Clay Trumbull, secretary of the society, darted hither and thither, arranging thingsĪt seven o'clock the line was formed, and headed by President E.A. John Welsh conversed with Frederick Fraley, and Highly reprehensible in staid and sober citizens. Twain stood in one corner uttering drolleries which caused his auditors to guffaw in a manner Senator Frye, of Maine, stood chatting with Governor Hoyt. Tall form of President Hopkins, of Williams College, was seen in the throng as he conversed withĪdmiral George H. Gathering of business men, leaders of the bench and bar, newspaper editors and proprietors,Ĭlergymen and college professors, all gathered to do honor to their native section of country. Never was there seen a more solid and respectable Hoyt,Ī vice-president, held an informal reception. They were ushered into Parlor C, where the president of the society, E.A. Notwithstanding the stormy weather, the members and guests began to arrive promptly on time. The dinner hour was fixed last evening at six o'clock, and One, and to that end invited many notable descendants of the Eastern States, who showed theirĪppreciation by attending in person. The society determined to make their first festival a notable The day fixed for the annual festival, the 22nd of December, is "Forefathers' Day," the anniversary The object of the association is good-fellowshipĪnd the honoring of a worthy ancestry, of which all the sons of New England are justly proud. Of or descendants from good old Puritan stock. The society was formed a few weeks since by residents of this city who are natives Last night on the occasion of the First Annual Festival of the New England Society of The main dining-room of the Continental Hotel presented a beautiful and picturesque scene Provides a dramatic sense of the immediate context in which MT spoke his "protest."]Ī Notable Dinner at the Continental Hotel -Īddresses by President Rollins, Senator Frye, Reproduced here is about one-third of the article. [ This story, which included the complete text of MT's speech, occupied the lead position on Philadelphia Press Reports Pilgrims From the Philadelphia Press,
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