The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-14
BANQUET TO BARON GEROLT.

New York. April l3, 1871.
70 HIS Exceency Baron yoN GERoLT Envoy Ex-
tra0rdlnary ana Minister PlenlpOtentiary or Ger
many, Washington, ID. Co.
DEAR SIR-Advised by the public journals that
you about to retire from the station you have so
long, so acceptaby and so honorably filed, ana
wishing to manifest by some public evidence our
high appreciation Of your official course in your
relations with our government and people, your
uniform courtesy ana private worth, the under
signed citizens of the United States respectfully ask
you to parake OF public dinner, 10 be be given In
this city, upon a day TO be fixed by yourself that
they may have the pleasure Of meeting you before
Your departure, and OF giving expression more fully
OF their sentiments OF regard and esteem.
nave tTe n1nor 70 oe, very respeGtmiy' yours
Mcdowell Gustave Schwab, Cyrus W. Field Emil
Sauer, Frederick Knhne, William b. Astor William
Mosle, Henry Oe!rlchs. Charles +. Daily John {.
Hamilton, Samuel y. Rnegles, +. ID. Morgan. W. O.
Bryant, samuel F. B. Morse, G. f. Detm old Charles
Butler, j. J. Astor, oswald Ottendorfer, William II.
Fogg, William \. Bodgett, Lew p. Morton
l.. w. Detmod, William ii. Asplnwall, Parke God
win, Samuel J. TiIden Lucius Tuckerman, II. G.
vanvorst, Smith Gilt. Samuel G. Ward, b. Rocker,
q v. >. Roosevelt, $. L. NJ. Barlow, James Thomson.
Gross Abraham T. Hewitt, Max RAIDER. Herm. r.
Baltzer. Joseph segnlan, Charles l.. Tiffany William
john +. Johnson Joseph ii. Choate, ID. Van Nos,
trand, salem II. Wales, William +. Curtis A. w.
IrdNcH, ". LOIlkOHcI, MarOuTy Andrew III.
Green Charles A. Dana, &. A. Seward, Henry Clens,
L. A. Boxer, ". G. Taaks, FIR. Meissncr
Leo Lehman. .. ii. Schieiner, II. f.. Kunhardt, DR..
r. krackowizer, l.. 4. Staisiny, Charles l.. Loew
Willy Wallach II. W esendonck George q. yoss Sgis-
mund Kaufman, August belmont George krcnie-
berg II. A. WItthans Theodore Dreier Jr., i. de
Barry, lie Grand h. Cannon James A. Roosevelt, r..
w. HOberg, II. q. Won Post, Chr. Thomson, c. Rose,
DR. Theodore TellSampf, William Radde, Philip
Besslnger, Edward Priebs, Thomas Russe, Leopold
Won Bicrwlrth LOUIS a. Won Hoffman, Adam Englcr
Frederick Vilmar, Adoph Poppenhusen. y. Sclies-
niger, Henry Hilton, Professor Botta, Howard Pot
ter, Frederick schroeder.
BARON 6EROLTS Reilly.
WASHINGTON, May 8. 1871
GENrLrMEN-I was favored YESTERDAY by your
letter OF April 13, IN which you kindly ask me
TO partake OF Il public dinner, with which you pro-
pose to honor me before my departure from tins
country.
II my constant sympathies for the welfare OF this
great country, and my sincere wishes for the NAM
tenance and promotion OF the friendly relations be-
tween the United States ana Prussia. with tile other
German States which represented during times Of
great trials, in both countries. justify the honor
able acknowledgment OF my long public services
winch you offer TO me, accept your invitation with
great pleasure, ana, If agreeable viii be at your
disposal IN New York on the 10th instant
avail OF this occasion TO express to you, gentle
men, the assurances OF my respectful regards
Your obedient servant, Til. Won GERUlT,
Hon. Chief Justice CHARLES, 4. DAILY and Others
New YORK.