The sun., 1889-12-24
GLORIFYlNG NEW ENGLAND.
DINING AND sPEECHlLAELNs IN BONOR
OF PLYMOUTH ROCK.
The Guests OF the New Eaeland Society
Listen to Speeches by the Evar-Ready
Depew and Others-Tribute to Mr. Grady

Listen to Speeches BY the Ever Ready
DsPew and Others-TrIbute to Mr.. Grad
Nearly three hundred members of tn,
New England Society met at Delmonico's las
evening to eat the elRhty-fourth annual dinner
Of the society to celebrate tho 269th anniver
sarv OF the landing OF the Pilgrims at Plymouth
Rock and to have as good time az was DOS
sible so far from Boston. The largo dlnnol
hall at Delmonico's was too small by far for al
the New Englanders that attended and It was
necessary to utilize small adjoining rooms fol
tables. The decorations left over from the
Pan American dinner inspired flow of patri.
otto utterances not in the programme There
were some Christmas devices besides. which
lent an additional charm. Above the long
| speakers table, which was placed across the
| south side OF the hall. floated tho aneien,
banner Of the society.
The dinner was presided over by President
Cornelius N. Bliss. Others who occupied the
platform were DR.. Ohauncey NJ. Depew, Secre-
tary John W. Noble, Gen. o. o. Howard, ex-
President of the Society James c. Carter Gen.
Sherman. Mayor Grant, the Hon. George Mnr-
den, DR.. J. W. Brown. Dr. Horatio duzman,
delegate from Nicaragua to the Pan -Ameri-
can Congress-; Judge William Bartlett, repre-
sentinR the New England Society in Brooklyn
David Mcclure, representing ST. Patrick's So
d. W.
GLASS Society; John Sloane. representing St.
Andrews Society; Shipton Green. representing
St. Georges Society. and r. b. Roosevelt for the
Holland Society. The tables in the dinner hall
were presided over by Henry f. Rowland.
Woodbury. Langdon, ]. Pierpont Morgan DAN
iel G. Rollins, and John I. Plummer Warner
Miller was prominent in the back Of the room.
Half-pRst o'clock was the hour set for tho
dinner, but 1t was much later before the Rev.
W. H. p Faunce said grace. There was O band
in the gallery, which made music for the knives
and forks to keep time to, but so good humored
and takative were the New Englanders that
the musicians had hard time to make them
selves heard. A new feature Of this dinner was
the Introduction Of standing toasts. announced
at intervals by tho President. The first Of
these to the President Of the United States
was proposed after the first speech, that of Mr.
Carter.
The speaking began about O'Clock with
few words OF welcome by the President, Cor
nelius N. Bliss who introduced as the first
speaker the last President OF the society.
James C. Carter Mr.. Carter's subject was,
The Founders Of New England" and the
sentiment was the quotation from James Rus
sell Lowell, Faith in God, faith in man. faith
in work-this is the short formula in which we
may sum up the teaching OF tho founders of
New England, creed ample for this life and
for the next.
: Mr.. Carter spoke humorously OF the task OF
President Bliss in attending to the great Pan
American Congress- and ondeayoring TO per-
suade them to buy their goods Of us when pos
sibly they may buy them little cheaper else
where.
said Who can say that, that would hays
been lost cause II there had not been deeply
im6ged the breasts Of the Rs0pe Of this
slavery. The browning merit Of the Puritans
was their conviction that civil and religious
They are indeed one. Men are apt to think that
KINKS: But {yS, %hat t. Is tyEsnnyS, + s power
OF man to put his hands in the pockets Of
another and take the product OF his labor for
the public M good; II that is taken without JUS
SSeerfRtsTiy Sec Noble in response to the toast
Columbus With that Of the Pilgrim fathers. si and
TSG aisSsEesy By Columbus Which Hs Seu S1S are
When he got thusfar the table rose in an up
roar OF applause. but the Secretary added:
g did not say it Is to be celebrated in New
BSt S this to I chseTns Gr the FHs
the Pilgrims the ceebration at this time Of this
discovery, by Columbus, would be a matter OF
less Significance than 1t Is.
The Rev. Or. Brown, rector Of, st. 'Thomas's
SR e the the Is city 5 New
1t In the present. founded on morality. hon
esty and justice. He pictured the future of
urged that our fate in the future depends upon
the education OF the boys and girls Of day.
npob eS Of Se the 81
the schools would add to the glory OF the |
municipality, or the nationality: and he de;
pf the belief that the morality based on religion
Is nonsense.
Mayor Grant got warm welcome. and spoke
The Rev DR.. II. L. wayland Of Philadelphia |
made humorous speech In response to tho |
ar" He recalledithe time when the favorito |
song at the South was:
oh for a cocktail and oh for nip.
oh tor u darkey and oh for WHIP
On for shot at old Greeley and Beeohsr
And Kept 9 n4tSS fcf sSnSo had sSnSoSF 4O
Not contented with owing for what he had got
He, concluded that the reason the, Yankees
;rime OF New England is that she succeeds. |
She is prosperous, successful. leading legsla-
nortGaRcs and overlayiDG, 1t with Insurance.
The time may come when the men OF the South
Gy hs SIDE q ae 81 the
lied" 1t may be that the time will come when
t may be written over mans grave with
Chapncey NJ, Depew in the course of his
speech on unsolved problems. said:
:" TheY were practical statesmen these pill
rims. They wasted no time theoriging upon
Methods. but went straight at the mark. They
olyed tho Indian problem with .shotguns. and
t was not Gen. Sherman. but Miles Standish.
Who originated the axiom that the only good
Indians are the dead ones. Tho success OF
heir Indian experiment led them to try similar
Methods with witches, Quakers. and Baptists.
Their failure taught them the difference
,otween mind and matter. dead saw
Re was another wolf under ground but
me OF themselves prosecuted or killed for con-
ciences sake sowed the seed OF discomfort and
disbelief. The effort to wall in "a creed and
7all out liberty was at once abandoned, and
o. day New England has more religions and
ot less religion. but less biRotry than any
thor community In the world"
Further on he said: Thirty years ago Rob-
lost brilliant defenders OF slavery. said IN his
lace In the United States Senate. that he
'ould yet call the roll Of his bondmen at the |
Dot OF Bunker Hill Monument. To-day his
aves are citizens and voters Within q few
ays a younger Georgian. possessed OF equal
enius. but imbued with sentiments 30 liberal
iat the great senator would have held him an
nemy to the State. WAS the guest OF Boston.
Iith powers OF presentation and fervor
declaration worthy the, best days
nd nobest efforts OF eloquence, lie
TODD beneath the shadow Of Bunker Hill and
tered opinions ,justifying the suppression OF
10 negro vote which were hostile to tho views
aCary man in hiR audienpa nd vat thav |