New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-05
4 WASHINGTON CENTENARY.
MEMORIAL LUNCH AT THE OLD TAVERN.

CELEBRATING THE FAREWELL TO HIS oFF1CERs-A
MODEST MEAL--AN EVENING FEAST.
Tn the old "long room of what in Revolutionary
times was known as FTauncess Tavern, anu ~ a
these days is called Washlngt9ms i ca RrSad and
Pearl SITS, the Chamber of Commerce a. al
noon Yesterday celebrated the one hundIedtn
anniversary of Washingtons farewell 70 ,nt The
of his disbanded army by a memorial lunch' Inc
lunch consisted of old-fashioned turtle sonp, breaa
and cheese ale, punch and sherry The better 10
preserve the historic spirit OF the occasion Gea to
bacco and long, Old-fashioned clay pipes. lhese
were pulled In a rather perfunctory manner when
clearly indicated that in the matter OF smoking as
in other things fashions change in hundred years;
The plate and bowl in which the soup was served
were specially manufactured for the occasion, ana
had engraved OH them the words: " Turtle feast I'D
commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary
of WashingtOn's farewell to his officers" Each
guest making application to the secretary OF the
nlate and bowl as O souvenir of the occasion.
The old Frances Tavern is rich in HISTORIC assoc-
ations both with Washington and the Chamber
; Gf C0I in some room Of the hoStery the
Chamber of Commerce was organized IN April o.
1865 and thereafter for many years held ITS meet 9s
occurred WashingtOn's memorable leave taxing Oh
the officers of his army. The decorations yesterday
were simple and tasteful and designed 70 e IN ma
place. The room was festooned with the
National flag, and holly with red red berries e6rm
Unmarried SeaSOnaDle dI W Vic ioOii.
the flag of the thirteen original States on the otner
side the flag of the United States. lung on the
wall i'm a neat Oaken frame, was copy Oh the
original resolution under which the Chamber OF
Commerce was organized with the names OF those
who convened the first meeting on III April o,
the impress Of some of these men. Des-
brosses-st. is named after Elias Desbrosses, Muir
ray-st. after Robert ~, Murray. and Mhlte-s !;
the Chamber did not all attach themselves TO the
Revolutionary party when the war broke out
Among Others Wna nan 6s nane to tbe Mac
adam pavement. Isaac Low took with him the seal
of the Chamber, which he either lost OF sold, ana
acme forty wears later il was found in Junk-shop
in London and restored to the Chamber OF COM
MERGE by some more patriotic member. ..o
There also framed the following extract IRON
the minutes of the old Chamber0t Commerce, whlch
is OF interest as showing how, III the good old days.
our forefathers combined business and pleasure
cheerily yet thrifty.
for fSe meeting of the members Of the Chamber Of Com
merce Is to be provided and the Treasurer Is to have
Vded at the ex OF the members present that it
doth not exceed shilling Each man is to pay to the
Among those who partOok of the memorial lunch
were George w. Wilson, John Austin Stevens, Col
IectOr Robertson, Hosea b. Perkins, Surveyor Ben
edlct, Genera, George II. Sharpe, General Clinton
b. Fisk. Shepherd Knapp, Charles S. Smith, George
Wilson General Cochrane, Isaac Phillips Professor
A. Barnum, Major George W. Mclean, ]. H. Herrick,
Thomas p. Ball, A. A. Low ex-COmmander
Go1ringe, James H: Winchester and }. 5. l.
Stranahan. The lunch was entirely informal
and no speeches were made
In tbe evening there was turtle feast" given
by the sons and grandsons of people who lived IN
Nev-York i'm the Revolutionary days. John Austin
Stevens presided. The object was the same as the
morning celebration, to commemorate the one nun
dredth anniversary of WashingtOns farewell 70 ms
officers. The bill of fare was the same as IN ne
morning but the of business being ald by 1oT
the day the participants gave IneSev9s up more
thoroughly to enjoyment. Everything that SaVOred
of fOrmality was abandoned Ale was served out ~
mugs modelled after the upper half OF portly old
Dutch burgher, Long clay pipes only were used
and when the dense volumes of smoke which they
emitted had gathered like halo around the heads
of those present they were smoked more heartily
than IN fine mOTnng) and had rendered the sharp
outlines of their features less distinct than when
seen in broad daylight it did not require convulsve
effort of the imagination TO picture the jewellers
"a yeritable Old-time New-YOrkers of a period
when the gospel of relaxation was not preached ne,
cause it was not practised. The Illusion was still
further heightened by the presence OF nIer anu
drummer In Continental uniform.
There were thirteen tOasts and they were re-
sponded to by music the selection OF airs apparent
~ heinr left entirely 10 the taste and fancy
Of the musicians. At first this goas-y0u-please
arrangement worked well, The StaT-Spangled
RannerD following the toast of General Washing
ton . and 1.-THE Marsellaise that Of " Lafayette"
Int when The Wearing Of the Green" was given,
in response to 1.-THE Glorious Revolution OF
America some little surprise was manifested.
George w III. HOughtOn read ballad; the Con-
finental March" was CALAMITY sung by John Austin
Stevens; Major George w. Mclean sang a song,
and General Barnum spoke euloglstlcal!y OF wash
ington and Grant as the soldiers OF the Republic.
Among those present who were not also present at
the morning lunch were ex-Judgc Fitch, John C.
O'COnnor Frederick j. and Austen Huntington,
Augustus Van Courtlandt >. l.. Du f9is' Maurice WlI
General Alexander Shaler, Y. n. Bliss, charles ,.
Smith, Vernon Seaman, of California, and Gilbert
Z. Halves.