The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22

Henry Belin, jr,, W. II. Jessup r. s. Hull,
Walter II. Buell., f. b. Foote, f. G.
Foote, +. w. Shear, w. F. Surdam, W.
H. Richmond, II. b. Cox, r. *. Tracy, {.
+. .Whfttemore, J.-W. Aitken, Carbondale;
George Sanderson, Colonel L. NJ Hitch.
cock, DR.. L.. NJ. Gates, Homer Greene,
Honesdale w. w. Watson, DR.. Capwel
c. II. Won Storch.
President Ponds Remarks.
Owing to a severe throat affection, G..
II. Pond, the societyS president could
only make a brief address; in fact he
had to desist in the midst of it, In in
Producing his remarks he referred to
the death of two members, Dr. George
Throop and d. w. Connolly, whereupon
the members drank while standing to
the memory. Of the departed. Presi-
dent Pond said:
|, I am more than gratified to witness
so large a gathering of Yankees, which
eclipses any Of our preceding meetings,
and is grand token of the future. You
will pardon me If / say nothing about
our past presidents or fail to brag a
bit about Connecticut; j had hoped to
do so, but my throat Is incapable of
the effort.
While looking over such an audience
of well known men, and men of ability,
| cannot help recalling the most domi-
nant characteristic of the, New Eng
land people--force; whether it comes
from blood or association there Is a
force, vital force. in New England
blood which is seen and felt in every
| progressive locality in our country.
We all have fond hope of more
extended development of our society,
whose aim should from now on be to
| perpetuate the memory of New Eng
land in a broader field. | hope the
| society will be so permanent nu-
merically and financially that 1t will be
alive all the year. Already a commit
| tee is at work extending our field
| throughout northeastern Pennsylvania,
! and We trust soon to have a charter for
| corporate existence.
7 Mr.. Torrey prefaced his remarks as
| toastmaster by reading letters of re-
! gret from w. r. Storrs, first president
of the society, and Senator j. r. Haw-
| ley, of Connecticut, now in Washing
ton, whose public duties prevented his
presence in the capacity of a speaker
and guest. Mr.. Torrey said, after re-
ferring to the couplet beneath his nams
on the menu card:
rse-I said with undsguised dismay-
Such are my feelings as ] rise l say.
/ | am "dismayed' from the fact that
the POSTMASTER is expected to be the
butt of his hearers, but you no doubt
will not experience that feeling from
the fact that you will be the buffers
| IriGhnDn
IS for owning a goat, place myself
The Irishman went, for legal advice tC
brother Celt who in law book coult
only find bearing upon the case pass
age which read of property aboundin
an abuttin' on the public highway as
sessablein the sum of $4 for each from
| foot. However, I'm here to be buttet
and shall receive the shafts on a law
yer's braZen shield.
Mr.. Twichell was happily introduced
by Mr.. Torrey, who referred to him
pardonably as Joe" the appelatioi
still given him by Yale graduates o
thrty-fve years ago, Mr.. Twichel
said:
Rev. Mr.. Twiehelrs Address.
Your president partially based hi
; claims upon my attendance here upol
the fact that we were born in the sam
town. While feel that 1t is too lat
to alter that circumstances / feel tha
/ am paid too high compliment il
being asked to export myself 200 mile
for the use specified. / find mysel
like farmer who fastened to his leg
| rope, to the other end of which wa
tied yoke of steers. The steers RAJ
away. dragging the farmer after them
Finally the rope parted and the neigh
bors gathered the farmer together an
: sat him up against stump when on
of them asked what he meant by fool
! ishly tying thet rope to- his leg. 6
+ hadn't gone fur" said the farmer, "be
= fore / realized my mistake.
/ must put levity, aside; the minut
one begins on a subject like mine NE,
England Pluck he stops foolishly an
takes off his hat. The pluck of tn
[ Puritan was endless, intellectually an
r physically; in his day opinions were a.
. most mans only property. and it wa
his purpose to stand by them to tn
, death. They were tolerent, but the
4 We're fell debaters; they split hair
I but they never split differences. |
. speech they were straightforward an
: honest, a, characteristic their sons hav,
n | III n HltdsuIt,tl lvrl, anu all example {
\ which was shown thirty-one years ag,
= when a. terrible voice, indeed, sbok
? against their weakness-and spoke til
e truth. Gf
While our forefathers were not lItel
airy, they made themselves understood
'. they generally spared people the pair
] of guessing what they were driving a
I Perhaps they were unamiable, unplea,
: ant, and assimilated in their domest
Z affections, and yet were not wont
J, turn their sunny side outward; thes
I Puritans were not of the effusive an
!, oscufatory type. They were true eve
: to hardness whenever the stern facult
- would do "a good turn.
!. People pooh at the stern face of n
= Puritan; do they think of the stel
= situation of those days-days that mn
! tured the visage of a soldier? Iii
l. armies in battle they faced situation
: which made men n very sombre cor
D munity / can tell you; there was !
+ time for fiddling and other fine ar
$, unnecessary to speak of. Andy yet peop
Z. poke fun at them. 1t was a strugg
:. for existence with arms on the boz
sd most. of the time and arms In the mir
t. all Of the. time. The stern look onSson
H. Of the faces about me tonight is Il
D; signature of a lighting people and, n
S..1 the signature of an aesthetic atlcestr
S9 Mayer In history have pluck, al
Ri courage been shown equal tosithat
l. the New England colonists. Can the
y, be any proof lacking? What. of Il
= people Of the Bay State colony wi
s. | scarcely bread to eat and with n