New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-23
RECALLING HEROIC DEEDS.
THE SONS OF THE REVOLUTION AT
DINNER.

IsHED DEEDS OF THEIR FATHERs-AD-
DRESSES BY DR. sToRRs ST, CLAIR
MKELwAY AND OTHERS.
The Sons of the Revolution. that patriotic body
of men who always celebrate all historical anniver-
saries in appropriate manner. were at Demon
ico's last night, and for several hours they sat
around the festive board doing honor to the memory
of George Washington There were over two hundred
members Of the society present, and President
Frederick s. Tallmadge. who. with his cooked hat
on his head the insignia of his office, presided,
welcomed every member, and invited MN 70 eat ana
drink to the memory of Washington The large
dining hall was effectively decorated win hags
and banners The menu was printed IN co'orS' ueo
with red white and blue ribbons, and represented
Browns statue of Washington in Union Square The
sorbet was served in miniature stumps or cherry
trees to which were fastened small hatchets on
which were the initials &c. w
THE NATHAN HALE INSCRIPTION.
An interesting feature in connection with the dim
ner was the reading of a letter from CoIohei Asa
Bird Gardiner which will be SEN. to the PARK COM
iissioners to-day and which is in reference to the
inscrlption on the Nathan Hale statue. The Park
Commissioners recently received letter from
George Fentrick who said that there was MS
torlcal inaccuracy on the Hale statue In regard 10
.he part of the inscription which reads that Hale
was member of the regular Army. Mr. Fentrlck
said that the inscription ought to read continental
Army" Colonel Gardiner. In his letter. proves con-
clusively the inscription is correct because az
the time Hale captured the continental Army
had gone out of existence and the army Tor the
year l776 had been formed by an act of the Conti-
mental Congress- and was therefore the regular
Army The Continental Army, so-called went out
of existence in December, 715, and in January lS.
Hale was recalled to the regular Army just formed
by .he Continental Congress
SOME OF THOSE WHO WERE THERE.
Those who sat at the guest table besides the
president Of the society were the Rev DR. Richard
3. Storrs, Frederick Taylor St CAR Mchei"ay'
william 3. Hornbower Willard G. FISK the Kew
DR. Josiah Strong John II. Washburn, Ira Daven-
mort General George r. Sharp, c. II. Woodruff.
the Rev Or f. b. Coe and W. f. Havemeyer
Some of the others who were present were James
~ Montgomery Thomas +. Y. Smith Arthur Mel
vim Hatch the Rev Brockholst Morgan John G.
Tomlinson. Or. Goayemeur NJ smith, "lilam ".
Hamilton John Lawrence. Benjamin ID. Sillman,
Charles A. Schermerhorn. Charles a Peabody, jr.
Asa r. Gardiner Henry W. lie Roy. John Hone
Charles H. Woodruff, James -. Metoaf, Banyer
Clarkson Philip l.. Livingston. Frederic ).
De Peystcr Rowland Peil. William keioy'
George Wilson, Frank Tilford, Dr 'ohh
C. Jav. John b. Ireland Henry F. Shoemaker
r ! Oakley Rhinelander. Robert Jaffray, jr.'
William Dunnen. Ashbel T. Fitch FREDERICK
Clarkson Richard Church William Bunker Da'io
Banks David Banks. jr, James A benedict' rra''A
NJ Avery. John p. Allen. George [. Andrews 'te'
phen S. Burt Collins l.. Balch, the Kew III I'a'''
r Rackus Walter $ Baldwin. Charles w Bahy'
George D. F. Barton. Lieutenant Charles L. BECK
urts Milo L. Belding jr. Pelham st. G. Bisseli'
Frederick l.. Bradley, Frederick H. Brooks' inc
Rev Charles f. Bruger. Or. Frederick A. burra'I'
Oliver c. Barton. Charles Bradley George II
Coutts Charles L. Colby, Edward T. CockeN' III
George D. Cochran. General Charles A. carleton
Charles " Carpenter. Reese Carpenter, Or!ando
Carpenter Samuel l. Knight, William 4. Chapman
DR. Edward Curtis. Marston II. Cockey Charles D.
