Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-23
SOUTHERN SOCIETY.
THEIR FOURTH ANNUAL BANQUET IN
NEW YORK.
A Grand Affair-The Decorations MOST
EIaborate-The ylrSinians
Present, &c.
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NV YORK. February 22.-The fourth an
nual banquet OF the Southern Society
given at the Lenox Lyceum tonight was
by long odds the grandest in the existence
Of the society and was one of the most
brilliant occasions OF the kind ever wit
messed IN this great metropolis, the thea
tire Of great gatherings. The hall where "
was given is one Of the most beautiful OF
modern structures. II ~ circular IN TORN
and around the main floor are ranged fifty
private boxes. This hall, with oil its beau
tiful appointments, was, under the drec-
tion of the committee, most artisticaliy
arranged and decorated. The banquet
tables on the main floor were lottered 20
spell Washington. At 9 O'Clock the
private boxes. which surrounded IN two
tiers the main floor. began 20 be filed with
the wives of the members of the society.
At the entrance of Mrs. Cleveland, who oc-
cupied the central private box. there was
a blast Of trumpets and grand demonstra-
ton.
MOST FGABOBATE.
The ncnu was most elaborate and in de-
sign was unique. representing far with
the monogram ot the society IN metal on.a
polished North Carolina pine cover.
The floral decorations were most ample
and artistic
Rev. Otis A. Glazebrook offered the
blessing.
DR.. Thomas \. Page responded 70 tho
toast of The Original Thirteen, ana
made most interesting aud ornate al
dress.
Mr. William Blows sang odd Folks az
Home and Going Back 10 Dixie, IN
which the assembled company joined.
Hon. John ". Daniel was present, and
was one of the observed of all observers.
Mr. Cleveland WAS most enthusiastically
received.
Among the Vir.inians present were
Colonel John r. Purcell. Dr. Thomas Nell
son Page. MAJOR Joseph BRYAN. Carter
Branch. +. ID. Christian. William II. Grant,
burn Myers. General Joseph r. Anter-
sou. Il. A. Lancaster, J. 1. l. Ander-
son. William r. Tricg, Blythe Branch. all
OF Richmond: Joseph tiwetkin. PoWhatan
Meisiger, Thomas Marshall, Captain Hugh
r. Garden. Howard *. Bayne Nestmore-
land ID. DAVIS Colonel Samuel j. Paul.
Percy \. Fichrell, Charles NJ. Fry. james
j. Barton, Or. George Tucker, Harrison *.
Harrison. ". $ keiley Howard Saunders,
v. ". Flanagan. Walter McCarche, J. G.
MahDn. Norman =. Walker. Jr., Wilton
Randolph. ". Newton sharpe, Robert
Gvathmey. Colonel william l.. Moody.
John y. Neisiger. Colonel George ". john
SON. Of Norfolk: {. Il. Kelley. John A. Ne
Caull
Among the newspaper men were X. &.
Murray. of the Norfolk Landmark: {. O'B.
Cowarlin Of the pSp0,c' and Charles H..
Jones. of the 81. Louis Epu5ic.
To give am idea Of the magnitude of the
banquet there were ten tables, az which
were seated 500 Gentlemen. These, with
those IN the private boxes made an al
dcuce for the attcr-dlnner speakers of
1909.
Further NoteS from the banquet.
lBy Assoc o,ed Prcssl
Ia front of President John G. Calhoun 81
missed dais WasA lprgc ". ' while az tLc
head of the nine raliatinr tables ropec-
lively were the letters " Washugton.' At
Mr. Caih1un's right sat ox-Pro-ident tloYe-
land and on his lof1 was Bishop Potter,
and about them AZ the das sat Governor
Fitzhugh Lee, ox-A'1yor Hewitt. John
Temple Graves. OF Rome. Ca. ". W.
Flnuacan. Senator John ". Daniel, of
Virginia. Charles ii. Jones. Of che 81. LOUIS
Hpuiic: General Fit, John Porter, Conrad
\. Jordan. Colonel J.. X. Sihley, Hon. I'm
cLstu- Van Wyck. Rev. ". " Page. Rev.
Ous \. Glazebrook. senator VI {. Butler
Duf South Carolina. Cpngres. man ".
Bourke Cochran. Hon. Alexander +. Hum
phrcv. Il. J.. Harrison and Thomas Nelson
Page.
lheother tahleswcre presided over by W.
! l.. Mctorhlc, james swami, H. II. Garden
! Evan Thomas, y. n. Parker, W. q. Gresham,
Jr. Il. W Gwaltney, Charles II. Deshon,
and ". ". Sharp.
The other, OF tho 30 persons present
were: Colonel Daniel $. Lamont. Gen
/ oral Roy Stone. Colonel G.. "a. Sappington.
| Colonel John 4. C9ck,rill. General ". ".
Kirkland, General Samuel Thomas, Captain
/ l.. G.. Clark, General G.. H. Wilson, Captain
! W. Y. King Captain John &. Seay, Gen
/ e-al Alexander Brown. Colonel William :
/ Moody. Colonel T.. =. Jensen. General An
d.r-on. Colonel Peter Nallett. John ID. Cum
| INNS. Dr. i. HarVe Dew. Surrogate i;as
tom y. Ransom. John :. WISE % Virginia
/ }. Hampdon Rolf. Hon. 4. W Houston
! John II, Y. Arnold. Gaylard b. Clark, Hon.
! Thomas C. Mckee. Hon. \. T.. 'aruth. Hon
/ NJ. 4. smith, Hon I H. Burkhead, Mayol
! Edhon. Hon. / T. Clements, JOHN III. Me
/ Caull. Erastus Wlman, Hon. ". \. Iren-
/ holm. ". Bayard Cutting, lsidor Strauss
| Patrick Calhoun Mckenzie Scmple, +. J..
! Stetson and others.
! When the good things had been disposed
| of President Calhoun arose and called upon
! oX-Pre,ident Cleveland 10 respond % tho
| toast &" The Birthday # George Ma-mng-
! ton. " Mr.. Cleveland was enthusiastically
cheDrcd as he aroS". and he made AN elo-
quDut and patriotic speech. There Et-
| prolonged cheering and waving Of hand
/ kerchiofs when the President SAT- down.
The toa~t-ma ter then called upon john
/ Temple Graves. Of Rome. Ca, successor o.
| the late Henry ". Grady, 90 respond for
| "Ihe South.
Speeches were also made 10y Alexander
| =. Humphreys, If Louisville, XIV, cN-lus-
! tice Of the Chancery Court; Charles II.
1 e . Itts ..
| Cochran. who euloglzed thepress; Thomas
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