Frederick Douglass — Haiti Correspondence & Speeches
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Le Général Hyppolite, Président d'Haïti, vous invite à une fête qu'il offre au Commerce et à la population de Port-au-Prince, le samedi 25 de ce mois, à 8 heures précises du soir, au Palais National. ON DANSERA Port-au-Prince, le 10 Janvier 1890. Imp. Vve. J. Chenet. [*930*]Le Président d'Haïti. Monsieur Frédérick Douglas Ministre Président et Consul Général des Etats-Unis d'Amérique & sa famille. Ygnacio M. Gonzalez B. L. M. ál Sr. Douglas Encargado de negocios de los E.U. y tiene el gusto de participarle que esta tarde á las 3 P.M. le recibirá el Señor Presidente de la Republica, en la casa particular Sto. Domingo Enero 25 de 1890. [*847*]UC The pleasure of your company is respectfully solicited to attend the Reception of the Ugly Club, of Baltimore to be held at the Monumental Assembly Rooms, Cor St. Paul and Center Sts., Tuesday evening, February 11th, 1890 at 9 o'clock Compliments of Ugly ClubJ. L. H. SMITH, Pres MEREDITH BRADFORD, Sec B.F SIMS, Treas EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Dr. H. J. BROWN, R. LEWIS JAMES, JAMES A. HARRIS, SOL. DeCOURSEY, LLOYD N. TOOMEY, JOHN C. MATTHEWS, EDWARD LANSEY, JOHN E. BRADFORD, BENJ F. SIMS, WM. H. J. WHEELER, HENRY ROBERTS, JOSEPH KELLY, WALTER FERNANDIS, ARCHEVÈCHÊ DE PORT-AU-PRINCE M J'ai la douleur de vous faire part de la mort de La Grandeur Illustrissimeg Révérendissime Mgr. Constant-Mathurin Hillion ARCHEVEQUE DE PORT-AU-PRINCE, Et Administrateur Apostolique des Diocèser des Gonaïves & des Cayes, qui a quitté ce monde pour une vie meilleure, vendredi, 21 Février, à 3 1)4 heures du matin. Vous êtes invité à la cérémonie des funérailles qui aura lieu mercredi, 26 du courant, à 8 heures du matin. Port-au-Prince, 24 Février 1890. J. M. Morice, Administrateur. Hillion ARCHEVEQUE DE PORT-AU-PRINCE, Et Administrateur Apostolique des Diocèser des Gonaïves & des Cayes, qui a quitté ce monde pour une vie meilleure, vendredi, 21 Février, à 3 1)4 heures du matin. Vous êtes invité à la cérémonie des funérailles qui aura lieu mercredi, 26 du courant, à 8 heures du matin. Port-au-Prince, 24 Février 1890. J. M. Morice, Administrateur. Amblard, [Jmp.?] de [l'Arcbev??b?]PROGRAMME POUR LES FUNÉRAILLES DE L'ILLSTRISSIME & RÉVÉNRENDISSIME MONSEIGNEUR CONSTANT-MATHURIN HILLION Archevéque de Port-au-Prince & Administrateur Apostolique des Diocéses des Gonaïves & des Cayes, Fixées au mercredi 26 Février 1890. La Cérémonie commencera à 8 heures précises du matin, à l'église cathédrale. -- Messe pontificale, suive des cinq absoutes. I. Des places seront réservées comme suit: 1 Dans le sanctuaire: Son Excellence le Président de la République, à son tròne, escorté de MM. les Secrétaires d'Etat et de son Etat-Major ; -- le Corps diplomatique et consulaire; -- Messieurs les Sénateurs et Députés présents à la Capitale. 2 Du côté Nord, dans la chapelle du Sacré-Coeur: La Magistrature et le Barreau, La Chambre des Comptes, Le Conseil Communal, Les Chefs des différents Ministères et Administrations, Le Conseil supérieur de I'Instruction Publique et les Directeurs des différents établissements d'enseignement, Le Corps Médical. 3 Du côté Sud, dans la chapelle de l'Archiconfrérie: Le Conseil de fabrique, Le Tribunal de Commerce, L'Administration de la Banque, Les Représentants du Commerce, Le Conseil d'Administration du Corps des Pompiers libres. Au sortir de l'église, le coavoi suivra, pour se rendre au lieu de la sépulture, sur le terrain de la nouvelle cathédrale, la rue des Fronts-Forts, la rue du Calvaire, la rue des Césars, la Grand'Rue, la rue des Miracles et la rue de l'Eglise. Le Cortége se formera dans I'ordre suivant: Les Ecoles, Confréries, Associatiens des trois paroisses de la ville et les Congrégations Religieuses, dans l'ordre des processions de la Fète-Dieu, La Musique militaire et les troupes, Le Corps des Pompiers, Les Députations portant des couronnes, Les