair
At 730 the guests escorted into tae dining
roon to the inspiring strains of /" The Roast Beef
of Old England PLAYED by the orchestra
r. j. Cortis the president of the society, occupied
the chair and supported on the right by William
Limo Booker British Consul General at this port and
on the left by Joseph j. ODonobuc president OF the
St. Patrcks society he other guests at the table OF
honor were General Horace Porter the Rev. Dr. George
| r. Van De Water. John Paon. president of the st.
Andrews Society: John G. Mills. president of the St.
! Nicholas Society Thomas l.. James. president oi Inc
! St. David's Society: Whitelaw Reid, the Rev. DIR. B
! F. DE Costa Consul Gilbert Fraser and the Rev. d.
| p Morgan. Among the others present were Harold
| g. Cortis f. f. Beddall j. Beivan James francis,
! Britain Forwood Hugh Hill, L. Fleming Crooks
B,rkelcy Mostyn. Alfred Fr .ser L. w. Morris. George
II. Barnes. A. d. Shepard. F. S. smithcrs. W. Nanden
roorn II. A. Rackcr Major Follett. W. H. Massey, t.
g. Winnev Robert Griffin. Alexander Guild, ). Seayer
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Coffee having been served the president raped for
order and the St Georges Glee Club sang Foissers
S,nnd the Cheerful Horn" The president then rose
and said
BsolurRs OF TIE ST. GEORGE: have TO return
Won NV sincere thanks for the honor done me in re-
! electiug me your president for another year lap
that We have attained our centennial and thai this
evening celebrate our centennial Anniversary li|ouu
cheers.
The sneaker then read congratulatory kilograms
| from w + Stroud of the Montreal ST. Georges So
cietv. ano George j. Theobad. of the San Francisco
British Benevolent Society. after which he announced
the recent Of git from old member, the gut 10
be contingent upon the furnishing OF balance by the
society to bring the amount up TO $1,000 lAp-
pausel Continuing President Cortis observed Il at
the socicty was in hourishing condition ana capaDe
OF performing much more work II IT only had the
means During the past year money had been paid to
Z Z 'N''NN
which j. meals and 2oS night lodgings had been
provided. 81 INDECENT persons were assisted to re
turn to England. either by free passages or by
passares cianted at a reduced rate by the steamship
companies.
With regard 20 the position OF EngliShmen in
America Mr. Cortis said:
All OF you will IecOllect the frequent discussions
which place tw,nty thirty wears ago as to the
re.pectlye merits of the countries, sucisly and
pncav discussions which did not always ternlnH te
| in the most friendly manner; ana from our kno~iedge
of ihem we form some idea of the difference be-
tween the of affairs hundred years ago when
this society was organized and the state OF aiiairs u"
dav thanks 10 the ncre .sed facilities of travel, false
opnions which then existed have been corrected aud
false prciudices removed. aud warm ties OF business
and family between EDelshmen anc Americans created
which never eau be severed. APPLAUSE Our Eng
lsh visitors have made oar interests their own 90
where YOU will to the factories OF New-England. to
the mines of Pennsyl aDia 10 the farms OF the West
and the nting houses of the city-hefe you will find
Eugsbmon AIDING n@bt loyalIv to build uD this great
country and ior@ ard the general prosperity OF all
+" Hear hear -" We Engshmtn occupy a very re
sponsble position. We are representatives OF great
country with great history behind IT. have onen
thought how careful We 0uebt to be- by the ihtcglly
of our business transactions, 10y the courtesy and ior-
hcarance of and by the general purity
of our daily hives atd convtrsations to bring no us
grace upon that coury and that history. lApplanse
/ regret that caunlt sac more tncouragig signhs
across the Atlantic 1t Is trpe thai Ensland has no
erf at and general de preston in commerce and agcuI
ture and proposed changes Iii ireland are creating
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cannot however he tnat "A naiion which has done so
mucn toward the spread of religion and the canse of
civilization can long remain under such uark cIol,
Whilst we NAV have material interests at sta ke.
certainly our warm sympathies mus' 60 win our
conntr men who now III such uncertainty and IN
ouietude /" Hear. hear Let us hope that fngilsh-
men NAV see a wav out of their dncnltes, and that
before long peace and prosperity will again prevail III
the land. lAppiauseI ,, .o,.
one matter upon which can congratulate you all =
The good Queen still lives. Loud nppia1se'l ana
this brings me 10 the nrs reguia toaI oi 'e & sNen @
ing -" he Qneen, God Bless Her| Loud ana con
tinued applause.
The St. Georges Gee Club sang the English National
Anthem which all present joined and the toast wa
drank standing. The health or the Presi-
dent of the United States having been drunk,
the Rev. Dr. Van DE Water spoke for 1.-The Day and all
Who Honor IT," He said IN part:
1he previous toasts have hal to do with welLknown
Victoria. of President Cleveland, none know but 10
praise. But when We come 10 me character OF st.
| generally know more about the DRAGON, especially
heard at seven dnuers about radically different
mythical ST. Georges 20 ! nave gotten up ne" o.
Georse is the general Of Dloclea who rousri 10 nght
asainst the Christians. Aud after that his arms and
tendon About saints We =. generally nn d
the to 1ss n aout 1"aG' Sem the Irish
to Scotland amt IT Patrick, and the Scotchnrn 40
went down to the lower regions and We
did better st aud got nan of whin We Know nothlns
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qualities which have been exempllted peculiarly IN
English life. He OF yaOr; Le was
| "A man who refused TO fght against the ChIl--
tan church. aud he slew dra1on-
which mythicaly that he resisted vice In All the
forms winch gather head ia the image OF the
pent. Engl nd too has Slam the dragon OF supersI
lion and barbarIsn India lOr the gam of all ciyIza
!
Next as to those who honor st. GEORGES Day. Look
inv about MIL say that tn chiefly those VINO
are not Eng!shnen Inotice that those who slng the
Oueeus hca iu-tily here are Yankees
| and Dutchmtr lLaughlcrl Most or Ms were,
indeed. born IN this country Out we never 90 ana never
sh,I hone cease to honor our great mother And now
ada may she stand In her advocacy oi vaor. virtue
md Crlsiian faith triumphant TO the latest hOul
OF ume.