Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-21
THE PRESS DINNER TO SPEAKER oOLFA4


This entort,iument came off on the evening
..f,rs last AL Wizards Hotel. Some thirty
pentIemcn, Washington correspondents OF dis-
liant journals, and others connected win the
r,ress of this city, with MIR. Colfax ito whom
the dinner was given), and Mr.. Anthony. of
the Senate, and Messrs. Brooks and Bald win,
CT the House. ard Mr.. Mcpherson. the House
clerk as guests, composed those present.
They sat down shortly after p m to one of
tie most elegantly prepared entertainments in
which ii has been our fortune ever to partic-
iyate. The following was the bill of fare:
OYSTERS on the half shell.
Soup.-Terrapin; cor aomme de volatile, a la
Fieurey.
Fish.-Boiled salmon. la Hollandaise baked
bass la Buena Vista; petits bouehes, a Ia
Refine.
Boiled.-Turkeys, oyster sauce; mutton, with
turnips; capons. celery sauce.
Cold dishes. ayonnaise of lobster, Ia
royal; boned grouse, a Ia Bellevue; pate de foe
fras de Strasbourge,
Entrees-Fricandeau of weetbreads, larded,
with green peas: young chickens, saute, a la
cream, aux uuiiles; outlets of bear. saute. a la
Washington timbale OF macaroni, q la Milan
csc; fllet of beef, larded, q la GODDARD; stuffed
Gnails, a la PereGueux.
Roast.-Turkeys. cranberry sauce beef; sad
die of mutton, currant Jelly.
Game.-Canvass back ducks, wild turkeys,
saddle OF yenison, grouse, bread sauce.
Vegetables.--Baked potatoes. sweet potatoes,
mashed potatoes, spinach, caulfiowers French
peas, stewed tomatoes, mashed turnips. fried
pars nips, oyster plants, fried.
Pastry.-Tomato pies. Charlotte russo, Inince
pies, ornamental candy pyramids, French
chocolate stseples, pumpkin pies. basket orna-
ments, tea cakes, merengues, a Ia cream.
Dessert strawberry ice cream, grapes,
orsnges, biscuit, glace.
Coffee.
After the cloth was removed Mr. Wilksr ?:
scr, of the New York Times and Washington
Chronicie, who presided, read to the compary
at length, an appropriate tribute to the edito-
rial laboTs, character and standing of Mr.. Col
lax, interspersed with copious and interesting
"reminiscences of his experience former
editor of the Albany Erening Journal, and sub
ssquently as the day editor-the Mr.. Scissors
upen the New York Tribune, in the course OF
which he duly rendered his Acknowledgements
TO the various exchanges which he found OF
especial use in making up the s'clippings'' OF
journal Of the peculiar school OF the one on
which he was engaged.
His remarks called out the Hon. Speaker
Colfax, who made a most admirably conceived
and pronounced speech, principally upon the
duties OF editors to society and to each other
and upon the power of the American press
and its importance to the country at large
Regrettng, as we sincerely do, that the pres.
sure upon the Stars columns prevents us from
publishing his remarks at length, we trust they
may fail into the hands Of every American ed.
lOI, itpictt as tuey were VITA dQy1cc. Inc re-
suit OF long journalistic experience, which, il
acted upon by the profession, cannot tail tc
bear good fruit. He thanked hi- en.erta
Tor the high compliment being paid to lin
pronouncing it one Of the most grateful event.
g. MS puDIIc lie.
N.Y. James Brooks, Of tie NsW YORK FL;
tory OF the progress of American Journalism
1uli OF "reminiscences interesting to the crar,
and intoxicating the esprit du corps that CHAR
aeterizing the profession on the European con.
iinenf, operates most advantageously for i,
there, and in which the press OF the United
states is so manifestly and lamentabiy de.
fcient.
Mr.. Senator Anthony, DIr. Mcpherson. House
Clerk, MI. Detrees, Superintendent of the Pub.
lie Printing, and Mr.. Baldwin (of the House,.
were subsequently, called cut, and entertained
the company with agreeable and interesting
remarks upon the topics in hand-ths editor.
speaker and the profession of which all pres.
snt were members
Tie happy party separated a few minutes
before III p. m, III capital humor, everything
having passed eff most creditably, not only to
tne hosts who had exerted themselves so suc.
cessfniiy, but TO all the gentlemen whose good
fortune Il was to be participants upon the &C.
oasion.