Frères de l'Instruction Chrétienne, Le Clergé et les Chanoines, L'Evéque célébrant, Le char funèbre, précédé des insignes du vénérable défunt Immédiatement après le char: M. le Président de la République, MM. les Secrétaires d'Etat et l'Etat-Major de Son Excellence, Le Corps diplomatique et consulaire, MM. les Sénateurs et Députés, La Magistrature et le Barreau, La Chambres des Comptes, Le Conseil de Fabrique, Le Conseil Communal, Les Chefs des différents Ministères et Administrations, Le Conseil Supérieur de l'Instruction Publique et les Directeurs des différents Etablissements d'enseignement, Le Corps Médical, Le Tribunal de Commerce, L'Administration de la Banque, Les Représentants du Commerce. 'Etat-Major de Son Excellence, Le Corps diplomatique et consulaire, MM. les Sénateurs et Députés, La Magistrature et le Barreau, La Chambres des Comptes, Le Conseil de Fabrique, Le Conseil Communal, Les Chefs des différents Ministères et Administrations, Le Conseil Supérieur de l'Instruction Publique et les Directeurs des différents Etablissements d'enseignement, Le Corps Médical, Le Tribunal de Commerce, L'Administration de la Banque, Les Représentants du Commerce. Port-au-Prince, le 24 Février 1890. Le Chancelier de l'Archevêché C.M. COTARD.M Vous êtes prié d'assister au service solennel qui sera célébré le 16 Avril, à (7?) heures, à la Cathédrale, pour le repos de l'âme de Monseigneur l'Archevêque. L'Oraison lunébre sera prononcée par Monseigneur l'Evêque du Cap-Haïtien. Port-au-Prince, le 11 Avril 1890. J.-M.Morice, AdministrateurMr. & Mrs. D. B. Miller request the pleasure of the Company of Mr. Frederick Douglas. on Thursday, October 16th, 1890, on the occasion of the Marriage of Mattie Lawrence with Henry John Thrift. At Home from 3.30 to 5.30 at Wykeville, Thornton Heath Ceremony at Croydon Parish Church, at 2 o'clock R.S.V.PM Le Général Hyppolite, Président de la République a l'honneur de vous faire part du mariage de sa fille Lozama avec Monsieur Louis Alexis Gauthier Madame Amélie Desnoyer a l'honneur de vous faire part du mariage de son fils Louis Alexis Gauthier avec Mademoiselle Lozama Hyppolite Et vous prient d'assister à la Bénédiction Nuptiale qui leur sera donnée le mardi, 27 Janvier [du] courant, à 8 heures précises du matin, en l'Eglise Cathédrale. Port-au-Prince, le 15 Janvier 1891. Imp. Vve J. Chenet Port-au-Prince [*929*]Madame Veuve Victor HUTTINOT, Monsieur Léon HUTTINOT, Chancelier de la Légation de la République Française, Madame Léon HUTTINOT & leurs enfants, Monsieur & Madame Lewis POUILH & leurs enfants, Monsieur Emile HUTTINOT, Monsieur Georges HUTTINOT, Monsieur Charles d' AUBIGNY Consul du Chili & de la République de l’ Uruguay, Madame Charies d’ AUBIGNY & leurs enfants, Monsieur Alfred DEETJEN & ses enfants ont l’honneur de vous faire part de la perte douloureuse qu'ils ont faite en la personne de Victor Huttinot ANCIEN CHARGÉ D’AFFAIRES DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE A PORT-AU-PRINCE, CHEVALIER DE LA LÉGION D’HONNEUR, décédé à Paris le 29 Décembre 1890. Et vous prient de vouloir bien assister au service funébre qui sera célébré, pour le repos de son âme, à la Cathédrale de Port-au-Prince, le Jeudi 12 Février, à 6 1/2 heures du matin. ANCIEN CHARGÉ D’AFFAIRES DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE A PORT-AU-PRINCE, CHEVALIER DE LA LÉGION D’HONNEUR, décédé à Paris le 29 Décembre 1890. Et vous prient de vouloir bien assister au service funébre qui sera célébré, pour le repos de son âme, à la Cathédrale de Port-au-Prince, le Jeudi 12 Février, à 6 1/2 heures du matin. Port-au-Prince, le 1° Février 1891. Imp.—Vve J. Chenet Port-au-Prince 936Monsieur F. Douglass Ministre des Etats-Unis et Madame F. Douglass E.V.