The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-01

in all of his acts that have been re-
corded, and his attention to all the
little details of the daily life. All
of these distinctively Scottish traits
were humorously dwelt upon. The dry
humor of the Scot was illustrated with
a dry humor worthy of Scot
born in the land of the thistle. The
thrlftlness and attention to detail
We're illustrated by a series of Stor-
les that touched the humor of the ban
queters and brought out hearty laugh
ter and generous applause. The de-
sire for pre-eminence was shown and
then followed a brief enumeration of
the different stations, which the apostle
had been given in the different paint
ings of note. He closed with a splen-
did tribute to the fidelity to his mas
ter and to his masters cause that was
shown by the apostle and in this con-
nection eulogized these characteristics
so prominent among Scotchmen, loyal
ty, fidelity, and a firm faith that in
the end the cause of right and justice
must prevail.
THE King" all standing, was re-
sponded to by Mr.. George w. Beckett
by singing the English national an
them. All the banqueters, standing,
joined in the chorus and made the
hall ring with God Save the King"
The President of the United states.
Col. James B. Quinn, division chief
of United States Engineers, responded
to the toast, 1.-THE President of the
United States" The speaker handled
the subject in a mastery way. Only
the office was treated, and all person.
alities We're carefully avoided. In a
clear and succinct manner he brought
out the difficulties which always con-
front the chief executive of the nation.
The candidate of one political party
the target of the shafts of the opposi-
ton. as soon as he is sworn into office
he must lay aside his political affilia-
tiOns, must forget all save that he is
the representative of all the people of
the nation. Briefly. Col. Quinn com
mented on the problems that arise to
confront each executive and the care
full manner in which he must approach
the solution of each one of them. In
closing the speaker exhorted all to re-
member the difficulties surrounding the
President, the danger lowering about
him from the assassin, and to refrain
from harsh criticism of the man. The
| mention of the name of William Nc
Kinley brought a round of generous
applause.
Following the toast Mr.. w. T. Dix
on sang "a verse of '"The Star Spangled
Banner" the entire assembly joining
enthusiastically in the chorus.
"The Land o. Cakes and BObbie
Burns"
To the toast THE Land o. Cakes
and Bobbie Burns" Mr.. H. w. Wit
| cover responded in an eloquent and
| polished effort. The sturdiness of
| Scotch character was eulogized, the
faithfulness of the devotion to a cause
| the land had made it's own; the hero
| ism that stood firm against all the
| oppression of the monarchs of the
world; the deep influence of the sturdi-
| ness, thriftiness, the loyalty of Scot
| fish character, all were brought out in
vivid word pictures. The toast
abounded in eloquent and thrilling
prose-poems, eulogizing the character
Of the Scot; paying tribute to the part
| Scotland and her sons have played in
the history of the world; giving the
| homage due to the great men of the
land, to the songs of Burns, and the
| sword of Wallace In rapid sketches
| he pictured the deeds of her great
men on the field of battle, in the forum,
In pleadings for the cause of human
ity. He pictured the part the sons
| OF Scotland have played in resent
years, standing always leal-hearted
and undaunted for their homes, their
nation, and their God. The entire adj
dress was filled with word-paintings