New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-07
THE PRESS CLUB DINNER.
ADDRESSES BY PROMINENT MEN.

PRRs-sPEECH BY GENERAL Observation-Disclosures
or MIR. DEHCHER. MAYOR GRACE AND OTHERS
The first annual dinner Of The Ncw-Hork
Press Club took place last evening at the st.
Nicholas Hotel. About go persons were
present. including a number Of prominent
men. Responses to tOasts were made by
General Grant, General Sherman, Commodore
Nicholson, Henry Ward Beechcr, Benson
J. Losing, john Foord Judge Noah Davis,
Lawrence Barrett and Judge Gedney. letters
of regret were read from President II yes,
General Garfield, General Chester !. ArtGu;,
and General Hancock. The dinner lasted
until late hour
THE GATHERING AND THE SPEECHES.
The parlors in which the Reception Committee
assembled to meet the guests and members of the
Club were filed early in the evening. Among The
first to arrive was General Grant. An animated
conversation was kept up until the committee an
nOunced that the dinner WAS ready and Ill persons
present were uSEercd into the dmng-TOOm.
The tables were arranged in the usual man
nCr the president and guests being seated at enc
running across the room while others present sat at
three other tables running down the room. About
$50 persons sat down to the dinner. Among the
guests were General Grant, General sherman,
Henry Ward Beecher Mayor Grace, Judge Noah
Davis, AlsernOn :. Sullivan Postmaster James.
Stewart L. WooGford, Benson j. Losing, Father
ljcrrng. Henry F. GiIlig Judge +. &. Gedney, Com
modorc }. W. Nicholson Samuel II. Carpenter, Bart
ley Campbell, Alb TT Weber and Lawrence Barrett.
John c. HenucSsy, president of The Club, presided.
The Committee oil Arrangements consisted Of H.
Ola, Lukens chairman, William y. Penny, &. Os-
cauyan John C.. williamson Truman \. Melrman,
George +. Spinney, j. T.. z. Doyle r. \. Harrison,
wv ~ Dr;, 4 ia.
iams, James ". Tooey. Joseph o. Howard, ir..
George H. Saudi>on Jacob a. Cantor and A. {. Fem.
The menu was printed upon four PAGES OF card
board trimmed with silk fringe. II was headed.
"Ncw-lolk Press Club Extra, First Edition, p H."
1t contained a large mount OF matter under the
headings: SPECIAL from Norfolk" BY Cable from
TuIiu' Latest from the seine Elects of tde
Recent FIRE. Foreign Items Menu Meat"
Sporting Notes." Farm and Garden" and similar
ones The bill of fare WIS long, and he actual hu5i-
ness of eating drinking and making merry lasted
until q late hour.
a Finally. Mr.. II MESSY. having obtained thc a.
tcutiou Of the a, ,ulAly addressed the Cab, spcaa-
mY Of the me,utec-hip and compm ming tn' oI-
gal cation UPON is increased Lumber, and general
prosperity.
hl,cr lhe remarks of tie president H. Clay
Iutrrs. chairman NJ the Committee ou Arrange
ncuts. rcaa seycI;l letters 81 regret. Among them
were letters from Gcncia Garfield. @ Nora. Arthur.
General Winfield $. Hancock. @ vernon Cornell and
Gccr-e WIilu Curtis.
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