New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-01
SONS OF PATRIOT SIRES.
A BRILLIANT DINNER AT DELMoNIco's.
SPEECHES BEFORE THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION EY Mr.. DEPEw, GENERAL
HORACE PORTER, c. A. DANA
AND OruFpc
AND OTHERS

HORACE PORTER c. A. DANA
AND OTHERS.
The delegates TO the National Congress Of the
Society of the Soils of the American Revolution
closed their third annual meeting with dinner
at Demonico's last evening, which proved TO be
most enjoyable occasion of festivity. Notwith-
standing the tolls of the days long sessions
at the Congress- every diner seemed to bubble over
from the start with patriotism and good humor.
ready to appreciate the excellent speeches to
which they listened, filled they were with the
choicest American sentiments 1t a character
istic gathering, which did not need the fcstOoned
colors Of the Stars and Stripes which hung from
the balcony the only decoration of the spacious
dnng-hall, to remind those present that it was
made up of men in whose veins
flowed the blood of the Sons of Lib
erty. The souvenir of the dinner was
handsomely designed menu neatly engraved with
the badge of the society," inscribed with its motto,
Libertus ct Patra.'
Chauncey NJ. Depew presided, and he was in
his happiest vein On the speakers platform Win
him were some of the best-known supporters OF
American sentiment in the country. Seated at the
presiding officers right were Ex-Governor Simon b.
Buclner, of Kentucky, the Confederate General
who gave up his sword to General Grant at Fort
Donelson in 1869, and in 1885 was
a pall-bearer at his funeral and sincere mourner
at his grave; Charles a. Dana. Ex-Governor
Henry c. Robinson of Connecticut Bishop
Cheney, Of Illinois. the Chaplain-General; the
Rev. Dr. John w. Brown. the rector OF ~.
T'homas's Church of this city, and General A. w.
Greedy. formerly head of the Signal Service OF
the United States. On Mr.. Depew's left were
General Horace Porter, who yesterday DecahH
the President-General Of the National Society;
Thomes f. Bayard. of Delaware, Secretary of state
under President Cleveland; f. 5. Barrett, the
president of the Massachusetts, Society Charles IL.
Dennison, of California, and General o. o. Howard:
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
At the six long tables which ran across the room
there were William Writ Henry. of Rchmond'
Va. a lineal descendant of Patrick Henry; JON
athan Irumbull, of Connecticut, ineally deScehded
from Washington's immortal Brother Jona-
than Ex-Governor Dillingham;. OF Vermont;
Ex-Governor Robert s. Green, Of New
Jersey: Lncus Robinson. OF Connecticut; eX-Con'
cressman John s. Wise, formerly Of Virginia.
Bishop Worthington; I. 5. Peek. OF vermont;
H. b. Iedyard president Of the Michigan Centrai
Railroad Company; General James W. huSted'
General II. c. King. Buchanan WIN
throp, Daniel Worden, Francis horoay'
Alfred +. Brush. Daniel T. Wood,
eral F. G. Butterield, John H. Starin. Charles f.
Sands. B. ID. Brown, Ex-Governor Stewart, John
Woodbridge, of Chicago: a. Howard Clark, OF
Washington City; Colonel NJ. NJ Parker ard
Captain c. b. Sears Of the District of Columbia;
J G.. Woodward and Joseph NJ. Hubbard, OK
Connecticut; Amasa NJ. Eaton, OF Rhode isiahd
Duncan r. Bacon of Indiana George r. Barton Oh
Chicago; G. G. Gilmore of New-liampshlfe' H. ''
Hill Of Connecticut; john Z. DEWITT, Of Maine;
George BowClon William l.. Bull, George b. de For
est Stuyvesant Fish, Juilln ii. kean, General John
c. Robinson, Edmund c. Stanton. Hart Lyman.
