New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-01
THE ST. ANDREWS DINNER
~, ,,oNop OF sCoTLAND's PATRON SAINT

,N HONOR OF sCOTLANDS PATRON SAINT
.DDprScrc nv ST CLAIR MKELWAY. MR. pEfE"
AND OTHERs-ToAsTs TO THE PREsl-
DEM AND THE QUEEN.
With song and story. speech anu shi'i y, Wv
pipes the ST. Andrews Society OF 'he ".a'e VI 49,.
Work. celebrated AT the new Delmonicos iast his"'
with the lnst annual dinner OF the'r o,s'''~' aiu
tho birthday OF their netherlands pa'io" sam
,,o,a ,han four hundred and fifty men sat al 'he
long tables which filled the large ROOM Ill eNCp
tho twenty-five guests being Scotchi"e' u "
drsn of Scotchmen. The contrast between III" -
,ful BANQUET hall. with its soft ana o'e'' 0oo
,,s great glass chandeliers. Its LOFTY mirrors ie
hreo 81 the four sides and the room IN when f'oo,
~, pprns NAV have had his dnner-tabie was ho'
- s,r,king than the contrast between the uilei
m which these American'zed scots aoorcs9eu 80
selves and the national oatmeal inc
witch they heard pronounced and applauded or po
tween these conventionaly dressed geht'e"'el. ".
selves and the killed Highlanders OF the 0oo''''"
hills. >-.,.o, ooe.ur,e
Two mon indeed were In the National costume
MIR Morrison. secretary OF the soc'el!' WV w.
clad in kilt tunic and red vest, with 'he Po. an
or nocket hanging before him. and the oirK' norm.
and pistols In his belt and James MacDo""''. "
Tnvorross the piper in full costume. wearlhS' 100
the can with eagle feathers and me "'"ea,
Macdonald plaid. The guests 'apc ~
along the north end Of the hall. In us ce"..7
sat william Lyai president OF the society I'M
| nsd,ate,v behind whom large painting rep
resentins St Andrew. draped with the AMERICAN
ord british flags and along the table were many
! candles with tiny shades OF b.le renliho : o"o
Of 1.-The Bluebes OF Scotland :,
Seated to the right and left OF fresioeh' lynn
were the guests OF the evening. T. & bea"hm'
representing the New-E England Society john W.
vroonan. the Holland Society: Colonel CharIes
T. James St Davids Society: s Franklin
Stanton. the ST. Nicholas Society; fredcrick ..
De Peyster the Society OF Colonial war; re''y
| sanderson the Consu-General OF Great Britaih IN
| ,h,s cuv. Chauncey NJ Depew. St Clair Nickel
way the Rev. DR.. George F. Per'ecos'. the feV'
| n, d G. Wylie. chaplain OF ST. Andrews
| Society and others. In the small gallery an or
| chestra was stationed until the speechmaHlhk oe
| gan and then the seats there were occupied ny
| women.
| II wa. nearly 10 O'Clock when President Lyall
ronned for order and proposed the first toast. when
was drunk by all the company standine Inc
Day an A. Wha' Honor It." Then came the toaS'S
| drunk in honor OF the Queen followed by ti'e
| hearty singing Of God Save the queen. ana 'ne
| President" with Tine o'ar-Spahe'ou '
sung no less Justify
Than Secretary Morrison read a dispatch IRON:
Andrew Carnegie. dated Cannes. France. and the
following from LORD Aberdeen IN response 10 "
| message OF greeting sent him by the society;
|
| ~ greetings which will circulate among us the
| n.orIa over this Draw nicht and well tax cup
| .. kindness yet for the days OF Aud Lang
Sv,n." JOHN CAMPBELL GORDON
| Earl OF Aberdeen"
There was hearty cheering. in the midst OF which
| romes Macdonald the piper. rose up ana began
% NAV cock Of the North" typical Scottish air
| et,rrinp vet simple As the strains OF the air
which the heroic piper played at Dargai Pass were
| sounded the assemblage broke out into cheer
| and health drunk 10 the COCK or tho
North"
ra.nond,ne 10 The Land O. Cakes" and he made
witty and eloquent address. which aroused much
| enthusiasm especially when he referred to the
recent herosm OF the Gordon Highlanders In In
dia Then Leonard f. Auty sang McGregors
Gathering" which greeted with applause. 81
clair McKelway was the next speaker. and there
WAS frequen, laughter and applause for his utter
ances.
Mr. McKelway said. In opening. that he wasn't
| born IN Scotland. but those OF whom he was born
were born there Scotchman he went on. can
be born anywhere provided he be born again In
the PRESBYTERIAN Church and the Democratic faith.
He had another claim TO membership In the St
Andrews Society. year and a han ago ne was
walking one day up Frincess-st.. In Edinburgh.
when his attention was directed to an earnest but
ineffective young member OF the Young Men
| Christian Association who was trying TO expound
doctrine according TO the higher criticism Mr.
McKelway took the young mans place and an
swered his hecklers Afterward. walking up the
! street he heard footstep behind him. and soon
an ancient Scot caught up with him. who con
graduated him on his defence OF religion before
, the crowd and asked: Where are ye fra
'In from Brooklyn" answered Mr. McKelway.
you're At TO be fra Edinburgh" was the old
mans hearty remark.
= The Rev Dr. Wylie had as his toast Scottish
Contributions TO the Sports and Pastimes OF Ma
tons" and In his speech praised the Scotch for
their devotion golf and curling. and other out
of-door sports. as contributing TO that condition
Of bodily health without which no man can rca
= sonably hope TO make his way in the world WheI
I Mr. Depew arose 10 speak, his auditors sang + OF
Hes a Jolly Good Fellow He began his remarks
with a facetious reference TO Mr.. Mckelways ex
i perience exponent OF evangelical plety' ah'
:, | MY toast CCireaer Now-YorkD seems to indicat
u that the scotchmen haven't heard that we hay
. | greater city. Our idea that, having elected
= Republican president We should make great cit!
e stration But IT is old adage that Fools buit
"a houses for wise men TO live in-not that ! shout
compare Tammany 10 me wise men, .rSoeh hI
schemes Of mice and men gang ar agIey ,,,,,
Mr.. Depew paid tribute TO the thrift ana publ on
form fc,r'e which st Andrew saw in New-York an
and c nhs ne!sI' he 81 sa t'' defeated
fraud We do best to put :he rascas in prison
but II defeated honestly let us do what we can I
. tired OF any thing II Is our self depreciation,
10 so referring to this great city OF New YORK tina
ID our recent city election an evidence that popua
government is failure.
d. The remaining speakers we're ne Hev Pr rh rente
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