New-York tribune., 1891-12-27

nations brings with 1t corresponding trials and re-
sponsIbdes: Merely TO i've s a1SaGas ,ssG.r ass sSs
nd"pS and pinsprations Of free people. lAppla!se)
Mson s e neesd q d as % %s q REALITY Of
government is owing the absence here Of the sylab@0 @
MsrG nS qms TO OF ds1s sS Hy when % %
with enervatlne splendor shines Hike sun upon the
sed sSrGw on and yd 20 sa Gss and feds
COM legendary towers that seem as old as t9e,r is
village the busy homes and nurseries Of men. Our
people see no pageantry of power know 10 proscrp;
t meet oar Do NaSna are all o eedo
our history is all Of development our Landmarks are are
al hst Of MSe SEe We fna have deded should BE
commcInoraton Of the vnor and patriotism the sttng.
our eir' National siH ite. (ApplhuseJ o,,...
Nine miles above this city, at o'clock on Christmas
Ing Washington wrot, this to his friend General
Cadwaladcr:
received from below am determined. as the night
is favorable 10 the riv3r and make the attack
in the monag q ySg San as 40
great hsar q she Ieaaes the pat,lioG lf sra Of
was made and execnted The victory which resulted
small indeed IN respect to the numbers engage, utviS a.
yoyed I'm II; results more tremendous interests than
were stakcd the great historic battles OF the world
Surrounded by memories like those we celebrate TO-
day: ispired by such associations and reminded, py
priceless heritage. (Applause1 Day by day men ana ma
nations brought nearer and nearer togetnsr, W
bringing all closer and closer to the great common
standard Of right and oeb bcb bhe thew lSE march +
It. and In their mighty grasp the race on mahainn Is
lifted upward and sirged onward, day by cay, nearer
and nearer to those gates OF mingled gold ana pearl
millennium age of freedom, justice and peace. PRO
lOnged appause.l
The Sons of the American Revolution were loeated
AZ the American Iouse where they held their annual
meeting and elected thess officers for the ensuing year
President John whitehead: vice president, Frederick
Parker secretary j. Lawrence Boggs, treasurer. Paul
Revere register John Jay IIuBbell managers. Will
lam g. Stryker James +. Rushing. Franklin Murphy,
John w Iindsley Joseph G. Ogden, Julinn Scott,
George L. Jaques, Josiah C. Pumpely, +. g. Putnam
and James s. Yard. General Horace Porter was the
guest of the society During the luncheon Josiah c.
inmpelly ex.presldcnt Of the society, made Drief
address. r..,., $40. -,
the Trenton House, and the Society Of the Cincinnati
nj the Masonic Temple where speeches were made by
t;oyeTnor Albeit Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner, exGov.
ernor Joseph ID. Bede. Dr. Austin scott president OF
Rutgers College, samuel II. Grey, Of Camden Gen
q, al Horace Porter and General william ). Stryker.
The monument was designed by Joh H. Duncan, of
New.York. 1t is to consist OF column 30 feet
pac poll she'd granite huted for twothlrds OF is length
and crowned by colossal bronze statue OF washing
ION dressed as Continental officer and represented la
the attitude of scanning the field through glass Tho
stationed upon 1t the figures OF two C0ntinental
soldiers 1t l. proposed to have bronze baSrehef, on
the four sides OF the pedestal. representing incdents
associated with the battle. At the summit OF the col
umn will he thirteen stars representing the original
States visible by day and at night thirteen electric
lights will lie supplied. representing the same idea