New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-24
A DINNER TO NJ. MUNKACSY.
HoNoRs ARRANGED BY HIS coUNTRYMEN.
rhE ARTIST LISTENS TO MANY SPEECHES AND SAYS
IN FRENCH WHAT HE Has TO SAY

The tables spread in the large dining room on
the second floor Mr. Pulitzer presided On his right sat
NJ Munkacsy and on the same side Of the table !
were Carl schurz. Henry Ward Beecher aud Lew J.
Morton. On the left were Abram . Hewitt cyrus W.
Field, en-Chief Justice DAILY and d. Huntington. the
artist in the order given At the other tables were
Chauncey NJ. Depew. Parke Goodwin. John h. Parsons
Perry Belmont, Ballard smith. DIR. Marion Sims Leonard
Jerome. John Digolow. Ex-Governor John T. Hoffman,
Jesse seligman d. o. Mills, WhiLelaw Reid. Albert
Bierstadt Robert L. Cutting. DIR. Agnew ana ABOUT
dozen other gentlemen
The room was appropriately decorated by the inter
mnging OF the Hungarian and United States eoors and
beds OF the tables. The menu was in the
form Of a palette and on the covers were the words
Banquet given in honor Of Mihay Munkacsy by his fel
low-countrymen.at Dclmonicos NewYork November 70,
1886" The mirror immediately behind the chair oceu-
pied by the guest was trimmed with fescons Of milax
and the National coors Of Hungary and tho united
States and above were words. listen Hozott which
in English signify God brought thee to us
II was after o'clock when the coffee was reached ana
Mr. Pulitzer propose the health OF the guest he
said:
GENTLEMEN: We have met tonight TO honor NJ Mihaly
Munkacsy because he is great artist ana alsS h
he II a stranger In this great RepuDnc al1 ueeus n
pitable welcome Applause We welcome lin se
cause he represent Two %1 IF e EnropeRanrary
the land Of his birth. and france-Deautliu
o9e him because Amertra ka wing no nobility admire
admires of all talent We welcome you SIT oeepiise
|
10 worship are ready 10 worship the aristocracy
Of virtue and the royalty Of genius Applause.
We welcome YOU sir not only account OF your great
name and fame but account Of the story OF your sue
ngs. account of your adversely on account OF your
force of character which enabled you to rise 70 lame
lApplausel And welcome you lastly ST. because,
1t be true that the pen oJ msh'iG mir s%T
than the pen Applause do not know why me hohot
pr ni honor thaf has ever been thrust upon cres
OF oh Except he that do not understand one
respond for n Munkacsy and NJ, Munkacsy will himself
respond later on IN lanage %hSn am 'uie
Mr.. schurz then rose and said;
NJ Munkacsy tells me If be could appreciate the ian,
a esd du a be he ' Would speak to You
Z Laughter He has found here development on ue
greatly Surprised him He tells too that hat has
struck him most forcibJ Is the iact tnat wnen I4o nv
/ ure historian of art undertakes tO set iOrui ue
progress pIo ns'' Of art in this century he will have
70 look TO the progress OF art IN Europe ou' LII
| Mr. Pulitzer next introduced Abran 3 Hewitt who
| among other things. said:
Lam glad that one of my duties is TO welcome to
Although we ave done much In art IN TINS country
beginners. it we're no one VII nr,, agHy
for all that is noble and beautiful Applause We
honor him to nsht because o. all the ars's now nn
be the most welcome 10 our hears anu 'o oui hol0
He next speaker was Mr.. Beecher who said:
an very happy be here this evening TO Join
| with you the appreciation OF "a us
tngushed that was. but Is never to be AGAIN
t,g land HEREAFTER we shall consider him. if not
American di1en yet Huten % o. HInesS c,ti ~
of the world. He belongs 10 every nation thtI mas
any appreciation Of the refinement of art Paint
ing is the conveyance Of thought and feeling by color
and by form. Words DO the same with form
and thout color hut all painting that i simply FORM