[May 18, 1891] Savings Bank, G. F. U. Q. J. R. Richmond, Va. OFFICERS: Wm. W. Browne, President. Allen J. Harris, Vice President. R. I. Hill, Cashier. FINANCE COMMITTEE J. E. Jones D. D. W. L. Taylor W. P. Burrell. DIRECTORS: W. W. Browne, Richmond, Va. W. P. Burrell, Richmond, Allen J. Harris, Richmond, S. W. Sutton, Richmond, Joseph & Jones, Richmond, James Allen, Petersburg, Va. C. S. Lucas, Fredericksburg, Va. James H. Ferguson, Charlottesville. R. F. Robinson, Bothwell, Va. W. S. Taylor, Beaver Dam, Va. F. H. James, Washington, D. C. R. L. Gaines, Washington D. C. Clarke Davenport, Lynchburg, Va. Giles B. Jackson, Attorney S. H. Dismond, Medical Examiner of Classes.Office of Grand Fountain, 105 West Jackson Street, Richmond, Va., May, 1891. Honor Fredrick Douglas. You are cordially invited to attend the Money Stone Exercises of the Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain, to be held at the Glass Building of the Grand Fountain, Second Street, Richmond, Va., Monday, May 18th, 1891, at 12 o'clock, M. COMMITTEE : Jos. E. Jones, D.D Chairman. R.E. Jones, M.D. Allen J. Harris. R.I. Hill. S.H. Diamond, M.D. W.W. Browne. W.P. Burrell, Secretary.Vous êtes prié d'assister aux funérailles de Antonie Massillon Aubry Docteur en Médecine, Sénateur de la République & Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. décédé hier, à 4 herues de l'aprés-midi. L'enterrement aura lieu aujourd'hui, à 3 heures de relevée. Le convoi partira de la maison mortuaire, sise rue de l'Abreuvoir, pour se rendre a l'église Cathédrale. De la part de sa veuve & de sa famille. Port-au-Prince, le 25 Mai 1891. 938Au Ministre resident et Consul général des Etats-Unis lique & Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. décédé hier, à 4 herues de l'aprés-midi. L'enterrement aura lieu aujourd'hui, à 3 heures de relevée. Le convoi partira de la maison mortuaire, sise rue de l'Abreuvoir, pour se rendre a l'église Cathédrale. De la part de sa veuve & de sa famille. Port-au-Prince, le 25 Mai 1891. 938Au Ministre resident et Consul général des Etats-Unis hon. F. Douglass. Laying The Corner Stone of the New Building for The Mail and Express at high noon August 19th 1891. Please present this Card at the Fulton Street entrance on Saint Paul's Churchyard.The Local Committee of Entertainment desire your company at a Reception and Garden Party Foundered To The Ecumenical Methodist Conference by Ex Mayor & Mrs. M.G. Emery at their residence 207 F St. N.W., Washington D.C. Thursday evening October 8th 1891. eight to eleven o'clock. George H. Corey D.D. Chairman Geo. Elliot Secretary, on behalf of Committee R.S.V.P.The Bank of Northwestern Iowa purchased the Sioux State Bank of Hawarden, last Tuesday. This institution was owned by Messrs. Granger, Dunham and others, and is one of the prosperous fixtures of that splendid little city. Messrs. Pitts, Kessey and Gibbs of the Northwestern will increase its capital and bring back to the bank a long experience in banking which will increase its business and make new friends for it. The Northwestern is one of the oldest and best in the country, their customers have received uniform kind and courteous treatment and the change means much for the benefit of the town of Hawarden. They now operate a bank at this place, Orange City, Ireton, and the one spoken of above makes the fourth. The new bank will deserve and, we predeict, receive a very large share of buisiness. -From Alton Democrat Dec. 5th, 1891. Bethel Literary and Historical Association. Washington, D. C., January 1, 1892. THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS of the Advisory Board have the honor of inviting your attention to the annexed schedule containing a list of the speakers with their subjects for the months of January, February, and March, 1892. The board aims now, as it has ever done during its ten years existence, to have an arena where the best thought and most practical information can be disseminated for the public good. To a large extent we feel that our efforts in this line have not been in vain. The Literary is not narrowed by any sectarian creeds or partisan politics, but it has shown itself to be broad and liberal, seeking only