The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-23
SAMPSON CUT HIS SPEECH.
LATE WHEN HE WAS CALLED ON Ar
THE NEW kEGLLND SOCIETY DINNER.
He HAD Started TO Leave the waldorf
Astoria, but Came Back and Said q Few
Words IN Response to the Toast. THE
Navy" - Mr.. Barrctt on Expsusion.

He HAD Started 20 Leave the waldorf
Astoria, but Came Back and Said Few
Words IN Response to the Toast. eth,
Navy - Mr.. Barrett on Expsusion
Sons OF New England 10 the number Of nearly
six hundred gathered ct the Waldorf Astori,
last night for the nety-fourth annual ban.
quet OF the New England Society In the city oil
New York, In celebration OF the landing OF the
Pilgrim fathers. 30 earnestly and In such de-
tail did some OF the earlier speakers celebrate
this and other events In their oratory that BY
the time the fourth toast was reached II was
verging perilously close to midnight and Ad-
mirai Sampson. who had prepared q speech In
response to this toast. would not deliver II.
but merely thanked the society In o
few brief words. msnsioned the lstsness OF
the hour. and sat down. This was
something OF q damper on the perform
once. as the Admiral was perhaps the principal
guest OF the evening and President Howland's
carefully prepared Introductory remarks TO his
response took up about four times as ouch time
a. the response itself Even 90. the President
was fortunate In not having his introduction
entirely wasted. as the Admiral had started
away and was getting into his coat and hat
when vigiant member Of tho committee
csptured and brought him back Just IN time
Another OF the speakers. Augustus Thomas.
aud spoken to THE New Highlander and tho
Lord" got away untouched. aud was probably
abed before the proceedings terminated. Com
paratively few OF the guests remained to hear
the Hon. John Barrott's ringing speech on
Tho New Pacific" but those who did stay
showed By their enthusiasm that they had
found the walt worth while.
In the decorations the spirit OF the Yule tide
was mingled with patriotism. and together with
the Stars and Stripes that covered the bal
comics and the standards OF the various States
were festoons OF mistletoe and holly
In the boxes was q brilliant gathering
OF women. At the head table. besides
tho speakers. were seated the Hon. Horace
Russell. Col Daniel r. Appleton. John T.
Terry. Frederick A. Ward. Frederick Dep.
Foster. Justice Morgan J. o'Brisn. Cornelius
n. Bliss. J. Pierpont Morgan. Capt Robley d.
Evans. G. c. Beaman. Major Gen. Wesley
Merritt Capt. F. z. Chadwick. the Rev. DR..
Charles Cuthbert Hall. Andrew Carnegie.
George Gray Ward. Robert B. Roosevelt and
President W. II. P. Faunce OF Brown Univer-
sity.
The speaking was begun by President
Henry T. Rowland. who made q speech OF well
come and gave toast to the President. which
was drunk standing. Prof. William r. Terrett
OF Hamilton College was then introduced to
r S % Il. Para Rsy IL g. found
that they dared to do the divine things they
dreamed. aud they knew how TO do IL. The
amazing practical sagacity and competency OF
these e, rsSsloTs enthusiasts have been the won
that S0 Puritan hsd sS. s9GSn a' sss
oe{ Gs .owea .s SSS'pA a, G Will % nssa the
yst. Isisioas They were piqus poisiI-
sSe to Be- both 800 years. ago GS nS Did BID
Il ever strike you as strange that these relig-
.i%' sss ss, "s5s g e e. lie
n:Ps s. 'i PaI IGSasIns y. fS.y ar.
ssS ss f. ipSs the paths Of P,oy
Wiz sS sress aa nations az ' Europe EUR :AaT re
IN. the ,h r' fs. sss n.t for the
needed auae. o, a Soa n1 Rai ana
Justice: love o. nature liberty and love Of God
and eommsnds loreyer.H Applause iom~sn''
President Rowland int reduced as representa-
TIVE OF the Army. Col. Charles A. Woodruff. who
We Americans are a strange people. while
70 wa. sSd While never
our indspendence By force 81 arms. N for
Continentals marched to victory. our roads
second largest inere%en. '' q territory y
:sp ". Sa n Ssy n ss01 s H ds
the %sdsn ouros %es aoc,r Mr. in S.s sGS.
yoIaassers as @a.ief humSn, az m sens
The army rni v" costs " somethih n and ha. no
vote, some people object TO an army because
the su ssSs as much Ss
create the disease that requires the e0 knife h
70 N, more does the army create war: that
The politician and the press. The sol.
dier's business H. to prosecute war to
edge and % cnmsnysd fn S,h
strongs wsll.diselplined battalions, have ever
,nsndsrs but Without Standing T afy G sae6
knowiIedge. experience and discipline will not
There are those who believe. or pretend to
believe. that our army Is a constant menace to
our institutions. II We have so little manhood.
900 is q menace 70 our institutions. then our
7O.OO0, 600 people are unnt for seli-govern.
After the Army came the toast to the Navy.
but while the last speaker was talking Rear
Admiral Sampson had quietly risen. made his
Goa. 20" hat Sn %R Tss Wo~a nd
was making speech full OF noe tical quotations
envoy sent after him succeeded in getting him
back lu,t as the presiding oficsr was speaking
The cold. impartial hand Of history has
shown us who located the Spanish heet in San
ttaeo Bay: who held 1t IN a vice-like grip
Through weary waiting weeks OF watching;
making the victims escape impossible II viii
record who laid the plan Of battle and whose
prudent foresight. careful plans and nm wenried
vigilance PREPARED the way to victory; who
calm. imperturbable. brave and skiliul, was
genius and guiding spirit OF the whole cam
paign: Honors are shortlived and often un-
equally distributed, The laurel wreath that has
East belongs with no less degree OF fitness TO
that OF the hero OF the West, but though with.
out reward to himself. his officers or men. save
that OF their own conscience and that greatest
OF oil. mutual respect and faith In each other.
calm and confident they await tho verdict OF
history ana the reward a great country will
surely give. ! have the honor OF introducing
States Navy"
Admiral Sampson was cheersd when he rose.
ne expressed his regret that he had missed
part OF President Howland's Introductory re-
marks apd thanked the New England Society
for the honor done him In the Invitation 10
speak to them. Then he said:
The day Ia 50 nearly pastor. I might
better say the night ig so nearly past-that I
feel H. sit DOWN at this time will merit your
grateful feelings more than II l remain ON my
And down ha saf Tha .nnianao $50. ..,.-