The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-09
COMPLIMENTARY DINNER TO ALDERMAN MILLER.

There have been gatherings Of kindred spirits
around the festive board il this city "many time
and of" but 1t is safe TO say that more hearty,
o more thoroughly yourself athome, and,
witha, more attentive party could not be assembled
than the small coterie which held possession OF the
banquet hall at the Westminster Hotel last evening.
The occasion of the festivities was q complimentary
entertainment to Alderman Anthony Miller, given
by his colleagues OF the Tammany General Commit
tee and the ..foremanr OF the Ward Committee Of
the Thirteenth ward. That the good things
of the substantial and trining kinds were
properly and promptly cared for 1t is almost
needless to assert, and when the cloth was
removed and sentiment, sentimental and humorous,
asserted It's domain, was pleasing to note the gen.
ia faces Of the present AZ the head Of the
member OF the bar, who eschewing for the n0nce
Coke Blackstone and Kent cooked up the toasts in
a style which pardon the sentence cant be beat.'
At his right sat the guest Of the evening who though
Miller, could not grind out words to express his
sentiments on the occasion Az the chairman's left
sat Mayor Hall, who Is always 90 KID at such con-
yention and, OF course proved himself an ydt as the
courses went around. Next to him sat Sheriff O'Bren
Recorder HacHett who sat directly opposite him,
and whose speech from 'IiAfricaine" SET the table
in roar. Then there was Marshal Tooker, Of much
wit and whisKer, and Campbell, OF the Assembly at
Albany, who insisted that the Campbell's were
coming and that solid men should go to the front;
and School Commissioner Coop, who, knowing that
menr until brought out; and Losey who recited a
despatch received direct from Bismarck or some of
hts countrymen, regretting their unavoidable alb
sence; ex-Councilman Roster, who gave the COM
pany as toast, 'sMeverinogeusonsche
Observation-Disclosures rechgeserhauy abo0deger-
1eltgisonteit.n or course nobody could translate
this but Mayor Hall, and he did 1t to the satislac
ton Of all present. Assistant Alderman Hill, who is
fast mountln' the road to fame, was rfsdris with
Mr.. Longfeow-Heay, who represented the Unsafe
Building Department In the absence OF Superin-
tendent McGreg0r, who, rs Mr.. Healy remarked,
was, no doubt. standing upon his native heath"
but severely indisposed Then there were McGee
and Reagan and Carraher and the irrepressbIe and
the indispensable McAlear, foreman OF the Ward
Committee. To attempt to give the speeches that
were made would be useless task; suffice It TO say
that compliment and sentiment a. pure and cheer
ing as. the sherry which went around, and wit and
repartee as brilliant, as bubbling and as pungent as
the champagne which accompanied II, were INDUCED
In by all present The committee evidently intended
to make the meeting merry one and when, after
the good sounding chorus Of "Auld Lang Synen had
been given with . will, the company separated, the
universal sentiment was, that the compliment TO
Alderman Miller was not an empty one; that his de-
serts had been fully appreciated and acknowledged,
and that the affair was IN every particular grand