The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-23
LAST NIGHTS BANQUET

twas a Brilliant Affair, Sons Of the
Revolution Having Daughters Of
the Revolution as Their Guests.
Lieut.. Doddtidge's Speech.
The last feature of the dewey Day.
celebration vas the annual dinner of
the West virginia Society of the Sons
of the Revolution In the evening at
the Mcclure, At which Lieutenant John
sehon Doddridge was the guest Of
honor, with the members Of the Daugh-
tiers OF the Revolution also honor
guests. Admiral Dewey was expected,
having accepted the invitation to be u
guest Of honor last November. but he
sent his regrets BY the committee that
had been detailed to escort him to the
hotel, making the plea Of over-exertion
during the day. This was received. Of
course, with regret.
General Alfred Caldwell acted as
toastmaster. Tho opening feature was
the presentation Of q Sons Of the Rev
olution fag. ana two American flags
to the society as q stand Of colors by
President G. ". RrocKunier. General
Caldwell accepted. en- behalf of the
Sons, in an ELOQUENT five-minute speech
filled with patriotic sentiment.
The menu discussed was as fol-
lows:
Blue Points.
Deviled olive8. Picked Mangoes
Green Sea Turtle. au Madere.
Solera Admirable Sherry.
Planked Potomac River Shad, a Ia
maitre d'Hotel.
Pommes Croquettes
Sweetbread Pattles, In Cases.
Brandy Punch, la Cerises.
Broiled Quail on Toast.
Asparagus Tips
Pontet Canet Claret.
Filet de Boeuf Pidue, aux Champignons
ClIquoe Champagne.
Chicken Salad. egcarole de tomato.
Individual Ices, Fancy Cakes
Cafe NOR, cognac Pony.
The first toast on the programme was
Our Guest" responded to by Mr.. A.
P. Tallman, Of Pleasant Valley, who
did himself proud.
1.-THE Ladies' was responded by by
Prof. Brown. Of the West Virginia
university.
DR.. sooy's Response.
Rev. J. Il. .sooy, Of the Fourth Street
church. responded to the toast. "The
Clergy and the American Revolution"
He said;
Humanity h6ngers for heroes, and
happy the nation that can bring up
Its children and youth in the memory
Of the robleBt heroic deeds Of patriots
and poets, Of BageB and statesmen and
martyrs. Sir Walter Scott describes
Old Mortality leading character in
his famous bOok-aS going through the
cemeteries Of Scotland, chlsseiing anew
upon the tomb8t0neg the names that
ated. When asked 70 explain his zeal
for the memory q these worthless the
old men replied that he wished to see
the heroes Of yesterday march forward
side by side with the youth OF to-day.
That nation suffers q great calamity
whose children and youth have separ-
Rted themselves from yesterdays bat
tie fields and victories, and have for
gotten to celebrate the statesmen, the
Bages and the fathers from whom we
have received our priceless heritage.
Among THE heroes Of the American
revolution none eapOused the cause Of
freedom with greater felrlessness and
energy than the eleEBy OF that day. It
"a an incontrov0Ftible fact that the fer
Md Puritaninm Of the pulpltS Of New
England had a Vlry important bearing
upon the character OF that struggle.
When forebO rance on the part Of the
colonies was no longer o virtue. they
turned their backs upon Great Britain
and prepared for war. In this move
nent MasgnohusettB took the lead. Tho
provIncIal CynugFcsg called upon tho
oler1v 10 preach liberty from their
n,,Ipifs. and most hearty were the re-
snonGeS. Tho anrrnonB of such men MS
J1n1than Mathew Andrew Eliot, Sam
raj Cnoper. Chsrlo Chauncey and
NStScr Byles diG much to stimulate
s1.IStorcD ThN1e men were not only
SIror9 frineiS AM advisers Of the p0-
iIt,c"i ieoder bit were themselves
nStoT noIltIcai lot ierB, foremost in all
U,,I,Ic neeiintn I'd active In private.
y Si,S,,iI IA - gsday. The minister
.,s,,nt MT fssFot that no Ia n citizen
III, ~ =. \ eFoaf'huF, and that he has
Hs.,I.Ss oiys n Spon8ibillti0A which
must not bO OyeE4g ot.o' IN tnose days
POLITICAL prOaehinE 49, Mnost unlver:
M The few gloIgy men 1lses VINO aDl9tained
from INTRODUCING poIacs INTO the pull