Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-25


Foe lslsgsaphic news see fourth page
fast ANIMAL FESTIVAL
10Y fuE-
KRY'STOVE SOCIETY!
The Pirst Festival st this Society. which hss
bsss organised only fsv wesks. vas hsld ~
shs Nsw Paansylvanis House last evening
IL vss ~ exsssdisgly pleasant r%un'on ct the
SobIs Sons aud Daughters Of that moe. noble
sasts-Psassylsssia- accepted Keystone
u our Federal Arch. which. God. in al
msssy. Grass. nay never. never tell.
~ % early hosr the spacious reception
rooms and parlors Of the PsnnsI yvania we're
lhsoegsd With goodiy sanbsr. snd msny
we're the happy and hssrtteit grstalstsons
which were intsrchsnged - old frisnds met
thus 70 refresh their msmoriss and talk Of days
Of yors when thsir hpmss wsss located in the
tsse.siAes1-Assesssss ~ essass e which
shAs seb's .nap. wtllisp Pssn.. vss the foun-
der.
An hour Or 20 was vhilsd pleasantly away 10
friendly ipsSecsers, sftss witch The gentlemen
and their ladies passed into the reading room,
ubwssAus ahlss address wss delivered ~
Hissn Price. Esq. II was full Of thought.
hlel1tSeAeseisieG ~ ~ delivered. wAss
sf tias dstsss us from publ,shing 1t this morn
Ing. s1a 6sida SaanA
Aztec thsr ror,icp, atissins mseie from Milo
whiesS bad Sas j. order. sad highly spprs-
Glaeed. Tas Asdisaes retired again to ths
peslcva aad spsss . few moments II cheerful
shit-shst. vhss. " bsipg itsjs psst the hour
q ssss, ne psepss ptssssdsd 70 The spacious
dlssisg hsll. where shsy 81 down to boun-
tssss sspsst pssvidsd 9Th much care and skill
BY nsssss. Davis 4 Sens for the sssesion. The
tsblss we're neatly ct and generously laden
With al thasssd aAtsgp this Csuatiful marke,
a6or1A he sspsss was taultlsss. and was
psrtaksa Of With kssa relish.
Ito sapps having bssa satisfactorily die.
poesd Of next In order esms the toasts and re-
seaasss shsssts. which - give IN full, or q
ssArsy = - psssib,s:
The (olloviss y the speech Of President
Lesssy upon opssing he szersisss:
Lsdiss s~d 0smtisMsn Of IL Ksyssons a $50
ciasjoW Of Scott Cbsnty, losea--L Lsdiss smd GsM.
Msm<m of Psaasyissnsa-l an glad 70 nsst 20
many Penasy here Tonight, around
this fsst.vs OsarA hops 700 vail ail enjoy
yourselves. cad feel yoossslvss st home; AZ
much u hone - Il you we're st your father .
house away dsva Eass 10 old Psonsy lvsois.
1hs ovtrts - sbsss sssoelstions at this place.
bslonss. 1 believe. 70 the Old Settlers. Who felt
Il duty they oWsd 70 each other. 10 assemble
together annually. to talk over the times and
scenes enacted 10 this eousty during the days
q the red msn Of the prairlss. The New
Englsudsss we're the next !; they thought they
we're here 10 suificisut numbers to form an As
soeia,ioa ). .shsy tee have their annual Festival
talk Of the Msyhower, Of Plymouth Rock, OF
Bossoa, Duakss Hill Charlesto wn. Benniog ogton,
Lsxinetcs cod Concord. The New Workers
vsessshs ssxtJ : sks sons and dsughtsrs u the
great Empire dsats thoaght that they too we're
here 10 sufieisnt numbsrs to have an y so.is-
dos they have their annual Festival; tails Il
the heaaaiss Of the Hadson, Of their grea.
Lakes. cf Saratoga. saltwater, Stonsy Point. and
the dssiag deeds oe their Fathers during the
dayse u ths Rsvolution.
cPsuasylvsstsns Tor some time past. thought
that they too were here 10 sufficisnt numbers,
Ia sufRosept etysssthy 70 have - es.oeiAtion
They hsy ard ofgAnised. This. ladies and
asaslAnss II Pesnsy " aAie. 10 your 6sst annual
festival. You have mse hses this evening 10
talk * he placsr ef your nstivity--shs hone
Of your youth, Of youe school hoy dave, ol
your school girl days, OF the old log school
heusaI - 49, "a shussh, Of your former pcs.
tOrs, of the old hotOesteads. Of your orchard
Of gsgra a(ay0sits sppls tres. Of the old barn
spease Aeass. and spsing. sad Of the many
dear frisnds gen have istt oshind you. OF the
many beautiful rivers and strss,ns of Pebnsyl
vsnia. the names ef which will have nc
doubt, bsiag - mind macy plssssat rspinis
ri SNsQusLans.e, Of the Blue Juniata. of ths
ANsohAny. sof he lively Mooolgshsls, Of III.
smaller slrssins Of the Schuylki Brandy wine
Sustan. Couestogo. Cstaussss. Connswago
IGhhals:! L1ntehy 'uegs. asaS!Ots ~, Spread
Greek. Bald Eagle. Raystown Branch, Ms
heay, Vsnago French Crssk, on Greek. BeA
yer. Ciamon. Csnsmurigh. Ktskiminsts, 10y al
HAslah saed fYsushanesy. There b not q
PeaHe3lvapian here to-pight. but Who shua
ever been pr oud of being called Psnnsylvan
Ian. Datsvs ot The greet Ksyssons Of this
U1ion. We have every reason TO be proud Cl
ot0 AoshsT Psnusylvsnta. Daring the dark
days Of l776s when the great arm Of Washing
ton rssesd Hupes Psaneylvasis. sal called
upon her for support, how nobly did che 70
spood to that call hoy many thessapds Of hss
Uaioo and Conssisution pe1neylvaaia he,
ever been . conservative Stale. When Con
grsss passed the Tariff act r lG&t, Which most
tfsct0aily closed 6st iutheoaa kss iorgss, hel
voskshops.Asr coal mi6tf Whsn poverty and
dtnpoae esogssnywoDoee manifest shrcughoul
the lsou1Asac - eJloes, 1vo6Dsths tlvhusre e
The LNkee -on. her .hilln eud nopntain tom