New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-26
DRJNKING TOASTS TO HEROES.
sovS OF THE REVOLUTION AT DINNER
,.,,r,v currR THE THEMES TO WHICH WASHING

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-. o,b.rs can he with n little cXerion thoush'
| =. hv any obserying student OF history. FOR III
stance It may be pointed out mat Out io ''e
events Of 1888, the sons OF the ke'ouuo' eou'u NV
rive rs annual Evacuation dinner But lnc ''
coats did get out and the dinners III c'i'o""o'
were thereby made q possibility
,, than COO members Of the society met AT Del
o,,co,s last night. It had been 100 years since
tho evacuation md nine years since the lorauo" VI
rho society," Every man there could, az can ea'"
O, the 1856 members show direct descent from ne'V
! mtlonary heroes. or from members OF ue GONNA "
| Continental Congresses. II was n merry "''''''' "
wa; benttIng the day. and lis marked success moved
General Butterheld to suggest that the treasurer
Arthur NJ Hatch and the secretary, James NJ. MONT
| omerv no made permanent dinner committee.
| Tho merrtnent waxed highest when the orchesu"'
after twice playing "Ta-rnra'boomdc oes'''
We've All Been There Before" The descehuan's Vi
Revolutionary warriors canght up the refralh' anu
rorlslng chorus helped good digestion 10 wait on up
| ,,titc Then came "On the Bowery," when was ho'
nanproprate as the British may be supposed 70 nave
| Trimmed ooh we hear such things and we see sucn
tblngso as Washington made his trinmphal eh'ry oy
| TINT thoroughfare. "Annie Rooney" ana "Comrhoes
seemed TO come as n matter Of course and with each
the singing grow more lusty'
At the table OF honor sat Frederick s. Tallmadge,
the president OF the society; John Austin stevens,
ts founder the vice-presldent. Colonel Floyd
| GARRISON; the Rev. Daniel C. Weston, the general
| chaplain General Daniel Butterheld; Charles W.
Darling OF Utica; The Rev Brockholst Morgan, Dr.
John c. Jay, j. william Beekman. president OF the
st. Nicholas Society; General Francis b. f1hto' ana
! these members OF the board OF managers John e.
Iomllnson DR.. Gouvernour VI. smith, Charles II.
Woodruff, Robert Lenox Belknap and william CASTOR
| Hamilton.
In opening President Tallmadge called the day the
| real American Thanksgiving. AT any day should
bring pride to the American heart he said, Ut
should be the anniversary Of the evacuation OF New
York That meant the bringing Of order out OF
| chaos It meant happiness and prosperity to
united people
Mr. Tallnadge called forth great applause by say
ing Let us II It is not possible for the Sons Of the
Revolution to DO something to promote the purity and
| the patriotism OF the American citizen. We nave
asylum, for the insane and hospitals for the SICK but
We have no schools where those who come to onr
shores without money and without price. without prln
! clplrs and with the cholera, can be educated In
Amcricaai-m 1t Is true that there are naturalization
| laws and that At the Mayors Office they turn out
! citizens Mt many minute. but In tho words OF
Hamlet those citizens do initiate humanity 50 abomina-
| bly,. They almost make tho Mayors office school
for scandal
The following letter. written by General washing
ton On November Is. l7o3 from poughkeepsle was
read by J. Eeccher Miller, descendant OF James
| Duane 10 whom the letter was addressed
Oar Sr am extremely happy to have IL in my power
y0u that Sir Guy Carleton has announced 10 mo
his inr noa ~ rclinqulsh posts he holds York
Island from Kingst dye 70 Mct'owens Pass Inclusive on
the 2ist inst; Hcrrcks Hampstead. with all 10 the
Eastward Long Island. the day, and II possible
give up ue city with Brooklyn on the day following
md Paulus hook-Denycesand Staten Island after
- practicable
Should 10 mavra accident happen to retard them,
hope have the pleasure Of coneratulatng you on the
uil possession Of State by It's Goyernment-beioro
| the OF this month
honor 70 be. With great esteem and regard
| door sir. vour most obcdent servant
G. WASHINGTON.
when the guests had drunk. standing. to the toast
Tie Day We Celebrate" Colonel Garrison responded
| to It. lie said in part
Picture yourselves Sons Of the Revolution. that
scene on Kngsbrdge Roh and down the Bowery. as
! the patriotic army moved aong.
