New-York tribune., 1879-06-05
rHE PRESS CLrBS NEW HOWE.

A "HoUsE-wARMrNG "-ADDREssEs By THURLow
WEED. THE REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER AND
OTHERS.
The New-Yorl Press Club marked the open
inc OF It's new rooms at Nos. 1l9 and 12l Nassa-s last
night by a bouse-warmng." The ROOMS, which have
been handsomely furnished were eaDoraely decorated
with bunting and flowers. The chair occupied by
Dr Jonp Wood president Of the club Among those
present were Thurlow Weed, Postmaster James
the Rev Henry Ward Beecher, ex-Atorney-Gen-
eraI P.errepont Algeruon s Sullivan, Walt Whitman,
Judecs Ingersou sheridan, McAdam. Opdyke, Xii
brrth G-dnev ana OtterDOurg, ana JOhn MaiaiY' lhe
J1.s. iIion James W simonton. George William
curtis aud Edmund Z. stedman Colonel Ciallle Long
AFRICA. Augustus Maverick told of the early
enorts to form Press Gu Gi1p o., M IN 'ols 'n
JOHN W overall read poem entitled Ballad OF the
Press" The Moleuhauer family followed with musical
selections Professor JoAn A Nyse' presSent q tDe
PAuueal Society, described tie Orcn and progress oi
Thur0W Weed referred 10 The lmpoI services ne L
rendered tle country during The rebellion, ana accoTntd
hun 70 place next 10 Lincoln in the hOnOr-lo OF the
cOuntr}. MI weed was entHusiast!cMiy received his
speech va. listened 90 with great attention. He said;
IL 90 True That IA great eiei sthSl "
rope by scniHg commissioners 20 the Continent IArre
Sl1ilISiS Stl1ilISiS1 8 fIT,ts and Tfs61D TcIIvane Of ONO
UneNuectedly Nr Everett declined. Accidentaily--oI
they were embarrassed in regard 10 Filing
the vacancy. Tie President and SECRETARY oI
on uc beet ana asked the suggestion
OF name suggested that 0I Ar NintATOp or Boston,
ana bile they preparing 90 ask his accent anc'
they stu more embarrassed by the dccnatiOn Of
the Archblsnop 9rged hm to accept. TIE & others
reasons Ss Occurred 20 rne~when he said consider
able emphasis, VIII you 20 with me =
gepu-t that had enjoyed the privilege
81 ro,ng through Europe once with MIN, and that II
would ght ~ with hlm again. IN anY capacity
He tnen turned the Governor and SAID, Governor,
have chan ged mind VIII go." The Governor was
greatly delighted. AM about 20 express lis aasiac
uOn when Ae SAID. on one cOulluOu-le goes VAN me
as uy colleague" went with him, ana 1t was ar time
wien Europe agta ed In regard 10 the slavery Qts-
f,0u llcdcntE OF d very rlndTY character ccCM-
red showing that war; fret vi Eng gland and tleu win
France WAS eminent and every occasion averted
by Vl supposed % be accidents, Dut What am
sre we're Ae DrOvidcntal result OF that higher law
" ch Lds watched over our safely AMI welfare Loud
sppause.l
MI weed then told IN detail how many Of these seem
fDg occurred relating several stories OF visits
h. paid 20 Lord Plmerston. Lord Russell and many
others The Hon Edwards Perrepont made few re-
rnarl,a and then the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher was
called MP He corroborated from his own knowledge
gained during his visit 20 and IN 1868 the state
Iuents OF Nj Weed lie attributed the Queens cordial
feeling toward people Of this country 10 the enhu-
s!asc reception given the Prince OF Wales by the Amer
lean people. he referred 10 his recent VISIT
10 Montreal aud remarked that the cOrdaty displayed
BY Canadian people brought back 10 BIS mind the
service which the Queen had rendered Tie United STATES
fl time peu. There several other speakers.
The musical portion OF The entertainment was snpphed
hy IT,. T.. lockwood George Werre DTatl, Henry mp,
CaIlo> FiOrentinc W. EIelbeim, William q. Evans,
George " Morgan and Lberat the cOrnet sOIost from
tie Madison Avenue Garden. Re. .reshents served
IL the h. .uard-IOOm during the evening