, 1864-11-16
OF THE
BRYANT FESTIVAL
AT TIKI
ROOMS OF "THE CENTURY"

OF TIE
BRYANT FESTIVAL
AT 7aA
ROOMS OF "THE CENTURY,"
nov. 1864.
x.
III ;t H. ~ ws. nnno,ntod for he
emott ~ ne e ~ 1aanisp nsontSI mrcar Of the
osa{ o!ra t01s uEeta sfS SSS vnrT cnrresnnndcntI
e'1' ss-sss - ~ p,r.nt rr the P1ce,dent of tbe
centuW
> Resnonse Of Mr, Bryant.
a Giant for his 10th birthday. By Bayrrd
1 Responses and rectta1s OF Poems by the guests
Of the Cearasyi. :. II, Rv.n+ NJ Z. nortfo1;o tn
gs3ssa9 stetshsa ~ ~ 1nore ~ thof Tortv at
ists' members oY he Century.
& Letters from absent friends, and further re-
sponsea BY guests. ., , ~o,-o.,
T. 1ntermission Tor confefsauou ano leIsesa'
ments. =, .,n ron..
q Aoo1eoses ~ sues"@ @no A1e@9Ns'7 9 " "Ao IVA
'ol5. .ou.,oa MT J., tho lot
1h6 Programme "as ca1aleo pus t;en.;e,, ~ euS ie
tsr. ana seemen e.na, ~ ga,9 ~ srr;rs in t;me
Tor the opening of the exercises, ana p9sne93 3 7
our way through e5oWd as Re1eNetieo 1n. aug
pertumed- peatnni anu aius.M W out ~ ~
sees In the most ar1sttsuc o1 our sasons-t9 lnc
great dIa"aagIoom o. INC clupnGuse, a4a, VIII IT.
tnc Sene ,fstan;na ~ sfh nnIet d"nit{ to the
piatofm, Hstenang 4aa aa VIII ane' H5 R5nc-n9s ~
Around the bard; In all directions upon me
vans, nang aaaasoe sta ~ 80.
aoHe1s, anpGa5 aIu ara,5 II k1rantis n6etTv
se1a1 4ao5I'tttons ~ .tha n+,i q hor, hnn~w;tR
saI1ounota Y mst: r. i:.tta-e nt.4 y - s us For -
GaIianus oen1 ~ ~ ~ e+ha. er9,st;c edo1nments
l1eSe u r. ~ -. ae ~ ~ 81 ~ thonr Wcssrs
q tne = Annisel5a'y, ry e ~ a',;s 49, ta.-ether
Jonn u. ooluae aaJ @ ~. 70 ,I{n,c F. ts,e
Tn o.het 1T ses,ata a len tnn z I;ttee m Art
Nl1o NV st naa AsSAse>o ~Ae
AIu 4ltElaluEs
4noosa gate ~ anrnaah}a srearer His
| not III S.o4uert " 17es ~ ~. a,,satr n11
evlaent iosg u snG sadsa,nod ~ n tia c5noTat.
~ st"+ nddrass - f1o-n }he chaTsre Of duii6ess
Mn ~ srora e~roeah1v re1ievcf hr tf,e 1rnce
sG'i e., Ne nsle ttSe p:y.on+ Th;s wa aaI;r.
~ @ 1gth ~ ~ I',nn1, r;e9r f voice and manner
Eth =" 1a,,S1, c hnnr S,, ,cniaI;tv asif lie hail
49,, 49, ~, tI,;rt. -4aars vnnntrer
DeE n fac4 dssn;te III. Ervant,s silver hairs. It
ia 1;ti;cnit to think Of lin as an old man,
which, by the way, said IN as many different
oen,1;tu - make n6ssjh,e' Tas fhe substance Of
r. Ranrrnfsss nS s ssneccl' He e1haustcd his 70
c1nse of every eulogistic pcriod. the audience
soSS .aeSsrdeJ ~ E;+h hn5eis ri annfanse. He con
.tet,t1,. aserrod NJ RrTont that thourb this
rrcat nraise It was not fattery,
=, m'19 anrnnu,e iGcnnent ~ which The latter
tel ~ uS,t1, n-5ae+r and -on1;nd with a
a,nass NY rh,c4 tn NJ sneTnsa ntssjt,vely Won.
Se.fi,1 W;th charminr ease md rnillery. he
facatiops1v Ta1Iicd of ali the compliments
Sriffed into a beautiful acknowledgment Of
~ tmarican fer;rs which either present OF
| Lle at -, +1.sn61onns sso, haa hee7, ronsuI{ed
T;ff H his ~ avn career. referrinp particularly to
thoee @ W Who iotned IN tie fcstiyal by presence
n 1efte1. he. spoke of. bis early friends, the
mini t,en of IsonnfcIlow. Lowell and Whit.
