New-York tribune., 1866-12-24
THE PRESS.

ANNUAL BANQUET or THE PHILADELPHIA PRESS
81 rEIEeRlPH TO THE TMBrNg.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23.-The third annual ban.
Que oft'e Philadelphia Press Club took place at the Lapee
House last night The guests assembled in the paCr Of the
hotel az o'clock where haf hour spent in socih
verse after which procession formed and en-
decorated with the National coors Nearly 100 persons
distinguished in politics law or literature SAT
Chairman Of the Cowmittee Banquet }. II. Whiting cH
tended cQT-t5 welcome fcmaug that The occasion was not
y eP 'S 9t 'S 6 s d. iui 3 si 9 5f dy
le issue of the spcper published iu Fhhdephia hI
e55S of ie cSB Mr %eseo,i stated that important
duties prevented his occupation Of the chair on This occ
Hon Morton Mo4lehael NoySF Of Fl.dsghla wand s3d
amid applause Upon the removal Of the cloth tie Hon. AoT
tol MclcA0e remarked 10 short speech a nc Ioul .n
Tho City of philadelphia lie ala not tot D Wus quito
G tDg FOR tho Chair 20 ca on Itself. 30 be called The
Hon DAME. NJ Fox who responded pleasantly.
Tie second toast was espoadel 10 ty Col John W Forrey
TN. was the frst time he had enoyei s pleasure OF meeting
rF Itch was next after the Christian religion the teacher OF
ls people. de hoped that We shoai have maHy such sqea
ad politics lu lc always pt-rye good Ieehhs toward
man In the many articles tiat lc bod public men
ed essurcs M Id never Jet stained his page With the bi;if
he columns OF some leading Journals The English press
suc each day their the perual OF which one
would discover that su0ther journal existed nc thought
is peculiarly appropriate that the Chair should this occa
sion De filed BY its present occupant he was
lie representative OF tho past Of the Journal That lad
ueathrred the Of many years Tie mlorly OF Ae
persons were representatives, Of the present IAi! h'e
years since set my first type N5h wonderful caisr, e
taken place since Abiding 20 national aturs be said a'
we should hereafter have but country. The sections 'c
mons and differences Of the present aay womd be dpe- ts
misis before the rising suu.
Tie thirl toast "Penns lvauia was responded % by Col
Wm b. Mann who Ike a PenuyEoniaus believes slol there
e one State in the Union qid That tLe keystone. r
Tie fourth toast Oar Couat responded 20 oy Judge
Kelly short but effective speech lie was frequently uic
ne nm toast tOur American Press Club responded
% ty Col Z. W. c. Green IN wei timed ong acceptable
speech '--ss "a - -,
Tie sixth toast was 1.-THE Philadelphia Boz Daniel
Dou cry remarked That was hard 10 puzzle philadelphia
lawyer but he v>s IN peculiarly pcrp1Glug position. He
would avoid speech BY telling story NJ. D9ugicry pro
CCeds 10 rotate number Of stories that were received win
Of laughter Concluding he paid compliment TO ne
Philadelphia Club and q brilliant euogy 10 the Philadelphia
Bar lie toalt Our Departed Brothers drunk in s
lel6e the Members HsiGE "OuT Contributing Members wss
replied TO Charles Buclwater Con Joshua T. Owens re-
spoaded % the toast Penns lyanias Heroic DeleucrI The
men who IL danger tried had proved untrue The
whose name was IecSa win uS peIc marks OF respect
Tie Fathers Of Pcnrbylyadia Journalism" was the next
foas M iepy 10 which EInmersqp BeDucti gave l0Iy OF
the uies Oi lie State Tho Gcrmdh American Press was
sEsuUndcd 10 by Adolph Morwitz. The next toast "Ihe
RepoTof Corps OmnipIesent unOdenta0us and The great
6ss 1ta OF Daily Journalism, was answered Ny Casper
sou1w T. The sss yeguar toast Woman was responded
10 Ly Brainsfd WiliRpson " o. original poem which
ecred great comrondsto JIs being the last Of the regu
lar tdasts tle Chairman remarked that u was uW3 W i"
which was induged considerable extent none enjoying
t than Ills Honor, he genial Chairman ana Al"!oi'