The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-18
ALL GREEN IS FEAST
FOR FRIENDLY SONS
Outer Color Of Grapefruit
SmOthpred in Emerald
Hue ut AstOr.
200 SIT At TABLES

II would he superfuous to tell the
color Of the turtle from which the clear
soup was made at the 1891 anniversary
Inner Of the Friendly Sons of ~. Pat
| rick at the Hotel Astor last night.
Furthermore. the green turtle SOUP was
| preceded 10y grapefruit. Of which the un.
avoidablc outer color was smothered
| with green cherries and leaves. not to
mention green olives. celery which had
not been ovcrbleached. and radishes from
which the red rad been mostly removed
| and the green tips left TO bloom in their
glory.
Green leaves made sylvan curtains
over the tiers ~ boxes above a banquet
floor upon which were crowded more
than 200 enthusiastic sons or descend
ants Of sons OF the ould sod and their
| friends. And Just above the spot where
George NJ. Conan sat az the speakers
table George Ms personally owned and
justly celebrated stars and stripes f,ut-
tered with the help of an electric fan
just back OF ~ In n calcium light with
"a persistency rivalled only by tho whoops
of enthusiasm that came from all over
the grand ballroom.
Herbert's spoon Neglected.
The presidents OF tho Friendly Sons.
Victor Herbert. came 10 the Aston un-
doubleday TO dine. but as Mr.. Herbert
had to introduce speakers, rap with the
gavel for order when the enthusiasm
threatened to crack the chandelier crys-
] ..tS ,tt,,1, .lnurp frnfu thu dntA IN ipad
the suV,iety's glce clubs In Irish songs.
for which MIR. Herbert had written the
music, and attend To- various other de.
tails, it's 10 20 | his clear green turtle
soul had frozen over before he could
set near IL.
Win Mr.. Herbert AZ the da!s table
were Mayor Mitchell, grandson Of "A noted
Irish oatriot. and therefore. AZ Mr..
Herbert would say. zone of US" Cnited
states Senator Thomas D.. Phelan OF
California. United States Senator James
A.. oGurman. ten. Leonard Wood,
Brandon lyman. MoreaH J. O'Brien. cA-
senator Charles \. Townc. Lieutenant
Commander Ralph y. Craft. l.. :. ".
William Tempt. Einmct. George NJ.
cOhau. stephen Farrelly. Major Henry
G;an.cvoort sanford. governor OF the So
,i.ty OF ColoHia War President
James Mortimer Montgomery OF the sons
~ tn. Revolution. President DE I~auc'y
Nicoll Of the -. Nicholas Society. l'resi-
dent William Sloane Of the ~. Andrews
society. Treasurer Charles q. Burke of
the New England Society. the Rev. John
Williams. presiden, of the 81. Davids
society: secretary Edward Van Wrinkle
O! the Holland society Of New York,
Lindsay Russo of the New York South
.rn Society and NJ. J. Mcdonald OF the
Canadian Society.
Judges Among the DiAePs.
Among the diners ..lso were Lee Shu.
bert. Judge otto I,osalsky, Edgar
SrlWyn. Irwin :. cobb. Fire Comnis-
stone .\damson. cX-Firc COMMISSIONS
Joseph Johnson. ~eN-SheriY o Foley.
Secretary Tom Smith Of Tainuiany Hall,
Justices Goff. Gavesan. Downing and
many other members OF the supreme
court bench. District Attorney Swami.
William l.. McCombs. n. +. insolvency.
El-k Ludv.gh. George Il. Mcclellan,
Edward l.. Mccall. sheriff Alfred T.
smith. .Iudg" John Jerome Rooney
Jerry Conan. pr. Constantine J. Mac
CUR, ANA George II. Gart.an.
II" Friendly sons Glec Club. witt
Mr. Herbert leading them. sang J. |. &
'larke's Sew Ireland and Johr
Jerome Rooheys 'oid Ireland Shail BE
Free" the music for both % which was
written by Mr.. Herbert. There was a
RISING toast 80 The President Of The
n,tcd States then and the singing o!
"The star SpanGled Banner" Mr.. Her.
~ ~ leading 10 III" rising toaS- with IN,
line that The Irish IN America how e
non. IN 10y atty to n. United states"
After I've been spending the last Few
months said United states Senator
rh,laN, talking about preparedness,
t"hc.rI ! md myself here ,o-nigh,
called mon 70 speak to YOU without an!
preparedness at all" lLaugh,er]
Senator Tlislan. however, Wa not a
amy lass for topics once he had got q
good grasp on tn" subject OF IN. loyal,,
~ lr!shm"n TO the Union. Although the
tirst speaker ot the evening senate,
rhcian found topics for discussion tina,
caused him to speak withnu, interrupt
;ion until II $50 o'"lpk l.. NJ.
~ don, tAink ih"i" ~ anything III
10 BE- said" was III" opening remark o
George NJ. Conan, who Was Introduce,
80 the second speaker When S.nato
phcl.u had nuiShed hia remarks ttNar,
midnight. "Sn II you will cNruse Inc
shall Il, RIGHT, ,iowu AND l.GEtyc myself.
Tnat VS. ,:r"rgr NJ .ntl"" address
and past performances have shown tina
NJ. Conan car make "A iattling goo,
speech too, Tho crowd got, up on H.
hind lcvs ard yelled for SONG sort q
talk from ,;."rr, N, bus h.. smiliny,,
shook his head. wh"reupon MIR. Herber
rapyr-i III. sliouicrs into silence and sa',
tina, Mr.. 'ohtn for various rcasoui
would no, deliver q set address. Tx
senator Tow. and Brandon lyman, In,
actor. concluded the oratory.