The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-24


of the farest ladies' of which our city. famed for
its beautiful women, can boast-each representing
one Of those stars in our national standard, the
long denied brightness of some of which we are
now striving to restore. But, lest some one
should doubt that these ladies were what we have
called them. fair enough 70 worthily represent the
beauty Of New Orleans, we will give their names,
with those ftheir escorts, who stood each behind
his lady
Miss Mary Maxent, Wisconsin; escort, Or. Jas.
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Miss Florestine DeGruy, New Hampshire es.
cort, 3. +. Pennington. r -
Miss Adalns Bell. Vermont; escort, F. A.
Peterson. -
Miss Susan Ridel, Oregon; escort, Eugene
Miss Eugenie johnson, Massachusetts,; escort,
| l.. j. Bright. .. .....-. - =
Miss Alice johnson, South Carolina; escort.
johnson Armstrong. y :.
:, Miss Annie Mitchell. Illinois escort. Thomas
Miss Mary GOlsan, California; escort, F. At
Miss Laura Merrick, Iowa; escort, David
Miss Clara Merrick, Maryland escort, D. N.
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Miss Cecile Lambert. Alabama; escort. b. NJ.
Miss Fannie Bailey. Nebraska; escort, p.
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Miss Ella Holt, Maine escort, A. Britton.
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Miss A. Benedick, Michigan; escort, W. HI.
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Mise Annie Vaudeville, Virginia; escort, C. w.
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Miss M. Case, Georgia. escort, W. H. Henning.
Miss Ella FIierson, New Jersey; escort, Samuel
Miss Anna TOurne, Minnesota; escort, W. F.
Miss Lucy Tourn6, Texas; escort, A. Woods.
Miss Josephine Quirk, Kentucky escort, Ernest
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Miss Maggie winnemOre, Indiana; escort. W.
| L. MeGsry.
Miss Florence Edwards, Florida escort, Daniel
| Edwards. n
MISS G. Dean, Connecticut; escort. Capt. ]. W.
Bryant. ~.
Miss Josephine Ker, Delaware; escort, Geo. t.
/ Converse.
Miss Anna Request, Rhode Island escort, VIM.
| c. Harrison. r r.. RI
! Miss F. Gaudn, Louisiana; escort Hy. Block.
| Miller.
Miss Eliza W. Goodrich, Pennsylvania escort,
! G. N. Morrison.
Miss Anna Goodrich, New York; escort, t. D.
I Harper.
Miss Hermine valetOn, Mississippi; escort, John
F. Casey. '."H
Miss tIemence valeton. North Carolina escort,
Mics Emile Bragg, West Virginia; escort, Ross
Doyle.
Miss Emile Dunbar, Missouri; escort. Col. A.
P. Mason. .
The following committee of twenty married
ladies were also on the stage: 81
Mrs. Gen. Harry t. Hays, presidents Mrs. W.
r. Holmes, Mrs. P. Work, Mrs. Thos. NJ. Converse.
Eseort-B F. Eschleman, JohVC. Goodrich.
Mrs. f. Dolhonde, Mrs. A. WilIoz, Mrs. o. Vale
ton, Mrs: Thos. Bragg. Escort-Ed. E. 0'Brien,
George Maxent. ~
Mrs NJ Randall. Mrs. II. Atwood, MIS-. ]. K.
Bell, Mrs. w A Violet. Escort. p. Todd,
Lloyd r. Coleman.
Mrs. Geo. Pritchard. Mrs. H. L. Goodrich, Mrs
J. h. New. Mrs. H. N. soris. EscOrt-Thos. NJ.
Mrs. l.. Desforges, Mrs. E. R. Hogan, Mrs. ]. L. |
Stirling; Esc0rt-D. E. Morphy' L. Desiorgss;
Ars i d Thompson. Mra. g. W. Dunbar. Es--
cOrt-Frsnk Gaiennie Col A. p. Mason.
Mrs. q. w. Dunbar and Mrs. ]. d. Thompson.
EscOrt-COl. Mason, Frank Gaiennie.
In a smaller circle in front OF the young ladies' |
were the gentlemen Of the st. Louis delegation.
a list of which we publish elsewhere, and the |
mention of whose names is sufficient adornment |
from US. To the front were the committee on |
general arrangements, Braxton Bragg, chairman
and Messrs. Geo. g. Garner. F. Dolhonde, Geo. |
w. Manson, c. r. Railey and the Off ,ers of the /
Knights, Gen. Hairy 7. Hays, their president, oc
cupying the char Of the presiding officer. When
this sigat was, by the rising of the curtain, re.
vealed to the audience, cheers long, loud, rapiur-
GUS, arose, and dying away, only again to swell,
were not slenced until with rap of his msrshal's
baton upon the table in front Of him, Gen. Hays de-
clared the meeting called to order. Then, after
few words Of introduction spoken by Gen. Hays,
and while the magnificent gift of st. Louis to New
Orleans was being brought forward, Gen. Bragg
presented to the audience Col. w. Il. Hatch, OF
st. Louis, the gentleman selected by the delega-
ton from that city to speak for them the feelings
which had prompted them to come two thousand
a. 81 ha. of eoIl 4
Col. Hatch then delivered the subioined address,
frequently interrupted by bursts of ofspplause-ap-
pause, however, quickly quieted, lest by it some
portions of the honied eloquence might be lost
ladies and GeBaemel-There are occasions
when language fails to convey all the breast
would have II utter, when words give but feeble
expression to the depth and intensity of the fee,
ings This Is one of them. The familiar faces |
and scenes around u.s. tonight, call up from the
well of memory 80 much that is grand and glori-
Gus, so much that is sad and mournfal, in the
past, that it it is difficult indeed to subject the
warm affections of the heart to the calm and sober
judgment OF the brain. The sad but sacred
memories Of that past, which cluster so thicky
round your beautiful city, have laid their magic
spell upon our souls tonight.
The delegation you see around me are but re-
presentatiyes of the countless thousands, the
Democrats OF st. Louis, whose greetings and Of
fering we bring.
From the colder regions of the North to your
"lsnd of sunshine we come bearing with US
words Of love- from ST. Louis to the Crescent |
City" Of the South Sprung from the same
"psrent stock" and knit to you by ''ffty years
of commercial friendship cemented by "com-
mon history" and bound By the ties of ICON.
mon suferlng"-down our mighty river comes
her greeting o-night.
Our MISSIONS one of peace, yet, we come to
arm you for the strife. Not the bloody strife of
the battlefield, but the constitutional struggle of
Americans for American rights.
We bring not the implements of grim visaged
war. Our Offering is the beautiful and glorious
flag of our common country. Born of a struggle
in which our forefathers bore an honorable part,
maintained for seventy years by the common |
valor of united country, and endeared TO us by
bright memories Of the past, and still brighter |
hopes Of the future.
And why are not those hopes yet realized. The |
cenneDs laundering tones are heard no more upon /
nr,r nlains The rliffnrinn ash AZ hauonafa daz.