Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-02-23
A PATRIOTIC PULPIT.
Address Last Evening Of
Rev. Mr.. Hamilton
BEFORE THE PATRIA CLUB.
Judge P. E. Tillinghast Chosen as
President-The Banquet.

The first annual banquet of the Patria
| Club was held last evening In the Alcazar
| and was a most elaborate affair in every
particular. 1t was held In observance OF
| the birthday of the "Father OF His
| Country" George. Washington, and was
| a gathering that did credit to Pawtucket
and the CLUB under whose auspices 1t was
| held.
Representative men of the city and
| State were present and lent an air to the
meeting that was highly pleasing.
The executive committee met at $3.50
| O'Clock and the committee on selection OF
| officers previous to that hour and the
| club later.
The result of the meeting OF the
| committee on selection OF officers
was the recommendation and election OF
| the following gentlemen;
| President-Judge p. f. Tillinghast.
Vice Presldents-Gilman T.. Fisher and
| Henry B. Metcalf.
| Treasurer-Benjs jsmin w. Gardiner.
Secretary-A. Clinton Crowell.
Counsellors-John w. Davis, Julian A..
Chace, Rev F. w. Hamilton, Edward p.
| Tobie, Sr., Henry f. Jenks, James Nesbit,
| LYMAN M. SnhIles IchSh
| Arthur w. Stanley.
| The meeting of the executive committee
resulted in the election Of Thoma, T.
Berry to mem bership and the adoption OF
/ the records I'm relation to the death OF ex-
| Gov. Littlefield, which were later re-
| ported to the club.
The meeting of the club followed and
Secretary Crowell made his report for the
| past year. The club was organized one
| wear ago with 33 members and now has
| 65 members. three having died, and one
moved away.
The deaths were those of George l..
Walker, Benjamin F. French and ex'
Gov. A. IL. Littlefield. The receipts have
been 1868 so; expenditures, S32S.S and the
balance on hand Is S34.70.
| The club has had three suppers, Lex
iugton Day, in April, Forefather's Day,
in December, and last evening, Washing
toms birthday, besides public meeting
held on December 8th. The reports OF the
secretary and treasurer were adopted and
Col. p. Z. Hayes elected to membership
The members and guests then sat down
to a feast, which was served by Gelb q
Norton, after Rev. Theodore 8. Snow in
voked divine blessing.
| The menu was as follows:
Tomato Soup. oyster Patties.
| Braized Pickerel.
| FiIet of Beef. Mushroom Sauce.
| Potato Croquettes. Capon outlets
| French Peas. Dressed Lettuce.
| Lobster Salad.
| Rolls Butter. olives.
| Fancy and Assorted Cream.
Frozen Pudding Fancy and Assorted Cake
orange and Raspberry sherbet
| Lady Fingers. Macaroons.
Coffee. Appollinaris.
Among those present were Ex Gov
Davis, Gen. Olney Arnold, Judge p. E
T,llinghast, Rev. f. w. Hamilton, His
Honor Mayor Tiepke, Alderman John F.
Adams, Charles A. Lee, Ex' Alderman
Davis, City Solicitor Barnefield, President
Pierce of the Com non Council, Rev. L. 3
Coats, Superintendent OF Schools Gilman
c. Fisher, Mai. f, z. Tobie, Alexander
Strauss, +. Bray, Il. ). Binford, Thomas
L. Berry, A. &. Crowell, Col. p. L. Hayes
Capt. II. f. jerks, DR.. French. Hon. ii. b
Metcalf, Councilman John l.. Davis, Rev
DIR. ID. w. Faunce, Harry K. Robinson
Jacob Shartenberg, AZ in all. The com
mittee on supper was Benjamin w. Gar
diner and DR.. Chace.
At The close Of the banquet ex-Presi
| dent Gen. Arnold called the mem bers tt
order and congratulated them on th'
large number present and introduced Rev
Mr.. Hamilton, who read his paper, en-
titled, "a Patriotic Pulpit" Of which thu
following is a careful synopsis:
Address OF Rev. Mr. Hamilton.
MY plea tonight is for the good, old fash
ioned virtue of patriotism. In our presen
day disgust of the jefferson Bricks and Elijal
| Programs and our lack of patience, with tina
| yapid selfconceit which so often mistake q
ignorant assurance and presumption 70
| patriotism of the most pronounced type w
| are in some danger of losing sight of TIL
| beauty and value of the real article. We ar
| in no lack OF this pseudo. patriotism, but ther
| Is reason to fear that we have scarcel.
| enough OF the true and deep patriotism
which recognizes the divinely ordained mis-
| sion OF the great Republic, honors its gran'
| institutions, reveres the memories OF III
| great men who founded them and devote
| itself with zeal and conservation 10 the nobl
| work of carrying 20 completion the un
| finished labors of those men, guarding tn
| inviolability of those in stitutious and secuI
| ing the final accomplishment Of the nation
| mission. LaXness in these regards Is not un
| natural when we remember how strongl.
| the tendencies OF modern thinking run II
| the direction of cosmopolitanism and how
great the danger is that this may 20 ia
| enough To lead US TO associate the idea OF mar
| rowness with patriotism and to suppose our
| selves old fashioned IL we continue to plac'
| our own country first I'm our affections. Bu
. the importance OF patriotism can hardly b
overestimated. History shows that II ha
always been the one foundation of nationa
prosperity and happiness, the one safe r. uar'