The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-18

rati0ms, Music and Paintings, &c.
The Of the Century ASSOCIATION were splendidy
decorated last evening" the occasion Of the reception
OF Cyrus W. Field In honor Of his services in the
phmen Of the Of the great telegraph
enterprise which has clasped the Old and New Worlds
together by band OF electric wire The Assembly Room
contained It's OF paintings and statuary
from the hands Of eminent American artists With the
addition Of telegraph which had been appropriately
provsed for the occasion, leading the Art Gallery
below, 10 facilitate interchange Of sentiment
from hall TO the other. The banquet was
circed by profuse fesiooning OF trcolorsd bunting
which also daped and folded over the baIustades
vesibules along the various aises and side
II contained also many new paintings by prominent
French and American artss SINGLE taole was set in
this hail. With q number Of fancy and appropriate en-
belishments at which the collation. paraken The
gallery the lower floor possessed special and
markabe interest, inasmuch as it contained large
number Of landscape and other paintings, embodying
conceptions Of the finest native and foreign genius.
Among these some of the happest efforts Of
McEntee Cropsey, wattredge, Peal Kenset. Clifford,
Lang Huntington, Berstadt Boughton, Durand, Grey
and others Tho most of these collections had never
before been exhibited in these rooms ana many OF
them rendered specially for this occasion by
bers OF the association having graced the walls of
private parlors fine band of music under the drec
lion of Mr. Dodworth in attendance, and admirably
performed many choice operate selections during the
evening"
consisted Of Charles Kirkland Chairman and Messrs
James c. Carter, William T. Blodgeu, Louis Lang,
William T. Dodge, Jr William Cullen Bryant, Henry /.
Pierson, James Lormer Graham Jr, Albert Biersiadt
and John f. Kenselt.
INVITED GUESTS.
The following is a hist Of the invited guests Cyrus
w. Field and family, Governor Fenton. Admiral Fara
gut, Commodore Rnggold, Commodore Rowan, General
Augur, General Plensanon, General Van viet Dr. Ad-
ans, Mr. Gooch, Of London; Count -, OF Paris. Be
present numbering in all about i've hundred ladies and
gentlemen. The following telegram received from
Governor Fenton--
Mt o. DODGE Jr Club House, q East FIFTEENTH street:
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fidelity science owes one Of its greatest ocheyements
w, ,,cvrros X. Z. FESroN
The early part OF the evening waa occupied by eocAl
In ercourse among the ladies' gentlemen present up
until after nine O'Clock, when Mr. Field the As
welcome Chas p kirkland, Esq, in q few pertinent
remarks then introduced Mr.. Field, who was received
tho part Of the association by George Bancroft Esq
President
RExARKs OF MR.. GEORGE BANCROFT
Mr. Bancroft remarked that while Mr. Field had been
received by welcomes Of the highest cho nature
the other side Of tho water and from the various
states they met him on th casion simpler plat
form. They met him as q brother and friend, and
they had assembled 70 welcome him among them alter
Of S @ sd "
made the and man made the town., but pleas
ant the voices or tho bird sweet is the sond OF
ronnng water, charming as are the solitudes OF the
grove FOR his part he thought there companion
ship so good as that of men and women. tAppaase.)
The merchants had done him this honor In the name OF
the city The idea that art and poetry part
oil the essence or nature. But city was as genial TO
Of vi Kinds Pons the poets Of HsD6
dom Gray was native Of; London; and II
We won't TO our own continent here in America the
gem. Of American literature, the one nearest
our hearts, our own Irving. was son Of
New York. In snunera,ing The men Who were
alike proud OF bis noble predecessor. tAppanae)
IT had been said that cities places OF vise and
w W 90 @ as nn y o
confidence placed BY man In nanf There, by OF
mans signature on piece Of paper property could b
presence of many New York merchants he would say
that that city above all others and he said il with
the knowledge obtained by visiting OF tho cities or
tho continent tina, merchants that city, above all
others, distinguished for their INTEGRITY kso.-
tunes might bsial them all and y, under any crcnn-
that merchant Of New York, II by any chance he was
now a member OF ''tho Century" and IL he has had
at this time member of Tho Century,"
then he wonld say i, by any chance, mis-
would b the moment when tho ordeal Isft his name
spotiess They congratulated him tonight They
brothers another, and wherever member u
1.-THE Century went the hearts Of his brothers wont
with him. They had been with him IN his many voy-
ages They had been with him In all that he had under
gone in all that he toled In all that he had suffered
In all that be bad prospered. His welcome was but :
out their shipping that goes TO and FRO from hther
Europe like the wcsyers shuttle, weaving the web that
carried through has boon than done by him.
had filled tho chambers OF the ocean With tue messages
Of friendship and love- Applanse) They congratulated
him, too the opportunity or witreaing his
himself Many Of those that etcod by his side liz be-
ginning are no moro among the living MANY, too, u
those OF the Century wcnid have been proud 20 senG
their congratulations who arc now no more But on AZ
occasion like this what were indivtdueisf This Was
svenf Russia with thirty millions Of cmancipated frss
men and Germany rising nom the bondage Of the md
die ages, stand up in their majesty and strength snd
approximate toward unity nn in the United Kngdotn
tho voice Of your friend, the voice Of friend, the
voice OF ono who had always been the friend 70 this
enterprise, raises sels in trumpet soundaohn Dncht
Ia favor OF freedom and. reform. Applause, And
finally. they congratulated him on the splendid opening
be ossrs 70 humanity for the future Why hs other
for the very first time in his life az be sat 1t table They
had intercourse not only with his friend Mr. BELOW.
the left and hR friend FArragu, the right, but
they held intercourse with their friends in fondon
and sas francisco iApplausel That was nothing 20
world wish cables beneath every OCEAN. The sseet
whisper Of love would steal scrose under the bosom Of
ins o. he oesss Tss whole wordai nasSs wssid
b brought into close csusecol snch would be thsis
nusnos q the srsssoisson Of ihoasik y this manner
trsmulcus with one and the same thought, AUD woch
shrob With one and the same smosisn tApPsassel In
ss:ssion tom once sa more Tnsy hss ~ssssa him 10 h
career and they were glad " him in perfect
health, sna W moot hi by has wife and children well
by them his Yends all In health ana happiness They
were glad for returning prosperity which be had
riob,y deserved. AZ 20 what would yst DO done
could tell ny she last scientific paper
that 10 bed rssd from England from hts friend
Grow, sobery asserted by him ~
Of science that the time might when We might
70, hola intercourse not only with another but por
chance with the moon and sum- Garry his telcgrnphc
lines where be would only tnr do not DO remain
not among tho stars Tor they wished him long nio
they wished 70 dotsn him long FROM the sky He would
give him his right hand In token Ut the snection the
love- hope and confidence OF hts bruthers oil Tho
Century and Of this company that had arsrsA
them WITH their presence this Occasion tApplausc)
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In rwponrs Mr. Field thanked the President and mem.
bers sincerely for the kind words that had bcen
bestowed On him. After the lengthy remarks he had
trespsss on their kind attention Tne telegraph
still In It's infancy. All looked with wonder upon rhat
had been accomplished 10 the last quarter Of century
since the Hrst lines opened 10 ths public
Rpd only Aftes1 since thu Iai Gnhmnzlr. clhs