New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-28

evening May the good fellowship extended 70 Henry
Irving by the o'o' Club be shown hm RsPSosb
| country. JoiN - N'''0D'
Tnou,s W. Knox. Esq, Secretary Lotos Chb, Ill,
DEAR SIR regret extremely tn9t l am ,S ODhg Sa
otoI torS Cab 'n on saturday next and to lose
the privilege OF joining In a compliment to, IL
Henry Irving. With hearty thanks for your KIND hNi
ton am dear sir. very truly yours ~ noNi''''"
SPEECH or MIR. DEPEW.
Following the letters tho President introduced
Cbaunccy NJ. Depew, who spoke as follows:
MIR PRESIDENT: The best criticism that was made
upon the speech guc, 10 night was lie i9!ks IKE
he rrcoiecod nom the fst that in the midst of he
din Of wars and contests and CONTROVERSIES about US tn7
f. luuly ucaccfu tribute behalf OF this cuD 10 ono
OF chief and most devoted Of the oAponrS o iIs
many eminent Eugshmrn. and among them L L,H
Colrdc whom We were glud 10 see aud TO honor bo.h
LOT what ne m nG limo % with Mr. irving Matthew Arnold
aud while "a, great thinker We give nm Wrcons, We
warn him that orthodoxy has for him i' scnpnS kue
sharp and thai, the theological Ratchet 'tn'uhs io' MS
s9rg e wEo tow !. In DIN and furore With the operate
r,r and t,uor- are pecplng high "Cs 10 get AZ
each other while soprmo. are l1 pttos W. t,
III Gnul,I and Abbey calls upon the police TO prevent
/ lin rom hurting somebody. llaugh,cr. ,i.,.,
win on, voice and accord 90 welcome thr nn't
eminent dramatic scenic painter OF ti'7 c'nluy anu tnc
] I'm. Vr have welcomed a. this board many men
l'"','l -. and ,,b,c tbr, have poured .Oluo-
itrm 't ril ,' ,r,"ir of ntGlirctual wealth wo
i ,r .lr, for them. Lord Houphon nssrrts that
E health f an , l be- learned al mi, place no
vsy 10 longevity 10y - gh,lP nua - i i,cI,,,,
kpigtt Laughter aud applausr ttir "i %. vs. '' '-'
/ Win no o.finrJ Which u-1'y t',i'. - ~ r,
.nof tlr relation. hr' r"yn ir '' '.hI- ', .l, '
Ti,- 4. uotbluz butt'r known In tne whole ranrr OF
ctllprurc iLtu that which rt'- 10 W. .At.' 49,.
d 1,d ar, " between America aud England.
While ls chmi !, tliT . ,n ','i I. the debt V %s
oy a. ilr EugIi.I tInAtr,, H,A.tj, ~ hdah ana Du
school. OF Amrr,, tat c'"ut'an Tue great p''iPo u
/ modern science.
rrrrrr>gI, To- rUNGs CONE ULloEE
while Go, most of us believe 10 evolution IN 'h''y' ]"
prilre we have seem IL only upon tine stage" The Eng
nlo,.n froin whom uur Yankee hhris commercial In
/ .,I,,,. lv ON want aud supplied 10. First
/ ,o sart T., ne LYDIA Thompson amt her troupe.
