New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-01
MERRY SCOTS AT DINNER.
,,,-A1. GATHERING OF THE ST. AN
DREW'S SOCIETY.
.pr OF ABERDEEN THE PRINCIPAL GUEST
SPEECHES BY cHAuNcEY NJ DEPEw.
Joseph II. CHoATE. AND OTHERS.


Dei" ,.y,rg Nhat was said to be a Highland
oc'o'"' ~ behind him were about $50 members OF
rum ,ndrev's Society and their guests 1t was the
o., anniversary of the society
lSNh ct, Guest of the evening the Earl OF
Inc ~. Governor General OF Canada. Others at
AOe'u, table the president OF the society,
the s"' ,rs,in Morrison: Joseph H. Choate Chaun-
Geo's. nenew. Robert Gordon. OF London; James
cey ~ General Horace Porter. Warner Van
NJ charles c. Beaman Archie Majoribanks,
Norue' 1.-The Earl; Thomas l.. James and Percy
equerry 10 ''''
sahu..s ether people there were Charles s. Fair
An0 I,r,am Travers Jerome. J. Kennedy Tod,
c"'r - Rernheim John Sloan, j. l. Kennedy Charles
A. l. smith the Rev d. G. Wylie, the chaplain;
Ste~A p,b,nson. Horace Gaatin Ex-Governor
Wh"a srv Of Connecticut; Julien T. Davies. f. w.
Loun, lanes Speyer. Sir Roderlck Cameron. John
qua" Csptain Parsell and Leonard Jerome.
h.- ,.h md American flags were draped on the
's md a large picture of st. Andrew hung be-
,rd the presidents seat
THE PRESIDENTS REMARKS.
-. Morrison reviewed the benevolent work OF the
.."s,v during the year. and then said, among other
things: >Aou 20 ,-zs . ,,,,,her q, eer-
., NM natives Of Scotland met and formed them
.svss into society for charitable purposes mus
s sGcs nS th that 0 of the nine s Gfse
OF tiN,s who assisted John Cruger in preparing the
Smarter and were founders OF the Shamnsr OF CON-
which. Hugh Wallace was the first yse,Presd deIn
Iaon Of Indepc ndence One year before that decls
, ALTON the Presbyterans of Mechlenburg n c.;
Esvsnant the Mechlenburg Declaration OF indie
osnSence in the hands OF such men as Alexander
Ha% n,smbsrs Of this society formed the rugged
md md solemn background Of American liberties
r,ess toasts were then drunk: THE daysan a
~ba honor H." THE Queen" and "The President"
"God Save the Queen" and THE Star Spangled
banner were sung with right good will
Robert Gordon who was then introduced, devoted
most of his speech to reviewing former dinners
"AS FRESH AS PEACH"
", Depew was presented as a learned doctor who
S,d travelled thousands of miles and had made
,housands OF speeches and yet had come out OF 1t
all as fresh as peach.
Mr. Depew said II was great delight 10 meet
that uncanny and audacious being Scotchman-
There was no place in the world where one would
~, find two men, one a Scotchman and the other
carving his trunk. Other people died OF fever In
INDIA or were frozen to death in the Arctic re-
,,ons but there were so many kinds Of climate In
Scotland that a Scotchman was acclmated wherever
\. VAS He would fry In the tropics and climb the
North Pole in the suit OF clothes But
wherever he might roam. he always at last settled
m the spot where he could live best.
The sco,chman came to this country because he
Sr conld also stand up and dispute with any one he
Nkei on every possible subject. and Scotchmen nhu
conn,rv and had done so successfully. The reason
Scotchmen succeeded well in the Revolution was
Sco,Iand today governed England through Lord
Rosebery and when Canada was being drawn 70
this u,d s apns her Mr. Gladstone sent over
scotchinan Ghe Earl Of Aberdeen). ana ahneNa''o"
I'VE ws!come you scotchmen. he said. in closing.
o shores you don't want our oces IKE ,S SHp
take a mortgage on their houses" Uaughter)
LORD ABERDEEN's SPEECH.
The Earl was received with tremendous applause
and cheers
Lord Aberdeen began his speech by expressing
cordial thanks for the manner in which his health
had been proposed and received and his apprecia-
ton Of the friendly reference to Canada. He then
alluded TO the Scottish feature Of the occasion IL
was ST. Andrews night. and they were mentally
IN their native heath. He hoped that any non
Scottish friends who were present would excuse
them II they used the occasion as safety valve
for such indeed was one OF the advantages OF
such a festival After narrating in a Jocuiar way
pme Of the supposed taunts and gibes "hich
acotchnen have to endure patiently, ne continued
% follows:
Even our church-going tendencies are some
,,mes made fun of: for instance when some South-
ron pretended that ne overheard the Iolo S
conversation between two elders returning Ho'"
FIRST Elder: Did you hear Duncan snoring /
Second Elder: Parfectly dissraceful: he wauk-
ened us a. tLaughter) u,..,a ,,,,scree, on
my part TO quote that particular dialogue. peed.s
some amiabe friend may possibly susge1' rntced
was the Duncan referred TO- esruay story
which represented me as being like duncan, d uis
turber Of the public repose, thousn rs ,io' beeye
calumny. and the story certainly nct ,1entiye
mas nj he Fatr
Tess think he might have given oco S nriti
credit for the proveroa characterhtS y milling
other which in the case Of an rsb or reason
a stranger could claim for Interrogation as 10 d
travellers income or anything else o, sco,,,sb
But. gentlemen. shall not date upon ooo, he
characteristics in detail AT gathering IKE ti,s
however where our nationality Is so fuly ana con-
spicuously represented 1t may be Snr !, neces
sary disguise still less to be ashamed OF that ma
tonay. Applause know mat II may Of pc tb @'
societies may hinder that fusion that ~ uery
cooperation which is so much to De On Thai
score rather should the celebration or our love iof
the land Of our origin be stimulus ana 10 an Conn m
centive TO take real share IN profho'Hs '"o N'1'
And besides. the individuality Of race Is TING
"a Scottish IN Sader 70
monplace There Is. to speak a soul Deone'ils s
nation as well as to ndlviduss o E rob mem Of
tneif soul-ike quality. | trust. both here ana IN
Scotchmen will show that they appreciate not only
sood business but good government Goud applause,
and that what we claim 20 be scottish trait
namely the love Of right will be carried into praac-
tce n supporting every well-directed movement TOT
securing more and more OF righteousness ann o.
equity In the administration Of our public anairs
Continued applause
In concluding His Excellency congratulated 'he
society upon the practical work OF benevolence
which they had been able to carry on among the'r
less fortunate fellow -countrymen in time OF ex-
ceptonal distress and difficulty. and expressed the
earnest hope that their operations and their re-
sources might be yet more widely extended
Controller Fitch replied to "The City OF New
York. In a few remarks In which he said that New
FORK needed defence from any one; IL was the
centre IN this country Of art. culture and civinza
ton.
WHAT MR.. CHOATE SAID.