The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-24
ST. GEORGES CELEBRATION
ENGLISH SOCIETIES DINE TO- GETHER IN HONOR OF EVENT.
., c. Fleetwood Presides-NIany Stirring gpeeches Made and That Together with Splendid Musical Programme Make Up n Happy Evening.

The annual St. Georges day celebra-
 tion held under the auspices of Red
 Cross lodge and William Ewart Glad-
 stone lodge Order Sons of St. George,
 was held last night at Stewards cafe
 on Chapel street. The tables were
 beautifully decorated with flowers for
 the occasion and about 200 ladies and
 gentlemen sat down to splendid re-
 past served in Mine Host Stewards best
 style Among those seated at the
 guests table were S. Fleetwood, toast
 master; Rev. George Phillips, John Trace, William Reeves, Dr. F. H.
 Wheeler, A. B. Paskill, president of Red
 Cross lodge; Roscoe Reeves, president
 of w. D. Gladstone lodge; James Mus
 tarde, chief of the New Haven Cale- donian club; Colonel N. G. Osborn and
 others.
 At the conclusion of the banquet the
 large party adjourned upstairs to War ner hall, where the remainder of the evening was enjoyed.
 Septimus Fleetwood, of the New York New Haven and Hartford rail- road. who acted as the toastmaster, in opening the proceedings spoke in part as follows:
 Ladies and gentlemen: I have been fortunate enough since I became 8 resi- dent of this city to receive from the various English and Scotch societies many evidences of their kindness and to have many honors conferred upon me, but to be called upon to- act as x toastmaster this evening is more than deserve or ever expected If, however, I had known that we were to be fla vored with the presence of so many of our fair country women doubt if my modesty would have allowed me to con- sent I feel somewhat like the young man, who was counting his lass, and as they sat on the stile at some distance apart, she said: "John, don't you come crowding me" He replied: T ain't crowding you" Well" she replied, .you might if you wish" So he moved a bit closer Then she said: John, don't you put your arms around me" "I'm not going to- said he. "Well you might if you wish to- said she. So he did, and after a short time she began again "John, don't you kiss me- T aint' going to- "Well you may if you like" And so he did and then he felt
  have wanted some encouragement, but am very glad I came, for the Sons of St. George, to which I have the honor of belonging, is a society bound Together in bonds of fraternity to pro- vide for our sick countrymen, to vel come new corners, to instill unto them the true principles of our republican to make good citizens of them. to teach them to dwell in unity and concord with all, and while never forgetting the land of our forefathere and all that the world owes to her, yet 1 ever to remember the land of our adop- | tion and all that we owe to it. I there | fore call upon you all to unite in drink ing the health of our president. Loud | applause.
 MT. Fleetwood then introduced Colonel | N G. Osborn, who responded to the toast, "Any Old Topic" Dr. F. H. spoke on "The Ladies'" Rev. G. H. Phillips on "The Men,'l and Ros- COG Reeves on 1.-The Babies"
 The toast of "Our Order was to have been responded to by w. A. Crute, but serious illness in that gentleman's family prevented his attendance.
 MT. H. F. Blogg replied to the. toast of "Our Adopted Country" He drew out the thought that though English men are to be found in every country under the sun, only in one have they thought of adoption and surely it is a good omen that in that one the word 'United'' is prominent-it seems to him that the English idea of fair play re- fused to receive bread and butter even possibly to the third and fourth gene ration without giving citizenship with all 1t implies in return; he also noted that the laws and customs that survived the cosmopolitan introduction of every nation under the sun were similar to those Englishmen were used to at home. But he wished to draw particular atten-