New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-27

LANES 4 Mnuson Judge Van Brunt.
The heavier courses of the dinner being over by
Q o'clock. after the guests had spent few minutes
oyer their coffee and cigars, Mr. Brooks rose to in
troduce the speakers, and said:
this Club was Instituted was to foster not only science
and hterature-it also had IN view the dramatic;
ms obliged TO admit representatives Of the social ele-
ment aud others besides the severely critical ana ane
Is eI0 has Sse
sur misfortune that have not always been able TO
sstch representative We have sometimes found
ss roo modest 70 be considered representative, and
declined tue honor which we wouo tnrust upon an'
because as you KNOW nov ts programme this evening
;oSna in a %aass u diostsa speaks
Wh,ch we meet to encourage. according to our poor
ability condueed to our prosPey dsca Say
stand better than did beforeI our membership
debts are 9sd Ts anS s PROPERTY
s owing almost wholly TO the sentiment that pervaded
The founders Of the Club and which has pervsdsd their
Tonght glad to turn back to what seems
70 me as my svs S nSht for one Of our guests gentle
man who has shed lustre upon the American name name!
aSaas .aR s 81 %psnos
when We fss ses IN mesa Ss Salons Snd galleries.
Citizens am sure do for one and so IL has seemed
70 70 % %Se saa Art sTy'P BY ,S Ssn Eeios S ought
ss no, S %aI sC '
few American ar.tsI won't say fewo0e OF h tine many
american He artists has there achieved name
high and ESTG S a arp
several TsO Ne A%es n ff se
kS pS1s%.s Mr. Sfo'' Brds@an applaass won inc
,ou Rs in 1879 sss!Sgn
mark OF the Legion OF Honor at the Paris Exposnon
Sn ae conferred upon another
IAppsuse Aud the medals which he has won AT dlncr
Oniy 70 BIN but to For am proud that Mr. Brdg
man is only representative OF american Art. put
man VINO, yet young. has achieved distinction in 50
Of his own cS e, sea SS S aene
men want introduce 60 you and to your songraiu;
BIZ. Brdgman, when the applause had finally
subsidized, spoke as fullows
Mr. Brooks gentlemen, has to excuse me from making
sneeeh He has very kindly said that artist shows
Through his works, aud hope am excused on that
knr Won have done me tits evening aud II great
pleasure express my thanks, winch do most heartily
tApplsuse.l
The chairman then said;
Mr. Bridemsns works are speaking nom the walls par
of the adjoining room But We Must 20 10 Ssnfa th
sDS Of another young guest whom
am are all happy and Giad 70 see h
said q nns painting
He said Possibly. with care 900 years s an
Ssas ySu Gs said
please your serene ashness ys or I%psra
tnonsasd yesrsr Napoleon lifted mp his hands and e1
clsnea And you Ssi ' Ss, assy been erected II
Central Park represents something older than ciyizt
iSsreiors. to come out Of place But me- after ALL
does moi seem as though that obelisk was SO muel
Sspndox but it American enterprise that reached
over there and took that obesk and brought It here
Ss Esest;e, and he said Take il X@ercsI
sss 1 pas tie e 'sss
,orise that brought 1t here without any ceremony
s,:., pssasr When o's they
thing from Egypt and MADE mnea 0 IT, pu b sas n wa
nr,ss was happily contaminated through the energy
AIN ard genius Of modest retcent oicer OF the Onte
Issasel. q man who avoids sny demonstration III hi
honor who am sorry to say makes no speeches
men around our bospitabe board Tonight Applause.
He has expressly asked me 70 say 10 you h ne GoS
when yon follow NV example Of drinking me health
lieutenant Commander Corrnge, of the united state
Navy. tGreat applause.I
Commander Gorringe was received with renewed
applause as be rose, He said:
GENTLEMEN The only speech ever made In my liis
Gns was sngagsd IN this Gesn snt tsa
voSiS Se TOO Ood Tor you tenisat SOME q my trend
sy. sasa sss ss,p
In Esy ut 1t wOl have fallen and been broken I'm
sndria tlsI il they would subscribe one-hah tn
ost OF removing IL from its dangerous position into th
Flace Mebemet Ali In the city he would pay the othe
half He could not find merchant IN Alexandra
saDser,be ono dollar remove It. LaugbterI At tina
ume the European Governments had Rot control of tn
E~vnian Treasury, and he could not subscribe yer
fssre s,u himself. and when an enterprisng America
ssfra hito For it he said "TOu can take It, for n
don's IL viii fall into the sea- aud don't want to
broken" But gentlemen as said before: only max
,soeecea 20 you through speaking trumpet you mus
ecept thanks for your very kind applause, aud PERM
6e % &c down. l9reat cheersl
Mr. Brooks then said; "We have with us repre-
sentative of the Academy Of Design, IN institution
Z love to honor. am proud that We have with n
Prss,dsnt Huntington. of the Academy" In respons
I Daniel Huntington spoke briefly as follows:
Nh. PKxsrpgEr AND MEMBERS OF THs Loros CT uB:
sbOuid besE very glad TO shelter myself under tn
fesnrk % the president that artists are known only
3 iher wurhs. i believe the members Of the Academ
Glu bear ne ultneSs that have seldom taken ~ the
rs ~ Win spe6ahAs Rnf must say few words on th