New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-01


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The presidents address was justly jubiant in
tone. The finances of the society are fourshing
and the membership is increasing by half hun
bred at time. At his invitation the toast OF
The day an a wha' honor it was enthusiast
cally drunk.
Then followed the toasts of "The Queen" and
1.-THE President" to which the company did equal
honor.
To go The Land O Cakes William Wood re-
spGnded. He reminded the society that this
toast had been before it now for trife of 80
years He alluded 10 the wel-l1nown definition
Of oats given by that surly Enslishman Of words.
DR.. Johnson" food for horses in England and for
men in Scotland and offset it by the repartee
of brilliant Scotsman who afterward met the
rough-tongued Southerner-" Yes, Doctorand vh,re
viii you find such fine horses-and such fine men.
In proof of the qualities of oatmeal, for the
proof Of the puddns the preein' Of" Mr.. Wood
adduced himself, who in his eighty-second year
could put his legs below the mahogany al Del
mOncOS" and reply 10 a toast although he had
been born in Glasgow. the most unhealthy city
in Scotland
The next toast was The Land We Live in"
and before it honored in wine or words, the
loyal Scots-American hOnOrcd il IN song, singing
My Country It's Of Thee
John Reed replied to the toast in manner
worthy OF il. Part OF what he said was While
claiming 10 be second to no nationality in our
allegiance TO the land we live in, we claim that
still down deep in the heart of every Scotsman
there is yearning Tor their own old kindly peo-
pie Our most intimate Scottish friend may be
incomplete and unsatisfactory, but the abstract
countryman AT these gatherings is like a whi
Of leats from "a Scottish hillside Notwithstand-
ing our strong national characteristics esteem us
NOT less friends and citizens. Because do not
claim 10 have scovered America. and OH every
occasion and on the slight 81 pretence declare
ourselves To hc supremacy American, esteem uS
not less American Il hc,rsJ
lhen nc referred t. tl,s record of what Scotch
men have done for America. Scotland he char
acterlZed as a little nation with a great his
tory some one, quOth he has said that
H. Is good thing for the rest Of the world that
Scotland was small, and Tn srebv tine number
Of ScOt,men limited: because all the hest under
taking, Of the civilized, and for that matter. the
uncivilized world, had only been question Of
having Scotsmen enough TO 60 round
Another good thing that he ref rrcd 10 was the
letter Of Thomas Carlyle 10 his brother James
when James asked his advice about hmigratng 70
America. Said Thomas Think well before you
leave the loved ONES al home and dear old Scot
land. with her traditions, for the sake OF "A better
dinner
But dinners, like most other things. were good
in the land we live in and ~
MIR Reed said, There is no guest
more welcome at the festive boards of
Bonnie Scotland than our American cousins.
Cheers Ingratitude Is no Characteristic of the
race and IL cannot he said Of Scotsmen that they
have in any way failed 10 do their duty as citi-
zens of this great Republic. Cheers We have
men with US who have cuts and scars from many
a hard-fought fight, and who bore themselves
ghout that dire and inevitable struggle OF