New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-03
,1OVIAL WELSHMEN DINE.
THEIR WIVES, SISTERS AND SWEETHEARTS
WITH THEM.
THE ANNUAL DINNER OF ST. DAvID's SOCIETY
SPEAKERS AND GUESTS.

INIT the lnightly courtesy of his sons in New-lork'
ro had their wives and sisters and sweethcarts with
,hem last evening at their annual dinner not eAiled
in boxes not cOOped up in gallery, but seated a'
.be tables with Them is worthy to be praised by al
Ms bards who even harped and sang at ei'teddfodS.
The gwledd nynyddol OF the Cymedcithias SAINT Dew
r.laeth Efrog Newydd held yu FamdnnaSoi
u,o.,ty The big dining room of the Metropolitan
uotel was filed by company of nearly 400 people
Ex,Judge Noah Davis, the president Of the 81
Dayid's society, presided, and at his table were
CbsunceyrM Depew, David Mcclure, Of st. Patrick
society; John sloane, OF St. Andrews Society ~
Morgan Hdreth jr., F. ". J. Hurst, Of ST. George
society," John NcClave, Judge John Il. Brady the rev
Or. De Costa John r. Van WOrmer, General O. d.
Howard. the Rev. Or. W. NJ Taylor Judge Charles
Daniels the Rev. Dr. D. Parker Morgan, warner
Miller. r. b. Roosevelt, Of the Holland society ;
Thomas A. Perhan, and Mr. Howe, of the New-Ens
land society.
The four tables on the floor were presided over by
william Miles, eX-Postmaster General Thomas L.
James, Henry Parry and Richard J. Lewis. Amohs
those present were Mr. and Mrs Clark Bell. Mr. ana
Mrs Freeman Bloodgood Mr. and Mrs. George W
Eusb Colonel and Mrs W. C. Church, Professor ana
Mrs william Courtney. T. CrOwninShed, MI ana
Mrs John T. Davies Julian T. Dawes JUiI"i
T. Davies, jr.. Mrs. Noah Davis ana N"1','
Noah Davis, ]. II. De Lamaier, Ludwig Dryer JOSIAH
D. Evans, the Rev NJ. NJ. FOthergill ana MIS- fo'ici
gill, the Rev. Janis a. Francis, W. y. Harry IL
Warren A. James. Mrs. T. l.. James. Daniel L. Jones'
the Rev. A. II. Judge and Mrs. Judge, the Kew
W Kirby George Morgan Lewis. Mr.. and Mrs Rlch
ard V. Lewis Mr.. and Mrs. Robert MaclaN. hr'
Parker Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac y. NNhMh>
William James. general foreign freight agent ol inc
Vanderbilt railroad system; IT, c. Jones. T. r. Jones
and Mrs. L. +. Jones, c. W. Jones, {. +. D"ane'
Obed Wheeler, Colonel Samuel b. jones' LonlNV"o
and Nashville Railroad Captain Robinson, steamship
aiD tea
Roberts. William T. Cornell and Mrs Cornell, JOhh
straltOn Mr.. and Mrs a. L. Baird, Miss Pennock'
OF Omaha, and General y. G. Williams, eX-Deputy
Collector Of Customs.
On the Reception Committee were Thomas Jones'
Hugh Roberts, T. 5. Lewis, William Miles, julien I.
Davies NJ. V. Powell J. d. Evans and J. II. Roberts.
Behind the Presidents chair hung the Red Dragon
of Wales surrounded by cOnsonantal legends. which
being translated. ran. "SOclcy of Llewcllyn My Ian
guage my country, my nation God and all good. May
the Welsh language live while the world is"
The bill of fare gave lively example OF the Welsh
language. Good dishes arc good by any name; and
while must be admitted that oysters on the halfShe
sounded pretty tough as "wystrys fires hau@
plsigs; and that some of the other courses in
their Welsh names. blasUs bastelod dameidau7
and "psygod," for instance, looked like
swearing they firstrate tOotsome, French-Amcr
lean victuals after all.
BEGINNlNG The TOAST LIST.
