Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-23
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NEW YORK, Dec. % lew England
society OF New York Celebrated the
ninety first anniversary existence and
the 216th anniversary { andlng of the
pilgrim fathers with II at the Wal
dorf this evening. The dinner was served in
the magnificent new ball room, which was
adorned with bunting, flowers, garlands of
mistletoe, holly and evergreons. A novel
and humorous feature of the banquet was
the costumCs Of the walters. who were made
to represent New England farm hands.
They were all dressed in blue jean overalls,
chcckered Jumpers" and broad brimmed
straw hats. This bucolc idea was strength.
ened by the table decorations which con
sisted chiefly of raw vegetables, jack O.
lanterns and pumpkins.
Covers were laid for 500. These were the
toasts and speakers; "Forefathers' Day"
n. T. Phelps; Our Debt to the Pilgrim
Fathers" Rev. DR. NJ j. Savage; Some
New Englanders in Georgia" Colonel X. Nj.
Johnston of Baltimore; New England
Literature" II. W. Mable; THE Results of
Puritan Influence" General Horace Porter:
The Navy" Secretary Herbert; "The
Army" General Miles; THE Civic Compact
and the Church Covenant of England"
Arthur Lord, president of the Pilgrims
Society Of Plymouth; The City of New
York" Mayor Strong and Our Sister So
st. Andrews society.
Secretary Herbert devoted most of his
time to recounting the achievements OF the
American navy since the days OF the revo-
luton and concluded: II trust we are not
yet done with building our new navy-that
the program begun dozen years ago Is to
be carried on until we shall have navy
worthy in the number OF its ships as it ia
in the character of those we already pos
SeSs."
About 200 members OF the New York City
Woman's Suffrage league and their guests
partook of the fifth annual dinner of the
Pilgrim Mothers at the Tuxedo today. Lily
Devereaux Blake was president. The women
sat at twenty-five tables, each OF which was
presided over by a hostess. About twenty
women's organizations were represented at
the dinner. Mrs. Blake delivered an ad-
dress of welcome. Mrs. Mariana w. Chap
man discussed the Way to Victory" Mrs
Donald Mclean spoke for the Daughters Of
the Revolution, Mrs. Edward Lauterbach
dwelt on THE Emancipation of Woman"
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson read an
original poem on Feminine Vanity" Mrs.
Florence Sutro responded to the toast
women In Music" and Mrs Sarah Sumner
Teall to the toast EARLY Heroines."
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22-Attorney Gen
eral Harmon, Governor Griggs Of New Jer-
sey, Governor Lippett of Rhode Island and
other well known men attended the six
teenth annual FESTIVAL OF the New England
Society of Pennsylvania tonight at Horti-
cultural hall. Covers were laid for 300
John II. Converse of this city presided. The
toasts were as follows: The presidents ad-
dress, THE Day We Celebrate" by Charles
Warren Lippett, governor of Rhode Island
THE New Englander as an Ohio Man, -
Attorney General Judson Harmon; THE
Moral Element in Our Politics, a Legacy
from the Puritans," Governor John W
Griggs of New Jersey; THE Southern Noun
taineer-New EnGlands Ally in the Civil
War" John Fox. jr., of Boston; the De-
mocracy of the Mayfower," James NJ. Beck
New England Idealsm," Rev. Samuel Ell
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