The Jersey City news., 1890-02-14
TO LINCOLN'S MEMORY
The Annual Banquet at
Tay1or's Hotel Last
Night.
GENERAL SHERMAN THE GUEST
His Pleasant Talk About the
Martyr President---Who Sat
at the Boards.

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The twenty-fifth annual banquet Of th6
Lincoln Association, of this city, was
held last night, at Taylor's Hotel AS
early as seven o'clock the parlors were
thronged with distinguished body of
gentlemen. Two hundred sat around
the tables. President Flavel MCGEE pre-
sided. General William I. Sherman
occupied a seat ON the right of
the President a nd Robert d. Benedict on
his left. John w. Griggs and John i.
Foster. Major o. K. Pangborn, the Rev.
Charles Herr and the Rev. Madison G.
Peters were in the line at the head Of the
table. The Rev. Charles Herr invoked
divine blessing, after which the follow
ing menu was served:
Blue Points, Half Shell
Consomme.
Lobster Crouuettes.
Olives. Pickles. Celery
Striped Bass
Sliced Tomatoes. Potatoes with Cream.
Tenderloin of Beef
New Vegetables.
Chicken Outlets, Parisjan Stylo.
Green Peas Lamb choRSi; RSied pot.toss
Champagne Punch.
Golden Piover.
Lettuce
Diplomatic Pudding.
Brie Assorted Cakes. Roquefofk
Fruits. Coffee.
Sauterne. Margaux.
AS soon as ample justice had been done
this, President Fiavel MCGEE arose, and.
in an appropriate address, reviewed the
history of the association and eulogized
the great man whose name it bore. He
wound up by proposing a toast to Abra-
ham Lincoln. which was drunk standing
and in silence.
Hon Robert d. Benedict responded to
II. f1~.<. II,
ican of the nineteenth century,"
SHERMAN ON LINCOLN.
General Sherman was introduced by
the president as the man of whom Grant
said:-'.I have never deemed it prudent
to stay long with Sherman" The old
hero arose amid enthusiastic cheering,
and the entire company broke out with
the song, Marching Through Georgia.
The General said in respose to the toast
:. Abraham Lincoln, Commander-in-
Chief":-
The General alluded to his own life Ind
surroundings in Louisiana before Ahe
breaking out of the late war, and of his
determination to secede from Louisiana
if Louisiana seeded from the Union. HI
saw the American flag trailed through
the streets of New Orleans behind dray
and found only one man in that city who
was ready to defend that flag.
when my brother introduced me to-
ME. 1lucOlD, Sdlu Inc S6UeTdlt II SUD
pose expressed myself in rather strong
language in discussing the aspect Of
affairs. Mr. Lincoln, in his own beauti-
full style, said:-'Well, guess we can
manage to keep house. I said to him.
You've got the country in a devil of q
fix. and you'll have to get it out as best
you can.'n
In speaking of the return OF his regi-
ment from the battle Of Bull Run, the
General safd:-.I think got it back in
better shape than any of the others
Qaughter) Mr.. Lincoln heard Of it, and
came over to see me. 4 hear you've got
things pretty well Strengthened out, said
to see regiment that hadn't seen Bull
Run" daughter and applause.)
NEW STORY OF LINCOLN.
The General told number of interest,"
ing stories illustrating the private char
acter of Lincoln, among them was this,
which he SAID had never yet been re-
corded.
Il don't know" / responded. ssMr.
Lincoln. You have always been extremely
kind to me-"
'sWell, I'll tell you, ]" he said. sYou
always know your business best and you
never find fault with me-"
''In serving him. said the General, in
closing. I'VE served our country"
Hon. John w. Griggs responded to the
toast, Abraham Lincoln (the Emanci-
pator);' Rev. Madison Peters. Religion
and Politics. and Hon. John T. Foster,
New Jersey in the Rebellion"
Letters of regret were read from Presi-
dent Harrison. Vice President Levi r.
Morton, General Joseph r. Hawley, JUS
tice Joseph p. Bradley, General Thomas
Ewing, Chauncey M. Depew, the Rev.
John Rhey Thompson and Hannibal
Hamlin.
The Cecilian Quartette were in attend-
ance and interspersed the speeches with
music and song.
WHO WERE THERE.
At the the tables sat Vice Presidents
Charles r. Case ana Nj. Murray, Secre-
tary Medole. Treasurer Marmaduke TIL
den, Charles w. Allen, G. Fl. Benson,
Gilbert Collins, Charles Il. Corbin,
Joseph Crawford, James G. Young,
George w. Conklin, w. A. Clark.
Z; E. Datz, Colonel $. D. Dickinson, Asa
Dayton, Colonel Robert Davidson, Major
Evans. j. S. Erwin, r. w. Elliott.
Colonel Charles w. Fuller, Charles
S Furst, w. H. Furman, Rudolph
Frech. John ii. Freeman. John g.
Gapsill, Thomas N. Gopsill,, DIR. Z. ,.
Gordon, Seigfield Hammaschlag, John
H. Happen, John w. Herbert, Walter +.
Hayhurst, Judge William I. Hoffman.
James G. Hasking, E. f. G. Young,
Joseph B. Hurley, John Holmes. Chaun-
cey Holt, T. d. JORDAN, DR.. A.
Kristen, H. G. La Rue, III. Lindsey, o.
III. Ilobsen, Charles w. Lams, James H.
Love, F. M. Lockwood. w. d. Lambert.
Fred r.. Lockwood, G. H. Levaire. Will
lam Muirhead, S. d. Maekey, Gustav Metz
Ter, M. Murray, Julian Ii. Medole, L. #.
Marlnus, George Miller, James L. Mil
Ter, John Medole, DR.. George M. Merritt,
John S. Menagh, C. A. Pfngsten. Major
William Plimly, George 4. Parrot,
Frank Pearson. Charles l.. Rickerson, j.
Smith Richardson, Jacob Ringle,
Peter H. Ryle, Prof. C. @. Stimets,
Justice S. w. Stilsing, John A. Shawda,
Alderman II. Schermerhorn, Jr., Max
Salinger, E. o. Schermerhorn, James II.
Stevens, Robert Simpson, Colonel Will
lam f. Taylor, Justice p +.
Wanser, S. d. Tompkins, Thomas w.
Tilden, Clayland 1ilden, James Terwil-
llnger, w. II. Van Kenren, James Vos-
burg, Benjamin Van Dyke. E. M. Wat
son, John A. Walker Thomas w Ward,
w. H. Wood, Jacob Weart, Thomas III.
Williams and John Williams.
Five Years for Burglary.
John Mcclure, who pleaded guilty. to