The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-02
1 The News of Carbondale.

encircling the table were Rev. III. j.
Whalen, d. D., Rev. Rollln A. Sawyer,
Dr. w. w. Fletcher, NJ w. Lathrope,
John w. Dlmock, DR. Wheeler, G.. r.
James. secretary of the club, Ex-presi-
dent Claude II. Smith, c. Il. Spencer,
d. w. Humphrey, II. ID. Carey, esq,
Jermyn; Hon. s. S. Jones and Vive-
president Albert H. Crane.
The menu was highly creditable to
Landlord Williams and the diners fire.
quently attested their appreciation as
the different courses were disposed of.
The dishes were: Little neck clans on
half shell, bouillon, celery, olives, CHER
kins, mustard pickles, roast turkey,
| cranberry sauce, cold ham, cold tongue,
picked beets chicken salad, scalloped
oysters, tomato catsup Worcestershire
sauce, French mustard, mashed pota-
toes, sugar corn, stewed tomatoes, tea
biscuits, vanilla ice cream, assorted
| cakes, coffee, cigars.
The New Year Welcomed.
1t lacked only few minutes of mid
night when cigars were ready to be
kindled, but Toastmaster ONeill halted
the banquetters until the first two
years of the twentieth century nodded
to each other. Then, when the whistles
were announcing the event, DR.. Whalen
| arose and enthusiastically called for
three hurrahs to greet times latest Off
spring. They We're given with spirit.
Cigars We're now lighted and the first
Offering of the intellectual feast was
made by Mr.. O'Neil.
Mr.. O'Neill in his happiest mood,
| paid wittily and sincere compliments TO
the guests and put them in the best of
humor. Taking the passing of the old
year, he took up two of the events that
appeared that greatest to him. The
first was very properly the sem-cen-
tenial of Carbondale, and when he sug
gested this there was hearty response
from the assemblage. This event was
an unqualified success, he said, the
greatest kind of II success. in which
everybody shared alike. It was no one
mans doing, it was the peoples. 1t
proved that il Carbondale be properly
approached it would be found TO be
| thoroughly good at heart
| The really great event that was
startling serious was the death of the
nations beloved ruler. William Nc
| Kinley. The lesson that this happening
| taught was the true patriotic fervor
of all the people of our nation. To
show the force of this spirit Mr.. O'Neill
| spread before the guests the broad pa
| triotic sentiments expressed by Senator
| Hoar, who in the state Republican con-
vention after McKiney's death testified
| in the most beautiful and forceful
| language to the patriotism of the nation
| declaring that any part or section of
| the country could rule If the other
| should pass away.
| DR.. w w. Fletcher. in responding to
| the toast. The Last of the First" "
which related to the closing day of
| the first year of the Twentieth century,
| pointed few of the great achieve
merits of 1901, among them, wireless
| telegraphy, the submarine boat. the
air ship, and lastly the hopedfor
| planting of the Stars and Stripes on
| the North Pole. In the face of this, it
:" as a grand thing to he living nov;
| ii was sublime. Shah not the Carbon
| dale Cycle club raise up to Il higher
| plane and he the means Of making life
better There were many good things
| il Coult. do in the way of improving
| The )Tental condition of those who may
not lave had earlier opportunities.
DR.. Whalen's Response.
There was some sparkling rcpartee
between Toasmaster O'Neill and Dr..
Whai@n, before the latter took 40 his
subject. and the ssemblage enjoy ed
the flashes of wit that went from onc.
10 le other. DR.. Whalen received an
| ovation when he arose. His toast was
Thc Rose, the Thistle, the Shamrock
and the Golden Rod; May They Flour
ish 10y the Common Graft of Frater.
nifty" 1t was beautiful senti-
lnent and it was given Il fitting re-
sronse.
After relating the interesting history
| of the adoption of the rose and the
thiStle as the national flowers of Eng
land and Scotland, respectively, DR..
NVhalen took up the Shamrock, 1.-The
national flower of the greenest isle of
The seas" II will not yield to our
worthy POSTMASTER" said Dr. Wnalen,
as he turned to Mr.. O'Neil, "in my
honor TO the people of the Emerald
isle. Nothing in my associGt lions,
nothing in my having been born in
Conencticut has made me less loyal to
| the greatest people that God ever
| made" He then related the legend of
the shamrock, its use by st. Patrick to
explain the awful mystery of the
Trinity.
| I'VE Americans" continued DR.,
| Whaien, "have no sentiment, no his
tory. We get together and vote the
golden rod the national flower because
it is indigenous to the country; and
then botansts tell us it is wholly
democratic; it is universal in beauty,
nnly ersal in growth. 1t is laden with
the principles of the Golden Rule and
it never has or never will stand for
olpre ession on tyranny. Give the Irish
Ran chance and English cruelty will
be forgotten. Let the Scotchman
touch the land of the free aud they
will almost forget bonnie Scotland
With ell due respect to other countries
the Irishmen, ScotChmen and English
men are the best contributions Ia
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