New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-30
BANNER FROM NETWORK STATE.

SUCCESS or The LADIES' MOyEMENT-FoRMAL PRE-
sESrATioY AT ALBANY his EvESING-AN ODE
PROM MR.. BRYANT.
fFRoN REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRiBUSE'I
. ALBANY. May 29.-Some time in January
la,t. Mrs Howard Townsend OF this city, impressed
with the necessity OF having the women OF NeW-Nork
state make appropriate presentation TO the "o-
mems Pavilion at the Centennial Exhibition DeSau a
movement that purpose She was Induced the more
heartily TO advocate the movement because the "omahs
Committee in New-York City had presented city ban
ner 10 tho Centennial, aud the state had remained ah-
represented.
Within a week a Central Committee had been formed
OF ladies' in Albany. comprising Mrs. John Taylor
Cooper Mrs j. V. L. Pruyn, Mrs Erastus Corning MIS-
Paul Fcnimore Cooper Mrs. Lyman Tremain, ana many
Others who began correspondence throughout tie
State with other ladies', among whom we're mrs' Alex
ander Hamilton Mrs John jay, mrs Robert f. LiYinss-
ton Mrs John A. Washington; Mrs. John G. Schuyler
Mrs Eugene Van Rensselaer,, Mira George Clinton, and
Mrs Pierre Van COrtand-names whehln themselves re-
call centennial with others OF more lnou-
ern Names as Mrs. HoratIo Seymour, Mrs. Milard mn
more Mrs. Gen. Sumner, aud Mrs SANFORD L.
Church Mrs Townsend made chairman Of
the Committee and received the subscriptions when
were forwarded from all points OF the state anc
anon, ted IN 10 last Saturday TO $500. The Commit
tee resolved early to devote the proceeds 10 the purchase
~ banner TO be presented by the women of the STATE
4, te youra of the Union. Tie order for the banner
vas iyeu 10 Tiffany & Co. February last, and since
then that firm has kept ak wOmen and GENERALLY eisHt
buSiy 40 work upon II.
The banner though not yet finished, VIII probably ar
rive here tonight IN charge OF Mr. Wlehouse Tue De
s,ener and VIII bee on exhibition in the Assembly ChaIn
b.r all dav Tomorrow IL is made OF blue SllA rchy
embroidered and measures Il by IL feet The central
figure Is OF course the State arms the figures OF Liberty
and Justice being SIZE and rising sun Is said to be
rrac, OF splcndor In embroidery I'm addition TO the
state motto Is presentation inscription worked IN let
t.rs 81 gold From the daughters of New-fOrK TO t1tr
isers OF the Union" Below the Is the sentiment
nbsrrbrd unl .rneath the dates l176lS7o 1.-THE Lorh
Cod he With u.s. a. he was with fathers" The stah
man which tnebanuer hangs made from native wood
Of this State.
The presentation the part OF the ladies' VIII be maze
tomorrow evening in the Assembly Chamber The ban
per viii be presented By eX-GOv. Horatio Seymour, on
the mart of the ladies' eS-Gov. John I. Hoffman, who
Will receive il on behalf OF the Womans Pavilion at the
Exhibition and an ode written expressly for the
sion by william Cullen Bryant viii be read by the Hon
LYMAN Trenain The ladies OF the Committee have
concluded not to publish IL yet. hoping to obtain MT
Brylnt's consent TO print 1t small cards, with pic
re OF the banner rs mementoes OF the OCCASION by the
sale Of which they hope to Increase the amounts they
have already obtained The surplus and above he
cost OF the banner will be devoted To tho preservation OF
the tomb Of Washington The banner will cost little
over 5000.