The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-23
TWAS FOREFATH[Rg Day.
FITTING CELEBa xIIoN BY THE
NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY.
Pros RI mime Of Addresses and Hosis
NJ Plymouth Chnrrh-raper ny
Geo. Dsaworth-Erastus Brainefo
Pre.ident Conversational Clsb.

The New Eagiafsd Soeiety. o. hing co4r-
t.. nsId It's annual meeting yesterday
exeaGng al Plymouth CoAsfss4SE-isNaa
eAAYca ard observed EorstatneES Cay al
4. aeRttlnx manner wlta programme
szsade ~ 81 addresses and music.
The annual election Oh oaaGsEs Was aiso
held a. aalGa time me following Yankees
we're caossn 20 at i0S the ensuing year;
IsrsHlaen8 EstaEtsgE Egainere. or CoaneSts-
cat. sic@ president from Maine. " iiliAm
rt.ws.aii. vice president from New aAnp-
shire l. a. Sitogt, vice pEsslGsas As9Ha
Vermont. Dr.. NJ Marsh. sice president
FROM Massachusetts,, Ia Bronson, Vice
Irsssdeat frsca Rhode Island Dr. j. I.
bweeneg. wee president from Conneeei-
eug Eessett Sm!ta; secretary ana treas
ufer. l.. x. Bu.terworta
The prugra n1Ene was atsEacuSeiy ar
ranged ana began with al organ prelude
by Mrs. r. a Bali!ngsc. followed by
prayer BIZ Rev w HI. q. Temple. Mr.
George Don@orth, the retiring presidsol.
delivered an address that was aItentissly
listened 70. lie commenced by taking up
the landing OF the pilgrim fathers. nearly
Earee centuries ago, ard Of tassr consliLo-
ton declaring al uasn equal before tne
law Their three principles. equality before
the law. local seif-government AID the
public school. the speaker conceived TO De
tie three most important principles wn'co
have come 10 the American nation through
the Puritan system. The seeds or hDefty
were sown On that barren shore and the
harvest Was not even dreamed Of
He pictured the company disembarkins
from the MayfioweT, when Wild and
eesoiate coast received them. They began
their struggle amid the rigors OF New
EHxland winter Historically. Mr.. Don
worth traced the development Of the ma
ton and the influence that the early Pu-
grims had upon 1T.
His paper xas one OF great interest ana
value as a document of tribute 20 the
.tsrllng worth OF the ancestors OF those
whom h addressed. He discussed the
food or the old New Englanders and said
that in his researches he had been able
to find but one luxury that they In
duiged themselves in. and thar was pump
kin pie, spelled 'pumiou" in his author
jty lie read the receipt. which was re-
ceived with much laughter. Mr.. Dom
worth also treated the use Of intoxicants
IN the old days and the punshments that
were rneud out for IFS use In excess. HE
closed by saying that New Englanders
owed loyalty 10 their own state. but an
equal loyalty TO the West and the states
of their adoption.
Dr Marietta Marsh read an essay and
was warmly applauded. Mr.. W. A.
Cowles. OF Boston. recited VIII Cartoons
''The New Church Organ" Master Mar
tin Howard Kent In a recitation was re-
markedly effective for a boy and gave
much promise Of forensic ability. Mr.. r..
II Butterworth INDUCED In some remi-
niseences OF New England. which were
Interesting from the wide information
that the speaker possessed OF life among
the people OF Massachusetts, OF two or
three generations ago Their customs
were set forth IN pleasing manner. par
ticularly with reference TO the church
work and It's influence in communities.
Mr. WILSON =. Hammons closed the pro-
gramme with A vocal solo. which was fol-
lowed by the election. The henediction
was pronounced by Rev. benjamin Par
sons after which the New Englanders
dispersed 10 postlude played by Mrs.
Rallinger.
The CONGREGATIONAL Club.
Ferefathefs' day was also appropriate
" celebrated In this city by the Puget
Sound Congregational Club. the occasion
also marking the thirty-ffth meeting Of
the organization. The meeting was held
In the Plymouth Congregational church
and commenced AT $50 In the afternoon.
social and business half hour followed
the call 10 order. and that by a pro-
gramme the principal feature OF which
was an able address upon the work Of
Marcus Whitman. Cushing. Eells and
their cn-isborers. delivered by Rev. Myron
i'e,is. who was the guest OF the club, The
paper was historical and fun of interest
20 all Of those present. particularly In its
references 20 Whitman whose works
have so recently been reviewed by those
who have seen that a tsrdy acknowledge
ment OF his pioneer services was made
ia the erection Of monument 10 his
memory at Waila Walls The address Is
To he printed In fyil I'm the Post-Intelil-
gencer and IL now In course Of 9repara-
tion. Following the address the formal
meeting adjourned 20 partake Of refresh
mentE.