The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-18
SONS OF ERIN AT
BANQUET BOARD
WITH SPEECHES AND MUSIC
ALDERMAN SOCIETY CELEBRATED
ITS 92ND ANNIVERSARY.

Annual Dinner Served Mt the De
SOto-Members and Guests Toasted
st. Notwithstanding Addresses
Kept Guests Entertained Until
Early MOrninE-Hon. II. II. CnbR-
Miss of Augusta Told of 1.-THE
Press" and Judge Hamilton Me
Whorter of women"
The ninety-second annual banquet of
the Hibernian Society was held in the
De Soto dining room last night. The
green predominated while the brighter
coiors were furnished by red and white
roses and carnations.
The tables were very effectively ar
ranged. Down one side of the banquet
hall, extending for more than half the
entire length of the room. was a long
table. Two arms protruded from each
end, running nearly across the hail.
Between them, and separated by equal
distances, were three other arms Sim
liar to those at the ends, and extend
ing out an equal distance from the
main table. Around this the guests
were seated.
The section of the banquet hall which
was not used for the tables was screen
ed off by a wealth of palms and by
bamboo. The stately palms, interspers-
ed with other smaller green ported
plants, made an appropriate setting for
the banquet.
Flag of Old Erin.
Directly back of the center arm ex-
tending from the main table hung the
presidents flag. a green flag with the
emblem of the Hibernians beautifully
worked in in the center. Directly OPP
posite hung the large flag of the So
ciety, with it's emblem, and the words
"Bibernian," and Erin Go Bragh"
worked in. in gold letters. This was
the large flag, which hung in front Of
the hotel during the day.
The flowers and sprays of snilax
completed the decorations. At every
available place on the table stood huge
bouquets of roses and carnations, the
color scheme being white and red.
Here and there about the table were
placed small mats of smilax, and
cluster of the pretty greenery nestled
at the base of each of the flower vases.
At each guests place was a small
boutonniere of green, offset with only
one small colored flower.
Guests of the Hiberninns.
Directly under the presidents flag
sat, Col. P. w. Meldrim, president of
the Hibernian Society. To his right
and to his left sat the speakers of
the evening, who afterwards delighted
the assemblage with the responses to
the toasts. The orchestra, was
screened by a mound of palms
and other potted plants, and with bam-
boo hangings.
At the head of the first table sat
President p. w. Meldrim. At his right,
in the following order, were: Mayor
Herman Myers, T. A. Stovall, A. ].
O'Hara, Hamilton McWhorter, DR.. r.
j. Num-, Davis Freeman, w. F. Train,
president of the St. Andrews Society,"
Judge Henry McAlpin, Col Berne
Gordon, Judge S. B. Adams, Julian
Schley, Percy Sugden, T. G. Reid, W.
S. Blum,
At the Presidents left sat Rev. DR..
James Y. Fair, w. G. Charlton, H. H.
cabaniss, Shelby Myrick. Rev. C. H.
Strong, Judge George T. Cam, Judge
Paul E. Seabrook, Anton P. Wright
Col. ]. B. Quinn, F. X. Douglass, Otis
Ashmore, Col. ]. H. Estill.
At table B were: ]. L. Morrison, r.
V. Johnson, P. T. Foy, E. NJ. O'Brien.
N. P. Corish, George NJ. Gadsden, Sam
uel Reynolds, ]. H. McKenna, E. j.
p. H. Cotton, c. F. Graham, o. F.
Reilly, James Walsh, ]. H. Gaynor, E.
C. Gleason, P. ]. O'Connor, John E.
Schwarz. c. V. Hohenstein.
At table were: A. NJ Letter, NJ
Naughtin, George c. Schwarz. M. A.
Morris, John Sullivan. Jr., r. M. Hicks,
Thomas Nugent, L. A. Mccarthy, Capt
Henry Blum, ]. K. Clarke, John Lyons,
w. ]. Watson, John Lynch. r. W.
Powers, John Bresnan, John F. Canty,
James M. Sullivan, John Fitzgerald
w. Whitehead, v. c. Nunnally, Emil
Eckstein.
At table D were: E. F. O'Connor,
Sligo Myers, A. L. Wiel, DR.. w. B.
Crawford. John T. Evans. A. ]. Merkle,
H C. Walthour, r. A. Crawford, Dr.
Ralston baltimore, DR.. A. b. Simmons,
u. A. O'Connor. E. H. O'Connor ].
Cronin, ]. b. Hockaday, John Rourke,
A. A. Lawrence, Harry Strachan, F.
w. Storer William Kehoe, Col ]. F.
Brooks.
At table e were; G. ]. Orr, w. F.
McCauley G. l. Taggart, Jr., Rev. John
II. JORDAN, Ut. j. u. van Marter, w.
r. Leaken, John r. Young, H. Blum,
Jr., B. B. Neal, ]. w. Motto, George
W. Beckett, c. p. Hardee, Thomas n.
Denmark, G. Noble Jones, Alexander
Alderman, F. A. O'Brien, H. H. Mar
tin, E. w. Smith, F. S. Lathrop, John
NJ. Hogan.
At table F were: C. McGarvey, NJ.
]. O'Leary, James Sullivan, J. w. Hef-
fernan, John Lyons, Jr., George V.
Denny, Thomas II. Dickinson, r. J.
,Haslam, John f. Harty, c. V. Robin
son. Thomas F. Walsh, Jr., ]. 3. Mad
dock, c. P. H. Murphy. ]. H. strous.
NJ. ]. Kavanaugh, H. Willink. ]. H.
Haslam, c. c. Martin. w. w. Starr,
w. J. Harty.
The menu was as follows:
Little Neck CLAIMS.
Chateau Latour Blanche.
Terrapin a la Maryland.
Amontillado.
Small Patties a la Refine.
Celery. Sailed Almonds. Olives.
Savannah River Shad with Roe, Mai
tire de Hotel.
Potatoes Duchesse.
Lamb Crops, Braise Green Peas.
Pontet Canet