New-York tribune., 1889-12-22
SONS OF NEW-ENGLAND D DINE
sRooKLyN's SOCIETY HoNoRs THE Pill
GRIMS.

SPEECHES BY JUDGE BARTLETT W. L. DAVIS
SECRETARY TRACY. THE REV. DR.
nUHRrNps AND oTHERs-soNE
OF THOSE PRESENT.
The Sons Of New-England of Brooklyn sat down
to their tenth annual dinner last evening, ana
celebrated the 26sth anniversary OF the landing
of their Pilgrim ancestors. The company was as
large and representative as any that had preceded
:, and the assembly rooms of the Academy of
Music presented a gay and attractive appearance
when the members of the society marched into it,
led by the president, Judge William Bartlett.
A reception had been held for an hour in the
Art Association Hall, and the guests and members
of the society joined in social greetings. All were
decorated with the red ribbon of the society with
its seal printed in gold.
At the table of honor in the dining-room sat
President Bartlett. and on his right Secretary OF
the Navy Tracy and on his left the EeV. Dr
Behrends. The others at the table were Rear
Admiral Braine, William T. Davis, W. Bourke
Cochran b. d. Sillman, John Winston, the Rev
i. c. Towne, John F. Plummer, ex-Mayor John
w Hunter, John c. Mcclure and the Rev. Dr
w. r. Davis.
At the heads of the other tables were General
Woodward. William II. Williams. Ethan Allen
Doty, James S. Case. Alonzo Slote, Henry Elliott
4. ". Manchester, W. VI NdiDiaii' li' "a ~ -
and w B. Kendall.
Among the others present were r. d. Benedict,
w. c. Wallace, " T. Thayer Dr. =. II. kretzsch-
mar. D. L. Northup, Thomas Z. Pearssl, T. a. van
Iderstine H. d. Pohcmus, A. 5. swan lranHnn
Alien. DR. A. R. Jarrett James w. Ridgway. ii. H.
Wheeler, G. s. Higgins, A. f. Nudge, Edward acN'
uer. Leonard Moody, Jesse johnson, y. IL. Clcm-
ent. w. B Davenport, w. j. Gaynor, william
Berri. F. A. Ward, J. \. Partridge, &, ". Wrl-
gate. E. NJ. Cullen, II. A. Tucker, A. ID. Wheelock'
r. w. Ropes, A. S. Higgins, c. NJ STAFFORD
Timothy L. Woodruff, A. S. Bacon. I. ii. kedua'
Nelson j. Gates, John P. Adams Frank Squier'
Henry r. Heath r. S. Roberts, Charles A. Moore'
f. II. Kellogg Edwin Packard > '. Lowell
/. H. Cary, c. +. Staples, ID. NJ. Somers' Ohries
Pratt the Rev. S. H. Camp George Nj NlchoiS'
Rufus L. Scott, W. H. Lyon c. d. WOOD Jonh
A TAYLOR, Ellis ii. Roberts, j. > L. otrananai'
A. H. Topping, H. II. Beadie' benp-
min Estes, c. II. DE Silver, Jonh
S James, NJ c. Ogden, George l.. Pease' u .. ,Nn
Wagner, T. S. Moore Darwin H. James, "eois'
j. Laighton and George II. Cook
THE PRESIDENTS OPENING WORDS.
Tho dinner was served with great promptness in
order TO get through with the speeeh-maklns oe-
fore midnight. so that the old-time Blue Laws
would not be in danger of infracton. Dr. Wesley
r Davis. of the Dutch Church on the Heights sdlu
grace. After the coffee was served Fresldeh0
BARTLETT made brief and effective Introductory
speech. in course Of which lie said
There is one question which the occasion nstaIdT i t
suggests What is IL tna1 makes S ,s torether on
this anniversary, not merely as ifienus' % I nronvn
bu, dstinc,iveiy and emphatically as sons OF New,
Englandl The answer ought to oe oosi{est,cs Of
the New England Pilgrims of the seVenteehul een'S ~ y
some teaching suggestion some @ @ iives
here In New-York in the nineteenth century "iSe''
stronger and better (Applause) 49,, .oo,, ami.
In two years are to celebrate the 4ootn % , snni
versary of the discovery of America by OoGhuue'
That great explorer himself wa, ool .csdi's Nm.
g was not So with Ills followers and successors The
spanish gold seekers came TO America not LIKE g4 Se i've m
tightly but in quest rcnes and conquest and poweT
strangely enough, the early colonies s i01ndeo t%e &
codfelds of Iispanloa, have utterly disappearel any
the very memory Of their names IS almost eHs,not Nun !,
while Plymouth Rock is known 10 every schoonbos II
forty states and the landing Of the Pilgrims Will neve
be forgotten. Applause)
The first regular toast was The President o.
the United States, which was drunk standing
after loud applause.
THE DAY WE CELEBRATE
The first speaker was William T. Davis, OF Plym
outh, Mass who spoke before the society il
1882 His toast The Day we Celebrate
In the course of his response Mr.. Davis referred
II
breathe the breath Of life into the Navy zap
plause) He continued as follows
pu, whether the landing was significant or not, or
that memorable 2Ist Of December day ON whch IL tOof
place the foundations were lad, not only Oh new new
England but OF republic whose grandeur the niilt'
Vision of lis founders could fOresee. which mas eA
tended from colony 10 colony, from pIo'.hhOe .h y, ~
nroyjnce from state to state, until az last through
he enterprise Of men of faith in own day and
generation, permitted almost literally 10 see IL
the words of an early Pilgrim hymn
whp
Roll o'er the top Of western hills
finding no other resting place than the shore of tho
Pacific sa.,o, 4.
has been thoughtlessly said that the Pilgrims 1uildec
better than they knew les. thoughtlessH saiu To- L2
not as the architect did they build who sees III M
cDnnre design the noble edce complete from corner
stone to dome not the sculptor dlo they carve Wt
tstne before the chise has touched the virgin marble
nor as the painter did they create VINO udislGrs u
Bn eTander far than edce OF architect. sculptor
statue or masterpiece of art was N work Wiucn nv
taBiis5ed pTncpe containing within itself the ele
mens of everlasting growth tieS IA T'yv tTcrofore No
whose terminating force they knew, ana tncieoiy nv
man can truthfully say that they builder Dettr lhd
they knew :, ,s rofresbint
az times TO relieve ourselves from the cares OF I'
present and 70 forget our plans ior tle I.S M t.h @
nerformed in the consummstion Of that civlllzatoI
which with an unworthy boast we are 700 aps pNatona ma
structure II viii be profitable occasionally 70 inspec
the foundation which the structure rests, a no no
tion and people who ignore the past ana f0rgeI th
lessons il teaces can no more reach the highest snt
noblest stage of development than the buds OF sprn
can burst into bloom and rpen into fruit when severe
from the branch through which they derive thelr sus
tenance and life ,,,, -. 1T,
trust that neither you nor your chlldren hor en- sl
irens children will cease 10 commemorate ts uss sea
but that i'm each recurring year at this festival sea
son YOU will mingle with the voices OF thankselVu
and with Christmas praise ascriptions of honor ar,
glory to the memory Of the fathers Of New England
The Pilgrims in Holland" was assigned TO Dr
Behrends who said in a portion OF his address
after he began upon the topic assigned TO him:
Even tho Pilgrims organized theocracy IN IN
cabin Of the MaynOwer. though II is to tlteit eterna
honor that they discarded persecution for conscience
sake and their residence Of thirteen years In LeydeI
must have greatly contributed 20 tlelr abhOrience o