The citizens Of this city in those days accustomed
70 military dlspays OF wclldrcd troops. with bright
equlpmcnts gay scarlet uniforms. well Furnished arms
and military bands but the column moving on were
poorly al no; uniform In thcir clothing many show
nr and blue Of the Continental uniform. but large
numbers Of other, the household supply could
! furnish The they bore were OF various sres.
lengths and kinds. The Drowned with exposure,
raunt by q the pratons the roughness and eN
posurc u their many years of service. Most OF them
had nothing beyond their uniform protection nom the
chill OF autumn night But they moved along with the elias
c Sep u camragners and responded 20 the vel
ouc greeting o, tho populac through whose enthusiastic
I lines they marched
These Tie minute men That threw BACK the BRUSH
Grcnadr, % Bunker nil they had met and repealed at
Long Island the attack hired Hcrcenarcs Of the
Crown; Harlem Heights they made the names u Know
ton aIf immortal; they wen the Vet rams Of Still
water 81 Princeton % Trenton, Of Germantown and q
YORKTOWN and ac Tag they Tor, hoi through their cour
NE at endurance sound standing with the Of
Ga, efaulr,, and best u tho woih tProongel applause
\ feature ~ decided interest the reading by
| Mr.. Tlmadcc ~ the toa,ts which were drunk nj
| that fret Evacuation Day dinner given ut Friuncs
! hon (,.usr
| evening II the day that Washington a victor,
entered the city OF Ncw-lorll The first one WAS
The United states Of America" and when Mr..
rallmadgc real II. the guests sang My Country It's
I # Thee" The second on that memorable list was
III, gracious Majesty. Louis WI Of France
rhcrcat the orchestra played the Marclalso, bat
Tie hymn Of which that unfortunate monarch could
never have been fond even had he had the chance.
r. The United Netherlands" the orchestra played
somcthlus Int the guests who wanted 10 sing were
not familiar with the weird strains. Then came "Ihe
King Of swclcn" and even the player, could not r.
spond 10 Mr. 1allmadgc's sisn TO play an appropriate
air 10 The tinted states Army orchestra and
guests Joined IN "lanNc, Doodle and The Battle
rhr other toa,s on that first evacuation dinner list
Gained me Nlndlcat!@n OF ne IKE lights OF ManHna ma
| Asvum t. Prosecuted OF the Earth and d" May
the Remembrance Of this bay be- Lesson 10 Princes
When the cheering over this old time list had
ceased John Austin stevens told about New York
| I'm the Revolution and General Bnttorfcld spoke
Informally Of the work OF the Tablet Committed. OF
walch h" IS chairman. ENTHUSIASTIC cheering was
caused by his reference 20 Nathan Hale. the Revolu.
tonary soldier who was hanged rs spy by order
Of General Cunningham. Hale was Cassmate at
Yale Of Major Tanadgc. me grandfather of the
president Of the Sons Of the Revolution. year after
ilnlc's death. Major Tlllmadec had charge Of the
| execution of Andre. the British spy.
Addresses also made by General Darling and
Robert LenoX Bclknap Among those present were
Cla,,ncc W. Bowen eN-Moyor Smith Ely ex.Judge
frederick g. Gcdney Andrew s. Ilamcrscy, IT, sheppard
Ku,pp John Lawrence, James H. Mctcaf Walter 4.
Hatch j. Blcockcr Miller. William f. d. Stokes Rogin't
IT, ward Major Charles II. Whippe. L. =. A.; CONCEAL
James NJ. Vainum, frederick II. Belts. William W.
IIoppn. James +. Rugglrs, Charles Ashom. Frederick
u Thompson Lyman Rhold's. John II. Rhoades John H.
Rhodes IT, John Bc anin Charles A Schernorhorn, Johr
T. Terry jr. James II. Morgan, Joseph Tilunehast
Pcnhmn I. Fairchid. James r. Van Rensselaer, Frank
Inn.