Gardiner Shearman, 4. L. Winthrop. jr. ballard
Smith, Henry s. Burrage, DIR. James NJ fhnt
n S. ", Henry Hal. Clarence Carey;
Albert b. Chandler, Horace j. Morse
and William A. Crunlbie of Vermont;
Colonel William r. Griffith, DR.. J. d. lglehart'
Colonel Henry Ramsay, and Lieutenant D. Z.
Crcsap. L. S. n, of Maryland: W. w. bailey.
Of Ncw-Hampshire: Henry Sherman Bouteli, OF
Illinois: w. A. " Wainwright of Connecticut;
Charles NJ. Green, Richard F. Barrett anu
Robert A. Blood, of Massachusetts: Frank IL"
Carswcu and Andrew J. Woodman. of Delaware:
p Corswen. of Delaware; John }.
Uubbell George A. Haley and j. Z.
Pumpelly of New-Jersey; Ethan Allen
ex-Judge W. IT, AmouX. j. Q. Adams. Edmund
!. Bayies, c. c.. Baldwin, John {. Calhoun, Z.
P. Cone, j. G. Cutler, J. Warren Cutler Captain
J. w Dnlenback, L. S. A; Paul Dana. Horace
'C. Du Val, General Ferdinand 7. Earle,
Lieutenant A. s. Greene. L. 5. N. Hugh Il.
Garden, W. S. Rossiter, Charles A. lloyt. Edward
IIacaman Hall, Captain II. l.. ioAie. L. s. N.
Captain H. w. Hubbcll. L. $. A.. Theodore Z.
eshdsr Iesh5S4' sohn LoSs Nl1S M;kssys;
f. Z. Potter. f. D. Randolph, Robert B. h;; Roose;
Welt. Samuel Spencer, John Ia Starin, Dotaia
B. Toucey, Seth +. Thomas; George sanEerI,ia.; ,inr
+. Egcrton Webb. G. Creighton webb, STEPHEN
N Wright. Robert 5. Williams and benjamin
Wood ,,
MR. DEPEw'S OPENING SPEECH.
When the various courses of the dinner had
been finished and the smoke of fragrant cigars
began 10 curl above the heads OF the mem'erS
and their guests, Mr.. Depew raped for order
His appearance as usual was greeted WIN
cordial applause lie said in part:
1t is one OF the happy conditions OF this patIlouc
organl1ation ha! a It ho@s sS%e ~ tme Wneh recall
toric event connected with tile origin Oh onc Hepu'
The convention held here to-day is held In tnS
place and upon the anniversary OF ue o The
f,n,ted States Demosthcnes gave as Il rule oi snS.
cess In oratoy, "acuon, acton action ahn r'ie
con stft utcs the principle or ahcehl .'iiL.,io'.
mbodies thc idea that the orator or the soldier res e
the state Demosthenes governed the dei"oSIS oa %,
Hhn ens Sam" ,V was true in all mediaeval and most :?
modern history. but the demand u 9us "ne and
o,ocs.,dcitv y, have compelled the ORGANIZATION
of capital to carry on bu'nes, smseTpSes All All
v, ocDent. religious charitable political e1uca'oin
social dependent npoa sSme "S Gl and
rh individual as n potential foVc has been oooot1ea
in the mass The evolution Of ne Amenc,a Sr' st
III nt L. one cf the most interesting stuic' " niso ~
~ ~ nopultjon which Is bent on earning n'ins "d
securing home. Then comes the chntcn, n,c"et n,ct
h,eh centre, aud In which originates cV gy n,cT,s
WA Ma" nverv movement. II Is more than pl,cc iS
rII ons Worship, There all matters pertaining " 1 .n
n rbocd are discussed the young people nce nv
flI IN love: thero they married and rom 'ne'T s
thew are buried. In very large ana a., ,er rirh ~
Sn town Then come the charitable organlhsohs
Ing societies and finally patriotic ones , wso'o eocioi
, :, ~ 10 take car OF members and prOnoee soc,u
H. uNuencc. Then come the shakesparean ana Brown'