New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-29
R,nauet Of the keystone Association.

The fourth annual banquet of the Keystone Asso"
citation, held at the st. Charles Hotel, on Monday
evening in commemoration Of Penns treaty with inc
Indians, was sumptuous affair and joy to all who
were present The members Of the Association, an
uncommonly porty and jolly looking crowd OF elderly
Pennsylyanians and equally comfortable juniors met
and seated themselves around table covered and
carpished with all the splendor which characterizes
the extra feasts at the st. Charles Hole Judge
Raxvle the President, was at the head with Thomas
A Adams. ESD President Of the New England So
ciatv and Mr. Mayor Stith, at his right and LETT as
soraost Of the guests. The Rev. DR. Boles was also
present, an invited guest.
1t would be only repetition of an old story to tell
how the good things disappeared, and how the gent.
aty of the occasion heightened with the demolition
Of each successive course, till the removal of the
CLOTH when toasts and speeches became the order of
the evening. We will remark that the masterpieces
Of artistic skill by the conectioner Of the St. Charles
were the admiration Of ALL and the browning beauties
of the tables The central piece was q large and
most beautiful model Of Girard College, with its Co
rinthian columns windows, and everything in exact
proportion to the grand original. The other pieces
were Gothic temple Swiss cottage on a rock, and
great basket made of nougat, and filled with bon
bons. The intervening towers of fruit and flowers,
with the coneCtoners architecture gave the tables
an aspect OF royal sumptuousness.
AT the removal of the cloth, E. @. Wharton, Esq,
read philosophical and highly humorous paper, as
pertinent to the occasion, entitled An Essay the
Philosophy of Eating" 1t received with fulhonor
Afterwards, the regular toasts Of the evening were
read off by Mr.. Wharton, and responded to by the
different gentlemen present. airs being given in the
inf nv tbe haD nd nf mt
were as follows:
l. The event we celebrate: peace hath its Vcto-
ries as well as war; Responded to by the Presidents
Judge Rawle.
2. The President Of the United States as Sen.
ator, Minister, President Pennsylvania may well be
proud of her SON." Not responded to.
8. The memory of Washington" Drank stand
ing, and in silence,
4. Pennsylvania and Louisiana our love for the
land Of our birth but increases that for the land of
our adoption Responded to by Mr.. Auchmuty
5. New Orleans may her crescent become 3 per-
feet circle embracing health, wealth and happiness"
Responded to by Mayor Stith who concluded by
offering the memory of VIM. Penn, the Penn which
was mighter than the sword
6. Woman without her, paradise is desert, and
with her the desert is a paradise" Responded to
Z. e The Union: centuries hence, may the sun
shine this brotherhood of States free and happy
as now" Responded to in a most eloquent and i'm
pressiye address, by the Rev. DR.. Bodies.
s. The Press the guardian of freedom of thought,
the leader of freedom Of action" Responded to by
an attache of the Crescent.
.. The Old Thirteen their glory is undimmed
by the fairest deeds of their younger rivals" Re-
sponded to by Mr.. N. E. Bailey.
TO- Our sister Societies: the bonds of good deeds
and good fellowship unite US; may they never be
severed" Responded to by Mr.. Adams, President of
the New England Society.
This concluded the regular toasting The speeches
of Judge Rawle, Mr. Adams, the Rev Or. Bolles and
Capt Brashear, were seyerally excellent, being both
able and pertinent to the occasion.
The volunteer toasting and speeding lasted long
time The best response to volunteer toast was that
of Mr.. Hancock, young member, and one of the
working men Of the Association. It was character.
ICED by good taste and by youthful fervency Of
feeling which fell with force upon all Mr.. Esbleman,
Treasurer of the Association, Mr. Boekius, and others
whose names we cannot now remember, were compi-
mented in divers ways, and made handsome acknow-
Judgments therefor
During the evening number of songs were given
by Messrs. Maull, Saunders, Wharton and Captain
McCerren all to the high aCeeptaton Of the com
pany. II was late when the banquet terminated.