The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-24
ST. GEORGE SOCIETY DINNER
ANN tSSlDOR BRTCE HtS
MT 10 sly lBOtT SAINTS.
%. C:r~rKe wasn't an FngiI.s'''an Mar
~. Patrick sn IrIsi's'tAn-- isr's h' aT'i
of n ~. TIleosisrr. h1t Washington
ls our nral Patron. tie rhiIAs.


d our RraI Patron. tie ThInLs
The British Ambassador sarf &c the
British saint last night ~ iit" Waldorf
Astoria that alrrut the nnlv thing known
20 his Cr,Niit was that h." "ncr killed a
dragon. Their was a twink" ~ IN"
eve oT the Right Hon Jam"s Rryc" anil a
hit 81 a ohucklr in his VOICE and thu ~.
Georges society. comfortably at dinner
applauded the merry sander.
The Ambassador VA gunninI Tor
nufnher ot the hs.~t known saints ~"
said. without even in1uiriHR Il thor" NeT"
any Iri~hIn-n IN the roon. that ~ Patrick
was never o. child OG ~" Emerald isl"
that St Andrew had 10 H. taught alt the
Scotch that h. didn't drink and tina;
whatever 1T George may have h"en he
certainly wasn't an EnglishmRn. Rather
apropos, Of nothing. Me Bryce referred
10 one IT Theodore H. FASTENED Ia say
that Il the United States had any patron
saint IL must h., George Washington hut
eth h. recalled a ~ Theodore. On
second thought h" ! elleved st Ineo'or"
WA local IT, CHppadoCia.
The Ambassador was tho guest ot honor
Of on. 81 the biggest dinners the society
ami wIs Attended ~ more than JD thG-
lishnicu or Americans OF English birth
or ancestry who are united tor the plr-
poee Uf bsfriendlng needy ana unIor-
tunais men and women OF fngllSn pirtA
The guests besides Amba %adOr BTvCe
werc the Right Hoa SrE Morris. 7 [.
Premier AMI Colonial Secretary OF New
foundllnd, S..,n low. the British consul
Genera Z " BsUEet'. {. |. +, ! Barton
Hepburn. president o' the Chas" NatlonaI
Bank Morton & Frewen. corn. iils 4
Pugslrv. Dallas IlChe Prai'. \. y. clear
water. william James EN.sns. Rollin NJ
Morgan. : tgnliTc owen. O.. Mo ulio"h
Miller. Charles \. Scn"rmcrhoru ana
Geoggv Na>sry.
Among o,Lcrs there w"r" William
T-av"rs J.-au'. Magistrate Joseph T..
Corrirar Ioi ! - n.r,--tord. tie Rev
= P.-a.-- Cat'~an. IA" Rev RchC-.
Cols.,p. the NtpJus 10 B".suNoiI. X "
G~aihruoy. otto u Kahn. apt
Lun,l TO-, Very EoF DIAN VI 49,. D.. u
Ou'srhr,dr-,'. james u. Pc. 7. Proctor.
Wyllvs Terry Reginald Na'~r. ~ I'''orSc
GRAY " art. IT. AMI Gordon Willis.
I.i0vd u SIu,i"rrou. president of tn"
aoC."tv. iutrui;!S"I Ny Bryce Gs on"
who - r"sneC' ~! AMI admired - much
on this side of The. Atlantic - on n" other
Mr. Rryco st,d that he could not re-
fran from akIng tie on oriunitN 81 ca
pressing the Griei whiCh ETiIons every
where no l,.-s, than Americans felt al thc
C.eath nj enc who had adorned lh'' "0tn.
mon lI,.ratur" hv his brilliant and Nhrici
gifts. MIR. Clemens. whom all IN" world
wiIl continue TO call Marx IVAN. was
one OF The .,rtsttast writers 81 th" genera
tion now aSEing away Mr. Frye said
HE was a great humorist ana also Nh'n
he dealt With serious them, = a master ot
patho- 4 story TELLER IT M sha1stt hle
inventive power and at all times pro-
found student OF human nature.
hat nj
b~en his yrIvilrSe tn know Mr. Clemens
personally, never intimately. but enough
% AVtreCiat The charm OF his character.
his kindness. his simplicity. his bright
vivacity IN talk and has in" zeal and
sympathy tor all good causes
HE was a man Of whom America. ana
indeed all n" English speas ing rsc".
might We'll be proud said Mr.. Bryce.
and whose sweet and noble memory
those who knew MN wii ever cherish.
Mr. Bryce - sk'd the diners 4 ~ hal
occurred to them hat a patron saini
belonged to the country which took him
for its patron and then sad st. Denis
was not a frencnmSp, though 81. DAVID.
however was - WClshman. 81 Andrew
was not u Scot Gilman nor 1T. Geogg" an
Englishmau. Tn. United States h..
no patron saint. but the nearest APPROACH
to one was another G'oTRp-C,"orS-
Washington. and he was bOru a British
subject. And above all ST Patrick was
not an Irishrran. lie Vas born SOME
where IN Br ain. though who'hor ia
north or south Britain Is not certain.
That ought 20 be \ good omen for III"
ultimate TscOnc!.ement 81 IN. sons Of
81. Pa rick and the sons Ot ~ G.-0rG"'"
Mr.. Bryce said that the rcCoucii"Wau'
between the two has advanced during
the past twenty-five years and .lId thI'
he trusts that Il will soon be complete
He further lad: TIE little family ig-s
between these two parts of the United
Kingdom have been difficulty IN time.
past but will ps> away just Gs those
between 81. Andrews and ST. Georges
children had
The speaker said thai he was surprised
TO find that there are some EnRhshnen
who tGlkei IN q lugubrious way about
the condition and the prospects Of Eng
land Formerly he said. English
men were accused Of thinking too highly
OF their country. but now. II or. Is to
believe there doleful voices. English
industry and trade are lAnguishing ana
. considerable part OF the people are near
pauperlsm.
Nothing Of the kind il true. British
trade has been passing through one OF
the occasional depressions that come To
all countries ~ one came TO the Cnitsu
States two years ago. But trade II al
ready fast reviving Industry. popu-
lation and wealth are steadily lncreaslng
Mr.. Bryce said that after Inner j. not
the time for figures or hs would give the
diners reassuTIng ones.
England IL all right he said III any
Englishman present has gloomy thoughts
about England | would say 20 siIch "A on.
Cheer up. Buck up The old country
10 all right. Her people are not living
in fear of invasion They are minding
their own business They have CON
hdence IA thci- parliamentary systefn Of
government /. has passed through
strains more severe than any likely 70
be- put upon u now. They have con
hdenoe IA the anc ent and undiu nizhpd
strength and proves Of the British char
acter.
The old stock still produces men Of
the old type Won have had two % them
here. Lord Kitchener and Sir Ens-'
sshackleton, "A famous soldier aud a Ia
nou. % plorer. not surpassed anyvhaT'.
in IT." world. Be proud ~ your country
and have faith in her. What history
she has had- .llumined by what glorious
names What dominion she has built
up. though that 81 which ought most
20 b. proud - not ~ mucn the dom MOI.
as the qualities and enterprise by Vhich
Il was gained and the wisdom by which
Il u held together
What ii spleadid group Of self-gOver~-
ing colonies. Or rather sister States -ilr-
round Britain all alike loyal % The an
Gent Crown that comes down from tks
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