Carpender William u. Ellis. Henry r. Edrlds'
George d. Farrar Or. j. G. Miner. Francis t. fltcos
DR. william r. French. Robert ID. Fariee' frahcs
y Griffin DR. Frederick f. Hyde Caleb Is. HacH'
lev Dr Graeme Hammond. Nathaniel r. hoNie' Jr'
william A. Hungerford. Charles \. Miller, fisheS
Morris g. r Rabbit Hyde. Curtis H. hatha"ay'
r. Feowes jenkins Dr. II. DE witt JOY James L.
Lockwood Harvey Hustled Williston B LocA"oous
William II. Loomis. Colonel Frank = lo'e'a"-
William s Lyon George De Witt, Judge isaac ~
,,,Is Dr Arthur Mathewson Colonel John h
Miner George A. Morrison. jr, and Johh u Maj
shall.
DR. STORRsS REMARKS.
Mr. Talmadge began the speech-maKihe os Sa'9
a few OF the brilliant things that ne seems - -
filed with on all occasions, and when ne I'D" IN
shed he introduced the Rev. DR.. Rcharu = '.o' -
who responded to the toast, THE Power OF Ram
Manhood in the Revolution" DR.. Storrs SPOKE -
part follows: ,,
! The men OF the Revolution were generally pan
people; plain soldiers. led by plain ofhcers nney
wore not the titled scum from otner county ~.
MANY ~ them were in higher social positions man
| others Some OF them had the best advan t u'
the time but in the main they were Ine aIonsi
the plain people the country boys They dsSePsa
great leaders they were neeIs.l 49,, " he
himself was a Virginia farmer W asii.s .o' l.. ~. 49,
man on whose patriotic courage the destiny OF tne
country turned The Declaration or lndepehI nl
came from the hearts OF these plain peopIe. 10y
feI, that the best forces the world were working
with them and or them They TTre tns s maa from
politcsl tyranny In their struggle the cann9ns
of God were not silent They fe., maj na var y,
ambition aggression, but ono on behali OF p 30
cples connected with the social and moral wei'a's
II is in sense Of security that We live when we
think that our fathers were mat KIND 9t I'm men urs
OF the country is safe in their keeping me D rns
Yaton ia not 70 be conquered by civic treachery.
or by any political manipulation. ley US III MI
things The same power. the same grit is IN me
people as then TIE same pivne fre eoIe or
the Revolution.
MR.. MKELwAYs SPEECH
The next speaker was st. Clair Mckeiway VINO
replied the toast: The rathers uhr"s"r' N
ties" He said In part:
m M lasts The Individual departs but the race
remains The fathers. where are they? But inc tne
ss are sr seTs s duties Tne fathers unfinished H
ties those the sons have not Sominon
/ TO Great Britain. The sons have not whoi; ,hat
/ themselves from other kinds OF common VI $50 80
country There Americans in slavery 70 p pm.
St tailors to Piccadly outftters ana 10 DOW d not
pronunciati ton Their servitude is slight ana ,v s
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IL can be easily thrown OF or readily
,xnrn and horne IL is only a superficial servitude
In il is nothing malicious and truth TO say, ns
very manly. The dudes whom 1t decorates' II "o'
few not formidable. ..,, auav
They can he broken in two ana throw v, awe" ~
They can be dsintegrated for chicken Ieed: ., .n1
they can studied anthropologlca cuflos s,a ,nn
ing in the relation TO virihty that SIto saS
does TO an oil painting and they can even oe usea
as "A pendant for monocles and chrysantnensu,,,n,.
These interesting chattels in time emaneIpdte ala
selves Marriage liberates them from Anglican Slc.
very even 4 subjects them to dnef fsem by
rotism When children given 10 tieIn l., ~.
nroture the native attractions of Young AmeriSIa
disenchant the fathers OF anectation in ne fortv
Of to-day had his analogue in the dandy Oh ao,n
wears ago and the dandy Of forty years ago r,ars
sturdy Yankee grandfather OF our own 'iine rhe
! is hope for freedom in the flight OF year.. o,.S
English will be more likely 10 initiate our sh U
than our youth to initiate them, now tnal VIZ. ~.