Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-02-18

VL0 feoUoysveoIo Soo susu Vos osVsO ~Oo
and wsnss 70 festival. % shsstsr notice.
thea any ether State vs knew -se asy six
Ssssss tsgsthsr. The New Yerkses' Fsssivs'
last Dsss s.bsr. did not nsabss ssvssty>6vs
parsisipssss. the Old Ssttlsss' osly sbost
hsndrsa ssl twenty y>6vs. and sbs Society rep-
ssssotisg The six fsv Hsslssd ststss booked
down entirely, bssaussd Il was feared re-
spectacle attssdssss sesld not BE- secured; bus
when the time cane around Sse the Pssssyl-
vssisns to celebrate Ne sss them tars ous
sss Assd,sS ssd ffIy ssssss-snd prsssntisg
Q sellsstion Of fsir women and full grown men,
that any ststs Or country might be proud to
ews.
The ceremesiss Of the 4sh Annual Festival
opened as the Pssnslyvanis House. last even
ing BY james T. Lane. Esq. the eutsgoiog
Prssidsst, taking the floor and making few
brief end wsil timed renarks. In % doing hs
took occasion 10 notice some Of oil the leading
eommoditiss Of that State at the time he left
It. prominsot among which we're old Monon-
gahsls vtisky. hoop poles and hsp- ssks, and
from the array Of beauty before him. ehsl-
lsngsd any State to compete with the Key.
stone In the exhibition Of haudsoms women.
Though che evidence vas entirely ex parss. It
mast be confessed that Appearances were in The
speaker favor, % fer % the ladies were ICON.
ssrasd. Mr.. Lane retired gracefully from his
odisisl position. FIRST introducing his successor,
q. II. Smith, Esq.
NJ. Smith made few salutstory rsmarks.
very appropriate to the occasion, and closed
BY Introducing Jshn N. Day. Rsq.. orator Of
the ev sning.
Ar. Days oration consisted Of an intsresting
trsastss upon the early days Of the great State
Of Psnnsylvsnis, the high minded character.
is.ics OF its founder. the illustrious Penn, the
inexhsustibls resources OF the State, Its un-
s~srviug fsalty to the Uni on, iss present and
future prospects--al! Of which was we'll con.
csivsd and ably presented to the large and In
telligsnt audience.
This ceremony over. as many az could be
seated, marched 10 the music OF Whites br nd
to the Dining Hall. where Mes.r.. Davis d
Sons had provided most elegant repast. This
feast requires more than q passing notice In
no re,pect was it inferior to any supper ever
spread in this city, and many coed judges
thou ght it surpassed In excellence any effort
of the kiod hitherto made IN Davenport
Everything that the market afforded wac
served up In abundance and in irrepro achab!s
style. Mine hosts Of the Pennsylvania House
are deserving Of great credit for the manner
10 which they served their numerous guests on
this occasion.
The supper over, the President read the fol-
loving letter from the Hon. Hiram Price
which was veil received
Iowa Cur. Feb. 10th, 1864.
GsSrLExeN Your letter inviting me to ct
tend the "4th annual festival Of the Keystone
SOCIETY," was recsived by me while on brief
visit home, - attend to some business.
1t would afford me much satisfaction to
meet the sons ard daughters Of the "Old Key
stone" on that occasion. but my duties elee-
where preclude thu possibility Of doing SO.
l can only therefore ~ish you a happy and
10Y ous occasion, and while you gather around |
the hoepitable board Of one OF Pennsylvania's |
sops, and extend to each other the cordial |
welcome aud friendly greeting. may you re-
member that although you come as represent. |
atives from the mountain regions and fertile |
valleys of State large enough for an empire, |
you are one in heart and soul, In mind and |
strength, and having had our birth in the |
Keystone If the Federal Arch, let it be our
business to cultivate such sentiments Of devo-
tion to our common country 10 this her day of |
trial. as shall convince tbs world that our OBJ
isct aDd intention is to bind together in one
;c@o ~ aok and nnmvuor heos h.. .hon1 |
parte of this vast country. to which the State |
Of our birth IL styled the Keystone.
We have lett the coal fields and iron mines,
the subtsrransan reservoirs Of oil. and the vast
lumber regions Of our native State, for the
smiling plains and rolling prair!es which
stretch themselves in magnificent grandeur
from ths bright waters Of the Mississippi to |
the turbid waves Of tho Missouri,
We have Voluntarily placed ourselves on the |
sundown side of the Father Of Waters, trans |
planting by this act. the descendants Of Penn
sylvanis. from the original, to what 10 des.
tined 10 the march Of enterpriss. to Be the fu.
ture Keystone Of this great nation.
You meet to revive old memories, call up
pleasing rsuinisesness, and strengthen old !
friendships. and take cup cf kisdasss. yet
kiodnsss,. be pure, bright sparkling water,
reminding each Of you Of the gushing sprisgs /
and bubbling fountains. apd laughing strsa ms |
Of our old native State. And when old tue |
In his rapid course, shall bring those Of us
Who have not there been called to visit The |
land Of the Great hereafter TO our next An |
nual Fsssivsl, may vs dod the ensign Of our |
Nationality. the Starr and Stripes, the good |
old hsg, dear to every patriots heart, floating |
from every battlement and tower, from whore |
the rock bound eosst Of New Euelaad beets
back shs restless waves Of the Atlantic, to
where the calm waves Of the Pacific laves the |
golden sands Of Califorsia.
Igivs you in eonelasion, - my sentiment
Tor the evssing,
Iowa and Psnnsylvania : May they emulate
each others virtoss and strive for thu mas
terry In slevating the right. and In making the
Union enc asd iossparsble. nov and forever.
Ian. very truly yours.
HnAn Peic.,
Ta M.s.rs Bard. Hastsr, Crawford, Paister
and Cast, Ex. Com.
For . novelty the Committee Of Arrange
msnts had decided to ieacrs the custom Ct
"toastine" and epseehifyiug for an hoor OF
Two. which, Il muss 30 admitted. vas COM
mssdabls innovation. Instead q dry tossts.
followed BY stals responses, the party adjeurn-
Cd to the main room asd pArloss. sad ssesgsd
10 pleasant eesvsrsasion, ffiesdly srsstiags,
and lively coating sbeat old tioea ssssss and
adssstarss n Ne old Ksysssss.
Ere long he ysuss folts esds up dasss.
sad trippsd the Toe till long past the niddls