to pay tribute to history, art, science, and literature. The board solicits the hearty co-operation of every man and woman who endorses mental advancement, so that it may be known far and wide that there is an Association at the National Capital that freely opens its doors to all reputable persons who may choose to enter its halls and enjoy the benefits of a literary evening. The meetings are held every Tuesday at eight o'clock p. m. during the session, and you are cordially invited to be present. The U. S. Senate, January 5, 1892. Hon. Geo. C. Gorham, Annalist. The Impending Crisis, January 12, 1892. Mr. L. M. Hershaw, Late Principal of Gate City School, of Atlanta, Ga. Protection and its relation to the American Negro, Jan. 19, 1892. Dr. Geo. H. Richardson. Reminiscence—Anti-slavery Men and their days, January 26, 1892. Dr. Chas. B. Purvis. Lord Macauley, February 2, 1892. Dr. W. S. Montgomery. 2. Hon. Geo. C. Gorham, Annalist. The Impending Crisis, January 12, 1892. Mr. L. M. Hershaw, Late Principal of Gate City School, of Atlanta, Ga. Protection and its relation to the American Negro, Jan. 19, 1892. Dr. Geo. H. Richardson. Reminiscence—Anti-slavery Men and their days, January 26, 1892. Dr. Chas. B. Purvis. Lord Macauley, February 2, 1892. Dr. W. S. Montgomery. Rain, Clouds, and Aerial Condensation, February 9, 1892. Prof. Cleveland Abbe, U. S. Signal Service.A Glimpse of the Old World, MRS. MARY CHURCH TERRELL. February 16, 1892. The Ethics of Women Suffrage, MRS. CLARA B. COLBY. February 23, 1892. The Dialect Story and its Evil Influences, MR. CHAS. A. JOHNSON. March 1, 1892. Thoughts on the Negro Problem, Critical Analysis of the Article in the N. A. Review, Dec., 1891, by Mr. Bryce, M. P. March 8, 1892 Reserved March 15, 1892 An Analysis of American Color Predjudice, Mr. A. F. HILYER. March 22, 1892. The Water we Drink DR. JOHN R. FRANCIS. March 29, 1892. We have to honor to further announce that before the close of the season we expect to be favored with papers from the following persons: Mr. Justice John M. Harlan. Mr. Peter H. Clark. Gen. Alexander C. DeJarnette. Prof. E. H. Lipscombe. Prof. Francis L. Cardozo. Dr. Frank J. Grimke. Hon. John R. Lynch. Dr. Alex Crummell. Mr. T. Thos. Fortune. Hon. Thos. E. Miller. Hon. James H. Piles. Mr. Chas. E. Lane. OFFICERS: Geo M. Arnold. President. Joseph H. Stuart, First Vice Pres. Miss Mattie R. Bowen, Treasurer. Geo. W. Jackson, Corresponding Sec'v. Calvin T. S. Brent, Second V. Pres. WM. M. Jenkins, Recording Sec'v. John W. Cromwell, Librarian. Thos. H. Clark, Assistant Librarian. ADVISORY BOARD: James Storum, Geo. W. Jackson, J. W. Mayse, H. C. Tyson, J. H. Butcher, Lewis H. Douglass, Joseph H. Stewart, J. A. Bonner, Robt. H. Terrell, Miss A. V. Thompkins, John W. Cromwell Miss Mattie R. Bowen, Miss Mary A. Bagett, Miss J. W. Mason, Miss Maria L. Jordan, Calvin T. S. Brent, Wm. H. A. Wormley, W. A. Joiner, Parker N. Bailey, J. T. Davis. Very Respectfully, GEO. M. ARNOLD, President, WM. M. JENKINS, Secretary. 1622 10th Street, N. W. P.S. - Please read and call the attention of others to this letter. The "reserved" will be announced Feb. 15, '92. SMITH, PRINTER, E16 4TH ST., N. W. Josiah Howe Carter 1812- february 22- 1892Eightieth Birthday JOSIAH HOWE CARTER FEBRUARY 22, 1892. "Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life for which the first was made: Our times are in his hand Who saith, 'A whole I planned. Youth shows but half; trust God: see all, Nor be afraid!'" reserved" will be announced Feb. 15, '92. SMITH, PRINTER, E16 4TH ST., N. W. Josiah Howe Carter 1812- february 22- 1892Eightieth Birthday JOSIAH HOWE CARTER FEBRUARY 22, 1892. "Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life for which the first was made: Our times are in his hand Who saith, 'A whole I planned. Youth shows but half; trust God: see all, Nor be afraid!'" BOSTON THE BROMPTON PRINT, 130 STATE STREET 1892Josiah Howe Carter The eightieth birthday of Mr. Carter was