New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-19
RECEPTION OF CYRUS ". FIELD BY THE
CENTURY CLUB.

On Saturday evening the handsome club house Of
the Century Association filed to overhowing by the elite
cfe fashion learned legal and artistic professions Of
New,Yok to do honor Mr. Cyrus W Field who has Joined
OF cGb adorned by ofscupure and delicious 6ts Of
oOorng from the pencils Of some Of the best known as N
tickets DOdwoh furnished at intervals choice selections OF
music About O'Clock MIR Field arrived al the club and
Charles p Kirkland James G. Garter Wm T. BOdeett Louis
Lang w D1f M hen Taks s1t' on behalf
bis club welcomed Mr. Field and followed by Hon Geo
Bancroft who said that while Mr. Field had been received by
welcomes Of the highest and choicest the other
side Of the water and from the various States they met him
and friend and they had assembled to welcome him among
them after bis return from long yoyege They ne
made the country and made the town. but pleasant
water charming the sotudes OF the grove for his poI
he thought there was no eomPanonp SO good a That Of men
and women Appisuse The merchants had done him this
honor the name Of the city The idea was that art and
poetry part Of the essence OF nature But city was
genial genius Of all kinds Among the poets OF England
native Of London and we went 70 Owl continent here
oa Sess o1S s en irving Was son Of New YORK In
neratng the who distinguished in letters York
Appsas II bad been said tat cities were pac Of vice and
everything that bad but where do trust in another
placed BY in man There by mesDsOf mans signature
~. sSSs xSd s Il ne presence d Sny @
chants be would cay that that city vas above an others and be
Mi others were distinguished for their integrity Msortunes
might befa them all and IL under any circumstances mfOr
tunes did come he ventured say this merchant
New York II by any chance he was member a. the
Century and he has bad good bringing IN The house
n merchant who is at this time membef Of The Century
then would Ssy IL by any chance misfortune light him
the time Of prosperity would be the moment when tie
deal left his name spOese They congratulated lin tonight
They took interest in all the members OF The Century
They we're brothers another and wherever member Of
"The Century the hearts OF his brothers went with him
They had been with him IN his many voyegs They Ind been
with him In ell that he had Undergone in all that be lad tod
On ell that had suffered in all that he had prospeed His
welcome but compliment Of the merchants OF New York
who send their shipping that goes TO and no from hitler
60 Europe like the weavers shuttle weaving he web that
carried through has been than done BY lin for be had
e the chambers Of the wito the msssGgee 81 ezdshp
aud love- tApPlausel They congratulated him, 100 on The
OF those that stood by his side in the beginning
gro no more among the living. Many too q
those OF the Century would have been proud 70 rd their
Ike this what individuals This occasion for
tinents for nAtionsl What nations event Russia with
thirty millions o. emarepated freedmen and Germany riSng
from the bondage Of tho middle ages stand up hsH MAJESTY
and strength AVID approximate toward unity until IN e United
Kingdom the voice OF your friend the voice OF our rtnd the
voice Of who had always been the friend 20 th enterprise
dom and reform Appausel And finally they cohgSstpaed
him on TIE splendid opening be offers 70 humanity eI ne ~
tre Why the other day be in company WIKI eiencs
Of Dis and or the very trst time in his he sshe table
they had intercourse not only with hs friend Mr. Bellows On
che ie and his MEND FaIagut the right but they held IN
tercoass with their friends London and San TraDciico
1n successes would h the world with cables beneath every
ocean The sweet whisper Of love would steal under the
covering Of the ocean The whole worla-sl nations would
Oe Drought INTO close connection Such would be influence
OF the transmission Of thought this beneath the
lac Nnoe ah would at be remuous with and the
came thought and would tbrob with one the same emotion
lAppause In the Of this Century lie would speak
words o. affection once more They bad watched him in bis