The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-01
SCoTSMEN HONOR ST. ANDREW
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all came from these moral principles
which permeate the nations people.
At ST. Andrews banquet board the
queen is next In mind to the immortal pa
tron saint For years and years upon the
toast card has appeared that TO the queen.
The toast, as is customary, was drunk
standing while Mr.. 2. II. Ward, a. he has
done for years, sang the anthem God
save the Queen" and all around Joined in
the chorus Rev ]. L. Scully proposed
three cheers to the queen, to which there
was lusty response.
Deep was the draught to The President
Of the United States" as Mr.. Walter p
LaRoche arose TO respond to the third
regular toast President after president
has come and gone, the speaker said, and
each has typified American manhood and
American virtue. This though European
nations have looked upon US for many
Years as an experimental government. The
President of the United States, he said
holds the most important office in the
world. He spoke of the power of the ma
ton and the power which its chief execU-
tive must necessarily WELD The speaker
closed with an attractive reference to the
queen OF the Antilles. May He who
watches over all guide the hand of the
President, where Cuba stands at our doors
knocking, knocking, knocking The APP
pause gave an echo of the popular senti-
ment and the effect was heightened when
DR.. W. F. May sang ''The Star spangied
Banner" with all Joining in the chorus
which was followed by enthusiastic ap-
plause.
Burns and Scotch Literal ure." was the
toast which this year replaced THE Land
o Cakes and Robbie Burns" A wag once
remarked, said Gen. p McGlashan. by
whom the response was made. that a
home as when he was abroad Whether
at home or abroad, he said, those present
seemed at home, and divinely happy at
that. Gen. McGlashan paid an interest
ing tribute TO the genius of Robert Burns
in whose poems live the patriotism. the
strength and towering character of the
Scottish people. Burns, too, was a lovet
ne SAID, and a brighter exponent of
Inc passion of love never lived. The
power OF Burns poetry had uplifted and
Denented all nations, he said, and is to-
DAY known the world over. "A mans a
man for a that" He spoke of the power
and strength of the Scotch people. phys
lcaiiy and mentally, as shown in the lit
erature of the Scotch nation.
1t was time for Mr. Thomas Ballantvne
10 sing song. All eyes were attention.
one OF Mr.. Ballantyne's characteristic
scotch songs, THE March of the Came
ron Band" provoked as much enthusi-
asm as any of the evenings features. Mr..
Bahantyne was compelled to respond to
an encore, and sang with his accus toned
fervor, "Oer a Wee Drappy OFT"
The absence of Hon. Walter G. Charl-
ton, on account of illness, was much re-
GREETED by those around the banquet
board. But the toast "Our Sister So
cieties and Invited Guests" was ably and
eloquently responded to by Mr.. j.
r. saussy. Mr.. saussy, in be-
ginning his response regretted deep
ly the absence of Mr.. Charlton.
His response was humorous one through.
out. The sister societies, he said, were
always in evidence at St. Andrews So
ciety. You always fill us with haggis and
hot Scotch, he said, which make us forget
our cares, ana we don't care whether the
Russians take Constantinople or not. In
concluding, he read a poem sent him by
Hon. w. G.. Charlton, a beautiful little
masterpiece, which was much enjoyed
The song Annie Laurie" by the Mason
ic quartette, Messrs. Julian Walker f. X.
Demmond, w. A. Reaves and Albert Nov
er, was one of the prettiest musical fea-
lures of the evening. 1t was applauded
to the echo, and there We're loud calls for
the quartette. The applause was contin-
ued until the quartette responded with
Here's to the Fairest," holding the audi
ence spell-bound.
Cob A. Pope, the well known traffic
manager of the Georgia and Alabama
railroad, responded to the toast our
Adopted Home and its Business Inter-
ests This had been designated the "Om-
nibus toast" since the committee had dc.
signed il to take in everything, even to
The Press" Col. Pope was equal to the
occasion, and in an eloquent response.
asked could there be a
brighter harmony of words in
in the English language than Savannah
and home. The Scotch have brought
us, he said, frugality, earnestness, honesty
or purpose by which in these latter DAYS
we may profit and achieve success. He
referred to the fact that he was a SCOTCH
man by ancestry but a Georgian by ma
tlvity. He recalled the fact that Gen.
Henry r. jackson carried the Irish Jasner
Greens as captain to Mexico. The refer
ence to Gen. Jackson was warmly an
plauded. He spoke of Savannah as the
gateway of the Empire state of the south.
Every true Georgian should turn his face
to Savannah, as that gateway which opens
to him the wide, wide world. Savannah
is the gateway not of Georgia alone. but
of that empire which stretches. north
ward, westward and southwark.
Il worship the Georgia pine he said
Il look with reverence at that great tree
which towers heavenward. 1t furnishes
the material for the palace of the king as
well as for the peasant"
Over one-third of the cotton crop of the
south is tributary to Savannah He was
not dealing in fairy tales, he said. but in
facts. Everything pulled together. he
said, to make savannah great in the his
tory of the word
Mr.. w. F. Blois sang THE Holy Friar."
az the conclusion of Col. Pope's address
He was in excellent voice and sang with
great effect Mr.. Blois was compelled to
respond to an encore. and sang Scots Wha
Haze WI Wallace Bed"
No happier selection of speaker to re-
spond to the toast "Lassies" could have
been made. Three cheers were given when
Judge Robert Falligant arose to make the
response. Judge Falligant noticed the
change in the toast which used to be "A
the Bonnie Lassies That Whir Amang the
Heather" His toast was filed with hliroo--