New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-23
cOIrPRONS AT THE SAVOY.
ELEVENTH ANNUAL DINNER OF THE
LOCAL SOCIETY.
Ex-GOvERNoR THOMPSON. THEODORE RoosE-
WELT. SETH LOW. r NJ. vENABLE AND
JOHN FOX. JR. THE SPEAKERS.


The New-York Southern Society had brilliant
and most successful dinner last night at the savoy
r, was the eleventh which the society has held on
Uashngton's Birthday. The banqueting hall was
.iaborately decorated with festoons and devices
constructed from grouping of the Stars and
stripes Floral pieces also entered largely into the
ornamentation of the room. The raised platform
~ which the president and principal guests sat
had a background of palms. while in space IN
the middle was a large engraving Of Washington
draped with the National coors-
Hugh : Thompson. Ex-Governor of South Oaro
Ina president of the society. presided and seated
With hin, AT the head table Judge j. r paE'
he Rev DIT J. y. Steele, Seth Low. Police COM
missioner Roosevelt. W. NJ. Polk Austin - :,
er Colonel \. G. Dickinson John 7. N'cno,,'S ~,
Al venable. Of Maryland. General J. Grant wilson.
J. Kennedy Tod. W. NJ. Massey NJ o. = ~ ~
John Fox jr. Of Kentucky.
SOME OF THE OTHERS THERE
Il - ,,.oso,. were James X. Summers,
Colo,el y Henry Savage. ". Il. StranS' IL sam
,,l S,encer Howard Saunders. Victor smith a
NJ somervillo John NJ. Thompson Dr' H. luch'
George T Toby William i. turner Oolohei - l."
-rhorb,lrn Thomas Cotton Kinney III D. 'oSeP
Kinared Heth Lorton. felN ~ 10y ''',r
-, n y Ioveman w j. lAghthipe Peter
-. ~ Eugene Z. Mallett. Percy 5. Malett
6 n NcGourkey Walter l.. McCorklc. Henry Nc
C,rk,e Edward f. Mccall DIR. Robert c. Myles
Marion ! verdery. J. Blake White. Anthony Wm'e'
:. Uiu,au Henry Wills. Robert I. Nilkinson
Thonas y Williams. r. T Wilson Dr. Johh \
Uveth Jesse Lynch Williams y. ;. Walker j.
Joseph W Voolfolk. J. g. Zachry, +. 1. Adams
us-rv c Adams William Allen, John X Aoney'
louis g. Adams. Dr. Richard T. Bang L. I. D''u-
win. ". B. Brstow. Or. Charles s BENEDICT stephen
BAKER Howard r. Bayne. \. D. Beeken' kalph
Brandreth. DR.. Charles c. Bsrrows. George Gordon
rattle T Ashby Bean. James A. Blanchard G- w
uubbeu Hamilton Hunt. William i. Hutton
W : Halliburton Dr. John @. Hathaway, DIT George
T Harrison. Castor Hardy. :. NJ lnmah' >. H.
Ingram. James l. Johnson, Ralph c. Johnson u
oliver I ZONES James Hugh Jackson. J. Richards
Johnson. Samuel /. Jarvis. Edmund 7. Kennedy
DR.. Prince A Morrow General F. L. MolineuN Nel'
NcCouN Dr. r ". Marshall, John r. McCay, D.
Douglas Nisbet z :. Nash Theodore > Nye'
Edward owen. Dr. J. II. Parker. Thomas Il. rice
J. H. Beall. James Brown, the Rev. AIeNahues ~
Carson. Duncan B. Cannon. John Is, Eopo . E II
Clark A. ". Cochran Marshall H. Clyde X, i93 q
Clarke Hugh L. Cole. Dr. H. oia u ron;,;lin
: Il Conkln. Henry G. Dnworth. William 5 ID, Dii-
worth DR. j Harvie Dew Horace Holley IL, Ia
Bruce T vi pTiGs; S Prt6ha an A. NJ
Quarter Touro Robertson, SharlenS " u ROC
srs RossTs Charles 16sS H s sGdaaTd a"Ss
Swann P webster Sm5H 'f Pavi c6STles Dashon
George c. Dennis William p Dodge ED Dr +. i
Dent, Justice P; H. DuSro'v D. Fniler. c. c. Fite.
Aston Fits John Fox Hugh K. Ha zen. ~ l.
Virgil p Gibney. Archibald OWaL In uutcbin-
aarilSor IiaDrv Harper James ". Hayward John
sprunt Hill and H. T. Hoitz
PRESIDENT THOMPsoN's REMARKS
President Thompsons opening address was an
eloquent one and was largely eulogisuc Oh Nas"-
tneton In turn he dwelt upon the features OF 'he
eraat leaders life as Virginian gentleman, ano
,han az q military hero a statesman and as Presi-
dent He also recounted the names ana the
achievements OF many men OF southern oIis"i
Who have played foremost part in the making
of their country's history In war and IN CIVIC
life the southerner he pointed out, had ever p.sn
conspicuous and had excited the admiration VI 'ne
world.
Mr.. ROOSEVELT ON WASHINGTON.
The toast OF Washington is always placed FIRST
upon the society's toast list Commissioner foose-
Welt responded 10 II last night. and took the oppor
tunity to point out many lessons that the public
man OF to-day might learn from the life OF WASH
tnp-on Further on IN his remarks he said: wash
ington was man VINO loNeu 20 pa 80 chtnes
very efficient IN war IL we ioIloN ou' ne 20 II Is
wa shall vote for arbitratiotreaty but sha aIso
and applause) II may be that IN me lar distant
future-a good many thousand years heiA
shall be able TO dispense because 81 ,b necessv
OF defending rights with the strons manu- VI
armed resistance, but In the meanwnae !, u r al
visable that any nation should De rsduy dllu Mei'
rrenared to Justify its existence with the SWORD.
exceedingly proud h hg ersS S sbp ioned
Yesterday in the demonstration mace 4 4g
tba ships OF Christian Powers who for year
and a half have stood by watching one another
S,ttb narrow jealousy aud allowing the Turkish
butcher with the greatest cruelty to wipe me
whole nation OF Armenians from the face OF the
18th and who are now preventing the troops or
little Greece from rushing in where they a., mem I'm
selves feared 10 step We may have sins IN our
souls but we have not got such a peculiar ana
cowardly sin as that" (Cheers).
MR.. LOW SPEAKS ABOUT THE CHARTER.
Seth Low. speaking upon the subject Of New
Work and Greater Work said that the ne"
charter. had been framed TO give autonomy 10 the
citizens OF this city. and to give them an uncon-
.1~+ah1a r,gh, ~ manage their own civic affairs
and regulate the destiny OF their own great city
ard Nenabe, who responded 10 i ne
sorrbWha- II Wants. and John Fox IT.. VINO
smoke upon Some Southern Ideals, also made ad-
dresses. -. -. .s...rohl,.
The ARRANGEMENTS OF the banquet were edmiraDly
"a r-,ed ont hv a committee. composed OF Marion j.
Terderv chairman; Cary T. Hutchinson, ana Percy
S Mallett.