The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-23
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION
ANNUAL BANQUET ATTENDED BY
 EYE HUNDRED.

Reception at Art school-Arrangements at Music Hall-Addresses by Gov. Cooke of Connecticut, Gov. Hastings of Pennsyl- vania, Rev. Dr. Phillips, and Professors Wheeler and Hadley.
 The annual banquet of the Connecti- cut Sons of the American Revolution was in every way thoroughly success fuI and was attended by about 800 mem bers and guests. It was preceded by a reception at the Art school given In honor of Governor Hastings of Penn sylvania and Governor Cooke of Con- necticut From the Art school the party marched across the green to the place of banouetting, Music hall on Court street, where the 800 found seats at twenty tables, named after some more or less distinguished pat riots of the Revolution. The speakers table, Jonathan Trumbul," occupied the platform at the north of the hall. Jonathan Trumbull lineal descend ants of Connecticuts Revolutionary governor of that name, and president of the society occupied the head of the speakers table, with Governor Hast ings of Pennsylvania on his right, and our own Governor Cooke on his left.
 The hall was handsomely decorated with national flags and palms. A por- trait of Washington draped with flags formed the center of the platform dec- orations. The table arrangements were excellent. Sparks catered and Robin sons orchestra furnished music for the occasion. Each of the banquetters re- ceived a souvenir badge and list of those present, the designs of both be- ing unique and artistic. After the feast ing came the speech making, to hear which the galleries of the hall were well occupied with ladies. Each speak CT as he was introduced by the toast master, General E. S. Greeley, was re- ceived with hearty applause while the orchestra played a strain of some na- tional air.
 During the afternoon telegram of greeting from the D. A. R. meeting in Washington was received and a re- sponse sent.
 General Greedy called for those who were sons of Revolutionary soldiers to stand up. Two arose and were hearti- ly cheered. They were J. M. Grant, aged seventy eight, of Hartford, and J. M. Quintard, his brother -in-law, aged eighty-two, also of Hartford. They were both heartily cheered. MT. Grants father was wounded at the battle of Bunker Hill
 The early departure of many of the banquetters interfered greatly with the speech making. General Greedy intro- duced as the first speaker, Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania, who had as- signed to him the subject, "Pennsyl- vania in the Revolution" In his intro- ductory remarks General Greedy refer red feelingIy to the clouds which hang over the country on account of the Maine disaster
 Governor Hastings expressed his pleasure at being present and humor- ously remarked that he should not be governor of Pennsylvania had 1t not been for Connecticut, which statement he explained by relating the story of how his ready wit in utilizing hurried ly gained information that Susquehan- na county had been settled by nine pdEIuSIS lIOll SOuIICCIlCuI, Ildo uGlpSu him out on a speech and made him SOL i'd with the residents of Susquehanna county. In more serious strain he said that whatever Pennsylvania had done in the war of the revolution she had been able to do with the aid of the citizens of the other colonies. Penn sylvania made the old liberty bell to peal forth, but she never could have done it but for the men of Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the other colonies who poured out their blood in the cause of liberty.
 Oh, yes; Pennsylvania did the best she could. She furnished Robert Mor- ris the flnancier of the Revolution. On her soil were fought the battles of Germantown, Brandywine and other battles of the Revolution. But tell you with all cordiality that the sons of Connecticut mingled their blood on those battlefields with that of the sons of Pennsylvania.
 He said that there had never been a time of national need but that man had been provided for the emergency. He then contrasted the different cir cumstances out of which Washington and Lincoln had been called. In clos ing he said: Our country to-day is one of the greatest in the world. It is the richest in mineral and agricultural resources. It has the most and the best schools and colleges. We have better food and 1t Is better cooked than the people of other countries. We have better clothes and they fit us better. We have better wives and we have more politicians and statesmen to the mile than any other country.
 We meet here in a troublous hour when there are thoughts in the minds of many not complimentary perhaps tc some foreign governments. Let me assure you that there has never beer an emergency in the history of this country but there has been a man tc fill the needs of the hour, and I tel you that we have such man to-day Time is a healer of all wounds, an6 let peace continue to reign within ou, borders.
 Governor Cooke was then introduced and spoke as follows:
 GOVERNOR COOKIES ADDRESS.
 "Connecticut in the Revolution was the sentiment given to the chief execu tive of this commonwealth, Hon. LOT. rin A. Cooke. "Connecticut's active par