New-York tribune., 1898-12-07
THE ST. NICHOLAS DINNER.
ANNUAL GATHERING OF THE SOCIETY
AT DELMONICOS.
ALL THE TRADITIONAL CUSTOMS oBsERvEp-
cHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEw. PRESIDENT RAY
MoND or UNION COLLEGE. GENERAL

voting his particularly children and sailors
was honored Last night by the society whose patron
saint he is To The long list Of annual festivals
over sixty In number. the ST Nicholas Society last
night al Demoncos added more. and the din
ner was marked 10y the same conyivality. the same
Cood-fellowship ard the quaint old ceremonies
that have been frequently described in these
columns. Tho patrlarchal rooster which Washing
ION Irving brought n;o Of The -. Nicholas
dinners something ike half century ago. after
dragging .t down from hts coachhouse. where it
told the direction OF the wind. was In accordance
with custom. carried revcrently into ne dining hall
jus be ore tho speaking began. hcralded with 'he
olovil ~ or trunpets.
II Is tradition % IN. ST vi oholas dinners ihat
the rooster. ohe>ins his old vocation or pointing
the wind. turns his beak instnctivey 80 the guest
Of .ho evening to tho ono. in fact. from whom the
NOS. irlror;ant oraiorical efforts o. tn occasion
nigh he expected When the bird WIS first
planted or tho t.bi" II flung its mead round win
merry indiscrminatio1.
: Franklin Stanton. president of the society.
seemingly unaware Of the tradition. Al any rate.
he displayed no power of controlling the bifd.
say. stanton. Whispered Fredcric r De Pcy-
sier. whose knowledge Of the roostors duties j.
complete. "tur'. her 10 the northeast
Why" asked M Stanton.
Never mind" said Mr De Peysier. point 10
tho northeast" Whereupon the President ~ so.
and Wh"n he eraspoI the fac, that tho rooster
vas pointing 20 General shaf,er he nodded with
significant understanding {" Nj ne Poy~.er
With Presideu' stanton n tho head table were
General Shafter. Chorncey Depew tho Rev Dr
T r Slice. John r Plant"n. consul ;eneral of
th. Netherlands. Pr, sid,ni N V Y Raymond Of
1-1ior college. John Roid = Andrews Society.
t'"org = Mass'}. - George S"c'"'H. Iustc'
Morgan ! OBriou. Friendly Sons Of 81 Patrick.
tho Ro' pr Goo~sa r Van j." Water. julien r.
Davies = nati1~ Society Frederic ! De revs er.
Mutton Tr,,. excludes C;corpe NJ Van Hoeson and
= , .loo.4l~
,o-, 81. ..,. -, - ,r1,,, II ,,-oo,
John ~, No,-h.. H.nr, Rogers r,r c;oorro
shelton ,ioorc. y M,,or Rohar, " faIlawav
= " y, No ,b.. 10, n, - ruhcck T,r 7 Rolto,
r, a D. y, : t,.rir,ar t,-odari.L Gov,
,,5or ,,a,.,~,- r,iosld IL, loci p Frba-d,
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p,,hr. p .,o...e.o,. u.hotor u r.Lta
Saovo- p.y. - senator Warner Miller Rardo.,n.
,;n-r.r,.i1n inner ,ul rr =, . J,novay
Irc.i ~. : anfons opcnirr address was very
brief n. r.,oed himself arii,al, T.. outlininr m.
10 Ifior o. tho society Al tho present nonor; hs
said tho rne,oherehin If tho society amounted 20
total -. ,, ..y.o, tba, ~ hundred and 6ftv and
e., lie. 40. o,,,i,.,,.li ,ro--rc voroo,er tho
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nm "o'rs .''. s'''u"I 1' .-. s.,...,a
me-. ,d tina, ,be nurnose of tho oresnizsti,n
e,o,d mo-, orl, fo- good fellowship hut for good
citizenship
Mt S'anto- th"n IN fnrn proposed mo hoarn
II th" Pl1sldenf NJ me mo" S'a'"s 7'o =" ne
Governor Of m" state ~ New f"rK ROM ''aS'S
were drunk with mnsical nonors ana WIN every
s"4S' "'''" ~. ,"'
;
The first toast of the evening vas tnst ~ 'nr
Cou'' ~ VIII"
resPonoeo' . IT, .o-.,,,.
II Slioer. who in tho course ~ his compare
,,.,,. ho-, res,donca -, this CITY has come m he
rar,rdod &c o,e of The mos, entertaining after
dinner speakers In the metropolis. made address
that |or i's wit'iness kept his hearers in almost
constant p"a's OF 'd"ti'V So ,-,,,.,
iocuar remark that the toast ~ 81. Nicholas
was one hat Nminen'N Su''"' n'n'' 10, ~" 49,"
that his business "'S one ~ s7'"-'ndh'nt' "''
turning his attention 10 The societys rooster which
Immediately faced him ho said with inimitah'e
drvnoSs ~ nUmor that IN" rooster -"'ih'" Z" MIN
o,e ~ I'll, hoioet figures in the Rihle for tho rea
o'' " 49, 80 ,.,,ue io,or dov-a,ed
~" wa, ,,.a 10 co-to,1ed tho (, Mich
from his anyway n" 'on''"'''' IT, -
"'"s VS. TO 'e '0ngr"'ula'@' on nSDl s"Ine III
~ s,, a-,o,q "a members Then
"S""'E ''u' .,..., rrio,s =, sl,csr nro-
W." ~ o 49,, h,s,or,. ~ :, Nicholas
-.,.., 49,. ,ha. I, man, uavs tho tradition,
-. -, -. .oo,o,v tsd hecorna Tho
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PRESIDENT RArM'NI'> Address,
The Rov Dr Andrew Y Y Raymond president
~ 1-nion college spoke next He referred
length while speaking upon the toast Of our
Co,,,,-v- N tho messing problems which the
-, ,,. - ,ho corr,-v and said IN mart:
... ,...,. 49,. s,-ore,h mot fo, ,o-
America mas puI 'or esq uevee t0day over
pu d., ~. DE- snd me Philinnines As a sign 10
uoa Ipr'1 ~ a,u ,,to Wv ~ cr,ietv have no SOW
ih' WorIu Una ~ toar3tt viii longer respect
~ sm S M, ncod more terrtorv VIC do not want It.
W. 90 no' nreo mo- 1dr cor,-ol with All that in
Z ZnNt IL 20 20 5r 4an r., orselves OF constant sacrifice
NyN"S "i udI g.. -. ito ue rnl-t nav 20
ol loiey dru 81. ne eht,rani,vs sake what We began
carry throuCn JOY h"',It ;1 ~, slri~k from tha
in humanity ( nam. W. " roa ,r ,,i,h ,bose u no
danger or me ,lnao serlous departure from
SEQ u the terms on pears a',,ntion ~ responsi-
American uadNLou, H. an 80 cot beon trained No
b'ues Ior WhICh ~ W. rear "a fhe future without a
i thohthuul MN "a" ''e''''