Word: banquets
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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About 200 of the Massachusetts Democracy celebrated the day by a banquet at Parker's yesterday. It required six hours to satisfy the Democratic appetite...
...sixteenth anniversary of the Harvard Club of New York took place at Delmonico's last evening. A fine banquet was served, at which 150 members were present. The officers for 1882 are: Francis W. Weld, president; W. S. Smith, secretary, and F. Frank Brownell, treasurer. President Arthur, Secretary of War Lincoln and Senator Hawley were expected, but sent letters in which they regretted their inability to attend. Oliver Wendell Holmes sent a sonnet, and Longfellow, Whittier and President Eliot sent letters of regret. President Eliot was fined eleven cents for not attending the meeting...
...interesting letter in yesterday's Advertiser "A. A. H." discusses the value of the Harvard Club of New York as a factor in social life of the metropolis. Great expectations are entertained of the coming banquet of the club. The club now contains about 270 members...
...editorials to the Post and other virtuous papers of the country. The recent Yale rush will be good for a column probably. Another case must not be overlooked by the Post in this connection. Last Tuesday a party of sophomores of Lafayette University, marching with a band to a banquet, were interrupted by a discordant band of freshmen with tin-horns. Thereupon, a rush took place, finally resulting in the arrest of three of the party by the police...
...Lincoln Club of New York celebrated the seventy-third anniversary of the birth of President Lincoln by a banquet, at which Gen. Grant and other notable persons were present...