andcooT without ans thought AMI deep feeling beAini Is
artistic work hut artisan work ApPan5e nam v ss
has set bis art TAR ad above so"sht uo 10 }"Ee
our He has seized he by very highest elements
aud speaks through his canvas In our deepest moo u
49, nae chanical artist hut be is artist be
cause he is a man of profound moral convictons- de
HE comes from land of the great Louis kossuth ZAP
plause It is memory cherish and nave n Ta
the first that opened to raise ior MN IN nis
sacred s9 s S9s9 ts tor h ETen' prafoaHd
affected a. he was he threw us arms i6 Afrer
this no man can honor me" lAPplause.l
would God that the same facilities svo OF 10 Pe eIr
distinguished guest for he had the same gif +. OF
transported us with his eloquence lGreat
applause. MI Beecher then alluded hunor,
0 4naS works Of art saying marvel that Govern
did not make rn him pay pre Without Tn payhs
duty on it, Why they collect tariff on ministers
LaHghter They let them come IN free'' lHehe"e0
IT" The next speaker Chauncey NJ Depew' who
opened remarks by Objection 10 Tue
rule Which had bern announced by the Chairman "S tn'
Ii ne lin ted FOR speech. he ms ste that pooodJ
ooula do ms ice e. the occasion that hre' period he
mai aeep introduced best after dinner SPEAKER
Hewitt and snd Beecher were Ills rsais ID TINS
inc de purt DEED for himself 10 lake the same Vie"
rrse minutes As Mr. Beecher had done wbere"pOu the
chairman sad he would allow him SIX minutes de SAT-
Mr. Be.ohers remin ed him OF certain dsscoi
O IN Pennsylvania who, the exhoI tatous and TIT
prayers aud xlerienc la given OUT remar"e
e TINT he would occupy the time by saying d Few w'r"
r ahon the tariff Great Laughter a. the expense "t Mr.
O F...her Nj Beecher said ae had never seen tn
pit.f. Init frnmy VII hf hat
learned from those who had seen 1t no believed Wi
9 ,rr,,orral paiptng Now" said Mr. Depew
Mr. Bsecner bases his kno wledse or this wor
o., wnat certain members Of his congregation
Deacon Wlits and other stock spectators, toh
: him about L. l gather my views from no sue
| eminent critics As those. Laughter. saw
Y mvself remember that two years ago was driving in
= cab and advertising this picture soppe
y the cab to ook al the panhs aie g~re 1 "e ia
's msSrbter1 Hungary has done much for Amerc
And R A@sGa mas referred to But she has
only contributed great apostle OF liberty and grea
e "a ma Laughter and applause Without the cor
Intuition which Hungary gave , 70 US u mn Ia
would never have had pedestal. Great aughreIl III
American Nation would haze oeeh dsgss se ,o we ar
possess earth. and Pulitzer gives US ne World ever
oheI Journal and politics the everybody VIII
&c buys It. Great laughter We are as said believed
railroad stocks down upon everybody and put every
re tbing n the poe Of the few Laugher But
H. roWng in our appreciation Of art The best result
20 Of ac art coming found In galleries hope tina
n mis- VISIT Of this distinguished Hungarian artist WI
le ronse m lis a patriotic desire TO show that republican
- I'm il not behind the aistocrace OF other nations In
" nafonape of tie works Of the greatest painters
AFTER Mr. Depew had concluded Mr.. Munkacsy mad
his response In French
Mr. Reid was next called upon 10 speak After aNudin
~ humorousy Of the remarks OF previous speaker
Sr be said In reply to Mr.. Beecher:
Ido NOT wish To discuss political economy the TART
h but il must be brought In will say that there Is L
drtv upon artists except that which you see leNie
v ,niebf and n that be duty the most OF H. for
i levied in champagne. good dinner IN cordial WELDON
v and yood will Applause We may not agree about u
" ;.T.rtation OF tie from Europe but we al
j. ali delichted TO import artist ana We offer sue
n..A snnh