The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-01
BRYCE GUEST OF SCOTCHMEN
CARNEGIE ALSO AT TEE I5IST
ST. ANDREWS DINNER.

Boeh Low Praises the President and John
FSOrl struggles with the Real Old
scotch DInlect-PIpers On kllls and
hagSIs On the Menu Lend Realism.
Scots turned oG5 by hundreds last even
ing for the I5ist annual dinner Of 81.
Andrews Society at the WaldorH-Astoria
This means. of course. that the society
has been eating an annual dinner ever since
1863, when the first one was held at Scotch
JOhnny's by the forty-seven sons OF Scots
who founded the organization.
Every man in the society who had a burr
got It out Of the cedar chest yesterday,
polished it up, gave it a preliminary try
or W at home and then took il down to
the grand ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria
The few who had no burrs of their own had
plenty Of fine examples to model them
selves upon as soon as the dinner began.
And as il things weren't Scotch enough
before. the dinner committee produced two
young and lusty pipers. all clad in kilties,
who proved To- be tho possessors of two az
hairy pairs OF knees as ever scaled a crag.
These W persons paraded at intervals
with their pipes filing their cheeks to the
bursting point and making uproar that
sounded like about half a dozen WagneriaR
W. NpuhAs AARS VA
Scotch pipers they took themselves with
becoming gravity and among he things
they skirled-if that's the proper word
were Scots VIVA Haze" @Mulnochy Bridge
Jenny Dang the Weaver Who'll Be
King But Charlie?" and the Haggis March.
Among the women in the boxes we're
Mrs. James Bryce and Mrs. Andrew Car
negie. whose husbands were among the
chief guests of the society. Robert Frater
Munro. the president of the society. acted
RsStoastmaster and among those VIII oc-
oupied seats at the table of honor with him
we're Seth Low. Job Hedges, who has Sue
Ceeded to most of the laurels that Simeon
Ford used to wear; John FOord, Gen. Fred
erick Dent Grant. the Rev. Robert Mac
kenzie. the Hon. Howard Kennard. secre-
tary of the British Embassy; the. Rev. DIR.
~ Parkes Cadman, the Rev. DIR. George
Alexander, Gen. Stewart L-WoodfOrd. the
Rev. DIR. David Wylie. John Lloyd Thomas,
Austen G.. Fox and DIR. John A. Wyeth.
At the tables lower down sat among
others Samuel Elliott, George W. Perkins.
George Gray Ward, Talbot Ewart, A. W.
Putnam, W. NJ. Mckenzie. DR.. Alexander c.
Humphreys, W. Butler Duncan. II. A. c.
Smith. J. Kennedy Tod. the Rev. A. F.
Schaufier. Vernon II. Brown. John REID.
Charles A. Meade. John J.. MCCook and
Charles A. Moore.
As a special concession to the taste Of the
society the French chef of the Waldorf
Astoria consented TO the ad Iition Of one
word to his menu. II was the word Gag
gis.' Three or -four persons ate some Of it.
toe. One person insisted that he liked it.
President Munro welcomed all hands
after the pipers had ceased from a horrid
uproar that was loudly a~pplauded. He
reviewed briefly the history Of the society
and finished by proposing the healths
of the President Of the United States and
King Edward, both of which were drunk
standing and amid cheers.
That done, JOh FoOrd tackled the large
subject Of The land o. Cakes and It's Litera-
ture," BY way Of illustrating his remarks,
which were OF, an extensively scholarly
character. Mr.. Foord read numerous ex-
tracts from early Scotch writer's. many
81 which were partly cOmprehended by
his auditors. But there's M disputing
that it was real tough dialect such as no
rank outsider might hope to grapple with
and escape.
John Reid then sang scots wha haze"
and when ne had lone Seth Low arose to
ak about The Land We Live In" He
addressed the assembled gathering IA Scots
wha hae wi Wall Street bled. and went
on to state that the material problems Of
hhAn SbNAlNA "NlN III AAANlidiJ alNTN VI lOO
much and too swift prosperity.
Take the Scotchman." he said. He
was born and brought up in "A small country
OF narrow resources. where everything
combined to develop strength Of character.
When he gets here we have to see to il that
we develop an atmosphere where he may
prosper without being spoiled. | take II
that there was never a nation 40 tried by
rapidly increasing wealth and expanding
sourc az ours.
DrBut I am glad we have had at this time
in the Presidential office a man who has
not been so much given to expressing pride
in the power and wealth of this country
AZ to emphasizing the greater fundamental
truth that righteousness and not wealth
exalteth. iCheersl And l believe the
time will come when men will realize more
than perhaps they do now that the attitude
Of the President has been of inestimable
value for the character Of this country
for many years to come
There was a bit more cheering over this
sentiment and when IL had ceased MIR. Low
went on to say that he was glad. and not
sorry as some seemed to be. that so many
immigrants stayed in the big cities. For il
was there. he said, that they could most
rapidly be fitted for the duties OF citizen
ship in the land of their adoption. New
York would perish in it's W fat" he said.
eff it did not have something to do worthy
of its great resources"
Ambassador Bryce was loudly cheered
when he arose to speak. but he made only
O short speech.
Il thank you for the enthusiasm with
which you dran6 the toast to King Edward. +"
ne said. 81 feel hat your President knows
and that the American people know that he
il a sovereign of whom we are proud and
who loves the United States"
The Ambassador hen spoke OF the Scotch
people and raised a laugh when he spoke
Of their benevolence and said:
~Yet with all their benevOlence they are
noted also for their frugality."
The next speaker was Job Hedges. Mr..
Hedges started out by saying that he didn't
believe II was necessary 90 amend the Con-