made the occasion of sincere and hearty congratulations by his family and friends. Remembrances, letters, and telegrams were received by him from near and far, testifying to the impression which had been made by his straightforward, cheerful, and helpful life. Standing alone, the last of a large family of brothers and sisters, with one of his own home circle left to keep him company, his friends and neighbors brought him the warm greetings of respect and love. Several days previous to the anniversary Mr. Carter received a notification from his pastor,4 the Rev. William R. Lord, that he should call and take possession of him on the evening of the twenty-second. The following note was also received:— Dear Mr. Carter: Will you come to tea with us six o'clock on the twenty-second, and let you us wish you many happy returns of your eightieth birthday? Sincerely yours, H. B. BLACKWELL. LUCY STONE. ALICE STONE BLACKWELL. The invitation was accepted; and Mr. Carter took supper at his old home of many years on Pope's Hill, Dorchester now owned and occupied by the friends who had so kindly summoned him again within its portals. At the proper time he was conducted by Mr.5 Lord to the vestry of the Harrison Square Unitarian Church, with which he had been actively connected as teacher and superintendent in the Sunday-school, member of the choir, and deacon in the congregation of nearly forty years. Here his neighbors and friends had assembled in large numbers to greet him. Under the leadership of Mrs. Lord, a fine bank of potted plants' had been arranged in front of the platform; and, when the guest of the evening had been placed in front of this, the suprises in store for him began. The first of these consisted of the leading in, by Mr. Lord, of his daughter, her husband, and son from Northhampton, of whose presence he had not known. Following them, during the evening, came many friends from the immediate vicinity and some from a distance. Under the direction of an efficient committee, refreshments were served from a tastefully decorated table by some of the young ladies of the society. During the evening a birthday cake, made and decorated by Mrs. Lord, and surrounded with twenty-one candles, the symbol of the recipient's perpetual youth, was presented to Mr. Carter. A little later Mr. Lord called the company to order, and spoke as follows:-- REMARKS OF MR. LORD. I was taught by my parents to hold Washington's Birthday in high regard; and in my manhood's years the day has grown to be even sacred. So has the character of Washington grown upon me that he seems to me now not only the star of our past history, but the ideal toward which our country must move. Till I came to Dorchester, 22d of February, so far as I was concerned, had only this importance, and belonged exclusively to the "Father7 of his Country." But, after my advent here, I came to know that the day had even additional importance, because it was the natal day also of one who may, in a way, very properly be called the father of this large company of neighbors and friends gathered here to mark his eightieth anniversary. me now not only the star of our past history, but the ideal toward which our country must move. Till I came to Dorchester, 22d of February, so far as I was concerned, had only this importance, and belonged exclusively to the "Father7 of his Country." But, after my advent here, I came to know that the day had even additional importance, because it was the natal day also of one who may, in a way, very properly be called the father of this large company of neighbors and friends gathered here to mark his eightieth anniversary. As Washington is the Father of his Country because of pre-eminent services rendered, so may Mr. Carter, for the time at least, be regarded as a father to us, because of kindly service rendered by him and received by us all how often! We are not here, therefore, simply to celebrate the eightieth birthday of a neighbor,--rather, it