Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-01-11
IOWA sooIABLE LAST NIGHT.


Prssidsut aruut. vice President Csin.x snd
General Beihsap, Secretary sfwar, Ad.
dress or Welcome.
The music Of the great wachtei, the growing
Of the hens at IIncoln hall, and the dlsagreeabis
mist which hung, like = cloud, over the city last
evening did little to disriiniah the number Of
tbs gay Assemblage Witch gathered At Masonic
hall 70 participate In the Iowa State reception
and soclablo. wAchtsl was neglected, cold
shoulder was given the sbriekers, and the weather
was braved BY the ladies and gentlemen, who
sough, plsasursis the dance, and iound a hearty
The hall, through the ousrgy aud sklll Of the
oomnitiee Of Arrangements, was very tastelully
decorated Win nsE syergrss1Ss and p'c,ut ,SS
room was suspended q cage, each imprisoniny =
canary, whose delicate noted, mingllng with the
aSSopl ~ srslS n o. INC o, esnd male ns mms1 70
| The silk dress touched that Of cheaper fabric In
the cidylng stream Of dancers, and was soon lost
came and went 80 gracefully with the Whlrl VI
DcncS furnished tho music, aud his selections
Tho exercises commenced with song, within
| a mile VI Edlnboro' town." which was given BY
| John 7. Parsons, osq. Then quartetts favored
tho company With some good Singing, receiving
AZ about o'clock the band struck up HAL
10 the chief, aud
accompanied by General Horace Porter, ap.
/ pclrol. lie was conducted by Hon. u, G.
Stevens, the president Of the association, 70 the
appIsuss' which he quisIiy acknowledged. Mr..
| Stevens, 10 a few pertlnent remarks, introduced
tho Secretary Of War, General Belknap, who
ISiy, alter The Sppiauss had sa5silod, spoke a,
SECRETARY nKLRSAr's AppREsa
u+sI laT IL Ienunsnt 81 sships, ssSpS
| cd by tho people Of the state irVm which We
come "a their tribute 70 his honoured memory, Is
.his inscription The state o. Iowa The siIoe'
now 10 an Inseparablc Union" No language
could be more Comprehensive, Illustrating tbs
men Vi the West 70 that Unlon which Tor ycaTi
bound tho states together In happy prosperity
aud which has been tloI by bonds that can nevei
SISss Meeting ssw n 20 hsT err, .SnSh1 WsS cSs
sources IL our own home, which has made suct
rapid advances In tho march VI progress; which
goS 70 q s.: than ,Sy.1 STPd.
, enty.nyo THOUSAND meni whose soll, teeminl
with all the elements Of fertility which inyit
capital and induce emigration, bears with increas
which go throug bout tho world, and whose loca
, iion, betuecn the two great TiVers Of the land
commands attention, WASHED as its shores are b!
Its numerous streams flowing toward tn
East % 70 We Wes. empty INTO ihete ETeM ,, our
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mneAoie N iA'h, lhNlnelule IN arms
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y Repree ,ntanVet, and 70 Al, lailes anu kehii
v men men, who are within me h2spihDie Iyoms ms,
" thls soslS IN w name ahu ln ognai 2, ever