The principal rule Of the Welsh language seems 70
be that the vowes are mostly "w' and "y,' and
sometimes a, e. j. o, or IL. When cofh moca." which
IS not sufficiently disguised to need translation, was
reached ex-Judge Davis called attention for the toast
list.
First, "The Memory Of General William Tecumseh
Sherman" who had expressed his intention u be at
the st. Davids dinner, drunk in solemn silence
Then the chairman, in CHEEKY, bright ana
brief way introduced the Rev. Dr. D. Parker Morgan %
respond for Wales and her patron SAINT d. No's"
did so eloquenty and well.
1You need never blush he told his hearers " be-
cause Won or your ancestors came from Wales but
rather realize that it is little bit OF country very
dear to very many, of which you and may wei DC
proud; and it should be endeavor so to live l'l
when we are gone our descendants may be PROUD
of u.s." (CheersD .
After the toasts of the President Of the United
States and the Queen OF Great Britain were honored'
the chairman introduced Chauncey NJ. Depew TO reply
for "The Land We Live In-Uncle Sam Is Rich
Enough to Give Us All a Farm
Mr. DEPEw on wELSHMEN.
NJ, Denew. who was received with great cheering
.ontrtelv acknowledged that he wasn't a Welshman.
Nevertheless. no knows something about "taiiy
(which il is believed, was invented in Walesl' lie
said:
II ,s many years since 1 have had the pleasure Of
meeting the St. David Society. have met many WELSH
mon in my life. This is the first time ever "a"
auarr 90 welsh woncn MY boyhOOd appreciation OF a
WeIshman was venerable man with bald heau anu
long beard who. whenever he could get an suusNoV'
sang Of the glOres and the woes Of MS race ""u ~
comuaned himself IN extempOrzed music on Ms
tsrn Iaucbterl NV manhood and mature
arouatntances with the Weshnan have j." NV
10 believe that in the concrete he has the intellect Of
Gladstone and the obstinacy Of an army mule. Laugh
ter and applauseJ ., ,-..ddtoa #
rdrd NafiO
Prince Albert Hall, in London. All the bardS were
present with their boards and their harps. Inc r.0
Of Wales presided lie delivered speech "hich io a.
delicate hattery Of national sentiment ana easy anu C
be expression OF sentiment Of the OCCASION ueno"
strated that a royal parsonage can be an ORATOR. IT,
member one point which he made-and which was ue
success Of the meetingthat whatever else might DC 'n'
attributes Of the heir the throne Of the BRUSH
his principal glory was that his title came Hon ""''
(Cheers) 49,, 1900
In the torrent enthusiasm which greeted the expires
sion from the 10 600 Weshmen present, was so bore
along myself came to the conclusion that HIS hoy
Hirhness meant daughter and cheersJ
We try anayzc at these festivals Of the various Ma
,,onaes which constitute composite American ciVzd
ton what each contributed 10 the glory the wealth.
the mower OF the live in. find careful an
avss NJ the claims all that under broad general
zaton the WesLmsn be said TO be the producer ana
the rest the consumers. Welshman manipuates the
raw material riches and the rest toll the riches for
living The Irish in general way undertake TO solve
municipal government (Laughtero Ihey do u
N thor own satisfaction Qaughter), whatever
NAV be the result TO the taxpayer. But then,
or this patrotc service they have to be paid and that
comes out the taxpayer and the treasury The French
nan runs our restaurants and gives us art and each OF
,ho eletes cur surplus however much it may crafty our
inner man and cultivate higher nature uaughter)
The German If he gets into the country, becomes an eN'
cellent farmer but under metropolitan and urban IN
nuences merchant, trader or brewer But the
wosbma, doIves into tho bowels Of the earth. He is
miner He brings out coal and the ore He creates
national wealth that which. IN us natural bcd
had no value. (ApplauseA He gives to us the
stream OF Pactous. flowing win Pora mo
National state and municipal treasures. into the banks
o. depost ahd for savings the pockets OF the work
es and the stockings OF the frugal housewives lie gives
10 us the income ,of the sod feaes from
which we all derive living. (App!auseJ
Fvery country in Europe has been conquered and sub
dued except wales. (Appause) That little spot Of