, 1877-12-22
WHITTIER.
The Poets Seventieth Birthday
Celebrated by a Banquet
in Boston.
Speeches by the Guest and His Asso-
ciates, Contributors to the
Atlantic Monthly.
Poems by Oliver Wendell Holmes
and Il. IL. StOtltlarl.

the contributors 10 that magazine, tho occasion
being the seventle.h anniversary Of the birthday
Of John crcenleaf Whittier. The guests ar.
rived Mt tho hotel about G O'Clock, and at vent
lh,o tho ainihe.hall' ar. H. -. ~. .aN
Ing the head Of the table, with Mr. whittier,
-. - 49,. 49,, ~. ,tr,.n.. Nr fIowel,s
upu. ".S s !H".' SUI IL ',ves ,,, .,,".. .,,s
r. I. WhIpplc, aud Alt' Edward Aoooth tne
editor Of the conaregatona'af, upon ILLS left.
Amonr tl,oso yho had seats at the table were
Mo,.rs : ,,., M,-tti r ~. 11,potnxon. Chartca
,..s "essse 1ulAl M'fttt WI. ~ r. u.oHSar1
Dnaiey WARNER .ohn "e0s, N. IL etoot'a.u, '''
". IL. Bishop, James II. bugbccs sYiscstsf
Baxter, D. A. Goddard, W. A, 1loYcy, ". n.
t,.,,.. t.,,., p.,,a fnoa,1,r l,,ert Wharton.
1", po'u w.: ~ w..,sr. 49,, !, r r1n'
rohn 'ohn Me1ss' tol' "af'nk' ~" ,, - 80 oa
defwood. Tho discussion OF Inc oi'! OF 'afe o.
cuplcd eomcthng more than thrco hours, and
n wa, obont twenty minutes past 10 when Mr..
tfnmThtnu calIed r. order md maIo Tic open
luz address.
orsra.rnrs: Tho ob,cSt o. of our meeting To-. night
two-fold; rst 10 celebrate the arrival Of The Af
iant,c Nonihly at Its twentieth birthday; and SOC
10th birthday. H. rte:enee here T. naro Ie elo.
1han any poor p. w9fas 81 ne ant H., sn
!eaTo ,9 9aes aao ,s tsr o comanr t ,o
wc conn 10 celebrate. During Tho twenty years 1T
ita c8iatence the IGafIc l,aA had but three editors,
apoy al yns The IT, !. ro, w henE s sce a.
ond. having dsbnFdcned himself o1 tne nafaseiaa
enteh o. BUSINESS a. meM Ut ~ ~ no oi,.H SiaIsnH
tne ~. n",ic frmm ths tectnrc natforn mt,
Ia thus engaged tt!s evening anil pre-
ealGa % Ths brd eet fefasng Il, ths bsnatshmens
of powes anil ignoring all Temptations tu mako q
fortune, i here 10 sus~er iof himself and n!s DO
Msys s been dons in Cambridge. ss rst pnbIlshefs
were ThIIltps .E1n1psun + Co. a tonse OF great eta
ic1prire. Enry III is career thc ,nagazins passed
int, lhp hant'r by purchase. Of MoEart. Tcknor j.
Tlelir. Iy whom and tasir sacccssss. lsn'rs Il
ii pur-rd ints ihc huns of ts present rruitictors
Dnr,ns Mi these ycars nnu characs Il ,,as been
ztnc In terntu,r sc1ente, n,t aud politIcs In this
country. Now. aftcr n score ii years. W can but
as rhsst st'. Aercsn eultuts IN teratass ssa
must Impartial aud independent criticism in ecienco
sad III H. iIss:t d!ssu,.on 5 = Re,;s:, u,
IT," caGxv If ttgn,eo,lsacss, truih. and co,allou
progress. " sN'~N'''"~00' ''3,'' ''' '~''''''"
Ar ,v,n.;,,r ,rn. r.rriv,I with nrnfonp,.l mn.
r,. nt IT, ,nno,'v ~ rp ~ r., lin
konor. In response ho tail:
hpS 'e MI Sp ts
my old frlcnds VI tic !ttiantir. many Of whon'
hive on!y known fro!n tl,elr writings. aud sin
given me-. Wher 1suppotcd would not be abv
u attend thia aat'.e5,ng placed In NY friend
Lonsfell1,vs hands little bit of Fer"o That toa
him, II It WIS ncccssasy, wished i.a would
read. lopu he will read them now that an
here. for my soice eau only be heaEtt above
breath. II he will do nie the favor ahall oa very
much Obliged 10 lin. ard will hopo that at BIZ
U1th anniversary 0f bis younger ffiunds will
do M much ior HIN. lAppiause.l
MK. LosurELLow's HEsroSsE.
Mr.. LongfeIIuw aaiu he lid not know why It
was that he could not niaku an attcrtinucr
snrrri, ~ wrlI ~, nfhrr nconic Int H.. "u,fi nm
IT, in,d ,,an .ayor" -, "wptr In,t III .i..orua.i
az. 'sH sta s'u 49,. 81 t.a -. ~ I liz onsot1Eu T
Lt'sb tueJ Netn ueFt cea.nE ~ 1nc 1r nuuGteSs ue
was very glau tEiaL nn lflsnu Hnttief !au come
TO MS ad. lte Aati received Letter from hlIn
rcErtttfng that hc could not be present
fuuglterl, which hU proceeded to rcatl. III the
letter Mr. Whittier suited TINT t1c did not wish
hIs iinrs rroti unirsa tlpv wrro nnnrnnrfafs and
hs cis. ri etri thnt h. mi seat = ttm,v -, t,c
1usrTcu ItorfI ;nr ,hn ncrt nun,f1r '" IL
3"etnH nUIt W t.u nont nnnG!. ~;
Lan9ielo" a1a not KNOW that ahythlhE iau
pssh saA ~ !maho .n ."S .,Is nrpsopsaIe, but
NJ E{spnnsu pttt' VIZ ~ nsaa"tu. veasst alu ~
."i!o, III ""' "'aoo'' "o "oaio 'cao III
"nieh " ulu' .,,
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