The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-23
A TOAST TO /.
WASHINGTON
BY SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI.
TOAsTS OFFERED IN 1850 REPEAT
ED BY DIR. BURROUGHS.

CietS oA tne Clnc1nnutl-baOBe
Worn by Washington Exhibited
by DIR. BurrOughs-Ancient Direc-
tory of New York City Contained
Names of Alexander Hamilton and
Aaron Burr as Justices of the
Peace.
The Georgia Society of the Cincinnati
held its annual banquet at the De Soto
last night. There were seventeen men,
bers and guests present.
The table decorations were American
beauties and La France roses, emblem
attic of the two countries whose allied
armies wrested the control of this con-
tinent from the English crown. At
either end of the table were two large
vases of pink ard white carna tions, the
colors of the flowers standing out in
contrast to the greenery of smilax and
ferns.
At one end of the hall hung the large
flag of the general Society of the Gin
cinnati, resplendent with the emblem
of the order. Opposite was the ex-
pressive flag of the Georgia Society,
with its thirteen blue and white stripes
and its thirteen stars on a field of blue.
At the head of the table sat the Hon.
Walter G.. Charlton, president of the
Georgia Society. The others present
at the banquet were Mr.. William Hall
Milton of Mariana. Fla, Mr.. F. F.
Jones, Governor of the Georgia Society
of Colonial Wars: Mr.. Neyle Colquitt,
representing Hon. William Warning
Habersham of LAGRANGE; Mr.. George
A. Mercer, Jr., Mr.. I. Savage Clay of
New York, Mr.. Joseph Clay of Bruins
wick, DR.. Leighton Wilson Eckard of
Easton, Pa. Rev. ]. Y. Fair, Mr..
Francis A. Foster of Boston, DR.. w.
Berrien Burroughs of Brunswick, Mr..
George T. Handley of Walthoursville,
Mr.. A. bearing Harden, Mr.. G. Noble
Jones and Mr.. George F. Tennille.
Health to Washington.
After full justice had been done the
elaborate menu the president of the
Georgia Society, Mr.. Charlton, pro-
posed the following toast: "A health
to George Washington, the first Presi-
dent, general of the Society OF the
Cincinnati"
When the members had responded
Mr.. T. Savage Clay, the assistant
treasurer of the society, offered the
toast, ITO the president of the Georgia
Society, Hon. Walter G. Charlton.
DR.. W. B. Burroughs repeated the
toast which was offered at meeting
of the society in 1888 by Maj. Pearce,
as follows: MAY North Carolina and
Rhode Island, by speedy adoption of
the constitution, complete the number
of the thirteen original states" Fol-
lowing this toast DR.. Burroughs en-
tertained the society with anecdotes
of early history. +
Historic Exhibits shown.
Mr.. Clay then exhibited to the So
ciety the badge of the Cincinnati worn
by Gen. Washington and also the
badge presented by Gen. Washington
to Maj. John Berrien, the grandfather
of Dr. Burroughs.
While addressing the society Mr..
Clay said that when attending the
banquet of che New Hampshire So
ciety of the Cincinnati some years ago
he had been presented with a token
for the Georgia Society. He had never
yet opened the package which had
been given him, and now presented it
to the society. The token proved to
be a handsome bronze medal, COM
memorating the 10th anniversary of
the New Hampshire Society. A toast
was Immediately proposed to 1.-THE
New Hampshire Society and to the
members of the Cincinnati. wherever
they may be- which was responded to
with will.
Historic Directory of New York.
Among the other interesting exhibits
shown was an ancient directory of
New York city, published in 1885, The
directory was exhibited by DR.. Bur-
roughs. Only twenty-one names in the
book began with the letter A, showing
the great difference between New York
of that time and of to-day.
In the list of notaries public and
justices of the peace the directory con-
tanned the names of Aaron Burr and
Alexander Hamilton. Among the
names of congressman was that of
His Excellency John Hancock, No.
Cherry street" The directory also
contained the name of Gen. Peter Ber-
rien, the great-grandfather of DIR. Bur-
roughs.
Among the other interesting exhibits
shown at the banquet was a copy of
the famous painting of Gen. Washing
ton by the artist Savage. The original
of the picture is in Harvard UNIVERSE
ty. The painting is of unusual inter
est to members of the Cincinnati, ow-
ing to the fact that it is the only one
in which the General is shown wearing
the badge of the society.
ImprOmput Tonsts.
Mr.. Charlton called on several of
those gathered about the banquet table
for impromptu toasts. Mr. F. F.
Jones, governor Of the Georgia So
ciety of Colonial Wars responded for
that society. He thanked the mem
bers of the Cincinnati for their kind
ness in asking him to be present, and
also paid a high tribute to the order.
Mr.. A. bearing Harden conveyed the
best wishes of the South Carolina So
ciety of Cincinnati to the Georgia So
ciety.
Mr.. G.. Noble Jones, secretary of the
Georgia Society, briefly sketched the
three great Revolutionary Societies,
the Colonial Wars, the Cincinnati, and
the Sons of the Revolution, and the
place occupied by each.
DR.. Fair was called then upon. DR..
Fair. thanked the society for inviting
him to their banquet and stated that
though he was the grandson of only
private in the Continental Army, and
not an officer yet as Presbyterian he
was bound to believe in the doctrine
of election. -