New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-20
HONORING LEES BIRTHDAY
THE FIRST ANNUAL AFFAIR OF THE KIND
GIVEN BY THE CAMP IN THIS CITY
\ DECIDED SUCCESS.

VIXEN BY THE CAMP IN THIS ClIf
DECIDED SUCCESS.
The Confederate Veteran Camp Of New York. which
organized April o, 1890. gave it, first annual
dinner last evening in the New-Nork Hotel. Tho
date was chosen because ii the birthday of Gen
eral RO1cIt +. Lee, whose portrait, surrounded by
United states flags, hung behind the presidents char
The dinner highly successful in every respect save
one. TIE hour chosen for its beginning was too late
1t O'Clock on the cards. and the diners did not
sit down at table TIL y. m. 1t was lonS aiter
IL O'Clock when the speaker to the sec
ond regular toast. The Memory Of Lee
had finished his address and there were eleven
tOasts the list inteISperscd 10y songs sung by the
Confederate Veteran Camp Quartet there is no saying
just when the proceedings were ended
Colonel 4. &. Dickinson, commander OF the camp
presided. At his table sat Bishop Potter. General
d. F. Sckles General f. p. Alexander. Colonel Charles
T. O'Fcrrall. G. O. b. COwardcn NJ Glennan Benton
McMiln, Hugh Il. Garden, Eugene = Ives Hosea
Il. Perkins, Ashbel =. Fitch, Colonel Charles MarNlaI
General Fihohn Porter General william c. Oates
Major George W. Mclean. John ). Wise, {. ;. Baker
Colonel W. W. Lamb. General p. NJ. b. Young, and
the Rev. Or. W. ". Page.
Others present were:
Henry Cranston. Dr. S II. Dessau. J. F. Graybh' DE-
r. T. Ridley. 5. w. Jones. F. p. Barker. T. owen. g. F.
Rritton l. Kallsh. DR.. j. IL. Shorter. \. Il. ChlsohL
w +. Carey. H. w. Bookstavcr. Il. -
Ransom. w. 5. Kelley. adjutant; d. D., H.
Parker. w. NJ. Common. a. A. Esdra, c. w. "'Im'ins'
Weeks y. {. w.
Tllghman James d. Poet. William j. Hardy T. Wc'Icr'
r. Marshall. y. >. Walker. w d. Davis. ]. A. 1ouhS'
william Caldwell, DR.. w. IL. May, DIR. l. SNeI'' ~
Monroe. T. b. steele. \. Il. Blakcy Joe Noi'o,, - %
DE Trcvlc. A. d. Haynes l. NJ Butt J.. .. ~ w
{. b. ROuss {. Mccain. Colonel J. j. Garnet, -,
Wilson, Ira Campiold, II. y. Burlington, ~ 49,.
5. b. McConnico f. IL. TALBOT l. tionard.on
l. II. Cohen, H. IL. c. Valentine, H. -
r. f. Freeman q. Bradbury. 5. C. Smith 8 NJ oSu'u' NJ
L. j. O'Conner NJ i. OConncr, NJ. Treat J. ~
D. Flanagan II. l. RedHcd, A. w W. h"'i""s" 49, ,a
Loughlin, A. q. Dickinson jr, IL. Dlch'S"'' 49,. ,oa.
rich d. c. Hopkins Il. p Suffer l. n ~ .r,nsnd
Read Dr. j. HarNie Dew, the Rev D ~ =, ~,
u III Dawson ) b. Paul, l. b. May, vernon ": D'
Wis p l.. Hull H. \. Montport l. l. pVhN'"' - ~
Saunders c. A. Brown, d. b. Cannon LOUIS n' - "
~ NJ Polk Floyd 5 King, 4. PondeNter' "iIou' '"'i'
= Coron = settling Victor Harris j. j. Grocan,
uplbort b. F. Murtishaw. w. McCormack' >. H.
