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The New England Supper

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Parent Issue
Day
26
Month
December
Year
1873
Copyright
Public Domain
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The sixteenth annual gathenng oi the New England Society of this city was held at Cook's Hotel on Monday evening ast, with an unusually large attendance. At the appointed hour the society was called to order by President Angelí (acting tor Dr. Wella, President of the Society, who was absent), and after music, and prayer by Eev. Mr. Hubbell, the address of the occasion was delivered by Prof. H. B. Huichins, who after a few introductory words announced' a.a his theme, "The Reciprocal Relations of New Eugland and the West." It was a scholarly production, fair and just in its analysis of both New England and Western character, - the conservatistu of the one and the radicalism of the other, - and was delivered in a manner to comtnand altention and elicit general approval. After the address the following officers were elected for the ensuing year : President- "rot. JU.. K. Fneze. Vice President - Hiram Arnold, C. K. Adauis. Hecretary - A. W. Hamilton. Correnpouding tiecretary - C. A. Lewis. 7'reaaurer - Murtiu Clark. Execulive Committee - E. C. Seamau, W. D. Harrinian, J. M. Wheeler. Next in order came the supper, and after the pbytsical appetite had been gratified (a very low process, owing to the crowded dinuing room and the lack ot' waiters), Dr Angull in a, few happy reinarks, in which he compared the seltdenial of bis fellow pilgrims with that of the early pilgriuis whose doiugs we commemorated, iutroducod tho chosen victinis of the evening. Mayor Beakes responded to " Ann Arbor," and closed with " The üniversity : Ita able President and learned faculties are objects of just State pride." Hon. C. I. Walker, of Datroit, spoke tor " The üJarly JNew ünglanttors in Michigan." The firat Yankee he could name in this connection was Maj. Robert Rogers of the Royal Rangers, a native of New Hampshire, who 113 years ago this month carne to Detroit and received the surrender of that city frota the French. He also nauied Edmund 13 rush, Solomon Sibley, Witherell, Bacon, Woodward, Woodbridge, Morell, Cass, Huil, and numerous pioneers. His reminiscences were full of interest. W. S. George, of the Lansing Repvbliean, spoke for the " The New Euglanders on the Michigan Press " though forgetting to name any of them. His representativo men of the New Eugland " Press Gang" were Franklin, Greeley, Prentice, and Horace White. Mr. George, however, paid a hearty tribute to the Michigan " country press." He also proved his New Englaud descent : born (aocieutally) in Vermont of New Han.pshire parents, and married in Massachusetts, etc. He concluded with proposing " The Common Schools of the United States : The seed from which newspapers grow." " New Englanders rojoice that they are never without a Maine stay" wag reSDonded to happüy, wiltily and waggishly by Prof. lierrish We cannot do him justice in any abstract. C. B. Grant was drafted as n substitute and spoke nominally for the Bar, though really for his ne'w home, the Upper Peninsula, in which he seems to glory. C. A. Lewis spoke appropriately for "Our Pilgrim Mothers : The influence of ttieir unchronï--l(3 w t:._i.o " r.ui. Lu.icoero to their descendants," Gov. Felch was called up and briefly 8upplemented the remarks of Judge Wal kor. We must thus briefly dispose of tli6 gathering and its e vent?, adding only that Messrs Wilsey and Fall, Mrs. Bliss and Mis Wilmot, with Miss Levan at the organ, discoursed most excellent and inspiring uiusio during the evcning. The " pilgrima" dispersed at about the hour of eluven.

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