New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-23
Choice Gifts
Col9ate's
Fine Soaps
PILGRIM PRAISES sum-
FEAST OF THE YANKEE SONS
THE NEW-ENGLAND sOCIETY's DlNNEH
A BRILLIANT AFFAIR.

A BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
CHARLES C. BEAMAN PREsIDEs AND DR. LII MAN
ABBOTT. GOVERNOR BLACK fHh'iD
Eliot. SENATOR woLCoTT. SENATOR
,roAR. JAMES wHITCoMB RILEY
rX-sECRETARY oLNEY. GEN
ERAL MILES AND MAYOR
STRONG WERE TIE
SPEAKERS
y. nar,s now only about eight years until the
NewEneland Society reaches lis ceh'u'! u
istence For ninety-two years the sooie'' &C.
,,ved and has celebrated upon each ahns'eiS
the landing upon that long ago day at riS i''"'"
Rock. Of that rugged little band OF ocean"
.r.ve,ler, the Pilgrim Fathers In Ne" Ia"
the New-England Society has always Nep. 60
IN. memories OF the sturdy group OF MaS'.o"ef
nors IN whose heroic fortitude ana IN
I~.a ,ors,stence eloquent tribute has oiteh
been paid , .,o.,rs
1Iou great a part Of the National structure
x.,.,c. % those early settlers is apparent on
,,o,ca q, the list OF names Of those VINO AT
.auaoa the newfoundland dinner last night
A,,or, them will be found the names OF men
,r,o renresent the best intelligence. the aoi!''y
ord some Of the brightest parts of the pfac''e"'
49,. .o.is, circles of the citys population.
1Iou greatly New-Englsnders are allied 10 'he
s,or.io, and commercial life of the metropolis
A., ho,,r IN the fact that at the two most ho'a-
~. dinners which regularly occur every year III
,t,s c,tv almost the same faces are 10 DC seeii'
IT, vary large extent the New-Englano dinner
d. q renetition of that Of the Chamber OF ooin-
ro.-ce hut with widely diverse purposes anu
aims Castronomcally. Of course. tneIe Is h'''e
difference: but, while the one cohI'es us ai.e'
,oast IN the discussion Of politics. economies
and money, the other gives itself over " 'ioie
,.reral discussions. in which is always. natur-
.uv nraise for those hardy adventures VINO
.o,y.d tho seed of vine. which their descend
.,.. n,ye ca carefully nurtured until its growth
has spread over all parts of the country
SINGING POPULAR SONG.
Desn,te the burden Of their long ancestry. the
New-Englanders can join, as they GU i"'' "'e",
~ tho chorus OF a popular song with as much
enthusiasm as O class of freshmen. IL Is HUNS
.t., society so old should have an anthem.
IT has an anthem. Its title is Inc no"e's.
~ was introduced first to the New-England So
cietv by Charles c. Beaman. Five years ago.
before he had become president Of the organi-
,at,on. Mr. Beaman, rising from the place ne
then occupied at one Of the tables. introduced
fellows 10
ballad anent somebody's doings on the Bowery.
Since then 1t has been regularly repeated each
wear and last night ii was sung from the gallery
OF the hall. 1t sung by professional Vo-
caiist with as much seriousness as though 1t
were some classical work. That Is 10 say the
verse was, but when 1t came to the familiar
chorus the vocalist's voice was drowned in
tunult of sound led by Mr.. Beaman, whose
urging gestures and promptings were worthy OF
the most violent Of Salvation Army captains
" Is probable that the New-Englanders VIII
annually honor THE Bowery' long after 1t has
fallen into oblivion. so far as the public recol-
lection Is concerned.
MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED PRESENT.
Last nights dinner was laid at Delmonico's.
Over four hundred members and guests were
gathered at the tables and II the committee in
charge Of the affair could have met the appli-
cations for seats poured in upon Them the at
tendance would easily have been doubled. Tn
like last year, when the gathering was at the
Waldorf, and the members sat beneath verita-
he bower OF flags and foliage there were few
decorations last night. Beyond an oil-color
painting OF the seal Of the society. sur
rounded by festoons OF American flags, there
were no adornments. The painting which has
Just come into the possession Of the society. rep
resents the landing of the Pilgrims. and was
executed by Thomas W. Wood. Even the
usual characteristic table decorations were
wanting: but despite the absence OF these
things the dinner was voted the most sue
cessful that the society has had for many
years.
The reputation the society has earned for
gathering at its board the wittest and most ef-
fective Of after-dinner speakers fully sus-
tanned last night. Such well-known men as the
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott President Charles W.
Eliot Of Harvard. Senator Edward o. Wolcott.
Senator George F. Hoar. James Whitcomb Riley,
ex-Secretary Richard Olney, General Nelson A.
Miles. Mayor Strong and Governor Black were
the contributors to the oratory OF the evening.
In the gallery. paying the keenest attention to
the speeches. were many women. Mrs. Black,
the wife Of the Governor. was among the num-
Der.
THE BILL OF FARE.
The bill Of fare provided for the diners was
distinctively Of a New-Engiand flavor. II was
made up Of dishes for the most part that must
have considerably troubled Delmonico's French
chefs in their concoction. 1t was follows:
BILL OF FARE
Capa Cod oysters.
Clam chcwder. Turtle SCUM