The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-14
ATTACKS ARE DECRlED
Wild Dream. He Tells Penn
sylyanians. That All
Can Make Laws.
900 Ar BRILLIANT BANQUET
Taft Satirizcs Bull Moose ana
II. ?. DAWSON Pleads
for Business.

The flfeeenth annual dinner OF the Penn
syivauia Society, which was hc'd last
NIGHT IN the grand ballroom of the wal
,icrf. Astoria, was the most brilliant func-
ton in tie history OF the society.
I, was notable for the discussion OF
rrot,cms of the day by men o. the nrst
rank. Henry T. Dawson. ex-President
Taft. United States Senator sutherland oi
,.toh and the Hon. Robert &. SMITH
kings Counsel Of the Dominion for
the presence at the guest table OF Il p"N'
ernor the chief Justices OF pennsylvania
cnd Wisconsin Senators OF the ln'e"
States. Bishops and men OF large an"irs'
and for the attendance Of so many men
who have DISTINGUISHED themselves IN the
professions. IN the arts ana IN business
The society of Pennsylvania Women
organized last November. held Us nrs' an
nual dinner ~ tn" Waldorf apartments
whil. til. men we're banquetihg IN 'ne
grand ballroom. After their 'inncr '"e
women. ed by tlei president. Mrs' Alex
ander +. Patton. and ;h.ir N'ce-pr's'
dents Mrs James Henry Darlington Nrs'
,,,.s N Beck and Mrs. Rudolph Blank
.uhrr., ,,,rch,d 10 IA, boxes in thu grand
ballroom ant h"a"d tie addresses OF MI
Dawson. Mr. Taft. senator sutherland
and Mir. smith.
pruccssiOu Ot the tInEs.
TIE dinner OF the i'ennsy'Na''a -
clety. over which MIR. DavisSn presided as
president and toastmaster. was preeeue"
by the picturesque and co'o'lu p'oces
sion of the flags. At y. M, wniie t'e
guests were assembled in the Astor
caller, and in tie ,orriaors. uuinpets
sounded Dimrm,rs ana hf'rs III "'ue
and butt termed at the heau o' '"'
diners and escorted TO the gran" o""-
room the historic flags preserved %! 'he
soci.t>---iiaSs of IT, Firs. Regiment 'he
Hanover Association, the Floa'ihs Dat
tories the Continental N.vy and 'he
cities Of Harrisburg. Reading and YORK
After the drums walked HehrE
r Dawson with eN-President iat''
Edwin s stuart, Thomas L. Mont
sonerv with capt Reynolds King
Townsend Dr Edgar Dubs simmer WIN
,tomnton l.. Carson. Thomas A. Gillespie
with Charles Il Miller. Robert {. liiii
with william u. Guthrie H r! FacNe"'
thai. Ir with Presiding Justice teors
:, I,gr,ham Of tn. New York supreme
Court, Major Gen. 4. Il. Doasher'E Win
COY John X. Tener of pennsylvania III
lanes Gayley with Philander Chase NhoS'
william Harrison Brown with John b.
win.low Chief Justice OF Wisconsin
G. T.. Postlethwaite with Judge William
q. Hook of the United States Circuit
Court. John Gribbel with d. Newlin Fell
Chief Justice OF Pennsylvania capt r. NJ
Gibson with T.. T. Stotesbury. Or. Rudoipr
Herring. Dr. Henry S. Drinker with Rooer'
G. smith, X. c. Francis j. O'Connor witt
Francis I.ynde Stetson, Harold Pierce WIFI
Theodore y. Vail. Frank X McClain VIII
Justice j. Hay Brown of the pennsylvania
SupreIne Court. X. \. Franks with CM'eu
states Senator Bocs Penrose. l.. III. Clit
with John c. Bell Attorney General o.
pennsylvania and the Rev Canon George
=, Nelson D. D., with the Righ, Rev
cortlandt Whitehead, Bishop of Pitts
burg.
Behind them came the flags of the Flrs
r,i,v Troon the first regiment in thu
Mexican war: the Independent Battalion
the first national flag. the Grand Cniol
aau. the flag Of Fayet,e county and th'
burg. Will.sbarrc, Easton and Scranton
poo Members Present.
There were 500 members of the societ!
,pd guests at ninety tables. In so ia
v,s uossiblc they were seated at count.
and city tables, so that former boyhoo
n,Ighbors and friends in the keyston
state could exchange "reminiscences Will
hi, An
nous design of white chrysanthemum
and smilax covered the wall behind tn
sn,.kers' table and the smaller table
we're decorated with roses and chrysan
themums Flags drapcd the sides Of tn
boxes.
After the women's society had foun
places in the boxes Mr.. Dawson opene
the speechmaking with an address tina
was feature OF the banquet. The key
note of it was that all Of the signs Of tn
times indicate that new forces on foe
in this country which must be recognized
the striving Of all citizens for large
share in the conduct Of government an
Of business
1T IL certain" said Mr. Dawson. "tha
the results of this evolution have poten
tialities for good or for evil OF immeas
urable importance,
Progress Must ne for All,
'T1ere among us the statement Is bein
reiterated that the time has come whe
every citizen shall enjoy his full shar
of the blessings and opportunities 1
which the country 80 greatly abound.
surely no one will question the impor
tance OF laws which will insure to ever