New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-23
ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF THE
NEW-ENGLAND SOCIETY.
ADDRESS DV GEN. HANCOCK,
Letters Prem Gen. Howard, Sec.
Seward, and Others.

Yesterday was the sixtieth anniversary of the
New. England Society and this was celebrated by the
usual annual dinner which has come TO be so prominent
festive evenG The dinner OF this year was'giveh at
Deluoneos, corner Of Fourteenth-st. and Fifthave,
and was a most suDptGOus entertainments
THE EVENT
had more morals than one. 1t was rot merely al
assembling together OF the natives Of particular sec
tion, from pGrey sectional Sympahes, and with con-
yiyial feeling. but it also conyocation of the
grand New England elements of enterprise. go-ahead
atye1ess, shrewdness. thrift, honesty anu success
which contained IN this great city Of New ORE.
for tie purpose Of paying tribute of respect 10 thht
land whose institutions have made her peole the won
der m the world and the strongest, most positive in
cred en OF tie American character. The guests pres.
ent of oil fEcs but most = them were beyond
that stage which Is Tckoned rs te prime OF manhood
ihu-larcd leun-templed and wrinkledfsced men, with
the impress OF worldly strife and intellectual toil
strongly stamped npOn their features, ana mostly Wlh
that additional melOwness Of complexion which ndI'
shat years OF and good living have aiery
left their iaoe upon the noemenis OF toll ana thought
TEE GUESTS,
most of whom were assembled az O'Clock, In the sec
ond.foor drawing. room Of the DeimOnicO establish
ment were about 30 In number. and comprised many
very distinguished gentlemen.
AmOnc those present were the officers Of the New.
England Society, elected at the annual meeting of the
New. England Society last week;
Joseph ". Cnoa:e Second VicePresidenEliott c. Cow
dir Couuselors-W. ". Brakeman, C. A; stetson. :; n
W. Quincy. William Borden. Frank +. Howe. 4. q.
Churchill ". - Lee, Isaac H. Bailey Cbes. : smith has
= Bcebe. lTeasureT-Luiher b. "ymsn. sceietaFy-L l.
The Army snl Navy were wortbily represented by
Maj0r.Gen. " $ Hancock and Nice'Admlral /. &.
Fairagut The New York Ministry was conspcuousy
rfprcsen,el by the Rev. j. =. Thompson Rev H. W.
Bellows ahd others while among tie other dislln'
Ruished persons present were. Theodore liton John
T. HOlim (liator clcct ). B. ChittendeD. W ~ NJ
EvaTs. Joseph II. Cloate, Col Eoome. wee Frcsi'
dent ofrle 81 Nichoas Society: Col. Frank T. Howe,
Chas. p. Kirkland, Luther b. WymaD Albion Il. Mann.
EIiott &. Cowdin lsaac Greene Person, Scion Hump
herys Gov Morgans partner, Henry l.. piersor, Gov.
Smyth Of New llampsAiIe, Dr. William NJ. Brakeman
N. II. Lee JOSIAH N. fis1, VIM. L Blodgelt, John W
Quiucey b. 5. Hardon Of 1t. Louis, George X Richard
snn (snccessoT Of A. & 4. Lawrence, Boston. Mass)
y ihanicl Hay Of New.YoTs. Alfred DE Bam Of
Franoe, Leyi ~ Bates of New York ~ Grande Lock
wood o; New York Jackson 3 Schultz OF New'i iorh'
=. Pittmsnn. Senator Lane OF Indiana, Hugh MeCul'
och, Secretary United States Treesury Alexander
Hamilton, Ir.
THE DINING HALL
was tie grand hall OF the Dolmonico establishment,
comprising almost the entire second floor. 1t was
nifcen ROOM large, rOomy. LOFTY paatial in IT.
appointments; the windows hrng with green damask,
and otherwise richly draperied three chandeliers,
skyght in the middle Of the room and IL pier mirrors.
TIE TABLES
were nine in number. and oil Of them were elegantly
decorated II woHld be extremely difficult 70 describe
in their full variety tie ornaments IN confectionery,
sugar frost and delicious swecimeat which crowned
these festive bOards In these forms YVES represented
everything that could be remotely approciaDe
10 The occasion, from the time hOnored May.
flower rolling upon froth Of beaten eggs
into a harbor OF strawberry preserves. to Fort
Sumter made o. al kinds Of confectionery, and about
as much resembling fortress as rolling thunder re-
sembles a crib OF dried beans. Steam engines OF gin
gelbread pursued rails made Of chocolate. with wheels
0f crystal candy, ard puis OF sugar steam golden
helmets of CRYSTALLINE overlooked with silver foam OF
beaten eggs; miniature fOrrcsses, 10g.ciOwned but
tresses pyramids IN cake. Onelct ODclisks Moorish
towers Ofcayes foot jelly meccarou inountanf Candy
ChmbOrazOes, peppermint I1kes Peaks' ana almost
eyerytAng imaginable Beside these were
THE BOUQUETs
which we're aso proiIsc and magnificent. There were
inward Of q dozen Of them on each table. There was
harly piece Of confectionery that not crowned
bv AGrI Beauties. Roses, lilies, ancmCDies. ycfbeDas.
honey suckes and cxotcS Of "ouCrons fragrance from
tie lO,.bouse appeared IN almost everything and
lie feast would have indeed been incomplete without
ase vOprOus beauties Their fragrance was. ia feet
sornetbinr remarkable. The moment you entered The
rom YOU were apprsed Of the presence OF flowers as
nrmist ,sab.y as though yOu entered CATHOLIC tatle.
dra whero the heavy Incense of the funeral service
ain fingered In tbe air. recalling the lines OF Shelley
md then the niehtwiud streaming from the shore
sort odor. dy!rg--fwect, across tue sea,
Ard the swlft waves the little boat that ho1o
Werr cut bv the keen Ecel santn2ly,'
aud avery flow cr that seems - hcntle sweet perfume
seemed TO throw its sweet incense over the groaniDg
tables.
The
BILL OF PARE