Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-12-28
rOREFiTNERS' FESTIVAL.

The New England Society of Cedar
Fails celebrated the Landing of the
Pilgrims, on Saturday evening last;
and it was very genial and pleasant
occasion. We were disappointed Of
our Orator, Rev. President Magoun, OF
Eowa College; he having met with an
accident by which he was seriously
famed, at Davenport. A letter was
read from him expressing hs extreme
regrets; and he was re-appointed ora
tor for next year.
After Addresses from Rev. Mcssrs
Hamilton ana Fiield, and season of
agreeable promenade, together with adj
mirable music from asclcct Quartette,
some one bundled and fifty sat down
to well laden tables, spread by the SIX i'll
and industry of the ladies, in Council
Hall. The Supper was Il very good
one, and was discussed with much gus.
to, both by tile old and by the young,
who were mingled happily on this fam
lily occasion.
The company then returned to the
Large Overmm Hall, where toasts and
speeches were the order OF the hour.
The President, DR.. /. \. Bryant, pre-
sided, and IL. G. SIaint acted as toast
master. The following is the list of
to',sts and respondents, rs arranged by
the committee: " ~'~'
|. Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrim
Fathers. Rev. q. II. Hamilton. ...'f
=. The day we celebrate, and our in
vited guests. Col. w. III. Sessions.
8. The Common Schools of New
England. Prof G.. \. Graves. VS.. .-.
4. The Press of New England. S.
Ii. Goodenow. oR-Fft -. :
). Yankee Land. \. d. Barnum.
6. Massachusetts: no stigma is on
her from the slur of IL Southern paper,
that she ''sends beast to Congress and
twoAfricans to her Leg islatUrc. nGeorgc
d. Perkins. r-s-r--
I. The Natural Yankee. J. Bradley.
Jo,uAWV. The Galvanized Yam
kcc, tZimri Strceter. rs..z srea-'sT
s. The boys of New England.
Alexander SESSIONS. ~
9. Massachusetts, farm in arm" with
South Carolina. Rev. l.. b. Eitield.
10. Big Serpent oil. the Coast of
Linn. c, P-Browm
IL. Our Grandmothers, and the spin
sters of New England. IL. c. Hunt.
l2~@pcsy County, peraHs New Eng
land. Hon. p. Melendy.
ID. The best haif.of a man is u New
England woman. Mayor \. Alien.
II, The descendants OF the Pilgrims.
c. May. - -'-.+~
The vein of the meeting was some
what, jocosc, rather titan particularly
reverential to New England. But this
was owing to the circum stances; und
there were many telling aruths, us well
as happy hits, making the occasion on
the whole very agreeable reunion.
The P0sy County question had a full
ventilation, and it was finally agreed
that Plymouth Rock is indeed situated
on the. raging Wabash, away out in
"lndianhy, the squattCrs having gone
up in skifi,, 1925 years ago! Mr.. Me-
lendy happily showed the reverence of
those regions, not alIiy for the Jorydih-
crs, but also 'or tlic .YUuT. HlOthcTs; and
reminded the malis uegs OF the buckeye
country, that its sons know by heart
every lake and stream in their neck
o woods" which is more than every
New Hampshire chap can say. lie
concluded with a toast'o Ohio.
Mr.. Melendy said he would call for
arespoifse to this from y lady, of whom
as II native songster the Buckeye State
is proud, at the same time leading up
to the instrument Mrs. Osborn of Ohio,
who gave us in most splendid render
ing the song of ''rhc Buckeye State"
Thus did the East and the West rival
one another, in competing for the glory
of the fathers. May the memory of
those fathers live fresh anu green in
our hearts. And may Forerathers'
Day be annually observed, with i'm.
proving style and spirit, so long as
there is a native New Englander in our
midst. WE for ourselves canditlly con-
fess that we love New Eng
land, our long cherished hom'
having spent most 1T our life in five OF
her six States, and having been born in
two OF them! Our bosom fires when
we think of the Pilgrims, their cour-
ageous enduranceoand their noble work
and we love to join i'll tender memorial
our brothers and sisters in
this distant land. We are glad, as Oh
this OCCASION, TO join bands of welcome
with invited guests but the Mayiow-
er and the ocean washed Rock we love
to hold forth as our principal theme.
Long live the y i;w ESGLAND SOCIETY
Of Cedar Falls!
Tie IViHtcr Fdir.-The Winter Eek
OF the Cedar Valley AgricultU-
raj ana Mechanical Association, was
held on Monday, Tuesday, and We'd
liesday of the present week. Overman's
large Hall was arrayeti very taslefuIly
by the officers and committee, and lheis
was good displiyof fancy articles,
.instruipsnts, and various Use
ful goods. $n the. line ofpaintings, en-
cravings, and other artistic works,