New-York tribune., 1880-03-10
DINNER TO GEORGE WALKER

FAREWELL TR IBU1E FROM HIS FRIENDS.
PliAsAyr GA1HflHNG At TIDE UNio% LE'"uA CLOD
-Appgr.srs BY ELLIOT C. CowDIN, MR.
wuYyn. GruRGr WILLIAM CCaTIs, DR. BEL
lows. MIR. CoILYEH AND ON rs.
Ahout thirty gentlemen sat down last even
ing ~ the Union Leacue Cub to the anu
per rendered to George Walker, the recently
appointed Consul General 10 Paris Inc '"o,o
was handsomely decorated and the dinner car"s
were adorned with the hag of the uniteu
States and tie tricolor OF France. On the
reverse Of the card were printed 'he
names OF the hosts and invited guests Denea'n
the name OF COUsul-Gencrai walker iho "''
included the names Of the following gentlemen
George william Curtis, Elliot O. COwdlh' Aoi""
S Hewitt ]. Porpont Morgan, William waiter fueips
the Rev. Robert Colyer Marshall Jewell Wmteiaw kelu
tToroco White. the Rev. Dr. II. w. Bellows, Charles
Wotrors Charles Lanier. c. b. Curtis o. =
Hastings. Hiram Hitchcock. j. H. Bro"n'
r ID rappan Walter Howe, George Bliss IhomaS ~
Acton Henry Willard + W. Pierce, c. A. PEABODY D. H.
Cadwalader. Clarence Gary, Edward Tuck Richard bnt
er o. II. Palmer. d. F. Appleton C. g. Landeh' " III !"
Lee T. \. Taller and Hugh McCunoeh'
The dinner was very elaborate Atits close al looo
when the coffee was served the speech-ihaA-
inc began and was prolonged ap TO an
early bour this morning Eliot q. Co"uh
Introduced tho guest OF the evening ana caleu o"' '
succeeding speakers. In ls opening auuFes' "o
snoke in very complimentary terms OF the past services
of the new Consul enrra and predicted for him honor
and success He referred at length to the prc
condition OF France In comparison with the state OF
things after the Revolution. He then introduced Ar
Walker, who said in parti
I'm nv ten years residence in this city. have largely
added 10 my friends ami have become "aIhY a. 49,
=" nave mad experlence OF MANY cities ana nave
found no city s0 hO~p'taDle as Ncw-IOfh. Appaus.
An ausplcous eX ample your recent entt ttitnnS',
81 de- Iessens Perhaps il rs partly due to the fact la
So many II the residing mere nave i oeVh ~ ,n
ali strnngrrs There Is no city where stranger
so teels at home. 1t proves tn8t If Vd' ON I ~
for Americans u America an" Ne" yin % ' '
lam Glad to accept tho invitation Of the Government
70 reuresent II abroad. | have had many pleasant *
peiences in Europe. IL was through the Luhss m "l
Mr. McCulloch that hrst "cnt theie. & ,r ~ u, Secn
told. m order that you may know WV ornirc'f
been selected TO go 10 Fars. AZ AZ, 1 tbe W,pking
Department OF Massachusetts, ana was - cohs''' =
ZION with secretar, Chase over The estaD' 'nInl ~ @
NrCullocb who first gave form aud vitality 10 'h"t
, s.clusrtt was the first state 10 open her
doors to that sy4iem. sent TO Pans ln oidci 10
make known there .he workings or the system uau
illAho IN , N," J o,,r.,,,o the ifpprrsson tnat this
20 meet ana o'el,'' ',i t ,nft,, io,,n tbr rcn,Il-
ION ! published article iu the Hcrhe d's Dst,
Ao''dcs ara IL VIZ C'' m 80 ~ TjD,es nnt WAS sus-
tanned by John Stewart Mil and Professor earns.
hcve f,af tu nav ears we s an have paid al our
dcbi and Doe far butor OIL In cvcrY way man
fApplausc1 have great change of -cnilicht
tny,rd the Unted states abroad as could wish The
sentiment cx pressed Dy Gladstone in Kin Beyond
s,a," hnd ~ Intercourse WIN sta.,s,u 'iiu
OF Parliament l. icit bJ aN Ohr country A"' '"' '"'
Ia regard TO my mission Of last Summer, may ven
5gre 9erom%.hSd 'S s ' GERMANY Viii never get of
her financial dItcuuc- unul enc restores
to do All can 10 tie together thr political aud com
ineiclai Interests of France aud the United edteS'
Mr Walker thon alluded 10 the duties of The Minister
sud Cousus abroad, putting them 10 udicIous HEhl
and causing much merr.ment
Nj Cowdin then called upon George William Curts'
who said in part
Mr.. CuNnuAN: Thcre a. always a faint minor strain
music IN such an occasion as TINS ana rue s "tS h
the garland at such itirl. "c ere HDl "Aiy u"
welcome FREUD 10 nigh public dnuel on,
feel thi- a. strongly o4c, for n the race which
we wou1 900 run to he 1yt % cin hi. scquaintagce
wouid not he last recall that in ihe days when lee
'T'SG lToG. or sSS68iimen,. h,a were Of me same
color ~ now @ ,tng 'ir t.,J I, 70 nav ,clre.
could sce thc material ia-tr aud aptitude ior public
IfIsaid au ! feel our friend would disappear uudor
the table-from natural mHdc.ty. but NOS from any
please myself aud Won ny speaking Of nls especial
nucSs Tor ne onncs To- ~non -,l SG can pl o.
io'ns t,,I ,n,taoce sbould fee eat siied tl.at
IN going % Paris be has Immense 'dVnnthR'7. "hh'
hot political contest We arc aircadv mort
t and while no ste no the 'cet of sarah Eeruhlrdt
Mr. Fs=:rous here VIII be upon r'ery stump lu mo
couufryt ny friend How O. VIII boz Ciphffiuc uut the
future fortunes OF nciEhn1rine s1Sei "hh" die
tueu-hcd editor Is already wlne me result
o thc 30 ltical oauyi-t granted. in going o Paris
Sir VAR reuccrcus a distu-u snrd linc ot gcutcucu
Bui De- Wll stand That everyone may rer that Dc
represents FIRST of alI his country.
Mr Cartl, closed wiih Characteristic story oi Horace
Greeley.
Tho Rev. Robert Conycr pastor of the Church OF ue
Mcssiuh. then advised Nr walker tnat 81 ho became
tired OF PARIS. which De- Cir Conyep with tno prolu-
dice Of an Eoglishm1n Thought was az near
20 bell as anything. he should 10 England for rost,
and seek ont Yorkshire ana gain ncw sensation.
The remaining speakers before midnight were Mar
shall Jewell Abram s. Hewitt, and The Rev. Dr. Henry
~ Rellovs