New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-17
CAPT DE GROOTS PRESS BANQUET.

Capt. Alfred De GrOot invited the Representa-
atves Of the press to banquet at the Asor House last
evening About fifty gentlemen assembled to celebrate
the successful completion OF the Captains work on the
Vanderbilt bronze. Amid strains OF music the guests
took their places the three tables loaded with with
decacies tempt the appetite Horace Greeley occupy
ing the seat OF honor The was beautifully printed
and labeled Alfred DE GrOOt TO the Press"
After the removal Of cloth Mr. Greeley rose 10 pro-
pose the health OF Capt De GroO saying that he was no
Judge of works OF art ana did not pretend to be- NO
matter what critics may say Of the Vanderbilt oronzes
we remember that the child that don't creep will
protect There is similar work In Europe and yet
n European will say OF the bronzes; How bad! Ihls
step educate and our children In this branch
Capt DE GrOOt, In doing this has given an excelent e1-
ample Applause Adorn your parks your houses
your streets with the best works OF arr you can ph
chase This is the moral OF Capt DE GrOots wOrkIit
will be the incitement to more such works OF art aho II
better no one Will rejoice more than capt De SrOot hn
self. Appiause.l And the man VINO mas peen so non
ored-Commodoro vanderbitIis it TO be so honored.
pire. work do" l am glad to see that ne"1 I
honors him. and ail gSa Of tA fSe ep1tIemen
present, he said that journalists are always
among ns t Sas tbe S reoee at eac Others
aud get along very we'll lApplanse.l fuDlc men
have sustained by them and good works sustained
In conclusion he said hope we may soon nave Occa
sion 10 commemorate many more such WORKS. we neeu
money and riches. and 20 own houses-Out ms " 10. an
We must devote more attention 70 arr ana nope Ia
such
most successful one. Applause.
Capt DE Groot upon rising to respond was received
with enthusiastic applause. He spoke as follows:
ss kind Indulgence while make e%'tt or
pres,nts bot single moment AZ vlon' times
humble lie the newspapers Of NewloA na'e s9o"n s nue.
Of various enterprises in which l hsse been engaged.
On the occasion Of unyAlug the Vanderbilt bronze last
wenss,lr desired 70 exhibit 10 some gs' Sa &
nt especially geeut which h,d extended TO ne
that novel aud tu work f9' ta Paoss az
great pleasure OF meeting you and others OF my ilehlS
nice. PSbo Was a. aGIisus as I should go q
we'll But oviag 10 slight MISUNDERSTANDING a. 70 uDe aoa
proposed App,uss Before e.uning seat Ee1isnep let me
49, ,rd a., 20 .rpress ur pleasure at meeting
sssJ ' o, bscs 70 n As one Of the poade and hap
Al the Conclusion of the Captains modestlyspoken ad
dress be creased surprise by causing large American
ang 10 be drawn back fran an easel disclosing large
bronze medallion about five and nail Ieet ID night
about the same In width and weighing over 200 pounds
I'm the center Is a life size likeness of Commodore Wander
bt on side sits sailor. and on the Other an tnuln
W In the background the ocean seen. with the
steamship Vanderbilt IN the distance In the foreground
red IN the nubc and is to be placed finally, in a niche
In the grand new railroad depot, being built By Com
mOofe Vanderbilt, covering nearly four acres OF ground
IN Fourthave.. FOrysecond. Fortythird Forty fourth
aud Forty.dfth-sts. The work designed by Mr.. DE
(iroot, nodded by Passman and east by Fischer q
Brothers. IL was begun about year since, ana hau
Mr. Coles Of The sunday Courier, acting Secretary
then read several Of regret, from William Cullen
BRYANT the Hon. Erastus Brooks. the Hon G. s. Good
rirh and many others. After the health OF Cor
nelus Vanderbilt had been drunk Mr. Hus-
ted of The Cincinnati Commercial made short speech
and to the Press OF the Interior he toasted the ma
with rho Brick his hat" gentleman expressed H.
Mr. Mark NJ POmeTOy called upon, Dnt he asked 10
be excused. having suffered domestic afilcu0t.
The Weekly Press next proposed, aud MI RoOse-
Welt OF The Ledder responded very happily He said that
beiur large man, he did MT see the appropriateness IN
beiug called upon rs weakly" lie had. he said, been
connected with the political % years ana therefore
felt closely allied with the subject they were then ceie
brntug-brass. fLaugherl Trust politician To know
ali about The statues however were bronze ana
though be had not had the pleasure OF seeing theh ne
was sure better than brass Brass never asked
hun 10 "A dinner at tho Aston House, lllughteri But
he was afraid that the Press generally dd NJ know any
thing about He very sure that those gene
men prese mt Of the Interviewing class did MT know what
that metal llAughtcrl At the close or his very Orl
liant speech rs styled 1t. he called upon MT A D. H.
Duganne who having nothing 10 say and nothing 10 say
IL with being suffering from bad cold made put snort
speech He praised the bronze work, which ne had e&
niued carefully aud compared 10 with similar WORKS IN
Europe lie couplimeuted most highly their host whom
ne had known he said for 20 years and he had always
succeeded In what he undertook. He then again pro
posed the health of Capt DE GrOOt who literally makes
reat men he SAID The latter called upon FOR an
other speech, but only bowed his tnauks.
Remarks were made by Messrs. England ana cummings
OF The sum the latter Ia response 20 The DAILY Ppess
Mr. Junus Henri Browne responded 10 Our country
and Or Gardiner for The Medical Press" The guests
then dispersed to prevent the last speaker ntnated
IL ben necessary him u doctor anybody Tomorrow
for the effects OF touights spree.