The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-21

Fen as some saint his rosary might do;
And find each virtue. theirs. a jewel fine
That would the gems of earth by far out
shine.
Fain would we WOO the note of him who
sung
The high "Exce,sior' be lived so well.
And feel a sympathy we might no, que'l
In human woe whose saddest murmur
sprung
From broken homes Acadia's wales among.
The sober Quaker with HIS gentle m!en
And kindly miith were welcome at our
feast;
Em.rscn, the seer. the stern high priest
OF sublest rGture, rugged ard serene,
Were welcome, too. to harmonize the
Peace and not sadness would we feel to
The stately Hymn that singeth for all
Pour newly forth from Bryant's life sub
lime;
Then tnro' the solemn spell and calm, how
To see the stars of Lowell sparkle clear!
Gladly we'd hail the deacon's zone Hoss
Shay
To our wide gate in triumph rumbling
Bearing elate. with us to sit and sup.
The genial Holmes, with SAKE. unfeigned
anu gay,
A kindred soul to cheer him on the way
''The Oaken Buckets cool and limpd
store,
Better than choicest wine at Kings
We fain would take from Woodworth's
proffering hand:
And, with each goblet full to brimming
DER,
Pledge childhood's home and innocence
once more.
We must not pause beside each fount of
Howeer designed to profit or to please;
The river pours its blended melodies;
To dreamful hours the various strains
belong
For us tonight the chorus rich and strong.
| For us TO hear. enraptured as We wait,
Their voices swell for Freedom and for
Right.
might
Whatever rbble is, or pure or great.
Or beautiful,-auGht good for mans es-
tate.
What tho the glory of their light be less
Than the bright sun that burst before
their day!
| To us the orb of night hath sweeter ray:
| A Blended thread of sheen-far pro-
A crescent clear, dawn of lovelness
Mr.. Stnrgcs' Brief Remarks.
When Z. b. Sturges arose to respond
to the toast New England Through
out the World" the clock struck mid
night and Mr.. Sturges said he would
show his forebearance by permitting
! the company to reach home a season.
able hour. The women. he remarked,
We're by virtue of their Puritanism and
/ patriotism entitled to some considera-
ton and he would be satisfied with his
| speech in knowing he had not been a
party to having kept the husbands out
so late.
Dr. Mcleod was unwilling to responl
to loud calls for a speech, but finally
explained by means of the funniest
story of the evening why he was ready
to leave. First he alluded to several
references that had been made during
the evening to his Irish blood and to the
| Venezuelan controversy and remarked
that he could vouch that Irishmen with
! their shillelahs would be in the thick of
the prospective fight and on the United
Estates side. The hour was late, 49, said
and he was reminded of an Irishman
lately landed who explained why he had
left his employment at Farmer Thomp-
sons. "rhe COW died and they salted
her down." said the Celt, land we had
beef three times day; the pig died and
they salted the pig and we had pork
three times day; then Mrs. Thompson
died and left"
At the conclusion of the speechmak-
ing the gathering united in singing
"The Star Spangled Banner" accom-
panied by the orchestra. This con-
cluded the. banquet, and after a few
moments of informal conversation ir
the hallway and parlors the assemblage
drove and walked away.
Members and Their Guests.
Members of the society present were
John w. AitiSen. Levi A. Patterson, Al
bert 8. Baker, William ]. Hamilton ant
George klots, of Csrbondale; Edward II
Chase, Charles ID. Foster, Isaac =. Hand
Fl. Fl. Harvey, Charles o Perkins, Oliver
a. Parsons. Calvin Parsons, Isaac NJ
Thomas. F. f. Wood. Wilkes-Barre
Charles H. Weles, Charles LeR. Wheeler
Wright, r. c. Won Storch. C. VI. Vol
Storch. Fred *. Tracy. Levi J. Northup
f. T.. Nettleton, r. II. Patterson, G. II
Pond. p S. Page. f. e. Fiatt w. II. Rich
mond, Charles c. Rose. T.. b. Sturges
| George Sanderson. Robert NJ. Scranton
Charles Reed Sanderson. Rufus J. Foster
n. J. Foster, j. J.. Hull, Alfred Hand
+. l.. Hitchcock, Cyrus d. Jones, C. l,
! Kinsley, j. A. Lansing, Il. W. Luce, a
T.. Law, I. +. Megargel. f.. l.. Merriman
D. B. Atherton, j. l.. Atherton, II. NJ
Boies, i. NJ. Bunnell, II. II. Coston, \
Il. Collins, Herbert II. Cox, ]. Alton Ia
Wis A. C. Fuller, J. II. Fisher, Arthu
rockingham, Scranton; George Ashle,
Cooper, Robert Mem. Law. Theodore
Strong, Pittston; Theron G. Osborne
Greenwood; A. D. Blacklngton, Dunmore
Theodore Il. Clark, Homer Greene, Henr,
z. Russell, A. II. SeirIe, w. r. Suydam
Honesdale; Vernon II, Rood, Jeansville
John II. Law, Throop.
+ The guests of the members were: p
Il. Watson, Captain j. B. Fisk, II. NJ
Hallstead A. b. Williams, jr.. George
II. Russ, Charles McMullen, ]. w. How
arth. Rev. Charles Lee, M. w. Lowry
and II. C. Colborn, of Scranton Ralpf
Gillian, of Dunmore: George Klots. o
Carbonda1e; w. +. Sweatman. Rev. J
N. Lewis, T. b. Clark and ]. II. Conger
of Honesdale: Il. p. Ryder, of th,
Wilkes Barre Record; VIII Lathrop, o.
the Carbondale Leader: Mr.. Perkins, o.
the Wilkes Barre Times.
An Artistic Menu Card.
Each year the society has aimed t.
surpass it's preceding efforts in having
designed and supplied novel menl
and programme, whose covers hav'
each year shown something symbolic o
Puritan times and from original draw
ings. Last year Salem wtchcraf
and Boston town were programme fea
lures from original drawings by Per
cival j.. Morris, a well-known Scran
ton architect. Mr.. Morris handiworl
was shown on the front and last pag,
| cf last nights programme, two photo