The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-07
ST. NICHOLAS soo1ETY,s DINNER.
nishep Potter Directs . story at Citizens Net
satisfied with the Election.

Satisfied with the Election.
Proof Of tho loyalty Of those descendants OF
old Father Knickerbockor who attended tho
siSty-third annual banquet of tho st. Nicholas
Society last night at Delmonico's was afforded
by tho fact that the greatest enthusiasm OF the
evening nailed tho toast, Our City" and that
the toast itself inspired the best speech Of
tho gathering, q half-serious, half-humorous
address by Bishop Potter. Tho yule tide feast,
held q little ahead OF time, was eaten in the
now ballroom, and $50 members and their
friends were present. The company were seated
at forty round tables. and over their heads
lowered the orange streamcrs of the society;
Its flag and coat OF arms ornamonted the wall
above the President and another flag foated
Representative Of the oldest Dutch families
Of Oft sh sII town 1S were Hn there f Fl. a ,ss m tSs father Of
crowned with tho famous Father Rnickorbocker
office. Near him sat Bishop. Potter. Charles
C.. Beaman Of the New England Society. John p.
VyT roomnn Of q thu the I kfplilEndiS s 90 let rf 4. ". Prince ri @;
Of the Colonial Order. Frederic J. De Peyster Of
the > Society Is rs Of C. Gol %dsar T Rers,e, tho M Rsx; DE- 81
David's Society, and ex-Ministor to Austria
When the diners had lighted their long Dutch
clay pipes q bugler blew a resounding call and q
procession OF servants IN orange RnlCRerDOck-
ers and green coats entered. bearing aloft the
great weather cock, and the throng, rose and
cheered and waved their napkins. This demon-
stration was repeated when the company rose
to drink to the health, first of President Nc
Kinley and then Of Gov. Black.
idcnt staunton., suddenly, and every ono rose to
his feet and drank the toast. Then Bishop
Potter made his speech.
He said that the hope of all true citizens lay
In the fact that the Mayor Of the greater city
was a D~utchman in his ancestry and in his
What our officials want" said tho Bishop,
"a is something moro than criticism, and what
faultf1nding." .
He added that he couldn't understand why "
was that all the great orators of the city seemed
to DO afraid of the toast to which he had been
asked to respond. He created o great deal of
merriment by declaring that the despair OF some
citizens at tho result Of the last election re-
minded him Of the story Of aProtestant clergy
railway train and set out to robuke the latter
for his belief in purgatory. The argument
waxed very hot on tho part Of the Protestant
Are there no circumstances that would In
duce you to 60 to purgatoryi =" asked tho Cath
Ollie Bishop at length.
sit is impossible for any such circumstances
to arise. %retortcd the clergyman warmly.
swell, go to hell. then." replied tho Bishop,
very calmly; cutting short the debate.
administration and the listeners gave the alb
sent Mayors name a salvo of plaudits.
Mr.. De Peyster. Lawyer Boaman, tho Rev.
DR.. Van De Water, John A. Kasson. and Austen
g.. Fox also made speeches: and then, long after
midnight, the up-to-date Knickerbockers gath
wooden Knickerbocker pipes and their Dutch
windmill souvenirs, and went homo.