The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-01

ciety are among the most elegant given
during the year in Savannah. The men,
bers and their guests met at the hotel
about Q o'clock. and few minutes after
wards went in a body into the supper
room. where the following elegant menu.
especially prepared for the occasion, was
served.
Blue Points on the Half Shell.
Sauterue
Mock Turtle. ST. Andrews.
Timbale Of Chicken a Ambassadors
Sherry.
Radishes. Celery. olives. Cucumbers
Brotled Pompano a la Maitre D'Hotel
Potatoes. Florentine.
Haggis.
Filet Of Beef, Larded a Ia D'Orleans.
Quail en- Compete. a la Suedoise.
Stewed Terrapin, Maryland Style
st. Julien.
Cardinal Punch.
Potatoe. Ballenune.
Mushrooms
Asparagus.
French Peas.
Roast Turkey. Cranberry Sauce
English Duck. Currant Jelly.
Chicken Salad. Lettuce salad
Plum Pudding, Hard Sauce.
Hot Scotch.
Chocolate Eclairs. Champagne Jelly
Lady Fingers. Assorted Cake.
Confectionery. Lemon Ice Cream
Apples. Oranges. Grapes
Roquefort and Edam Cheese.
Coffee
President Thomas f. Thomson presided
as toast master and on his right We're
Judge William D. Harden, Messrs. J.. Nc
Neil, 90 - Bent, J. w. Conner and w II.
Baker while on his left were seated Rev.
W. G. Schaefler, Messrs. John Nicolson,
Jr., e. r. Kethan, II. f. Train and
Capt. John +. Wheaton.
Mr. NJ. Y. MacIntyre attended to the de-
tails of the banquet at the opposite end
of the table. The dinner was begun after
the blessing by Rev. L. G. Vass, d. d.
1t was nearly u o'clock when President
Thomson raped for order. The feast
that satisfies the physical man had been
concluded and that of reason and the
intellect was about to begin. President
Thomson introduced the first speaker.
Rev. W. c. Shaeffer, who responded to
the first regular toast The Immortal
Memory of ST. Andrew"
Rev Mr.. Schaeffer was greeted with
applause as he rose to respond to one Of
the leading toasts of the occasion. He
said he felt honored by the invitation to
respond TO this toast. He spoke of the
life and work of the immortal saint and
explained why he was Scotland's patron
saint He spoke especially of the spirit
of generosity and absence of selfishness
which characterized st. Andrews life,
and he said that Scotchmen were often
like him in these respects. He suggested
that it was not sufficient for man to be
good, but he must be good for some
thing, and in this connection he spoke of
the services of Scotland's patron saint.
He provoked much laughter by the re-
mark that he had known many men in
the church who were SO good that they
were good for nothing. His theme in con-
oh How d o.
each other and he was heartily applaud
ed.
The queen was royalty toasted by the
singing of the national anthem of her
kingdom. God Save the Queen. Mr.. p H.
Ward was cheered to the echo as he con-
Guided the last verse of this stirring an
them.
The President of the United States is
a pleasant and patriotic feature of the St.
Andrews Society toast list Hon William
d. Harden, who responded to this toast,
was introduced by the president, and
made stirring reply. Judge Harden spoke
in an interesting manner of the efforts of
the thirteen states in securing their in
/ dependence from the mother country 1t
was not until 1889, he said, that the Of
sfice Of President of the United States was
I created The name of George Washington.
/ when spoken Of as the first President, was
/ loudly applauded. He said he took it that
j the toast referred rather to the Office than
! to the incumbent, as the latter was
/ changed with the varying within of those
/ who placed him there. The Office, he said.
4 was second TO no other in the world in
dignity and honor, and it has generally
/ been we'll filled. He said he had faith
! enough in human nature to believe that
/ honesty in politics was something more
/ than an iridescent dream. Let us use our
/ best endeavor," he said, ITO see that this
! dream if Ii be a dream NAV become a re-
/ atty"
! Judge Hardens toast was warmly an
4 plauded at its conclusion, and DR.. II. +.
! May sang the Star Spangled Banner.
which brought from those around the fes-
tai board a patriotic cheer when he had
/ concluded and he was called back for
another stanza. Mr. Frank e. Keilbach
/ played the accompaniment. as he did for
the other singers of the evening. DR.
J May was assisted in the chorus by many
/ of those around the festal board.
The next regular toast The Land of
4 Cakes and Robbie Burns, is one without
which the St. Andrews toast list woud
not be complete. There is room under
/ that head for everything bright and pa
triotic that can be said about Scotland.
/ The response was by Rev. S. A. Good
win, d. D. He said that on no other
country had nature more fully lavished
her charms. He spoke very prettily of her
/ stormy Crags and smiling valleys her
/ magnificent cities, and the purity of her
/ people, which, he said, made her the fair
/ est land that ere the sun shone on. Every
! spot of it, he said, had been dyed in a
patriots blood, or immortalized in a poet,s
/ song. Through blood and battle. storm
| and song, he said they had made their
way TO the stars. He spoke of Hume.
Carlyle and Sir William Hamilton. who
l mad been foremost among historians. and