New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-25
THE GUESTS AND THE SPEECHES.

| the Horticultural Society received the guests and
assisted in this by j.. PierpOnt Morgan, Charles
Butler. p. r. Pyne, f. S. Sanford the vice-presi-
dents. By O'clock the guests and members had
all arrived and they then proceeded to the dining
room without any ceremony, Mr.. Sloan escortng
General Grant.
The dnng-room was deliberately decorated with
flowers and plants of many kinds From the chan
delers and mirrors hung gariands Of smilax, the
light green being studded with of every hue.
and many Iarcissuses. From the ends of the smiax
garlands tassels of tulips and roses. The cor
ners and siCes of the room to the height OF seven
feet concealed by of ferns and palms.
At the west side of the was the table of honor
where the president of the society and some of the
guests sat. In the middle of this was
locomotive engins in flowers, mostly pinks.
The bell was rose, and fixed to the
diminutive engineers house were two flags of
flowers A Towering banana served for the head
light, while tuft of pampas grass represented
smoke. On the engineers house was the name in
yellow im,nortels, IS. Sloan" The tender which
was filled with daphnes. had on its side the initials,
IN. Y. S." An immense basket of flowers at
eacE end of the table and one more was near the
centre, while between these was row OF small
bouquets and palmlcaves and ferns
There were four long tables set at right angles TO
this on each of which was line Of plants extend
ing the whole length. In the middle of each was
large bank of flowers, orchids and lilies of the
valley. The balcony, from which Bcrnstcn's or
chestra discoursed sweet music during
the evening. almost hidden from WOW
by palms and ferns. In the centre of
this foliage was five-pointed star. each point of
different flowers of contrasting cOloIs. The centre
was of white caneuias, and on 1t were the letters
al. S."
At tic centre of the table at thehead Of the room
sat Mr. Sloan. On his right were General Grant,
Mrs Sloan, the Rev. DR.. William VI. Taylor, Mrs
DR.. Newman, Chauncey NJ. Depew. Mrs. William L.
Dodge and Whitelaw Reid; on his left were j.
Pierpont Morgan. the Rev. DR.. James r.
Newman. Charles Butler, Mrs. TAYLOR. William
f. Dodge. Mrs FISK and Mr.. and Ms. L. 5. San
ford. Among the other guests present were Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Lanies. Mr.. and Mrs. T. Auchn-
Gloss, Mr.. and Mrs Jay Gould, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Bates, Mr.. aud P. r. Pyne. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel d.
Babcock, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hall Browning, Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin G. Clark, S. j. Drake. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Vim. F.. Dodge. Mr.. aud Mrs Will
lam L. Dodge, jr. Mr. and Mrs. George
J. Serrcl. Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. White,
| Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Dillon. Mr. and MIS-.
| Russell Sage Mr. and Mrs. t. w Holbrook. Mr. and
Mrs. f. S. Lathrop. Mr.. and Mrs. X. g. Roston. Mr.
and Mrs. II. Hermann, David Dows, w. B. Dins-
more, Oliver Hartman Eugene X. Cole, Robert
James l.. Murkland William Beunett, Peter Hen
derson John Henderson, William Elliott. Isaac II
Young PW. Vandeveer. of Holland. 6am'i Henshaw.
John j. Griffith Sclew Smith, Martin J. Head b. X
Bliss and Samuel II. Parsons As soon as the COM
pauy was fairly seated at the table, General Grant
left the room, having an engagement IN Brooklyn
at tLe Bedford Avenue Reformed Church, where a
reception was gwen 10 him.
| MR. SLOAN BEGINS THE SPEAKING.
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the table for about two hours before President
Sloan arose to call them 10 order aud 10 intro
duce the speakers lie said that lac Thought
he might be permitted TO congratulate the menhers
of the society upon the successful display Of low
era The society," as a body. greatly indebted
to many Of IT'S members for the invaluable assist
ance they bad rendered I'm IN king this. lie had
heard many expressions of adm ration from the
| guests present. There MANY young men there
who had doubtless never seen so fine and 81 unique
| display of flowers Then he continued, in part. as
| follows:
This society was founded in 1922 and do not know
whether there ia single one of the original members
now alive. lsOme responded &" There IL One-Dr.
| Knight" We have gathered here tonight TO AWAKEN
new interest in It, The whom we most relied to
do the talking General Grant has been Obliged to leave
ia, and will call first on Samuel b. Parsons to speak
| for the society.
|
speak for ITSELF 1t would say that in this grand.
| wealthy and beautiful City of NewYOrk II had no
| homo II one were to ask why this was so, the
| answer would be that horticulture ia not an art.
| But" he asked, sis not horticulture an art
Painting and sculpture are arts in dead FORMS Hor
ticulture deals in living forms; these are the
| thoughts of God crystallized. What we horticu
| tnraiists want in New-York is n home. We are Mt
present horticultural tramps. We want also q hor-
ticultural library, and market where every florist
In the country of any note will send the flowers for
/ oh ntsd Nm will kpOV
what flower culture is. IL there Is flower market"
William E. Dodge was the next person called upon.
He said that the modest men whe started the H0rt
cultural Society didn't lot the people of New-York
| know about IT,. They didn't know that there was
such an assenblage every year OF beautiful flowers
| ton of its present standing, which now every
one can enjoy. The flower market. which Mr. Par
sons spoke Of was beautiful idea, which he should
| like to see carried out. When he went to sea Mr.
Sloan, Mr.. Dodge continued, he always found that
gentleman WIN BOUQUET o. MOVERS on ms MS IaOIe
was always 30 good-nstured. Mr. Sloan replied
that ne had often wondered why, there were so
many Scotch gardeners. when it had always seemed
! to him that Scotlsnd's chief product was thlstles
Perhaps DR.. Taylor could tell,
| much about flowers. although he loved them be-
cause they showed how much God regarded beauty.
He thought the culture OF them went along with
the culture Of the SOUL the handmade to the higher
The Rev. Dr. Newman was the next speaker. aud
ne remarked that he had to talk about rocks and
about flowers. He loved flowers himself
and he thought that IL the society had mission it
was to elevate the cultivation of these into SCI
ence. "You will fall short OF this" he declared
nniess YOU have school whore it can be studied"
Address OF CHAUECEY M. DEPBw.
The chairman then called upon Chauncey NJ
Depew. who was received With loud applause He
said:
For the first time In the Of active and prac
cal life have heard precisely what the Horticultural
Society OF the State Of EswYork H. tLaughter lam
,ncined 10 think that II Mr. Samuel Sloan had not been