, 1864-12-15
NEW EKGiAkp FARM HOUSE,
Bryan Eall Last EEeu1ng---k Gels1y Of Ieau-
t., and Crowd Of fMen--Preseuta4ipu
to Col. 6wett--l Rc7e!ti,n
Tonight.

Last evening was perfect gala at Bryan Hall.
During the day the attendance hnd been good, and
the receipts at the tables satisfactory, but in the
evening 1--thcn the people gathered. It was dill
cult to vend one's wny through the throns. Every
body s7aa hnsy ip that most agreeable Of employ
mcnfs, enjoying himself, and Ill seemed by their
hagpy sountsnanees TO zay that for Once they had
We need not attempt to describe the contents Of
the various tables o. to give the enacted In
ed iuto the void-"t The New England Farm
Kitchen With its quaut costumes, its antiquated
emplo5mcnts, tts unin odcrnized manners, and still
as q oesapaSns
1hose who did not go there to Sec, deserve the
disappointment Of not being told about It.
The minor entertainments may therefore be
CURLY dealt with, There. was a real marriage,
plenty Of toyB eola, los Of autographs sold =. IS
cents apiece, IN inanitude Of oysters swallow
q Fgst naptat 9Aheh % vii iii
rally augmented bg the proceeds Mrs Iiattte 3.
Miller, Madam F. Patt1.na and SiS. Piersione
mcEt 81 he shc evening. and he Sth V. K. G. bsna
played In their we'll known excellent stylo. We
may not omit to mention TINT the bsautital summer
house. End aquarium the rustic we'll and many 9th
CT Of The attractions, were furnished bT Mr. a. P.
Iiovcy, OF 19s Lake Street, and that he was inde
fangabe In his labors.
tation 81 one thonsand dollar 8. S. bond 10 Col.
B, j. Sweet com1uandant Of the post The re-
raafEs made indicate the occasion and tho doco7a.
The interesting ceremony vas IN order about half
Iast 8 O'Clock.
Gyms ". Bcntly, Esq, in a few appropriate re-
marks introduced to the nnd1eucc Hon. Geo. c.
nated> who had Kindly consented to mike the
presentation address.
Col. Sweet thanked the eloquent speaker, and
through him tho donors Of the present. for their
munincent gift BE was nfraid that the gratitude
Of thb people was tn eouse measure misplaced, as
he felt tat the real safety of the clty dua, not
to htmeclf, but to the gallant little garrison he
commanded. lie expressed his great Gratitude for
the honor which Calcaro had hestbwed upon him,
and could premise the donors Of the Eift he now
held that 1t ehould be transmitted "a m honorable
mcmento through nany generations Of his[Imilg.
nenceforth he should feel that he posscsacd two
homes, one In the quiet Wisconsin county Of Cal
umct. which now nestled from the cold moon
lsnt Colonel retired amid loud and continued APP
plause.
LAfEfA
We learn that, yielding to pressing appeals from
many persons unsbIe to gain admission on former
desIrous for It's repetition the
New England Farm House will be given again this
evening, and for the last time The presentation
Of The Adghan to Thomas B. Bryan, Esq, In con-
eidcralon Of his large.hesrted public services in
connection with tie Soldiers Home, will take
place Ibis evening, rs also the address Of Rev. Dr.
Tiffany on 'Scw England" The occasion will
doubtless be bumper worthy to wind up with
cclat the notable succces Of the ladies who hare
initiated and carried through this admirable and
r,pffaI epfire