New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-20
OHIO MEN TO THE FRONT.
LOUD CHEERS FOR THE BUCKEYE STATE,
WISDOM OF WAGER swAYNE, Ex-sEcRETARx
WINDOW, CoNGREssMEN THOMPSON AND
GRosvENoR. C. N. BLISS, ROGER
A. PRYOR A. II. GRIswoLD,
SIMON WOLF AND GEN.
ERAL HOWARD

Ohio pluck, Ohio push and Ohio perseverance,
were Loyalty celebrated by 200 sons Of the Buck.
eye State at the fourth annual dinner of the
Ohio Society OF New-york, at Delmonico's last
night Rufus Putnam and the ordinance Of
1887 were the themes OF patriotic eulogy, and the
greatness Of the territory which takes it's name
from the river that the French called beautifuls
was proclaimed with eloquence and wit Although
the society is young, 10 makes up in enthusiasm
what it lacks in age and numbers. But Ohio
men are noted for coming to the 'front.' Every
body knows that the aborigines, whose mammoth
mud-pes still exist produced a superior article
in mounds which defed competition. Their sue
ccssors, whom the intrepid La Sale encountered
when he lodged his creditors and went pcnicinG
along the Ohio, as well as the painted and be-
feathered hatchet-throwers whom Mad Anthony
Wayne subsequently dispersed, had 10 rivals in
the fine art of hair-hftng and their
stake-tortures were simply unapproachsble;,
so that the State need not apologize for the wants
of the picturesque and romantic in its history.
Washington, it is true, lacked the address to
be born on the sacred soil" But the late SETTLE
ment Of the country must be accounted an ex-
tenuating circumstance, and il there were no
Buckeyes at Valley Forge it was merely because
they didn't live early enough.
The dinner arrangements were democratic
in their simplicity. No raised table made the
honored guests targets for the gaze OF curiosity
and debarred them from participation in the
common ninth. President Wager Sw1yne's
ample figure graced the head Of the centre table.
on level with the rest Of the diners, and caro-
full scrutiny was required to pick out the aristo-
cratic features of Cornelius Bliss, the POLITICALLY
luxuriant locks of Roger Pryor. and the rotund
and smiling countenance of S. Is. Elkins. Tho
decorations were limited to colored representa-
ton of the great seal of Ohio. which displayed
its golden sunburst above the presidents chair.
and copies of the National shield, which adorned
the walls and the front of the balcony, and
were draped with the Stars and Stripes.
A TASTEFUL MENU CARD.
The menu was on tastefully btho-
graphed card. bearing on its face an
outline map of the State, with o star showing the
site of Marietta, and dramatic picture Of
stalwart pioneer Draining ferocious grizzly which
had just feasted off the head Of his favonte watch
dog occupying the place Of the middle counties.
summary Of the history Of Ohio since the Or
ganization of the Ohio Company Of Virginia in
1853 was contained on the inside cover, as we'll
as note setting up claim to the new nickname
Of " The Birthday State,S on the ground that
Ohio was the first State admitted into the Union
after the Revolutionary War, and literally the
child of the Revolution The compilers of this
part of the document had, however, ingeniousy
" hedged" on their history by citing the seven
different dates which different chronicles assign
as the period of admission, and defied criticism
by the triumphant announcement that "Ohio and
Virginia, up to date, have furnished twelve out
of the twenty-three Presidents Of the United
Statess
MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS.
The invited guests were ex-Secretary William
Window, Senator p b Plumb, Of Kansas; General
Roger A. Pryor, S. S. Yoder, G. y. Bliss and Com
gressmen A. G. Thompson and G. III. Grosvenora
The following is a list Of the other gentlemen