New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-23

the vineyard-untl he had passed the different
stages of the festival. lie n.icht have been
startled at the ulaEimity with which the sons
of the Pilgrims joined in singing the song Of " The
nowery" he would have beer touched by the
tenderness with which the samo voices
Joined in singing the familiar melody of
The Old Folks at Home and his
sense of generosity would have been stirred by
tho echoing accents of Dixie tribute to q
part Of the land 'strlnged from the higher
sentiments of Puritan education ard belief as ex-
cn,plifcd in the later days. In the singing OF
this song there WAS suggestion of kinlly recol-
lection of orc who made a former Naw-Yors
New-Eneland dinner conspicuous in the history
of the society, and made famous the name or
Henry W. Grady as that of a man possessed OF
rare catholicity of political Impulse.
The guests assembled at 8 80 o'clock, and at a
few minutes after : were in their places at the
tables of the beautiful dining hail. the added
decorations Of which were limited TO tho group
ing Of American flags around the banner of the
soriety in the rear of the presi lents chair just
after tie coffee was served a number of women
were seen quietly TO enter the galleries, ayly
screening themselves by the punches of palms
which stretched along the railingS. They were
the wife of the Rev DR.. III. l.. Wayland, one Of
the orators of the evening; Mrs. Seth Low, Mrs.
/.
Elihu Root
Daniel G. Rollins, president Of the society, was
POSTMASTER The Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale
sat at his right hand at the table of honor and the
Rev DIR. H. l.. Wayland at his left. The others
at this table were George NJ. Van jIoesen,
Maior-Gcneral O. .. Howard. Isaac III. Bailey. APP
praiscr Marvc!lc W. Cooper J. Pierpont Morgan.
Colonel William l.. Strong, John Sloane,
w. Lane Booker, the British Consul
General: Chaurcey " Depcw. Seth Low. Robert
d. Benedict George A. Marden, Treasurer of Mas
sachusetts; Grosvcnor 2. Lowrey. David c. Robin-
son. Frederic ]. De Pcystor John ID. Crmmins.
Assistant Treasurer Ellis II. Roberts, Josiah NJ.
Fiske James II. Parker and Daniel F. Appe-
ton. The others present were
At Table A-Chares f. Brooks, who sat at the end,
Frank L. Hall DR.. f. j. Not:, James Talcott, Water
Hubbard C. l.. Rockwell Edward W. Wilson, "altee
Watson, A. y. Watson, II. D. Fuller, Lhhu Ihomsons
". T. Putney, {. A. C0lin, Ldwin T. Holmes, Danlel
Elcon Horace Iotchkiss George f. Brghtson Joseph
T. Porter Rufus Waterhouse, ECgar Lockwood, Horace
Tracy Uanks. George c. Allen +. r. Appleton, IL. B.
Richardson. IA. Runklc. Robert Maxwell. Duncan D.
Chaplin Henry s. wa,d. \. Fr.nk, Dr. Isaiah +.
Pray Walter T. Hubbard, Frank H. Weeks, Edward w.
scott j. y. smith, q \. Fuller, Frederick r. Fish,
II. NJ Bylssby, William \. Ma bic, William ID. Pecks
Edward Townsend James H. TAYLOR, Taomas w. Robin.
sen, Il. r. Merwn. and J. Parker Mason.
At Table B-John l.. Dudley, who sat at the end
Henry Curtis, Henry Il. rane, Frcdeick IL oening-
hau. Thomas f. Ice. Geo'ge $ Brewster Richard w.
Stevens ln IL. Wa hDuFn, Edridge g. Snow, David
r. Dearborn, w II. starbuck. l.. W. Foster John 5.
riney f. {. Benedict. John 4. Terry. IT,, w. Lanmaa
Bull Chaplain H. H. Garden, Dr. George Il. Fowler, DR..
Bertrand J. Perry ID. NJ. Hlcreth i. J. Alen Robere
Brown H. w. They,r, IL. j. swift L. {. Keys Blrdeyo
ulaleman Henry H. Vail William NJ sIackman. John
s. White, Watson r. Case, Edward T. Brown, j. A.
panchard william H. Parsons Charles =. Cowes, David
: Cowes c. l. BaIch. q. NJ Harper the Rev. Dr. Rod.
erick Terry. Rev d.. G. A. Soddard John 4. Terry
Edgar T. wsles, Henry c. Carte John III. Morrison, ire
William T. Buckley. Charl II. Webb Colonel William Is
Brown J. H. Gilbert, A. w. Kngman and i. w. Othemans
At Table C-John T.. Townsend, who sat at the end
T. g. an J. Eyarts Tracy. Joseph Eastman, Jacob
wendell George A. Morrison. Edward d. Adams Joseph
H. Brown, John ii. Dc ach, Henry X. Motley, William
Hart Smith, Joseph Bushnell, DR.. Charles t. Pooe,
James IL. Bates \. S. Dvckman, Samuel Eliot Charles
H. Isham, Inglis. DR.. Horace r. Hanks, DR..
Henry NJ Sil,er DR.. Lewis u. Silver. EtsaF Ketcham
Belts Washington wilson Charles \. Miller, Frederick o.
Boulne Tsadwcl Cleveland James Towbr dye, Francis
G. 9orham. Edwin ID. IrOwbrldge, Henry NJ. Taber.
Frederic Taylor, J. w. Danclson Seth NJ Mllken,
Samuel r. Mandell. Thomas IL. Wood, Alfred Van Sanss
voord, Joseph H. Gay. Philip Carpenter, Harold @. Bu
Ara. aeaess Y. Howell. setA = Thomas. MJaGk Plume