Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-31
First Annual Dinner Of the beard Of trade


The first annual dinner Of the Board OF Trade
was given at the Seaton House last night, and
we believe il is the unanimous opinion Of ali
present that q fner banquet and more agreea-
Die ENTERTAINMENT has never been en- joyed in
this city. 1t was a like creditable to the Board
OF Trace, and TO the enterprising proprietor
OF the Seaton House, Mr.. John H. Semmes,
Esq. 81. - .s- III.
The Board, with their guests, assembled IN
one OF the parlors, and at d O'Clock were ush-
cred by the proprietor into the large and beau
'HuHy decorated dining hall OF the hotel. The
president OF the Board, John II. Semmes, ESQ .
took the head Of the main table, with r h. Mo-
nun, ESQ, al The lower end. On the right Of
PRESIDENT Semmes sat the Hon. Mr.. Rice, OF
Me, and on his left the Hon. Mr.. Patterson, OF
of N. H. "|.-- - = :
Mr. Mohun was supported right and left ey
hon: Mayor Wallach and Major Richards, re-
spectIvely. .... ~ -
Among the invited guests p resent our report
ct noticed Hons. Messrs. Patterson of New
Hampshire; Rice, of Maine; Farnsworth, OF H..
llnois; Ben amin. OF Missouri SulIweII. of u
diana; McDougal, OF California; Colonel J. w
Ferney, Mayor Wallach. Hon. h. Il. French.
Consul General HItz, of Switzerland; General
T.. Z. CarriRgton; Mr.. Orounse ofthe New York
Times; Mr.. J. X. Young, of the New York Tri-
tune Major Poore, of the Boston Journal.
Mr; Shaw, OF the Boston Transcript MI
Mcfarland. of the Chronicle Mr. Hanscom OF
the Republican i; Mr.. Florence, OF the CoastifE-
ti0nGt CRioB, and other representatives OF the
press The tables were land for one hundred
twenty guests, and The bill of preSanf-
ed the following array of good things, which
we should add were served mp Ia admirable
style:
BILL OF FARE.
Soup-Mock-turtle: oyster Fish-Roiled
cod, Blackwelrs AnchovIs sauce: baked hal
Ibui, claret sauce. Boiled-Ham: corned beef
and CABBAGE: beef tongues: fowls and pork
turkey with oyster sauce: leg mutton with
Caper sauce Cold DIshes-Boned turkey on
pedestal, garnIshed with Jelly ham, garnished
la floranune' pigs head, au natural;
pressed corned beef; leg of South Down m mt
Ton beef la mode a la Britain; tongues
glaCe, garnished with AspIc lelly chicken IN
Asplc. Entrees-tlleIs de beouf piuue aux
champIgnohs; lobster patties, Norfolk STYLE:
chicken salad, la Milanaise; fricandean de
Neau la JaTdlneIre sweet breads Iarded
sauce tomatoei partridges broiled on toast
ia MaItTe de Hotel calt's head, braise a la
lartare lamb chops, glace a la Nelson: oys-
ters baked in shell, New York fashion cam
Nass-back ducks in salmi, with Spanish
olives Roast-Ribs OF beef: turkey with
cranberry sauce; chickens lamb; ham with
champagne sauce; saddle mutton; lon
veal loin pork with apple sauce: do
InestIc ducks; goose with appIe sauce
CIame--Oanvass- back ducks with currant lel-
Iy; mallard ducks with currant ielIy. red
head ducks with currant Jelly: widgeo1 ducks
win currant Jelly: saddle yension with eur
rant jelly teal ducks with currant Jelly; goose
win apple sauce. swan with peach sauce.
patridges; grouse; quails: pheasants Re-
llshes-SPanish olives; celery: cold slaw:
horse-radlsh; apple sauce; cucumber pickles:
n
catsup; french mustard; picked onion S: picked
tomatoes; cranberry sauce: peach sauce. san
sago cheese; English DAIRY cheese Eegetables-
Boiled potatoes; homiDy; parsnip.: turnips:
cabbage mashed potatoes boiled onions. baked
potatoes: beets: oyster plant baked sweet no.
tatCrs; green corn; rice; stewed tomatoes. lima
beans; green peas. Pastry-Corn starch mud
ding with cream sauce; English plum puddinr
with wine sauce; apple pie; eustard pie: peach
PIE; cranberry taris: Washington pie: lemon
pie; dried peach pie; mince pie: charlotte
russo; blanc mango, wine Jelly; Italian cream,
pound cake; lumbles; Jelly cake: sponge ca ke
Disadvantages: apples; chestnuts: pecan
nuts; figs; raisins: malaga grapes: fIberts. al
IInUnasi Ini L Engllsh wainuts, triiies; egg kisses,
aIee cream: orange pyramid; maccaroni pyra-
mid; tea and coffee.
