The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-23

]. H. Fisher secretary; \. c. Fuller,
treasurer: Colonel II. NJ. Boics, y. r.
Law, II. j. Foster. r. II. Athertun, j..
II. Fisher. committee of ARRANGEMENTS;
r.. Il. Sturees. +. r.. Platt. W. II. Rich
mund, cX-JustiCe Alfred Hand, c. IL.
Pond, speakers committee: ~. T.. Paine
d. i. AthCrtOn, \. {. Collins, member
ship committees; Il. +. PGine, historian.
The only disappointment in the
tOasting was the absence OF Key. g.
Parsons Nichols. d. D., Of Bingham
ton. who was to have responded 10 thu
toast, THE Yankee Away from Home.
"rhis is the man we long have sought
but mourn because he came here not,
said President Sturgcs
The thanks Of the society We're at
the suggestion of the president ten
dcred to Secretary Fisher and Treas
urCr Fuller during one of the intellniS-
sions between toasts. for their present
and past efforts in making the New
England hanQuots so Successius Ine
gathering drank of AQUA gurd to the
health of the two executives.
THE FEAST BEGINS.
When The members and guests filed
INTO the dining room at eight o'clock
all remained standing while Homer
Greene. of HonesdalC, rccited the TWO
stanZas THE Banner of the Sea- Prcsl-
dent Sturges then displayed small
American flag and the signal was gwen
for military salute, after when lteN'
J. Il. Wurrall, ID. D., of the Green kldGe
PRESBYTERIAN church. pronounced the
blessing and the company seated itSeN
and the banquet proper began.
The speakers. officers. members and
guests at the presidents table Wers
seated as follows: Rev. Rogers Israel,
Rev. George T. Guild. John w. HOlicn-
back. Il. r. Black, William X. Rich
mond, ex-Justire Alfred Hand, Rev. {.
NJ. GhIin u. d., Rev. y. T.. HoSkins,
T.. Il. Sturges. Rev. Thornton a. Mills.
u. D.. Rev. Joseph X. Dixon, d. D.,
Rev. J. g. Worrall, y. D., A. Y. Bower,
]. =. Hand. WilEcs-i'arrc: W. W. Wat
son. L. NJ. Gates, NJ. D., \. {. Fuller.
Those present We're:
Carbondalc-John W. Aitlcn, Albert $.
Baker. William j. Hamilton, Robert a.
ladwin, Levi \. Patterson, kcV. CWtTita
Ice, Frank t.. Dennis.
ranceton-Rrnjamin Dorrancc
Wilkos-E -Earr,--b. II. Ashley, Edward "a.
Chase, }. w. boIlenback, y. \. Sterlius.,
Iiutston-GrOrgo Ashley Cooper G.. {.
Bowman. Charles T.. Law.
Huncsdale-Thomas y. Clark, Homer
Green, Henry Il. Russell. n T. searir. w
Thr5iop-,john II. Law Charles Dudley
Duunore-Eobcrt MON. Law.
Jcrmyn-J. -. Htogker.
SrrantOu-Churics W. Gunster Charl 's
NcMullou. William NCGlaIo, joel VI. Hos
ter. $ =. Allen, j. ". HuWarth, Dyt"ur-
cCy Mayo. :: Johnson, -. l.. Athef.up,
j. l.. AthertOn. William N. Avery. W. II.
Buell.. II. II. Coston =. =. chImb.rul,
Fuller J. r. Fisher. i. B Eootr. Arthur
Frulhin2ham, Rufus ). Foster. 4. j. l'os-
ter. Fred G.. Euutc, Hon. Alfred Hand,
f. l.. Hitchcock, Dr G, II. llii', Hon. W.
II. JCssup, Cyrus ID. Jones, T. e. Johnson.
II. w. kingsbary. {. =. knsicy. j. \.
Law, |. r. MegarglC, L.. l.. McrrimIu.
Paine ". II. Peck, X. n. Ncttieton. II. T..
Paine. W II. Peck Il. II. Patterson, =. j.
Platt. w. II. Richmond, Charles g. EOsS.
II. Il. Sturgcs. George SanGerson, ". r.
Smith, Robert NJ. Scranton, Charles d.
SanGcrson. George s. Sturges. Clarence -
Sturges. James II. Torrcy, Fred X. Tracy,
Won Storch, Charles II. Welics Major
Everett Warren, O. e. Wright, G. j. Whit
iHmCre. W. \. Wilcox. G. y. WhitteIaora
and Or. r. r. Wheaton.
When President Stur~ps began his
address it was 9:iJ o'clock. It was de-
scribod as the "Onening Of a Chestnut
Burr the topic as printed on the menu
being ACCOMPANIED by an appropriate
quotation from T.. =. Poe's famOus
novel of that name. Mr. Sturges said:
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
Gentlemen Of the New England Society
of Northeastern Pennsylvania. and gentle
men whom we welcome as our guests:
Having, as | hope. fully satisfied the de-
mands Of that cOarSer nature that the
New Englander holds in common with less
favored mortals, we will now take the
elevator. so to speak. and ascend to the
higher plane of intellectual thought
which Is the true homeland Of the' mon
who look on Boston as the real capital OF
the nation.
When | find my name on n toast-sheet
like this, 1t reminds me of the adVor-
tisement | once read in New York street
car. "Take--lhternal Revolution Pills
They Work while you Sleep" So the