The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-02
THE HISTORIC4L SOCIETY.
Banquet Inst Night In Honor of Two
Crent Americans.

Banquet Inst Night in Honor of Tive
Great Americans.
| The New Haven Colony Historical So
ciety gave its first banquet last even
ing in celebration of the first Inaugural =
ton of Washington. The tables were
set in the historical room and were fill
ed with representative gathering. The
day being the first anniversary of Dew
eys victory the banquet was particu-
larly appropriate for both occasions
and as toastmaster President Lynde
Harrison called for toasts to both he
roes. Toasts were responded to as fol-
lows:
George Washington-Judge Simeon z.
Baldwin.
Colony of New Haven-Rev. DR.. E. S.
Lines.
Pilgrim Fathers-Prof. c. H. Smith
Admiral George Dewey-Colonel Il. e.
Sill.
Judge Baldwin in response to the
toast on washington" spoke In part
as follows:
Connecticut was among the first and
the firmest of the friends of the new
government. New Haven was built on
religion. Here came a new government
that overlooked this connection between
religion and state and deliberately put
it aside. Why was New Haven friend
ly to this new government? On this
account because of George Washing
ton. Everything shaped itself around
him. What was it that made the south
ern and New England states look up
on him as they did? l should say it
was patience. Patience was Washing
toms best quality There are many
kinds Of patience, but Washington pos
sessed the patience of faith In the
time Of Washington there We're some
ardent spirits who looked for quick
coming millennium. Washington was
not one. He knew that a nation is not
made in a day. He stood for modera-
ton. Content to wait. he knew that
nothing that is suddenly built up is
good for anything. Washington was
content to let things take their natural
course. He knew the states would
grow. Washington was not brilliant
man. He won no great battles; he
made no great speech; he framed no
great papers. But he had the gift of
surrounding himself with those who
did.
"There has been long line of presi-
dents since Washington-no second
Washington-but there has been. am
sure, no one among them who has not
felt himself elevated by the example
set by Washington"
TT, respOnSa RI the act Of dr,;yoJ
George Dewey" Colonel E. E. Sill de.
lvered an eloquent address upon the
great admiral. In concluding his re-
marks he said: without anything of
local narrowness we may with fervor
rejoice that it was a son of New Eng
land, of Connecticut ancestry, whose
skill and energy, whose calm presence
and devotion prepared and led the way
for the entrance CT our flag and fleet
10 Ihe waters OF the bay OF Manila.
That morning the name of George
Dewey was little more than a bap-
tismal record but the deed of that day
quickly passed his name to it's appoint
ed place in that galaxy where we also
read the names of Perry, Decatur, Far
ragut and Foote, and the American
sailors who have we'll served their
and humanity.
when the Filipino of the twentieth
century is taught the text and mean
ng of our constitution, when he feels
himself fermented by the spirit of our
rec institutions, he will rejoice in the |
blessing of his redemption from Latin
.ule and hail as the torch bearer of |
Anglo Saxon freedom of him and his |
children, the great American patriot !