New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-22
EyALTING PLYMOUTH ROCK.
RRooNYN NEw,ENGLAND SOCIETY Dimes
sryFcHEs By ExPREHpENr CLEVELAND, JUDGE
PRATT AND oTHREs


whIe men well known in commerce, in the pro-
.ssous in trade and 10 Politics were invited last
sht at dinner In Delmonleo's TO advance the great
,,ect of the Worlds Columbian Exposition at Chicago
ahut ESQ representative men In similar walks Of
ue were gathered In the big city at the other end OF
,Ae Brooklyn Bridge TO celebrate the arrival on
American soil Of those sturdy Puritan Fathers whose
Mood fused with all that is best among the corners
sr,n other lands, has made international exhibitions
and all such like evidences Of material progress IN this
great Republic possible. The dinner In celebration
~ the twelfth anniversary OF the establishment Of the
New. England society of Brooklyn and the 27lst OF
,,e handing of the Pilgrim Fathers Plymouth Rock
=, was in all respects Of the most Successful
1st the society has had since its formation, in the
Numbers present, in the speeches that made and
In the elaborate decorations Of the dinnerroom, which
vas flied with palms and evergreens OF many varieties
and q profuse display Of flowers.
The assembiy-room OF the Academy Of Music is
large for such purpose and enabled 276 persons 10
st down comfortably and have besides plenty of elbow
room TO applaud. Fesoons of trailing streamers Of
hurel leaves hung from the chandeliers, TO which
they were fastened with huge globes of roses. On
,he face of the menu card handsome steel
engraving descriptive Of the arrival Of the Pilgrim
Fathers with the leader pointing the finger Of destiny
10 the unknown and UNEMPLOYED land ahead.
Judge CALVIN E. Pratt. president Of the society,
rsvided. and when he got up to speak every body
in good humor and cheered him heartily. Surrounding
HIN at the guest table Daniel G. Rollins OF the
New. England society of NewYork; Mayor-eect David
A. Body, Willard Bartlett, Roswell c. Horr, Grover
Cleveland. General Horace Porter, Benjamin D.. Sill
man, the Rev. DR.. Charles II. Hall. John winsow,
H. D. Polhemus president of the st. Nicholas Society
Brooklyn and Joseph W. Carroll president Of the st.
Patrick's society, Brooklyn.
Among the others present were Elihu Root Gen
era Horatio c. King, William G.. Creamer. George
lfaad VI N
lam II. Williams. Thomas s. Moore John W. Hunter,
General John b. Woodward, General Henry W. Slo-
cum. L. ID. Benedict n. II. Clement, Hiram w. Hunt,
NelsOh ". Carman, 1r, Charles " Manchester,
william Beri. William c. Wallace. ]. :. T. stranahsn,
William b. Hurd tr., George W. Kenyon Lowell NJ.
Primer. j. B. Elliott. William H. Lyon, Edwin Beers,
John GLIB. J. d. Perkins, Coleman Adams, Rulus
L. Scott F. T.. Dodge, J. B. Laid, sturgis CONN,
= ". Boooock. Z. II. Ltchheld. s. b. Chittenden,
Norman ;. bike, F. 5. Parker. c. B. Brewster c. f..
Bgelow, L. H. Grail, w. H. Hagen, Augustus Storrs,
Prank Squler Ethan Allan Doty, c. S. Van Wagner,
II. 5. Manning, Z. L. Maxwell. Frederick Cromwell,
Landon c. Gray, George b. Abbott. d. L. Northup,
wlllett Thompson c. H. De silver. A. d. wheelock,
H. p. Kingsbury, J. G. Niebuhr, F. W. Hooper,
L. r. Foote. J. r. Marcan, John L. Hi, st. Clair
McKelway,s C. n. Hoaglund. e.. W. Bliss. Charles
Mallory II. d. Moore, Henry Elliott Edwin Pack
ard O. A. Atwood. and James Z. Dean.
