New-York tribune., 1879-02-27
A RONAI. EISN DINNER.
THE GENEROUS FEAST THAT ENDED THE LABoRs
OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BY Mr..
ROOSEVELT, EX-MAYOR ely AND OTHERS.

TIE GENEROUS FEAST THAT ENDED THE LABoRs
OF THE AssOCIATION-sPEECHEs BY Mr..
ROOSEVELT EX-MAYOR ely AND OTHERS.
The association gave It's fourth dinner ut
the Metropolitan Hotel las; evening. Tue table was
laid Tor fty guests. Among those present besides the
officers or the association, were Dr. j. Trimbe, the
Entonoo.i OF the American Institute ex-Nayor smth
ETY. Charles y Eygrts OF the secretary Of State
who has iiue trout farm on his country place a
Windsor, VI; Joaquin Miller, George j. ward
Henry steers and II. IL Mallory. Ihe table
was Handsomely decorated wi,h numcr uS ap-
prupr1atc figure pieces. In front Of President
Roosevelt 80 the head Of the table was design of Nep
tune ridn over inc waves while opposite him was the
form OF Venus rising from the VehtS en demtc0-
o,l, rs the card had it, The menu itself well nigh
a complete catalogue OF American edible hsn Served
IN every style were fish the familiar to the rares
known only TO opicurts.
When the good things only htlf exhausted, Presi-
dent Roosevelt rose and said that any occasion OF the
associations dinner the bill OF fare good and
so long that Thought to begin the speak
ing bofore ending the Otherwise the intellectual
mind Of thc association would not have Time to find
expression. lie had vivid memOIy OF the centennial
dinner Of the association When there many ,h
dishes that Of those present were only able to
taste the grateful aroma Of half OF them. One
guest however apaucsr. had been told that, on pain
of DEATH he must 90 through the wh0io list. lie sue
cecd4d IN doing his duty but when he had finished hr
thought hIlkar would have been pleasant sat on
ON the present Occa~ on thc spea4er was
fully satisfied with the menu. Looking through
H. he was hr,t grauhrd with seeing DaTpS
de SqitnoH garIi Il fDcrirj.S 4 IL R0oSereh. which
Le took to be "A personal compliment lie understood
that This salmon had been caugut Ia, jane M kes.
.nurhe River, p the Province OF New -Brunswct, ana
had been preserved In refrigerator ever since Nih
uar reference 10 several other articles on tue h, ne
called ON ex Mayor Ely fOr = few I+markS
Dir Els said thaC nc tc nuriy pre- lared 30 speak.
surrounded by suCI a coHgles cation OF fishermen.
II wa, n good thing to begin Lent with such .
dinner as he had eaten. lie knew his taste IN
H.n wls uucuiyatet. lie thohlht the catfish he used
t. catch AT his fathers farm better favored than
spanish mackcrrl or brook trout 80 he was not tu be
c.-srd with such high y-cndowed fishermen Is Preo
dcnt Roosevelt or Saint Peter
Joldun Miller WAS called on by the President - rep
resent rne beauty and Pootry Of Fish" Mr.. Miller
saia he remembered fishing with hls father aud an
Indian lu "a lionel, Lake oregon Whrro
fnry caught twcnty-inCh trout o. beautiful
Golden hue Wbile their boat danced the b. chs u
other i>h. lie then rrsaled the company with
othcr wonderful stories OF his hsh e1peu-
greeted with increduOus remarks, unth tho
pr. ,ut had to restore order r"mathIug that other
WIS, the poet cuud not proceed Aitcr - motion tLat
Mr. Miller be allowed poetic license, he was permitted
[, 20 on concluding his remarks By maintaining the
truth OF all hc had said
Speeches Of a humorous character were made hY
George shepherd Pee L. &. BIAchiord. seth Green,
BarArt Phillips oud others.