The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-28
Grand Banquet in His Honor at
the Brunswick Hotel
4 BRILLIANT GATHERING.
Mayor Princes Triumph Of
Municipal Hospitality.
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT HAYES.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. /

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
Bosros. June 81, 1877.
The 1na features and festivities OF the Presidents
visit were reserved for the grand banquet which was
given by the city this evening at the Hotel Brunswick
The affair was very elegant and enjoyable in con-
ception and detail Even in spite OF Mayor
Princes amiable stubborness, In defiance OF the
wishes OF Mrs. Livermore, in allowing the table to
be literally supplied with wine Tho company
sembied in honor OF the distinguished visitors was
miscellaneous and representative to an excessive
degree, and it showed beyond doubt that
the Mayor even II he is secretary OF the National
Democratic Committee, does not share in the belief
that Mr. Hayes is fraudulent President The banquet
entertainment may be described as perfect, but
tho dishes pleasngly com.
pounded than the company which the Mayor brought
together. There upward oil two hundred present
including without distinction of party,
body Of gentlemen representing all branches Of the
federal State and city governments, judges Of federal
and State courts statesmen, poets, politicians, phios
ophors, professors and even the detestabe rumseli
crs whom Mrs. Lavermere and her friends will decaim
against tho WOmdn's Journal next week. 1t was
brief gathering Of all that Is nobest in litera-
turc, science and art OF the wealth, refinement and
blood OF the CITY, of all that select and distinguished
In society and all that Is meanest most corrupt and
dcspicabie In politics. ExGovernors Banks, CASTOR,
ana Gnrulner; Judges Gray, ooule anu Soi, VI su0
Supreme Court The historians Bancroft and Fro.h-
ingham were sandwitched with such shrewd potl.
clans as Mike Doherty Collector Simmons, Pat Collins
Charley Slack Leopold Morse, and II is sale TO say
that there very many who never before put their
feet simultaneously under the same manogony
seen at that Mayor Prince kept his word when
he declared to her that the President and his friends
dent lett tho banquet hall after the dinner
had been In progress for half an hour, and during
his absence the whole party became enraged and
ANXIOUS He promised to be back in an hour out was
gone twice that timo, and during the interval Sim
and who had o e
Presidents departure was to accept an invitation to
concert at the Tabernacle. which was min
corps OF 100 solo artists and chorus OF 1000
voices. When the President returned to the
speeches were necessarily brief Oliver Wendell
Holmes read poem, and then came addresses nom
torney General Devcns, ex-Mnistor Russell, from
venzeuvala. and Hon. Richard rockingham.
PRESIDENT HAYES SPEECH.
President Hayes IN response 10 the Mayors speech
OF welcome spoke as foows:-
GESrLEMEN-I wish that were prepared to speak
boon suggested by tho Mayor tonight but am COM
PEELED TO utter merely such sentiments az occur to me
anS o. % & vsry
have felt during this visit to the good city OF Boston.
know and understand that this reception and this
welcome do come No individual over de-
served, ever VIII deserve, such Kindness and hospi-
taity and honor as this. Boston in this banquet
speaks her. love for the nation (great appause),
her regard1Jr human rights great applause| her as.
pirations for restored harmony. Immense appauscl
God grant that Boston and Massachusetts and our
whole people may enjoy the blessing in the hope for
which and IN the spirit oil desire for which you have
been brought together tonight l beg you,
Mr.. Mayor. 10 receive my heart felt acknowl.
edgments for your kindness. Immense appause)
II was alter midnight when tho final speeches wore
made and close TO daylight before the halls of the
Brunswick ceased rescund from tho hurrans OF the
enthusiastic multitude. Tomorrow the President and
party will 90 to Rhode Island