New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-21

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A. ]. JoHNsON's COMMEMORATION OF THE CoMPLE-
TON OF HIS CYCLoPEDh.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. johnson, of No. East
SiXty-fourhst gave reception last evening, as CON-
piment to the editors and contributors of Johnsons
Universal Cyclopadia" yesterday being the anniversary
of the completion Of that work. About 2,oo0 IpV-
atons issued to the most prominent literary SCI
entifc and professional residents of NcwYork and a
joining States. Alexander III. Stevens who was the guest
Of Mr. johnson during his recent VISIT and other prom-
nent Georgans invited The mansion. which is one
of the largest and elegantly furnished In the city,
was scarcely filed on its five floors. by the hundreds OF
guests, who coming and going between the hours
Of $50 p IN: and midnight. Among the many VISITORS
were men OF classical and scentinc learning r
presidents aid professors, judges of the New-iork
courts artists, men and women OF literary distlcu9,
officers OF me army and pavy LAWYERS anu du CEN
officials and merry company OF young ladies' anu sen
tlemen. .
present the editorsn-chle President F. A. p Barnard;
OF Columbia College, and Professor Arnold Gunol; anu
the associate editors, General j. g. Barnnro %
G. F. Chandler. Professor Henry Drser, PROFESSOR III
othy w. Dwight, Professor Hsldeman ProesI p rs,
D. Hitchcock Professor s. NewbGry proS oesc aud
Professor W. p Trowbridge. ,..ou
Cooper. Mr.. aud Mrs Bayard Taylor, Benjamin K;
Phelps Francis B. Carpenter and wife John Fitch. the
McEratb' Ex-Governor and Mrs. Chamberlain. Mrs
Laura Curtis Bullard, the Rev DR.; f. IT, Chapin. the
Sullivan fi William f. Dodge, Mrs Mary Mapes Dodge,
Mr. and Mrs Eastman Johnson, Albert Bierstad Pro-
lessor Van Amrnge. the Rev. Dr.W NJ Taylor ana WIZ
Professor Benjamin Martin, General T. A. MerritI Io9
mel SW Burt John Taylor Johnston, Sanford X Ghoru'
Colonel Ethan Allen. George III. story, Lawrence hui
ton Sinclair Tousey Mary H. Booth, Mrs. Wright, cen
erai Roger A. Pryor. Mrs. Martha A. Lamp, MISS
Marguerite Cleveland VIM A. Croffut. DR.. W II: Ward,
Salem H. Wales. Mrs. Gildersleeve Iongstrec NJ ana
Mrs George Perry Mr.. and Mrs L. Cropsey, T. Addl,
son Richards, Mr.. and Mrs; John Beeow Col Si.
Charles s. Spencer, Mrs. Ann H. Stephens Mr. ana Mrs
Frank Leslie, Mrs Fanny Barrow, Gordon L. Ford Cor
don W. Burnham, Constant Meyer. .
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson received thPir guests In the
front room, and not permitted TO reiln-
oush their for the entire evening there being
constant arrival Of visitors until nearly midnight Inc
scholars congregated mainly In the diawng-ro0ms, ana
talked In part language curious and novel than
comprehensive to the ladies who were eloquent
In the appearance OF perfect understanding.
The Jokes and witicsms In this quarter were
little hruss and critical banter over one anothers WORK
IN the cyclOpadia IheIe were numerous literary anu
artistic gatherings in smaller parois An orchestra I
coulsed music alcOye OF the main hall Inc
collation. rooms the ground floor were visited carry
and late and there all mingled on a dfinOcratlc
footing In the topmost story there is ney-apponed
ballroom, which crowded with the young penpie,
WHO danced, without becoming weary, To excellent
music Here the patrarcnal bard, William Cullen Ery-
ant through large part of the evening enjoying
with close attention the graceful movements OF the
dancers II after midnight before the beginning of
the end enforced itself the youth OF the gay COM