Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-03-26
GENERAL HANCOCK.
omplimen tary banquet 70 the Hero
Of Gettysburs by the Manhattan
CIub-The Guests. the Menu and
the Speeches.
New York Herald.

New York Herald.
A dinner, complimentary to General
Hancock was given last evening By the
Manhattan Club. The affair was in
tended to be strictly private, none ofthe
representatives Of the press having been
invited and no set toasts and speeches
having been arranged, rs is usually the
case when formal dinners are given. 1t
was simply q social occasion, at which
the members Of the clnb--all good Dem
ocrats-and their friends were to enjoy
an opportunity Of testifying their cor
dial regard for the late standard bearer
of the Democratic party i'll the recent
Presidential contest. The mens card
was handsomely gotten up and consisted
of three leaves tied together with three
pretty silk ribbons in red, white and
blue. On the first page was printed,
"Dinner to Major-G General Hancock, by
the Manhattan Club, March II, 1851"
the words being surrounded by a wreath
and surmounted by crown. On the
second was presented the name and on
the third "Thc toast Of the evening will
be the health of Major-General Hancock,
which will be proposed by the president
Of the club, Mr. A. $. Vanderpoel. The
president of the club will call upon the
following named gentlemen to speak,
Messrs. Samuel J. Tilden, Samuel J.
Randall, William X. Grace, Augustus
Schell, August Belmont, John T. Hoff-
man, John K. Brady. William Dorchei-
mer, and William Henry Hurlbert." OF
these gentlemen Mr.. Tilden, Mayor Grace,
Mr.. Belmont and Speaker Randall were
absent, the latter being detained by i'll,
ness at the New York Hotel. Mr.. Tilden
and Mr.. Belmont had both subscribed to
the banquet, but were not present.
PROMINENT CITIZENS PRESENT.
Among the other well-known gentle
men who were prcsent-each subscriber
to the dinner paying sl2 for his ticket
were General Mcclellan, Judges Rapallo,
Miles Beach, Lairemore and Lawrence,
Algerson 5. Sullivan, r. b. Roosevelt
Augustus Schell, DIR. Agnew, Senator
Randolph, f. Q. Wheeler, Surrogate
Calvin. Mr. Perry Belmont, Colonel Ben.
| iamin Willis. Isidor Wormer, Peter
Bowe, +. II. Bangs. +. i. Robinson, A
| ID. Hunt John Fox. James OBrien eX.
Judge Cunning, S. Bedford; L. o. Perrin,
Clerk of the Court Of Appeals: William
r. Garrison. c. NJ. Raymond, ex-Lieu
tenant Governor Dorsheimer, eY-Mayors
Cooper and Gauthcr. p. b. Olney. Cor
poration Counsel Whitney, Abram 5
Hewitt: Chief Justice Shea, OF the Ma.
rine Court: Waldo Hutchings, John Nc.
Keen. T. X. Condert. General FitZ John
Porter. H. Havemeyer, NJ. T. McMahon
II. f. Twombly, /. NJ. Lawson, Commits
sioner Thomas Dunlap and many others.
The entire parior door, including tn,
room in the rear, ordinarily used as d
restaurant on the street side, was thrown
into one grand banqueting hall, which,
was quite plainly decorated. Covers
: were laid for about one hundred and tif
ty persons. According TO the origina
arrangement. General Hancock was t,
have sat to the right of the chairman
Mr.. A. J. Fanderpoel. who occupied
the middle seat Of the centre table. ant
Mr.. Tilden to his left. but owing to thu
latters absence +. X. Condert sat to thu
chairman's left. Next TO General Han
cock sat Judge Brady and ex-Governo
John r. Hoffman, William II. Hubert
Mr.. Romero, the former Minister from
Mexico and toward the other end o.
the table of honor John McKeon
| Waldo Hutchns, Justice Shea and Col
onel John Doniphan, of Missouri. Al
seven o'clock the honerod guest of tn.
evening and his $50 hosts sat down tt
discuss the following elaborate men"
prepared by the chez of the club
THE MENU.
Huitres.