The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-23
SONS or NEW ENGLAND.
THEY CoNGRATTBATE ONE ANOTHER
ON THE FORTUNE or THEIR BIRTH

EIOgueut NpSAkcrs urscnnt hVOu Nue
tue. OF the Pilgrim Fathers, Which Have
Reen Inherited by Their Desceudnnts Who
Belong to the New England society.
Once a year the members o! tho New Eng
land Society dine on tcrrapin and canvas
back. drink champagne and Burgundy. ana
then talk about the good old days OF tho III
grim fathers. The mention OF plymouth Rock
at ono OF these dinners brings rounds OF ap-
plause and 4 rattle Of wine glasses. Last
night there was held ut Sherry's tho eighty
seventh annual dinner OF tho society. and
nearly four hundred men were there TO hear
once again tho catalogue OF their ancestors
achievements.
They were solid set OF men. who looked as
~ thoy had known most OF the good things OF
life Possibly IL ono OF the Pilgrim fathers
had entered the handsome banquet hall and
had heard tho diners wildly singing THE
Bowrry" and then repeating 1t half
dozen times. he might have regretted the good
old days when such thing might have been
punished at the stake with a slow fire. This
same Pilgrim father could have found very
little else to regret, however. IL he were half AS
good fellow AS the men who had gathered to
do him honor.
Behind Daniel G. Rollins. the President OF
the society. hung til. New Englandcrs' bnn-
ner. supported on either side 10y American
flags. There were flowers. m orchestra. and
n list of speakers whose regulations are
established. to make the evening gay Some
OF the men gathered there were tho Rov. Ed
ward Everett Hale. tho Rev. DIR. II. !" Wnyland.
Major-ticn .. o. Howard. President Seth Low
OF Columbia. Er. Chaunc"y N. Depew. tho
Hon. George A. Marden. Grosvenor l.. l.owrey
the lion. David c. Robinson. Frederick }. DO
ley.trr John u. trimmins. W. Lane Booker
j. licrpomt Morgan. MarNellc W. Cooler.
1aS sinh
Fiskr. James H. Parker. Daniel J. Appleton. f.
Il. Appleton. b. Il. Merwin. j. Parker Mason.
Charles i. brooks. Senator William l.. brown.
C. A. Colin. Henry VI. Faber. Phillip Carren-
ter. Harold c. Buiard. George T. Howell Cor
nelius y. Ess. Col. joel y. l;rhar'lt. Henry
= nowHn SirouIny )" hny tho rIi Iy
~ "t Charlie ' f. Dana. Howard i. ,swestser.
S,arn. A,nhel +. Fitch, William, {. CHURCH.
Julien 7. Davies. Pr iinfIs =. lincoln. DR.;
Mason Iy,aT svGh II Gbares H.
Ropes ,,.,,
Rollins arose and congratulated the members
DESCENDANTS, Of tho iilGrims had elected a
s s"&sd E, Ts" the rrHssaent Gt anohsr
Daniel who once uron TING found himself in
Tie i:"v Dr Edward Everett Halo was the
lion OF the evening. Ilc resi- onded to The
lOIptuthprS Day. when tnt society was CcIr-
Irattng. lie SAID that the tale 4 told was
the old one. that tho business OF life is found
when men begin to live by law and not by
Dr lIale's remarks were. listened to with
pleasure. and interrupted frequently by ap-
President Seth Low OF Columbia spoke Of
Nov England and Higher Education" lie
1T may lie q surprise to the sons, OF New
Englnnd to ho told that an animated contro-,
yersy is bein: carried on in INC Lnnrnt,41" o
New York. the English or the Dutch laid the
Foundations. o! tn. Tree. public. common school
Iork. born of New England parents. may be
permitted to express the telief TINT both have
contributed importantly to the consumnation
shat has been. after all. IL slow and continuous
dcye!orment; ,,,oo r,,i,a,. J., Oh.
higher education because, from the beginning.
She has recognized the unity d the whole L' sdu-
sational system. she PLANTED hn, Harvard ColleEs
scholars Of these last might never he without
the influence Of something to which to aspire.
1t is true that there are more scholars IN the
primnry schools. everywhere. than in the
grammar grades more In the grammar
nigh school han in the col ego: more in the
college than In the university. But you cam
not a" any o I'VE ne
seriously limiting the value Of the INSTRUCTION
below. The colleges nre constantly at work
ship Is not dependent upon college educa.
ton; mean only 1nst in the ID, direction Of
distinctly and strongly ielt"
When Dr.. Chauncey NJ. Depew was intro
and burst t" old Tl,mouth Rock applause.
Said DR.. Depew: 49,, I,u,m, r,,,.>.
81 ssny Snys Fes
skeleton at the annual dinner OF the New Eng.
land Society. When the Puritan orators had
B been my mi mission to show that alter all the
ioreiathers were human. and from them You
years service as mentor has brought TO me
the rare and distinguished honor OF becoming
er sd0P %1 Is IN Ms is1'y
have made a remark to Mr. Cleveland at tho
now famGus and historical dinner OF 5 tse0n
and Speaker Crisp. but to that banquet at the
Victoria Hotel prior to election. where the
s9 You ars ' now one q u.s. Tt ssatmSnt
seems to IT my case night: rhs difference
SON is as great rs that which separates pau
perism from prosperity The adopted son is
expected topay for his ye@ with N.
countless hunters and universal rervasiye.
ness OF the uml!y as have neen since ! he
every standing place where energy. faculty.
Yankee. He can both. build and climb. No
depth discourage and n" height daZes him.
I w"nd sn AWE wGsS h rch wnss
all other races can only plol. 1t Is only in
great cities like New York, where EuTor. and
be prevented from running the Government.
was not adopted because 1t WAS necessary to
increase the family
1.-THE Ianke" succeeds with others by always
trying to get tho best o, himself. His curios-
ity Is II social lrritant and n nationa! blessing
My foster brothers have questioned me as ia
my birth and ,Genealogy religion and politics.
assets and debts. income and expenses. and
where intend to die ana expect To hs buried
and the style OF m monument have selected fol
my grave When Chief Justice Coleridge Of
England was here took him up to New Haven
In Y private car to visit ale. \ typical Con-
nsctcut man lumped on the, ear in the New
Haven depot, and ! said; My friend. this
no - ! ssnsswsr+a' r:Wsadref 81
you mind telling me what II Is here forT
eHHplanrd and rolntsd out the chiet Justice;
heat: hy the way, what might his salary e Z
but this faculty ofthe iankce iort!tles weak
iptecrty 10y fear, and PROMOTES , e;iin,snry in
cross. examinations. II a party comes into
power through promises. 1t wants to know Il
that party intends to keep Its pledges. II "
law compelling the Duying. and honrding, Of
silver by the Government. having fulfilled Y
temporary purpose, h, comes peril to credit
menace to sound curren y. and dcranges cx.
Oils Mt home unl nhronI II pSkR why