Letter OF regret at being absent were received
from Congressman J. c, Burrows ana the Rev. II. L.
wsyland of Philadelphia. The former wrote that
he had been for some time In the hands OF Ibis physl
ean and the latter that lie Is suffering from the grip
CHEERS FOR JUDGE PRATT.
Judge Pratt in his openiueA speech said
The Pilgrims have furnished s>keme that has challenged
ability Of poets aud orssrs for the Last hundred
years Every fact in connection with ther history thor
departure from England, their s0ourn In Holland. their
perious voyage eeross the Atlantic. their landing at
Plymouth and their subsequent suffering trials and ri
umphs ell have been held 20 succeeding generations
as q model for thOss whose care is committed the
safety and pepetuty OF those institutions which they
founded. Applsuse) Their devotion TO freedom ther
constancy suffering and their inrepdty in trial hay
furnished golden examples the generations which have
succeeded them. (Applause "a casnl and opprObrium
well praise and eulosy, have been Wen
nigh exhausted upon them, still their gfea'
deeds shine all brighter for they are Intimately
with and their influence is felt in all branches OF
the Government of this great Republic prolonged
appause) They stand to-day III history as the winnoweU
centuries the pioneers Of freedom ana the eject Oh
the world. -tBenewed applause
Maine California, from Montreal to TEXAS VIC
are tonight celebrating this glorious incident In the his
tory Of the world but nowhere with more vim than mere
in Brooklyn. which contains more men OF Ne"'hhg anu
blood than Boston and which is distinguished Tor us
church spires for the prevalence OF the principle oil
home rule. applause. The different nstohalites are
thtongng this blessed country from every land unoe
the sun ana they there is still enough OF
(Applsuse)
The President of the United States was the first
toast on the list which drunk standing and so TOO
was the second toast In Memory OF General sherman
This is how the next toast read cordial welcome
TO the Honorable Grover Cleveland Ex-President
Cleveland In responding was greeted with CHEERS Here
Is part of what he said
GROVER CLEvELAND'S SPEECH
Mr. President and Gentlemen As this Is the first time
Nau- ugfau nd Aofigf
beg 10 express the qualification it affords me to enter
upon my experience the city Of Brooklyn and among
those whom l have always regarded as especially my
friends.
You are by no suppose that failure here
;oor 20 be present occasions like his is accounted
for by any doubt had my qualification for ad-
mission Prom time the first Immigrant OF my name
landed In down 70 the day Of MY advent all
The Clevesnds from whom claim descent were born In
New.Engiand The fact that first saw the light IN the
State O; New.Jersey REGARDED a. working
forfeiture Of any right may have derived from my New
England lineage, making me an intruder or merely
tolerated guest in an sssemblage Of this kind resent OF
course becoming spirit the imputaton that my birth
In New-Jersey constittes foreigner and all allen
ben able to see any humor in the sue-
geston that my State is not within the Union 10
nv mind the regularity with which she votes the Demo
cratic ticket entities high rank among the States
thai are really useful any rate, shall always insist
NewJersey good State TO be born In and point
that after absence Of more thah hV years
have returned TO find temporary nome "lV' her ni's
fully that early love for her Is nos -.
lnguished.
While all will admit debt great country owes t.
NewEngland influences and while none OF US should be
unndul Of the benefits be reasonably expected from
the maintenance and spread Of these influences thought
Ia which has further che mission and
duty Pilgrims from NewEnglsnd and their descend
wherever they may be scattered throughout the land
they are at all their TEACHINGS and their ire
disons they will naturally illustrate in practical way
the value Of education sentiment IN the fonnda
tons a, social life value Of industry and economy
as conditions Of thrift and eontentment But these P-
grps and their descendants and all those who, with sin
enthusiasm celebrate Forefsthers Day. will fan In
the discharge their highest duty II, yielding 70 the
temptation Of aa un-American tendency they neglect b
teach r.sistantlr that the early and