New-York tribune., 1901-12-01

ANOTHER CARNEGIE GIFT,
100000 FOR AGED SCOTCH POOR IN
THIS CITY ANNOUNCED.
RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED TO THE GIvER
AT THE ST ANDREWS SOCIETY DIN
NER, WHERE HE PRESIDES

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The banner Of the St Andrews Society of the
State of New-York unfurled in the ban
quoting hall DelmonCo's last evening, when
about five hundred members of the society and
their invited guests attended the 145th annual
dinner of the society. A paid piper played Scot
tish airs. and an orchestra in the gallery helped
him while the feast in progress. Chief
among the dishes was the haggfs-
Andrew Carnegie presided as president of the
society, and among the guests who sat with him
on the dais were Sir Percy Sandersor, K ..
NJ G., British Consul General at New-York;
Nayor-elect Seth Low, Congressman Robert G.
Cousins Horace White Carl SchurZ, Justice
James A. O'Gorman. Henry z. Howland, Sam
uel L. Clemens. the Rev. Dr. George c. Lorimer.
Colonel John J. McCook, and Robert H Turtle,
president OF St Georges Society
Mr.. Clemens mark Twain) arrived late and
got an extra cheer from the at the long
tables. Ten toasts had been arranged, each with
a song which sung later. The speaking be
gan about 10 o'clock, and continued untif a
late hour.
CARNEGIE GIFT ANNOUNCED.
Before Mr.. Carnegie could give the first toast.
The Day an a. Wha' Honor It. he was obliged
to respond to a set OF resolutions which had
been passed by the society to thank him for
a gift of 100000 in aid of the aged and decrepit
Scotch poor of the city. which announced
at the dinner. The resolutions said at the close:
We rejoice in the enlarged opportunities of aiding
our worthy brethren in distress hch TINS masrll-
earnest hope and prayer that esteemed friend
OIL Of his 6enefaetons ions among his fellow countryen
realizing IN his own experience; tne w0IGJ G oI I'LL l
lendeth the Lord"
AS presented to Mr.. Carnegie the resolutions
in frame and illustrated with paintings
of Scottish scenery. In his speech accepting the
gift Mr.. Carnegie said:
had no idea my gift would 64 find me IL IN Nh the fd olSe
MAJ SHOWS now 81 tle 20 I'm I5reSden which is not so Iin-
likely ms one would think, beg you not to accept
third term.
PIONEER OF SOCIETIES.
Mr. Carnegie then called attention to the fact
that St Andrews the pioneer of the
many societies. He told Of an aged woman.
widow. whose husband died. leaving her with
two children. The almoner tried to relieve her
but when her two sons got work she refused alu
saying she had no need of charity now, but that
she would never forget the friends who helped
her
we cannot all of US die poor" said Mr.. Car
/ nesie creating a laugh. Some of very
! Scotchmen must leave something behind. We
/ cannot do any better than ny leaving money to
! this society"
/ Mr.. Carnegie told his auditors to leave behind
! duu care and become hare brained' for once
! ir $50 days.
let us pause for a moment to think OF the
. ,,., ,r,,n, grear sorrw that has faiien aTl-the
! race Queen Victoria has gone, and fit COM
reer IN all of her virtues 10 her our beloved
I president Mckinley. These two sorrows have
| sar,-ed To bring the two great branches of the
! English speaking nations closer together in
/ bond of sympathy
The toast to The President of the United
! States" was then drunk. the diners singing
! The Star Spanged Banner"
From the first meeting OF this society tc the
/ last" said Mr. Carnegie. lit has been the Gus
tom TO toast the soveregns OF our iand' we
always called her the Queen You all know
! what friend she was when we needed a friend
( I knew the King when he came here rs the
prirca of Wales He is as great friend is his
! mother was
II will drink his health with as much honor
! as drank to the health of his mother ask
/ Won TO drink to the health of the King All the
men at the tables rose in response and joined III
singing God Save the King"
+ The Rev DR. George c. Lorirner responded to
the toast. The Land o Cakes, telling some
quaint stories in Scotch dialect, which created
much laughter. and giving some glowing de-
scriptions of Scotch scenery and Scotch char
( acter which produced much applause.
He was followed by eN-Judge Henry r. How
,and who smoke of The Land We Live In
! creating more laughter and applause.
I Samnel l. Clemens Mark Twain delighted
! the diners with amusing speech in response
I to the toast Scotch Humor- :.
! Seth Low responded to the toast The CITY OF
! Nov-York" and caused much merrtment When
he remarked that had Burns ever run for pubic
oAice he would never have had occasion to
! write .'yVad some power the gift to gle us, etc.
CONGRESSMAN COUsINss SPEECH.
! r,e,rasernan Cousins of Iowa responding to
the toast "The Genius of Robert Burns" said
| in part
t AS IA, rue heen das6ed against the rocks Of life and
then lifted It's eyes toward the stars. Robert
+ Burns was not an exception 20 the rule He h1d
trouble and told it He sung his sorrow orr to- the
world He had joy and tod IT. r, tie con S0hce5en ebn
he told the story of his soul. it Ihymed He did
temp"raries but as Wendell Phillips said. We
measure genius by quality. not by quantity
hiding niaces many OF the spooks. ghosts, phan-
toms fairies, witches; warIocks oEa;obs, rag ms uen %
Ing scotland since she was child He scorne,i
superstition and despised tyranny lie Was aIwa. $
mcHnsa TO NJ I was the evening star of the eish
teenth century and was plenty good enough 10
hTe 0f IN IN 'b t6 Minds which in that iustrious eigh
teonth m century ran the gamut of philosophy and
Sentiment Robert Burns was perhaps the most
original and unaccountao bic; nor great IN pi prosei as a
verse as Byron but of all men, most unique and un-
omshere have heard said that if you could
place a harp in your soul, so that every gale OF
pass9n oI hear the perfection of poetry
of the eternal And / have thought that in the
the perfecton of poetry, that music of the eternal
His of the Joy ana sadness & Ola OF nun numd i n
his harp Splendid. splendid SOU. that filled that
harp with such an air OF i0re a anu nd een nnW
eternal star in the darkness of the past and
splendid harp that gave a LANGUAGE to that soul
and told its story to a weeping worldi And yet sad