Cummings r. :. Williams. Robert NohIuyh' ..l''
r. Noon F. r. Marsh, J. F. Black MAJOR D. L. -NON'.9'
The following letter OF regret was received from 'oo
rotary Haiford for President Harrison
rbc President directs rc acknowledge the receipt Of
vorr invitation for 10Th ms: To be present at inc '
annual dinner e the Confederate Veteran camp OIL wv
Work to be nd Monday. January 10 1871 IL VIII not
- ose on account OF the pressure of public business AZ
st time for President to be absent from the CITY, oI
h. directs express his thanks t. you ioi the courtesy
Of the invitation .u
Letters of regret were also received from Grover
Ctovcl,nd Governor Ill., Governor Albeit. governor
Mckinney Governor Fowlc. Mayor Grant General
schoied Ex-Governor Fitzhugh Lee, Generals 'uIbS'
Lee j. f. Johnston, q. T. Beauregard William Maiiohe'
James Longstrcet. Bradley T. Johnston D. b. "o'uoh
j. ~ Barney, Colonies Marshall, NenaDlc ana lNl'r
of Lees staff senators blackburn, Walthall' Vance
and Eustis
The members of the committee in charge Of the
dinner and arrangements were:
/ H. Parker j. J. Garnct W. w. Flanagan, T. A
Young Wise, $ w Jones' j. H. short r. inc rev.
w w Page ]. i. ttroybil W. J. Hardy. w H. May
John f. Black J. II. Cohen, Arthur A. Esdr' n IL ms
om Thomas JorIan, Hugh l.. Cole s b. Paul ) L. DC
Treynle ". Il. Williams. John Il. McNulty, chairman )
a. q. Dickinson, commander; Id"dru O"ch' i"'""''
w. 5. Kelley. adyutant
The menu card formed part Of an elaborate
souvenir of the dinner. containing the programme OF
the speeches. and of the sOngs-with "lse IRVINE
Back TO Dixie" and Old Folks at Home printed IN
fuIl-a list Of the camp officers and Illustrations oi
scenes in the life Of the Confederate soldier.
While the dinner being served a group OF ladlcS
appeared at the door Of the room one OIL tlcm' MISS
Winnie Davis, the daughter Of Jefferson DAVIS, was
Immediately recognized and was loudly checled Inc
president left his place to meet her and greet her, ana
she and the Duchess d'AuXy were escorted to seats
AT the guest table. As Miss Davis passed up the nan
somebody shouted Boys, let's give her the Oh
Rebel veil and the "Sell7 was given over and over
again, with enthusiastic power
Colonel Dickinson. is opening address said that
ne wondered that this camp had not been begun i'm
noediatey after the close of and added that
3he reioiced that 50 many good and brave men from
North and south had met 10 hoHOr The camp al TINS
dinner"
The company then arose and drank to the PTes
deEt Of the United States
Colonel Charles f. Marshall spoke TO " the memory
of Lee: cast in heroic axe, he proved worthy :" ~
grandeur, and his name j. ETci' c'c" III "'' 80
wiscst ccnsuIc'
Colonel Marshall remarked Senator lioar sa!d re
Gently he Wa, proud that the southern people were MS
countrymen because Of their satanic pcr-tchcy' he
,au.e OF that same pcrsi,teucy The s0Ghc'eo AWAY
vote the straight Democratic ticket loud cheers
Then Colonel Marshall. who the only member oil
General lee, stan present at the ,uiIehufr l" i
Grant at ApPomattOX related interesting G,r
cence, OF hi, Old commander ana the StYIS 90 "J 80;
render a. he r-collected IT, OF General ie., ne ir
every Nmr,ican !, proud. whether he fought under
the ;tar, and Bar, or the star, and stripes
Then he said Of General GRANT - ., ,r.
i'm ali The history Of the whole war there wa
nothing more generous. more AMERICAN uia llc ',
dnr OF General Grant and his stan Oh the Occa'"
u T ri eHpreSon was taken up with immense en-,
.bn.issu, 4 Toast 10 the memory Of General "lAlt
n dunk stsndinr There were loud cries from
varions psrf. Of the han OF We'll build III NOM
nai,S I'D frallV Colonel Dickinson sad For tho
I"itcd Cnufederatc Camps ! can personally pledge
tb,t they Will assist in the building Of inc "Ia'l'
Monument" loud chccrlngJ ,., .. t,o,,
were: Let Is Have Peace General d. T.: S'h ,,
The Confederate Veteran. Dcneial W. ci'}c r
Crorr,r. " The southern Woman in War and Peace
colonel Charles or. Cowaldin; The CITY OF NeW new,
iions The soiitbn Benton Mcmillan: "Om sister
organization, the southern society," Captain Iiush H.
'a1 Tha toast Of "Our Soldiers Dead drunk
standing and in silence The motto accompanying
IL on the toast list was , ,., IN
" Va came they from howell or prlnccly hail.
They fell ior us for them should fall
The tear. of a Nation glei ,o,ou..o Veteran
Camp Quartet. sang The Conquered banner, ana ihc
reunion was over