The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-28
THE SOUTH.
Annual Meeting of the Southern
Society.

New YORK, February 22.-rSpecial L The
New York Southern society had its second
annual banquet tonight at the Hotel Bruins.
wick. The occasion was, in every respect
| thoroughly enjoyable. The room was graceful
ly draped with bright colors with bunting, and
| many United States flags. The floral decora-
tons of the table were elaborate and beautiful.
The dinner was excellent, the attendance
large and the speeches eloquent and highly
entertaining. The secretary's report was
encouraging. It showed that the membership
had nearly doubled within the last year.
In the absence OF Hon. Fracis Il. Rives who
was recently elected president, tonights ban
Guet was presided over by Vice-Prosident John
=. Calhoun, who did the official honors with
dignity to himself and satisfaction to the as
semDled company.
The toasts were as follows:
!. The president of the United States
Was drunk standing and in silence
2. THE imperishable memory of Washing
ton" Likewise standing and in silence
8. New York city, our home of adoption"
Responded to by Hon. Hugh L. Cole.
At this juncturc Mayor Hewitt entered the
room and the applause which greeted him
was tremendous The enthusiasm was so
great the programme could not be proceeded
with until he faced the audience and began to
speak. His speech was rich in eloquence, fer
vent IN spirit and grounded in truth. He was
often completely stopped by the prolonged ap-
plause.
The next regular toast was to Southern In
dustries." Responded to by Edward Atkin-
son, of Boston,
Then came "Our Sister Societies." Re-
sponded to by Hon. Horace Russell, president
of the New England society.
The next toast was to "The Middle States"
responded to by General Horace f. Porter,
that inimitable after-dinner talker. who shares
SO Justly the glory of that accomplishment
with the far-famed Chauncey Depew. Gen
eral Porters speech tonight was one of his
best, and thoroughly sustained his enviable
reputation. 1t sparkled with wit and humor
throughout the greater part, and in conclusion
was thrillingly eloquent and grandly pa
trotic.
The next sentiment was tofThe Press of the
south. The response was made by Ballard
Smith, OF the World. He gave generous
praise to the editorial quills of the south, and
made his climax in high tribute to Henry w.
Grady, who, he said, had done more to iunnsSs-
talize southern journalism by his memorable
speech before the New England society than
amy man in the profession The speech was
excellent throughout.
The concluding feature of the feast Of reason
was poem by Hon. Daniel B. Lucas, of Vr-
glnla. The poem was written for the occasion
and entitled, "The South's Readmission to
the Union"
Mayor Uewitt's speech was the event Of the
evening. Among other things he said;
81 have at last met the solid south 1 like
IT, Your noble sons of that sunny land must
be pretty solid set of fellows, for I notice you
thrive here where only the fittest survive, and
l fancy II you all betook yourselves back home
New York would suffer decidedly from sense
OF goneness, and we would have to apply to
the Wise men Of tho East to tell
us how to fiji the vacuum. [ have
heard great deal about the lost cause
OF the south. L tell you, my fellOw-citizens,
you lost no cause. You walked through the
valley of the shadow of death, but you came
out i'll the resurrection morn. Glorifed by trial
and enobled by suffering, you awoke to a con-
seriousness of the vast resources with which
God enriched your land, and you are now hero
lcally building up the waste places, and enrich
ing yourselves. Go on! L bid you God speed
The day you were re-admitted to the union
New England lost her best chance for monop-
oiizIng the manufacturing interests of this
land, and Pennsylvania coal and iron mines
were doomed to overwhelming competition.
Ere this century closes, ] verify believe the
south will be the richest section of our COM
mon country"
j. G. THRowER has the contract for furnish
ing the poster centepieces for the officers quarters
ofnew barracks dewitt
President w. j. Northen's address will be
published in the Southern Farm in March, out
on the fifth. Few speeches have created SO
much talk as this, and every farmer should
read it. Besides this the Farm will print
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