iIougbcr The oycrHowug houses the pIelhoric trca,
ms "a tric,l "a -yr,pshrtir conf u the American
anatomy lGrl aasrr Ana ih wc the ws srs'T "s
49, f,srinatcd then charmed and iheu annihilaltd
ne ,iS t,,J il Tor 600 consecutive nights IN all the
, 10 tIc exclusion of every hing else; In the par
ir uu,u the piano iu the school ROOM on ho iillu3
,-iIiy ana ON the haudorgan, bui Whrh the cAHrll
h,S roud do nothing else, then there
rn fl cry Tor rc.t from one "nd al THIS country TO the
oncr ltreat aughtcrI The IKE OF th"' 't ms nolrl
6ru heard since the children of Israel ""2ht 10 escape
nom Egypt. ienewed l,nsntrr inon ~ 10 i
ol his great service queen lruI'i ~ t ~, 49,
"a her resonce and said to him. Tor one hundred Year,
have ugt 10 subdne those children ol QUIZ @
he seas bur without success; bul Tor p tt'iu @
arise and take your place Win 'h' huiB"' III II" 'o''
Rnd when ny The natural process Of evolution We had
cot beyond that England seeing our nerd ,ns 70 ov1
on ~ IKE NS not "' tSo o"a.aa,cd oscar who
! yrr.rflv appeared here with shorn locks hhd
t'",y nam uaushterl but that glorious son OF the
noriug ~ flowing locks aud knirh'"och'r oe'tu'7, 70
w"o" the Tsthnuc and the beautiful which
raises us new and higher atn9-th.io Ont Wnt y"
bi. legs They are bctputul. ono Is Slo,
mc. and The other is Poe5 ..c Giy yb, t5S"wrd
hi- G,p1i'Gib c d' N our right minis-now. when we
bn' How ,.rd g"m he chryss into the butterfly
ycloi,cd from the savage into the cNlnhGHa
@s '" the guest whom We welcome come, mere re, ,, 10
nsh-thc great hisn priest qi that o"sIl o. a., ar
witch nom the time that Boscus taught C''rO uNWn 10
NE pT,,n tme mas few great cXponegts within the
c"nttri,- which marked the interval lAppauS''l
PROM PgoylNCIALI,M TO CAlHoiLClN.
There +, nothing which more clearly Indicates
fine Development Of this American people hom
,,royipci,ll.In and ia bigotry than the welcome
/ Jyep to Macrcady, and that which we accord
| IA IRVING. To secure hearing Tor Ma'ready
required that the sodIcry should march WIN hNeu
b,yourt. aud shottcd guns, while the blood oi the
mob poured through the gutter But now inc American
people have developed into recognition OF the tiot aat
10 be q great people they must adopt l cH.iot -
tnaS Sn,c i'm Protection for textile fabrics and manu-
fa@yi,rrs there must be Free Trade In genius Applause
come tie German B,rnay. the Italian 9alyin and the
Enash Irving because We wsh 10 nay tno "od
Is u. we want 90 show them that their
] stlrro4s IL incomplete uhii uhty nave
masscd the ordeal Of American criticism.
lHpplnuse The very best tribute OF recent Times
( !" HE scntlncnt Of 1ght-mindrd men of culture
and Intelligence both sides OF The Alantlc hotWiin
. srnnJtug what demagOgues may say IL lhai
. n London audience crowded inc mousse Ahd
rose 10 the highest enthusiasm 10 greer
( American Edwin Booth lappausel; ana Its cOun,
feruart will BE the reciprocity manifested
by The American people IL crOWdng lne mouse anu TX
ninudinV the acting OF Henry Irving Apphuse still
IN Illustration OF the same moa, Wnlio lohopl
renders her most generous tribute to the
{. beauty and genius of Mary Anderson We here
Win an canal thyiry, viii receive win OuI
Let LOYALTY that beautiful charming and genial woman
that brilliant actress, that great genius, Eleh Ieify
tGreat appauseI
GENERAL PORTERS PLEASANTLY
, The President then introduced General Horace
Porter. who after briefly aud humorousy stating
his objections to being called upon TO make speech
said
lido not even feel that security which was enjoyed by
Daniel In the lions den for he had the comfortable as
,uranfc That a. these nnmns had their original pro
eramme although he might be eaten, II Wa not hKel,
bat lac would be called upon lOl an AFTER dinner speech
daughter But AZ there IL any stimulus which can
a. roi,e tie most sluggish mind II has been abundanll
. wIcn has fallen from the lips OF our distinguished
4 guest lie has shown tonight how well quaihc'
l he Is 10 furnish with That dish which know Is ~
! much rcsncd in his COuutiy-aitcr dinner TONGUE
glce OF distinguished representative OF that pro
fcssion which is accustomed 20 speak the carefully pre-
pared words OF the dfamaiiss would not be surprises
10 guest say In the Ian yago OF Romeo To Juit
I'm the balcony ho listens 10 my ll-oOnaidete
Words. sppaas, he nothing" Laughter.
NJ tt ftrn IN deV