New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-18
PRAISE FOR THEIR SAINT.
DINNER OF THE FRIENDLY SONS OF
ST PATRICK.
SPECIFIES BY cHAUNrEY DEPEw. CHARLES A.
nAxA THE MAYOR AND OTHERS.

,..,,,., nv ru,r,xcEy NJ DEPEw CHARLES A.
DANA. THE MAYOR AND OTHERS
The Friendly Sons OF 81 Patrick. kept the mem
ory green last night. for the hundred ana '"eH'h
tire Of Irelands Patron saint win the custom
arv anniv.rsa.:' dinner. The banquet "h'c" was
hold a, the Savoy. was attended by over iour nun
,~od ,a,r,o,l, sors OF the Emerald Isle, and the
gathering was beyond dispute the most or'iiian.
IN the history OF the many notable love teasts neid
-. tho so,iotv The scere last night In the naha-
so,,o hall room u the savoy extremely pic'-
uresou. \ fuil-length painting OF 81 fa'rich "a'
hung behind the presidents chair decorated VIII"
tho American and Irish colors. while the "a"s Va
The chamber were almost entirely n'n'eh os '"'
waving palms and ferns ami festoons OF green
u.,,s r,uas Coleman the president OF the
soc,e,v presIded and at the head table were Also
,,at.d chauncey NJ Depew. Mayor Strong bishop
pot,er Rshop Farley. Judge Fitzgerald Samue'
sloan Charles 4 Dana. Theodore Roosevelt oom-
modore Sicard William Lyall St Andrews soc'e-
20. Austen G Fox. st. Nicholas society w. d.
Rrest St Davd's Society; Dr. u IS 81 JON"
poosa Holland Society. and Berkeley Mostyn' ST.
Georges Society
prss,len, Coleman opened the evenings oratory
,, r.c,,tng at come length the history OF the So
c.o... and he VAS followed by Judge rit%seiau'
who I'm speaking to the toast OF Inc Day we
Celebrate" referred In eloquent terms 10 the "oFA
n tho Saint vnom the day honorsd
NJ DepeW. IN risliik " sP'on ~ ~
sentiment of The United States" had rousing
rsreniion MIR Dcpew spoke in peculiarly happy
ven and kept hts hearers In an almost constant
aow ~ laughter After paying tribute 10 the IN
nuential character OF the gathering, ana making
some witty sallies concerning the natlonalltes OF
son,e Of the guests AT the head table. MI Depew
ma ssed randy on speak OF some or the prom
mont characterstics OF the irish nature. Its VI
tality and humor he dwelt upon especially. with
certain classes OF people in politics and religion the
idea was held. he said. tina. only man or serious
demeanor and instincts could be trusted TO control
,mportant affairs. But said Mr.. Depew. "A
man who cannot be humorous. who cannot tell
good story or love hear one. knows not what
lie Is And II Is jus, here that We love the Irish
man He IL taken seriously anywhere in
m, world although he often takes occasion on
the battlefield and In the field OF politics TO try
and convince people that he Is serious person..
4 story Mr.. Depew told OF Noah Webster. who
despite the dry Influences OF his work was not
without a fund OF humor. was heard with great
amusement Mrs. Webster once found her husband.
She asped on. when she the interesting in
cident ''Mr Webster, | surprised
Madam" Webster replied you evidently have
not studied our glorious language. 1t Is l who am
surprised hut you astonshed."
After the health OF Samuel Sloan. the oldest
living president OF the society. had been drunk and
acknowIedged Charles A. Dana spoke OF The
Irish In America and paid many tributes to the
devotion paid to this country by Irishmen. OF their
love for the Stars and Stripes and OF the aid they
had given In building the Nation.
Theodore Roosevelt. Mayor Strong, Commodore
slcard and Dr. u. b. ST. John Rosa also spoke