The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-22

| -No IHoie ulStInSulSleu company IS
called together by a Scranton function
than that which, annually assemblies at
the dinner of the New England society
OF Northeastern Pennsylvania, and at
last nights dinner. the fourteenth an
nual. this was particularly true, as q
glance at the names of the diners will
attest:
The guests of the society were Rt.
Rev. NJ. j. Hoban. bishop OF Scranton:
Colonel John r. Van Wormer, OF New
York, president OF the New York Ath-
letic club and Lincoln National bank:
John Birkinbine, of Philadelphia, presi-
dent of Franklin institute.
The members guests were Rev. w.
II. Swift, of Carbondale: II. Brewster,
OF Montrose: S. Il. Bulkley, of Dun
more; G. A. Dounce. DR.. Fl. B. Ware,
j. L. Crawford, DR.. w. G. Fulton, DR..
w. l.. Keller, Judson r. Woolsey, DR..
II. u. Gardner, Hon. r. w. Archibald,
William McClave. Rev. /. j. Lansing.
r. N. Athertor, w. d. zehnder. DR.. j.
w. Coolidge.
Members of the society in attendance
We're:
Carbondalo W. Aiken, William j. Ham.
linton.
W llkCS' 'Bilfc--EuWaf'l IL. 'niSe, DT. r.. "
johnson, Oliver \. Parsons.
DunmoreA ID. Blackinton.
pittston-C. c. Bowman. S. i. Bennett, Fred.
eiici c. Bennett. George S. Ferris, Hon. Theo
dore Hart, William j. Peek, Theodore Strong.
Honcsdale--Eiomcr Greene, Henry Il. Russell,
\. r. searlc
Dalton--IIenry NJ Ives
Tmoor-Charles D. Sandersop
Jeansvllc-vernon II. Rood.
Jcrmyn--I. ID. Stocker.
Plains-Fgank u. Scott.
Scranton--Captain Dolph r. Athcrton. ]. l..
Athcrton. John r. Athcrton. Colonel II. NJ.
Boies Albert $. Baker. DR.. +. d. Brewster. T..
+. Chanberlin. G. i. Chittcndon, !. Benz. Dim
mick, L. II. Davis, A. c. Fuller, J. H. Fisher,
Hon. John II. Fellows, Rufus ]. Foster, John b.
Fish, L. H. French. Rev. George l.. Guild, d. D.,
DR.. l.. NJ. Gates, Hon. Alfred Hand Colonel +.
H. Hitchcock, Walter l.. IIenwood, Sidney r.
lIcnwood, &. d. Kinds, Hon. W. IL. Jessup,
Cyrus d. Jones, j. y. Lansing, \. i. Law. John
$. Luce. |. i. Megaigcl, S. Il. Mott, Z. l.. Afer.
riman. Levi j. Northrup, r. f. Prendergast, II.
t. Paine, W. II. Peck, r. H. Patterson. +. l..
Platt. Harry o. Pond, Ernest /. Paine, William
II. Richmond. Rev. Charles T.. Robinson, d. D.,
Colonel George Sanderson, Charles r. Sanderson,
James G. Shepherd, DIR. r. NJ. Sratton, Fred X.
Tracy, T.. N. Tewkesbury. I. {. Won Storch,
Charles IT, Welles. o. b. Wright, C. f. White.
more, W. A. Wilcox, c. 5. Woolworth. G. +.
Whittemore.
OFFICERS OF SOCIETY.
The officers of the society are:
President. William II. Rchmond;
vice-president, Henry N. Boies; sec
retary, j. H. Fisher: treasurer, A. g.
Fuller; historian, Fl. L. Paine; din
ner committee, ID. B. Atherton, ]. Fl.
Fisher, A. c. Fuller II. u. Russell,
Hon. Theodore Hart. Hon. Alfred
Hand, William a. Wilcox. L. r. Stur-
SesA
Preceding The dinner n brief recep.
ton was held for the guests of honor
in the board of trade reception rooms.
AT its conclusion the diners formed
in tWos and marched to the assembly
room. where the tables We're set.
AT President IichmCnd's left We're
seated, in the order named. Toast
master Greene, Bishop Hoban, Colonel |
Van Wormer ana Secretary Fisher,
and on the right, Mr.. Birkinhine, Vice.
President Roies, Rev. DR.. Mcleod and |
Rev. DR.. Lansing.
When assembled about the table,
all joined in singing America" un-
der the lead of [. f. Whittemore ana |
to the accompaniment OF Bauers or
NhNStiu' i'uiiHs5 tIC 'NlHSlIS Ol tue
last verse Captain Atherton waved |
aloft a large American flag, custom
which always obtains ut this dinner.
After an Invocation by Rev. DIR. Nc
Leod, the diners sat down to the good
things that O'Neil had prepared for
them. The odd ana pretty programme
of last nights affair was designed by
George B. Dimmick.
b. E. Sturges was to have been
toastmaster, but owing to illness he
was unable to attend. The committee
only yesterday afternoon secured Mr..
Greene as a substitute. That it made
a happy selection the company will
agree.
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
President Richmcnd's address
proved an exceptionally interesting re-
view of New Englandism and the part
it has played in the upbuilding of the
nataion. The address was followed
by hearty round of applause. Toast
master Greene was then formally pre-
sented by President Richmond. He
made few witty references to Mr..
Sturges and the work in which he
Is now so prominently figuring, and
then told humorously how he had been
selected to take Mr.. Sturgos place
as toastmaster.
A message of regret from Hon. Rob-
ert w. Tayler, member of congress
from the famous western reserve dis