4;sr ieta;neS 1t home Int SENDING regrets;
tisa1r, ~ ~ Emerson and Holmes mail St2eet who
s-ora 9,rasnnt an fna3ir of our vonneer poets
Rarani Taylor. Stoddard. wills Boxer, Sted
1a} No. az Aidr2ch and that brilliant artistrbard
nial, aaniSn 81 iAn0 '14@' ''-S ~
bqGnanaa t aeaM l'1;.,> II, T,-1or and ,,us;e
~ ea 4ree r,n1- s,1n1 10 ~ tbree little Trinity
Lang, vas no" s9nS ~ aites nusaD
GnoflsIefs N Pass aasss anu f.,
Inc voices VI tncse eo3s ~Sse eo1,t;n- IeI ~ H.
fesonanee ano pallyt aael es'st 5,ficnit nj
sweet and apProP11ate out some@ .a @nas 119l n;ti
mus1e, WIS VIZ goouI 1!+t,e .t,11"-w -,
!. naEp accomIannen3,, H. aI,,, u n.ns hn1s N.
,chamner On tne "an pt15 ptcct5S Sgnn1, aJo ot+c1 -.
door OF re ealoon arc ef ta; 1,os;t;nI
. t1on py tnc sngum1''s ooA u 'nen ''4'4'4
ana t1ell cosIunle. o,aa ,,n, f,x q
MI Emerson NAs ueAl ei1lcu upou tfa1,oi ~
sIGGcn Ms os 1ans+ ~ nas u7nat haa;ta4;rs 1nanner
aenpefause ana a!in4sI Gd alaotSa amnoth
est channels o. speech, anu ne Maas ~ ~ :,
dress Is pea1tn1 as II "as c4ataG hiS ~ -
| fact, If bad heard no one but nimseH, Az u
seen no one e1se, snoula nase is4t legatI ~
the trouble Of preparing 10 attena me 1esusal
Among othef c14uls1te4y gIISci H. a4u ai,Ri ~
prla1e 1lsules OF snncs ~ ~ Lse1 - nt 4ra.de ~
which give nearly " ms o"n "oiu'' 'a3
dressing MF. bf}ant, u salu ,..,,,o,,+ ~,
you, ST, are ittu II ~ ~ en47 u Tha s1nnr;
dicnce as Inc mo9eslcst o! mel stshn1 !nI au :.
can people Wo1iu ecneFMty % asesncu ea .o 49, H.
hear you canea psasss1' tst ~ a.1at,sts ~
most al1osant ~ nGnAus '',ain NJ .55 narEod Il;
Like taaa "lSheo H.. ss,asd ~ ~ IL tthan
OWE 4Ae ~ W ~ ~ ~ 70 e na - +r;th
tn41 mas iuaI4 H. stpfna ro, ~ harc enoTare
5 ". uess ~4o ~ -o,,fs ~ The 1a11evs
5oS3 +i,a S fs.aet ,>n+ta,s "T5 tho rrontte vail
r o ~ ~. G ,p1",tea,1 scanorv sn that vnu
sn4.I ~ assoc1aI;ons dyer M ever
: 1hsra and bn1d ne ;n Ei1;;nT vossalarc.,
NJ 11t1,a War13 Howe 1rss nexf. II ma
a.n s,,cS 49, co1,rn]1,,1aco ercssinn ssca1ic
~ e1 ~ stsnd y. Sha 1aot-a fhe rcrTe enhod
upou ~ ~ ~ '3n., ~ p<tho,nsa nm an,
nen. o1,,d ~ ~ Hawa ado-nad Ia t1irod r. shc In
sne "oua na'1 at atnt,e1, Nv gsfa sha ~ r.
oesn ~. pom ,,a+he+;c and vii i-neasnred roice
,s Jass Jcn1orp La Manifestations and whiic readiu
's onn ~ her oWn poems as on this speclfic o
d ong " 49, ~ 49, .o,p" .a21v fnen3raa sha ~,
cas1on aooss t, sa11r, aI1,ams9. ond rras r.
& HceNe1 NJ ~ nn,-n- ~ sI3 ~ dosmes who
20 l9"eu l9".t.tic ~ a. ~ c,ar1n,ns, rerses wera
Characteristic ana nra W Ie evcn;n@ @1 IHat
d muc!' nie ps.. py..s -,t nnt having t1oe tn -
snoalu 9seps 49,, NV 1rerc tf1cr mt sheT;
d }ou eoSsf Sfot ~ - J.. ,1emnhlet 1nemorial wi
D ~ ~ ~ ott.r ee,,4 4-ihrtiona to the occasion.
e ~ ~ th;s I'm 10 ,r,csts we're yery elad
co ~. ~ 9 - ~. ~ iaS16a ernnpr saloon and s
n aajou'1 ~ NY AA4 = 'NtF s.+, 90 oh nth,