New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-10
SOCTIL LIFE AT WASHINGTON.
4 PLEASANT REMEMBRANCE.

A PLEASANT REMEMBRANCE.
GENERAL HAwLEY PRESENTED WITH VASE by
MS ASSOCIATES UPoN THE CENTENNIAL COST
MISSION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The presentation to
General HawlcY Wednesday evening, by
committee of the Centennial Commissioners,
is entitled TO be considered tho Leading
social event Of the week. rcviving, as it did.
many interesting "reminiscences of the Centennial
Exhibition. TIE hosts Of the evening were the SIX
Centennial Commissoncrs-th Hons. Daniel ).
Morrcl. Thomas Donaldson, George b. LOrng, Alex
auder Botecr l.. A. Gobrisht and j. A. Dexter, Mr..
Morrell gaze bret and pithy address of welcome,
and Mr.. Donaldson made tho presentation speech.
removing as he began the silken flag which COW
cred the massive Etruscan of silver which was,
both in material and workmanship fine specimen
of American handiwork He SAID in conclusion:
1--WE do not present this testimonial to you because
you have been General, "a Governor. or because
you are now Representative in Congress. We pre-
sent it because we believe You to be that mlghilcr
thing than General. greater than Governor, ana
nobler than Congressman, because we believe you
are that which is most exalted upon tho earh-a
patriotic and honorable American citizen"
General IIawey, in reply, begged the committee
to convey his sincere and hearty thanks to h9 ana
their brethren Of the Commission. Whom hcr,fiected
upon the catIOns and deprcsSions the controversies
and anxictiss inseparable from such en- terprise
during the seven years Of that association, he was
nexprcssibly grateful They could all claim to have
suborduacd their personal feelings aud interests to
the work, and they had right ia rejoice over Its
success. lie regretted the absence Of two OF the
committee who added TO those present would have
epitomzed the history OF the Commission essrs.
Orcsies Cleveland. OF Ncw-Jersey, and George ii.
Curliss of Rhode Island. Mr. Cleveland. a
member OF the XLlSt Congress. introduced the
petition for an international Exhibition. the Hon.
D. j. Morrcl report I'll the bill. and served through
ont as chairman of the Executive Committee; Mr..
Corliss made the most expensive single exhibit the
grand engine which was poem IN ITS III ana Mr'
Don ldSon of b0unale5s zeal and activity from the
beginning, as the last eignrr Of the last Auditing
Committee had closed with his act Of approval an
account involving more than S'2,0O0,n1o. Gene
raj Hawey continued: "No recollection Of the EH-
hIbition could ho complete without recalling tho
patriotism aud hospitality Of Prnnsy lvania and Phil
adcphia while perhaps tho noblcst feature Of the
Exhibition was the orderly and courteous dcInca-or
OF the millions Of happy people who cueTed through
ItS gates. Marked changes III this country have
come through the Exhibition. noi alone IN the great
fields occupied by such az Mr.. Morrcll. with his
GOOO producers of iron and sicol at Johnstown
Penn. but to the agricultural and mining interests
a. we'll especially ~ the improved taste "i the
people in pottery. textile fabrics Il nd Il l'mitc,N
range 81 products. Ia cIm n3rcia Lang IIgc. onr
country has been wonderfully advertised. It's re-
Sources IT'S marvellous growth. ITS varied manuilc-
lures. its intelligence and power WE'RE praised
M every newspaper on the globe, aud
ly the Governmental Reports of all foreign
Conn i..lpucrs. untIl the worth ABROAD hl'i almost
au cxa2gcrateGiy fa}urahio view, csHrcIally of orr
inventive ingenuity. shall cate.uily cherish thi'
token and see Tat Il finally lodges VITA th" Con-
nectcut Historical Society, waiting i T tie Gi-
hlton of 1870
The vase. with the stand on which II rests, made
Of commemorative w"wi- were tLcn inspected,
w,nlc congratulations w'Tn odcccd to General ll..w-
ley hy the leading men present. Ihr'uduC President
Hayes and several Inrmlci, Of hls Cabinet.
Ms iftWl.y was as.sicd IN receiving her
h;l~haIi..'s friends hy 81 oi iaL."s.
cIphrA ing Mr.. ChIt udo' " ,s. tl1G %. Mr.. Nlrl
Car, e. u'>. - - sc''N tit "a Rf1An .p "r 80 !icury
Wan. iio,riIrT and three 0i'ir:t. Nj. HaWlry
wore AZ artistic 'r-~, ~ black s"tu AMI silk.
ps.ut"G ~ field Il '~..- ~ nrg :Vr hand. SLe Is
r., tr:il i.tVYrItca cousin 81 nr. fITri"t b'rcurr
Stove, nfl5 :aruci i,Lr:."t. Ike Hcr, Cor mutuN
auui. IN. pres, Mt q! the - rms timc has al
adGtlonal .i,rit-..urC from III. fat tnat G"Erial
aud Ms IitWl.y or Chrs' HAS r''' lta'r'l--NrrY
,inlr. tito twrrt. -Gl'!- annl*ci-"y oi tier