Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-23
SOUTHERN SOCIETY.
NEW WORKS. SONS OF DIXIE MEET
AROUND THE FESTIVE BOARD.
Seventh Annual DInner-Richmopd Well
and Handsomely RcpreseDted-VHncc'
Choate, and Campbell Speakers.
rBy telegraph to the Dispsscn.l

New YoRK. February 22.--The New YORK
Southern Society held its seventh annual
dinner tonight in the banquet-haii OF tno
Madlson-Square Garden. and pretty nearly
all the sons of Dixie in town were present.
The Southern Society is one OF the lnstitu-
tions of New York taking rank with tho
foremost clubs, while the good fellowship
of its members is equallod by that OF Few
such organizations. The hall was beauu-
fullv and tastefully decorated with flags
and flowers. One Of the rooms was fairly
lost IN a green tangle of palms and maS-
nollas that furnished an admirably sug-
gsstive background for the glorlhcatioh
Of Dixie that followed. ,,
The guests were seated at eleven tables.
That Of the president occupied the west
end of the room, the others being placed
AZ right angles TO it. On the night or the
president sat John G. Calhoun and on
his left Senator Vance. of North Carolina.
Others at the guests table were J0hn ~
Cximmns, w. l.. Strong, Fred. Taylor; II
lis II. Roberts, Rev. Sprullle Butord. VII
liam p. Thompson. Hon. JOSIAH quincy (oi
Massachusetts,. Captain hugh u; uhIHeIn' I'
Joseph II. Choate, ex-GovernoI lamp
Daniel G. Rollins, Hon. A. Van Wyck, and
Il. w. j. Hurst.
RICHMoND's REPRrsENrATlvEs.
At the tables in the body of the room
were Colonel A. G.. Dickinson, ". Il. Irgg,
A. l.. Boulware. L. ". Christian, Joseph
BRYAN, Captain John A. Coke. oil OF kich-
mond: DR.. Stewart Douglass. j. n. Harri-
son. G. Terry Sinclair. Hon. q. johnson,
John c. Hendrix. Charles q. Deshon,
General W. W. Kirkland, Captain Chgrles
+. Roe. General l.. 5. Parker, W. M; rem
dleton, Hon. X. Clarke. Dr; H. Mhltlhs
/ ~ Il fln0ra llOTen-
20 Semple. Colonel j. @. Haskell, Captain
McGlensy OF United States Navy. Percy A.
Pickrel. Samuel Spencer, Benton McMh-
lin. Peter Alalett, Captain L. i. hane ot
limited States Navy, Robert j.. Harrison.
Hon Ii. 5. Thomson. and j. X. Mckay.
AN INTERESTING EPISODE.
One OF the most interesting features OF
the night occurred at the close OF the din-
ner. when George II. Sullivan presented 10
the society tGc smile Of the bronze Dust
of his father. Algernon ;. Sullivan, tho
original of which was recently presented
| to the metropolitan Museum OF Art.
AlCernon s. Sullivan was the fret presi-
dent of the Southern Society of New YORK,
and by his management be assured Its sue
cess The COPY Of the bust was presented
TO the society by Colonel William L. Iren-
holm on behalf of tine donor. and 1t was
accepted on behalf of tho society by Cap
tain Hugh Il. Garden, chairman OK the
Committee on Literature and Art.
GROWTH OF TIE SOCIETY.
President Parker, in welcoming the
guests. said: This ls no occasion LOT tne
inflctlon on YOU OF statistics or aught
that is dry, so will content myself as
your chief executive officer with this SIM
Die statement of the AFFAIRS of our organi-
zatlon: That its embership has increased
during the past year from 200 to l,559;;
making 1t the largest society in New York"
Joseuh II. Choate spoke 10 the toast
Washington" Frederick Taylor to the
CITY of New YORK. Senator Vance to
Patriotism" and Governor Campbell
| to "Our Native Land -,
In the absence Of the Hon. John Allen,
who was 10 have spoken TO the toast OF
"Our Law. Makers" Hon. JOSIAH Quincy,
of Massachusetts, brought the speech.
making TO a close. American Unity
was bis subject.