New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-16
THE EARLY AMERICAN SPIRIT
ANNIVERSARY GRAFTON OF DIR. STORRS BE-
FORE THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

ANNIVERSARY GRAFTON OF DIR. STORRS BE-
FORE THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
A NOTABLE CELEBRATION OF THE sEvENT1ETH
BIRTHDAY OF THE SOCIETY - THE SPIRIT WITH
WHICH THE COLONIES WERE FOUNDED AND THE
GENESIS OF 1T ANALYZED IN THE ANNUAL AD-
DRESS - TIE NOBLE HERITAGE OF AMERICA
REMARKS ny WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT AND
WILLIAM NJ EvARTs.
Every part of the Academy of Music was filled to
0vernowing last evening by on intelligent and re-
fined audience assembled to celebrate the SEVENTEEN
anniversary of the Ncw-York Historical Society.
Such an audience, as regards both size and social
standing, has seldom been brought together, except
on the former anniversaries of the Society when the
orators OF the occasion were such men as Webster
and Adams. Every box, every seat, and almost
every inch Of standing occupied last even
ing The doors of the entrance to the
floor were blocked by crowd who
were unable to obtain standing room.
The stage had been built forward, so that it ex-
tended 10 and almost over the front of seats On
the front Of the platform seated about 100 per-
sons, members of the New-YOrk Society and of its
sister association, the Long Island Historical So
ciety the guests of the evening. In the Of the
platform was placed Grafulla's 9TH Regiment Band
which, previous to the opening Of the exercises and
during the interim between the speeches gave some
Of its best music. Seated upon the platform,
among Others were the following gentlemen
Frederic De Peyster, LII. D., President of the
Society William Cullen Bryant. LID, Vice-Presi-
dent; the Hon. James w. Beekman, Evart A.
Duyckinck, Col. Andrew Warner, Benz. II. Field,
George ii. Moore, LID, John Austin Stevens, John
Taylor Johnston, the Hon. William K. Martin, the
Hon. Charles p Kirkland, the Rev. Samuel OsgoOd,
ID. d., Msjor-Gen. J. Watts ID. Peyster the Rev. DR..
s. ]. Prime, Charles r. Sanford, Judge Peabody,
Edward T. De Lancey, the Hon. Clarkson Crolius,
Col Andrew Warren, James II. Titus, David Jones,
Prof. Seyffarth, the Rev. DR.. Bjerring, NJ Cothea,
the Rev. DR.. Rylance, the Rev. DR.. Galaudet, Prof
Bawallen, the Hon. William NJ. Evarts, Gen. Coch-
rane, Prof. Drisler, the Hon. $. B. Chittenden,
Judges Freedman and Curtis of the Superior Court,
Peter Cooper, ex-Judge Ingraham of the Supreme
Court, Mayor Hunter of Brooklyn, the Rev. DR. Will
liam Adams, Judge Lawrence of the Court of Com
mon Pleas, Chief-Justce Mcneil of the Superior
Court, Chef-Justice Davis of the Supreme Court
Luther X. Marsh, ex-Judge Joshua NJ. Van Colt, the
Hon. David Dudley Field, Erastus c. Benedict, Gov,
Hall Of Vermont, Benson j. Losing, and the Rev.
DR.. Vermilye
The exercises were opened with prayer by the Rev.
Dr. Vermilye senior pastor of the Collegiate Church,
after which the President of the Society introduced
the speaker of the evening, the Rev. Richard s.
Storrs, ID. D.. of the Church Of the Pilgrims, Brook
lyn. After the address of DIR. Storrs vote of thanks
to him was moved by William Cullen Bryant. This
seconded by the Hon. William NJ. Evarts and
passed unanimously. The benedicton was after
ward pronounced by the Rev. DR.. William Adams.