7.  The 12th of May, which is the birthday of our titular saint and
     patron.

     8.  The birth of Columbus, our secondary patron.

     9.  The memory of the great Odagh ’Segte, first Grand Sachem of the
     Oneida Nation, and all his successors.

     10.  The friends and patrons of virtue and freedom from Tammany to
     Washington.

     11.  The birth of the present National Constitution, 17th of
     September, 1787.

     12.  The Sachems and warriors who composed that council.

     13.  May the guardian genius of freedom pronounce at the birth of
     all her sons—­Where Liberty dwells, there is his country.

“’After mutual reciprocations of friendship on the joyous occasion, the society adjourned with their usual order and harmony.’

“In Washington ever since the first President was inaugurated it had been the practice of the House to adjourn for half an hour to congratulate him on the happy return of his natal day.  But this observance was dropped in 1796, on account of the animosities excited by the Jay Treaty.

“The Philadelphians, always patriotic, never allowed Washington’s Birthday to go by without the celebration.  In 1793 a number of old Revolutionary officers belonging to the First Brigade of Pennsylvania Militia had a ’very splendid entertainment at Mr. Hill’s tavern in Second Street, near Race Street.’  According to a Philadelphia newspaper account, the company was numerous and truly respectable, and among the guests on that occasion were the Governor of Pennsylvania, Thomas Mifflin, and Mr. Muhlenberg, Speaker of the House of Representatives.  At all these patriotic banquets it was customary to give as many toasts as there were States in the Union, so that during the early years we invariably find that thirteen toasts was the rule.  As new States were added, however, extra toasts were added to the list.  Just when this custom died out can perhaps not be definitely determined, but probably the rapid increase of the States may have had something to do with it, as the diners probably saw that it was taxing their drinking abilities too heavily with the addition of each new State.  However, at this Philadelphia celebration the toasts were fifteen, as two new States had recently been added, and among some of the most interesting are the following: 

     The people of the United States—­May their dignity and happiness be
     perpetual, and may the gratitude of the Nation be ever commensurate
     with their privileges.

     The President of the United States—­May the evening of his life be
     attended with felicity equal to the utility and glory of its
     meridian.

     The Fair Daughters of America—­May the purity, the rectitude, and
     the virtues of their mind ever continue equal to their beauty and
     external accomplishments.