Omaha daily bee., 1886-12-22
NEW ENGLAND BEAN EATERS.
Their Banquet ard Toasts at the Exposition
Annex.
RIGHT ROYAL GOOD CHEER.
A Regular Old Fashioned and Bou n
icons Bill OF Fdrr-The Speeches
and Toasts-Othcr Inter-
cstiDg Local News.

Englandcrs. There were four tables
each running almost the entire length of
the building and there were very few va
cant seats at any one of them. The hall
was handsomely decorated, three large
banners being hung on the north end
while at partition on the south were
hung pictures of various New England
scenes. The posts were also appropri.
ately draped and hung with ever
greens few moments before Z
O'Clock the programme of the even
ing, was opened with song
by the New England Quartctte,' and
prayer by Rev. A. +. Sheriff.. The com.
pany then fell to discussing the bill of
fare, which was rs follows. Baked beans
with salt pork New England brown
bread. roast goose and turkey, chicken
pie and cold ham, plain and boiled cider
apple sauce, hull led corn, pickles, baked
apples, Yankee doughnuts gingerbread,
baked Indian rice. pudding, pumpkin,
apple and mincc pies, American cream
cheese. popcorn and apples, tea and
coffee, Boston crackers, butternuts.
THE SPEECHES AND ToASTs.
After the supper was disposed of the
literary part OF the entertainment fol-
lowed.
Rev. W, E. Copeland delivered the
opening address on the subject "Why We
Celebrate" He said that the 2lst of De.
comber, while it will never probably be
celebrated rs national holiday more
than any other day, ought to be so OBJ
served Had there been no such day there
would have been no Fourth of July, no
Thanksgiving day no Washington's
birthday. This day we celebrate com
memorates the arrival of the pilgrim
fathers on Plymouth Rock. This day is
N nnnnlipr n tO al Of lao, b,1
sat down mt these tables tonight. While
the day is of interest to all Americans
yet it is peculiarly so to all of us New
Englanders. For all of us retain warm
recollections of the land of our birth No
climate can ever be so balmy to us, no
scenery so beautiful no fruit so luscious
1t is due to the influence of our New
England forefathers that we have snch a
great and prosperous country to-day.
Other states have done their part in build
ing up the commonwealth, and yet but
for the dogged persistency of our Puritan
foretathers and their descendants i'll
upholding the safeguards of our common
wealth, this country would long ago have
gone to ruin. Long ago the New England
people were ahead of their age in point
of intellectual growth. 1t is because of
the early training of our forefathers that
New Englanders have grown up to be
such a sturdy race.
Snch characteristics as these have
enabled us to assimilate all those who
have come to our shores and make them
into Yankees, and make them fall in love
with our institutions. Brothers of New
England, may we ever treasure the legacy
of civil and religious freedom left to us
by our New England ancestors and work
as heartily in our day as they worked in
theirs 10 extend the reign of righteous
ness over all the earth.
Judge Thurston, who was the next
speaker, sad that it afforded him great
pleasure to preside over such n magnii-
cent body of ladies and gentlemen as the
night as Yankees. This term was used
at first as term of derision. Later on it
has come to have a wider significance,
and has compelled respect for the men
and women who have borne the name.
During the late war the southerners were
accustomed to speak derisiyely of the
1ank KEGS, which term they applied to the
they bowed before the Yankee conquer
ors and were compelled to acknowledge
them as such. And so it is that the tenn
has come to have an honorable, 4 Grand
all over the world.
There are MANY influences which have
gone forth from New England. Potent
among these were the influences
OF Of hith the old "a Puritan love of freedom,
upon the whole American people.
Then there was the religious influence of |
the old Puritan faith. The influence of |
the old Puritan observance of the Sabbath |
was still felt. No notion or people |
could obtain full measure of prosperity |
unless 1T paid some Difference to the no |
tons which governed the Puritans in |
in their observance of the Sabbath
nthnr Nary EnplnnI In Al. |
Judge enumerated maple sugar, spruce |
gum and the birch rod The latter he |
thought, was not felt so widely as it once
was, sad to say. Another influence which,
from New England, had made
itself felt all over the country, was that
Of the Yankee schoolma'am. The New
England teachers the speaker eulogizcd
highly, and said that on that point he
could speak from experience, having
lived with one for several years. The
trouble was, he said that they were
such locally and lovely class of women
That the young men of the country had
not allowed them to remain long in their
chosen calling.
In closing the speaker predicted that
wide influence for good, not only in the
city, but throughout the state and the
west, would emanate from this gathering
Of New Englanders,
INCORPORATING THE SOCIETY.
AT this iuncture the report of the com
mittec on organization was read by DR..
Dlnsmore, and adopted. 1t opened as
follows: ~
We, the undersigned sons and daughters of
New England, t0getheri With our husbands
md wives, do hereby associate ourselves to.
setiier for the purpose os promoting acquan-
ance, fostering fraternal feeling, ana keep
ng ever dear the name and memory OF New
england among the people of Omaha, and
or that purpose do hereby formulate and
'dopt articles of incorpolMion.
The articles of Incorporation were in
substance as follows:
The name of this cOrpqatOn shall be the |
New England club OF Omaha. The PRINCIPAL
llace of business will be in the city of Omaha
md state Of Nebraska, the general nature of
which VIII be the renting of suitable rooms or
iOnse in said city and the maintenance of a
oclal club reading rooms social entertain
nent and enjoyment. Tie capital stock shall !
De $1,000, divided into 2n9 shares of $40 each
NJ of which shall be paidIup when issued and
10 worcestershire.
The corporation shall commence business
IN the lst day of January, \, d., 1857, and
hall terminate on the 3lst day of December
\. d., 1906. The highest amount OF indebted
less at no time to exceed 500 The first
'OaId of directors consisting of nine mem
,erS shall be elected as soon as may be after
fifty shares are subscribed. At any meeting
he board OF directors mlg by tWO-thirds
'Ote alnent or tSi,cal ANY existing bylaw and
naet sucn new ones as may be necessary for
ne proper government OF the club, and es-
,eciallr providing that all persons Of New