New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-23
CELEBRATION BY THE 8. Il.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC DINNER GIVEN bi
THE SOCIETY AT DELMONICOS.
MEMBERS AND GUESTS JOIN HEARTILY IN THE
SINGING OF NATIONAL soNGs-Ex-GoVEH-
NOR CARROLL OF MARYLAND SPEAKS

NOR CARROLL OF MARYLAND SPEAKS
on THE INFLUENCE OF WASHING
rox.s LIFE AND COUNSEL.
At the annual dinner OF the Sons OF the heVoiu-
ton given at Demonico's last evening the mem
bcrs and their guests combined petriousm WIN
good cheer About two hundred ana seVenty-nVc
persons were present. The orchestra was placed IN
the balcony overlooking the dning-room ana the
National airs were responded TO in chorus by all
tho quests The rnstrum decorated with
American Beauty roses, the gift or the coionlai
Danes and this graceful compliment from tn'
sister organization was much appreciated among
the guests and members present were Ex-Governor
John Lee Carroll OF Maryland. Franklin BartIett.
Judge Joshua W. Caldwell. Of Knoxville. Tenn;
the Rev Joseph y. Burrell General Alexander .
Webb Edmund Wc,more r. f. Olcott Charies
Bulkley Hubbe. John g. Ireland. Clarence WIN
thr,p BOWEN George C. Rand william G. Hamil-
ton. Frederick Clarkson, John Hone. District-At-
torney Asa Bird Gardner and Ashbel T. Fltch'
The committee appointed 10 award The prizes OF
the society for the best essay written by member
OF the senior or Junior class OF the College OF the
city Of New-York on the subject THE Work and
Influence Of the Continental Congress-. reported
that the gold medal. first prize. was awarded IN
J. G. Bullowa, Of the junior class. The secon1
prize was awarded to Sidney d. Drummer. The
committee also reported that the prizes for the
best ESSAYS submitted by pupils Of the New-York
State high schools on the subject Of The French
Alliance Of i7S' had been awarded as follows:
First prize a gold medal. to William o. Miller OF
the Buffalo High School; the second prize. silver
medal TO Miss Flora s Clifford, Of the Buffalo
High School and the third prize. a bronze medal,
to Alfred Hurrall Of the Buffalo High School. The
old Continental hat presented 70 John Hone.
the vice president who presided AT the dinner IN
place Of Frederick 5. Talmadge. who was ILL.,
Ex-Governor Carroll was the first speaker after
dinner He responded to the toast Present In
- . he 'bar nd n
ton" and spoke in part as follows:
There are truths which we can never tire OF hear
ing and the story Of the patriotism OF the Father
Revolution still lives and time cannot blot out the
memory Of those who founded this free ana nds.
on good laws wise counsel and harmony. and not
upon wealth, The conservative temperament
OF people in time OF need Is a heritage OF the
spirit OF George Washington. He inspired ne, CON
hdence of all men Of his time and we have eDnenoe
that his counsel stu rules our people Masni h
toms advice may well apply TO the financial pGney
to whom the sufYerngs of our fathers is hertage'
and he II Is who must guide us through nidden dan-
gers OF the future
The next speaker. Franklin Bartlett. responded
TO the toast Liberty and Conservatism: or. the
Conservative Character OF the Revolution we
should all be united. whether Democrats or Repuo-
licans in the uphoding of the National credit,
said Mr.. Bartlett I'VE must unite against every
attempt TO incite the masses against the classes
do not believe that there Is any real discomfort
in this country and / believe that II the laborer
and the capitalist left alone they would be
able to settle their difficulties The danger OF the
hour is in too much legislation. need not say how
happy we should all he II Congress met less often
You all know with what JOY me news is heralded
Congress has adjourned.
THE Patriotism OF the South was responded TO
in an eloquent address by Judge Joshua NJ Cad-
we'll OF hhoNvi.h, Inn ~, ~, ~, IN a6xie" amid The
cheers OF all assembled. II was some minutes be-
fore Judge Caldwell could begin, and his reception
he enthusiastic
now prepared to believe that there Is more genuine
Sc of m sd dg cadwe in his ad
dress. II remember the remark once made by
steriIize his s" speech Coming as do from East
Tennessee. noted for It's mountain air and is da-
far as the South is concerned the war IS over and
its memories lie buried beyond the possibility OF
between capital and labor You took away our
slaves but you paid US Twice hsr value qs fqr
be found in the South. and we know you are
The future will demand AL our energies. both IN
the North and South. for the maintaining Of the
Ss p9op The 'ni
centres OF the country, are in the hands Of for.
Chicago riots, and depicting the foreign elements
Of population. bore the words To hell with the
ment in the South (Cheers) The South Is
reservoir OF Americanism.- upon when the country
conseryasive Our theatres and saloons closed
Sundays Our women are old-fashioned L., and IN
woman think of the Puritan woman OF the past,
tho children she reared and the works they have
done Thank God the Puritan influence still
dominates the South Courage and genius belonged
10 the South as we'll to the North in the late
unpleasantness. Is II not possible that In time 10
come a monument to American heroes may bear
the names OF Grant and sherman side by size with
those OF Jackson and LeeV -
The other toasts as follows: washington
as an Optimist" responded TO by the Rev. Joseph
y Burrell: preserving the Record, by General
Alexander 8 Webb: The Lesson OF the Fathers
by Edmund Wetmore