New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-02
UNDER THE DRAGON EMBLEM.
ANNUAL DINNER OF ST. DAvIDs So
CIETY.
HELD AT THE sAvoY-EIoouENr SPEECH OF

HELD AT THE sAvoY-EIooUENr SPEECH OF
CHARLES EMORY SMITH WITH REFERENCES
TO THE MAINE AND THE PRESIDENTS
| POLICY. ARoUsEs GREAT ENTHU-
sIAsM-THE OTHER roAsTs.
The ST. Davids Society Of the State Of New
York held Its slxty-third annual dinner at the Ho-
| tel Savoy last evening. Covers for 26O guests
were laid In the great blue and gold banquet hall
on the second floor. II in every way great
success. beginning with the dinner. which
celent. and ending with the speeches. which were
even better. The banquet hall deliberately deco
rated with flags and flowers. and on the wall back
| OF the speaker. nanked by American flags. hung
the banner Of the society. bearing the emblem OF
the Welsh dragon. and upon which inscribed
| IN Welsh. 'Cymedrodes chyndeb-cymdcthas
Lewelyn Ten Nowdd Dyw-a phoo Dainor." (Tem-
perance and thrift. Gods protection and all good
Colonel c. F. James. the president, presided.
our Government was founded
The society and Its guests sat at six long tables
1--WE OF which were at right angles TO the guests
table at the end OF the room. The programmes
which were intended TO be souvenirs OF the even
ing we're deliberately got up. and bore on the
cover an embossed figure Of the dragon with the
name OF the society In gold. Within came the menu
ana the words OF America" and The Star
Spahsied Banner" and then the toasts, as follows:
FIRST The President OF the United States"
Second The Land We 1.-Two In q" Charles Emory Smith
Ihrd' The Literature and Music OF Wales william
H. McElroy
Fourth The Land OF Our Fathers" Augustus
Thomaa
Fifth The ladies'" John r. Van wormer
Sixth our Guests" the Rev Dr. Henry A. Brann
AT the guests table. beginning from the left
hand In the order named were:
Noah Davis. Professor Samuel Lloyd Jonathan
marshall OF the New England Society: s. Franklin
stanton president Of the st. Nicholas Society; Will
lam Lyal president Of the st. Andrews Society the
OBrien. president Of the Friendly Sons of St
Patrick; Percy Sanderson. H. b. NJ ConsuI-Gen
eral; Bishop John P. Newman Colonel Charles r
james president Of the St Davids Society: Charles
Emory Smith. John W. vrooman president OF the
Holland Society; Augustus Thomas John r. Van
Wormer. Mons.gnor Seaton William H. Massey
president Of the st. George Society; the Rev Dr.
David G. Wyre and the Rev Dr. D. Parker
Morgan
Among those at the other tables were tho off,
GERS OF the society, Thomas L. James ex-Presi-
dents Lewis and Davies and Mrs Davies the
Rev. Joseph and Mrs. Roberts. Judge and Mrs
Arnold. Mrs. Frederick Kuhne Mr.. and Mrs Per-
cval Kdhne. Judge and Mrs. Dittenhoefer. Mr.
and Mrs. Warren A. James. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
E. Williams Mr.. and Mrs. William Miles the Rev
James and Mrs Palmer. William James DR.. W. @.
Eynom and NJ H. De Wolf
Colonel James made a short Introductory speech
before the dinner. after which the chaplain. the
rev d. IL. farker Morgan onered prayer in
which he spoke feengly the deaths Of ex- Presi-
dent Daniel L. Jones. who one OF the founders
OF the society. and OF General n. G. williams
Preceding the speeches Of tho evening the presi-
dent announced that the widow OF George w
Griffith had given TO the society the sum OF S 900
TO be used In endowing bed in the Presbyt eran
Hospital, and also the gift OF two Welsh banners
from the son and daughter Of tho late Daniel 8.
Jones' After these announcements Colonel James
proposed toast In honor Of the heroes OF the
Maine which was drunk while Hugh Williams sang
"Morfa Rhuddan" weeping for the LOST.
Charles Emory Smith. ex-Minister to Russia was
then introduced and claimed membership in the
society on the score Of his name. which he said
was cosmopolitan and universal and therefore
must be Welsh
After the glowing tributes to Washington and
Lincoln as the founder Of the Republic and the
Patriotism is loyalty to the idea Of cointrv and
home. American patriotism is loyalty to the funda-
our Government was founded ''''' 0p''' "'i'o"
This patriotic impulse seeks to realize tho Best
Ideals OF Government and administration II de-
mands faithful allegiance TO the majesty of the
home and doaby Ame Hf ~ abrdad at
sars %e richly have our party and
respective principles and policies But Patriotism
should inspire US TO- end our party divisions al our
ranks behind the Prese a.. s to uns FOR 'q tho
whole people he upholds the interests OF tho coun-
tends the honor Of the flag. Great applauseo Be
our party shibboleths what they may within our
outward a.
ward other nations. let say We are no longer
Republicans. we are no longer Democrats We are
all Americans together. loud cheers)
That lofty maxim appeals 10 us with peculiar and
impressive force at the present hour Our hearts
are still vibrating with the stupendous crash which
awful wreck and sent two hundred and nfty gallant
defenders OF the flag to a sudden doom Tar more
terrible but not less heroic. than the consecrated
death OF the battlefield In the presence OF that
appalling calamity party differences are hushed
and single overmastering sentiment Of pa trioIc
people. II that tragic blow were the known and
assured deed Of perfdy and conspiracy we should
stand one man behind the President in unsheath-
ing the sword and Numbering the guns In vindca-
But it would be wicked to strike in doubt as II
would he to falter In certainty. First. the truth
and then the judgment
The American Republic 10 strong enough TO wait
and great enough 70 want only what is right.
(Applause) And have the splendid spec
under he shadow Of an unparalleled trial with the
poise Of conscious power and with the purpose OF
National rectitude We trust our patriotic Presi-
dent. (Applause) We know he will permit no
stain the flag. we know ne will be driven into
only for cause which will Justify II in the
sight Of God and man. and We will summon all
patriots to strengthen and uphold HIS hands
will denounce all who would embarrass his
and conscientious purpose as real II not intended
foes of the Republics true welfare. Cheers and
epplause)
The patriotic enthusiasm Of the society reused
by the illusions to the Maine tremendous
that OF the women II anything exceeding that OF
the men
William H. McElroy was unavoidably absent I
speakers who had been announced were present !
and their speeches greatly enjoyed.