The supply OF choice wines &c. was of a
character 10 correspond with the edIbles
After the removal of the cloth John N
Semmes, Esq. President OF the Board, called
the company 10 order, and announced the first
regular toast, as follows:
The City OF Washington the Nations Me-
trOpolls 1t deserves the fostering care of the
nation's representatives"
Loud calls We're made from All parts OF the
house for the Hon. Jas. w. Patterson, Repre-
sentative in Congress from New Hampshire
who rose 10 respond amid great applause
q RESPONSE OF HON. j. W. PATTERSON.
Mr.. Patterson commence with an eloq uent
illusion TO a character of ancient history who
he said, found Athens built of brick and Ieft in
built OF marble. This eould not be done by
Will OF the sovereign was supreme, and the
power and wealth of the kin gdom was concPu-
trafeo In Its capital, but under the new forms
OF elvIhzation Congress could 80 legisIate that
tne wealth OF the Republic, its enterprise, It's
progress, its culture, and its educational Iniu-
ences could be centered In its capital. What
was wanted was to connect this city with the
South-every section OF the South; with the
North-every section OF the North, and COM
merce and wealth would naturally flow into
IT, We must build up in this metropolis a sys-
tenn OF schools. Washington has 2j,UOO chill
oren between and IL years OF age, Boston has
iOUOO. The expenditures in Washington for
public schools annually was less than Ida O00
%nlle Ia Boston S'3h,UIa was expended annu-
ally Tor public shoots. Washington has : Too 600
worth OF school property, while Boston has a
million and a half of such properly Wash
lngton has school accommodations for but 1000
children, while there were 2o.0OO TO be supplied
i ne difficulty was that 30 per cent are chill
dren of employees OF Government who do NOT
pay taxes here, and in the fact thar Govern
no taxes are paid. This Government proDer.
~ ought 10 pay taxes for the education of the
children. 1t is not the people OF Washington
who are mainly interested in this but tha
whole people OF the country. GAppiausa1
he continued 10 speak at length with regard
10 the Improvement which should be made nv
Congress upon the capital. and concluded amid
loud and long continued applause
After music by Esputa's band the president
read the second regular toast. as follows:
1.-The Congress OF the Cpited States The
charged with subjects OF legislation vitality
affecting the Districts interest" 81.
Upon the announcement OF this toast loud
calls were made 1or the Hon. John T. Farms
worth, Of Illinois. After the applause mad
subsided, Mr.. Earnsworth arose TO reply
SPEECH OF HON. j. ,. FAENswoRTH.
Mr.. Farnswerth commenced by aIluding TO
the TACT that comparatively little attention is
paid by Congress 10 the interests of the Dis
trict OF Columbia. He Judged so from his o wn
experience. Members OF Congress come here.
engage rooms and board for the session, go
home, and know little more about the Distriet
and lhe people who live here than they did al
the beginning OF the session. They were ant
TO think in Congress, when any bill was pre.
sented for Improvement Of streets here or for
the erection Of buildings, that il was some
lobby scheme, and somebody would move 20
lay IL on the table. This was all wrong CON
gress owed il to itsel. as well as to the nation
to make the national capital worthy OF the
country. 1t would remain the capital Of the
nation for all ages, [tremendoss applause
lasting for some minutes. l-unless Congress
should happen to remove it fGreat Iaueh-
ter MIR. Farnsworth depicted in elooueut
terms the natural advantages of the city and
its surroundings, and predicted q future of
prosperity and success for ats various inter-
ests. With reference to the speech OF the gen.
ueman. who had preceded him, he alluded 70
the fact that The venerable REPRESENTATIVE
from Pennsylvania. Hon Thaddeus Sta 800.