New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-01

Daniel 6. Thompson. 'o'n &. YIN p'lo. Charlie
Henry Wclh. john -. Wife and frlnci, iip"ard
Williams.
A. O'Clock Nr Fg.lc.'on cal,rl 'tho meeting =
order and ,lld I'm urged - sct the talking going
though .,,.fn- Ia 81" falling aas ben ing 'f
quite awhile bat W. American, cinno' T. d, IBIS -"
ON without -p.och,-. We .A- ne an'l'.' lI'
brew. ~ M. Passover. rhcy lvart atc their m"ti
with b.ttcr herbs ia le,.tc-l Ta- cUh ia- rhin.cd
tho face ~ literature lu Tho No..i ~ d." metropolis,
Ten year. az, wr scarcely hncw who're wc were. W"
we're segregated separated o. b. ~'r, 10 - In
int VIII, ct the ban ius kiov ihI' VI " ldcf a. e.
~, 10 III, house. not bat fiat ~" real irk
wa, ,ct going hy Charles r. kay. tlrplau'c) !
drauchtoi The constitution Bee o'P.d II .nl ir'I to
better nv English. Iauglt"rH
Mr. Egcc. ~ pail some compim nj io ratHih'
editors i,.!r capacity FOR r'u0 lr- 20" h'' thing
from u conirlbuii,n. 1hcd p" - h"" D. had sent
q dialect poem 20 The Atlantic Monthly nui hll j.
returned hy Vi. lloNr-. Win TIE criticism that H.
OH not amount 10 much II Tat poem lnd been
accepted il might have rendered tie 'ar'rr, OF WI
Carleton and Jamc Wnts,n.b riley altogether IN
Necessary G.arritrrJ
In closing Mr.. Esrc-'on SAID HAT tie Authors
club had dignity to The profession of letters 1t
had wen respect for ihosc "nenccd in t' puT MI 81
lci.r~ and lad rais'r American Literature 20 hs.
level than ever auincf before.
vi. Egelc.on then pr posed The Single tol't Of
he cycnu. be Il.r Authors cab" AMI ciilcl upon
Richard Henri, >i,dGa.d 10 pond. Mr.. It'd lard
on ri-ine received hearty greeting. p,l,sit,ns for
the bach Of lime Tor preparation. he read the follow
luS poem:
Meeting. Ike this. dear couraI- 81 The pen,
Thoug, new with ~. old ., lci'er,I men;
They AIRY Us back. urrc hundred Year At least,
TO the time Of g.nt.e VIII and r'fe old Ic.
Who q; :.c Mermaid Tavern Jo,cl to sit
Brtv,.l The pats they hlld, he plays they w.t.
And while they ut Tho t,bl" a roa'
Indulg,. IN conDato Of god natu.cd vii!
Nav further teach for many I,an'd tome
Recount, how In tie poiuiy DAYS 81 Rome.
Macconas. Horace. d'an'd TIE cups ~ "r',
And sometime, VIGIL fIom his rustic home.
The poe. in tac ddy- Of good queen Anne.
Whatever he wa. not thirty nan.
r,.ou,n,.nq conce houses. Buuon- Wii's.
Where cave, wee wont . end what tongues began!
Johnson in ro.wrl'~ pages shan oce.
pr..i ling ~ the Mir. dr.nking tN;
Eut was II t., he drank th'rrl for2ea;
Handy | think. = d,lutatous he
Au,lor. nav, ci,ne.d tho" oldflshcnd days.
And grown moe reputable IN tncr va;
,,oI citizens, ana BITTER iu,nc', moh
Caring much for cash. mn.h bs' foF pra+'i
40 cr,ft more honor,d lroa,cr- than ours;
Nor like T., be- Il bit lowrr-.
Such a, they arr, for wi~r aud triciour ma,
alor sharp thai, sword, NOR durable tah tp"'fS'
Men TOOK 10 ~ Tor service; 1t th'n
r~.tow the be-, have. and ar" on mon;
They h,,,. had cnou, Of sWorl-. Put NJ the sword
The on'r rlgrt'p w~'.on j. the pm:
The clnlsman then introduced Colonel Robert Nal
ON Johnston 81, ~" next spcah"r colonel john
slon spoke briefly, saying In part:
When received an Invitation 10 b. present on this
occa ion | Wa tempted decline IT, owing -loitv u
bu,nos, reason, partly because c.' ON" NTH
lconrruity 70 anquetnr "i'h th"sr 'onrc lads oil VINO"
mi, club is mostly composed. lIaurhter)
.t. Ia l..