The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-21
new ENGLAND BANQUET
Society Of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Celebrates FOrefathers' Day.
FEAST AT HOTEL TERRACE
Was tho Ninth Annual banquet OF tho So
cicty-Many Attended from Wilkes
Barre, Carbondale and Homes.
daIc-spc nkcrs of Note.

The ninth annual banquet Of the New
England society of Northeastern Penn
sylvania was held last night in the
Hotel Terrace. 1t was the first func-
tion Of the kind since the discalding or
the old name New England Society Of
Lackawanna County" and the wisdom
of the change was indicated by the
presence of large number of guests
and members from Honesdale. Wilkes
Barre, Carbondale and other towns out
side the limits of this county.
Like all such affairs it was not with
out its disappointment. Rev. DR.. G.
Parsons Nichols, of Binghamton, an
eloquent speaker. a patriot and prime
favorite in this region, where he is
well-known, was unable to be present.
He had been slated to respond to the
toast "New England Thought in the
Religious Life of Our Country" but n
sudden illness kept him away. and
prevented his notifying the society un-
til yesterday, too late to make any ad-
vance formal announcement of who
would assume his toast. His place was
creditablX, filed by Rev. DR.. C. r.. Rob-
jnson, of the Second Presbyterian
church.
The officers Of the society are: Theo-
Gore Strong. of Pittston, president; T..
Il. Sturges. vice president: j. ii. Fisher.
secretary; A. c. Fuller, treasurer; COM
Mittee OF arrangements, y. T.. Fuller,
Homer Green. of HoEasdale: j. Alton
Davis, Archibald T. Law, and j. II.
Fisher, trustees: Frank II. piatt, Isaac
L. Post and A. O. Gilmore.
Very Successful sffair.
As of it's eight predecessors 1t might
have been written of the ninth ban
quet that ''it was the most successful
ever held by the society" which Is
fact and Is no: thrown III rs n plat
ttude. Everything conspired to make
the event what it was intended 1t should
be--a distinct success; the weather, the
attendance the details of its manage
ment and the present little controversy
with Great Britain--a common topic of
individual 'liscussion--all tended to
make the banquet grand and bring out
the sturdy and Puritan patriotism at
least in sentiment and quality.
The speakers We're: Hon. Theodore
Strong, president of the society; DR..
Robinson, a. J. Colborn, jr,. Hon.
Charles ID. Foster, Of Wilkes-Barre;
Theron G.. Osborne, of Greenwood: T..
j. Sturges and Rev. DR.. James Mcleod.
Although o'clock was the hour an
nounced for the feast proper the men,
bers and guests began arriving in al
most a continuous stream at 7.30
o'clock, and when the dining room was
occupied, over a hundred persons were
present.
The members and guests mingled in
formally in the hotel parlors on the
ground floor. where letters of regret
were read by Secretary ]. II. Fisher
from Congressman Thomas b. Reed
Rev. Dr.. Nichols, Thomas H. Ather-
ton, Major Everett Warren, Henry A.
Fuller, George s. Kimball and NJ. w.
Stryker, president of Hamilton college.
Room Appropriately decorated.
- 1t was not long after 8 O'Clock when
the assehblage filed into the hotel din
ing room, whose only decoration was
an appropriate one. American flags
were arranged in clusters along the four
walls, and the pillars were wound with
the same emblems. Daintilly shaded
table lamps and green plants were set
upon the tables. The main table was
arranged like an open square with the
opening facing the east side Of the room
ana opposite the two main entrances:
the inside space was occupied by three
smaller tables.
Before being seated the blessing wos
asked by Rev. DR.. James Mcleod. of
the First Presbyterian church. and a
flag, waved by the president. Theodore
Strong, of Pittston, was saluted by
three willing and deafening "hurrahs ;,
During the discussion of the menu
hve OF Bauer's men from their rosition
In the hallway, played such patriotic
airs as Hail Columbia" America" !"
YANKEE Doodle" "Red, White and
Blue," Dixie" "Marseilles." John
Brown" Georgia" and "Star Spangled
Banner" The menu was as follows:
The menu was as follows:
The Sway of Our Stomachs.
"CiviliEed man cannot live without cooks"
Menu.
Blue Points
Salmon, Sauce Tartare Boui,lon
Pommes, Parisienne
Cuculnbers Olives Celery Radishes
Fillet of Beef
Baked Beans Mashed Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Roast Pig, Colonial STYLE
b, Lalla Rookh Punch Cigarettes
r Sailed Almonds
- Pheasant Currant Jelly
't,, Lettuce. Salad
Mince Pie Pumpkin Pie Cider
Ice Cream Coffee
Camembert and Rochefort Cheese
Crackers
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