seems, to take advantage of the occasion to show Mr. Carter our appreciation of his generous and cheerful life among us. What one of us has not received from or through him some friendly token, some feast of8 music, fragrance of flower, or cheerful word? And no cause of benevolence or reform has ever lacked his ready assistance. Allow me to illustrate Mr. Carter's kind attentions to you all by a personal reference. The first Sunday I supplied your pulpit upstairs Mr. Carter put into my hands, with a friendly word, a cluster of lovely flowers, which was earnest of all his constant little and great services since. This is a privileged time for us, when we may tell Mr. Carter, to his face, some of the things we think and feel about him. We may, therefore, take this opportunity to thank him for the way he is teaching us to grow old cheerfully. He is rather a remarkable man who, when he grows old, does not live in the past, talk of the "good old times," and condemn the present. Mr. Carter, in spite of many disappointments and losses (more than come to most men), insists upon living in 9 the sunshine and reflecting its cheer and hope upon us all. We count it a privilege, therefore, to meet and bring him our thankful and hopeful greetings. It is a happy occasion for us as we know it is for him. We want him to live to see many anniversaries not alone that he may go on blessing us with sunshine, but that we may in some such manner greet him again. At the close of Mr. Lord's address he called upon Mr. Carter's son-in-law, the Rev. Frederic A. Hinckley, of Northampton. Mr. Hinckley made feeling reference to his entrance into Mr. Carter's family nearly a quarter of a century ago, to his participation with Mr. Carter in causes of social and political reform, and to the many joyous and sad experiences which the years had brought. He closed with the following poem which he had written for the occasion:-10 J. H. C. February 22, 1892. "I am eighty years young to-day! Do you hear what it is I say? I am eighty years young to-day!" So speaks from summit of the years, Deeper than any word of seers, Perpetual youth the living cheers. Backward it looks where mem'ry hies, Forward with eager, longing eyes, To catch new visions as they rise; But here it stands, strong, hopeful, bright, A messenger of life and light, to warm and bless the day and night. With mind to see the thought that leads, With heart to feel for others' needs, Its creed it found in kindly deeds. In rend-rind help at friend's demand, In scatt'ring flowers with lib'ral hand, It sheds its radiance on the land. 11 “Eighty years young!" we hear it say, And come our happy debt to pay To you who wear that crown to-day. With greetings in which friends combine, I mingle these poor words of mine, In prayer it ever may be thine. Bright and kindly speeches followed from Lucy Stone and Henry B. Blackwell. Then Mr. Lord read this little poem contributed by Miss. Catherine Wilde:— 1812 FEBRUARY 22 1892 With open hand, with kindly heart, With counsel wise and weighty, The friend who always does his part Has reached the age of eighty. Eighty years young!" we hear it say, And come our happy debt to pay To you who wear that crown to-day. With greetings in which friends combine, I mingle these poor words of mine, In prayer it ever may be thine. Bright and kindly speeches followed from Lucy Stone and Henry B. Blackwell. Then Mr. Lord read this little poem contributed by Miss. Catherine Wilde:— 1812 FEBRUARY 22 1892 With open hand, with kindly heart, With counsel wise and weighty, The friend who always does his part Has reached the age of eighty. May sunshine gild his birthday feast, May happy years come arter, He helps the lowliest and the least, Hurrah for Mr. Carter!The following letter was then read from a former pastor and friend: - 1812 80 1892 February 22. God bless you my dear, good friend. I thank you heartily for your great fidelity to me in the past, and for your constant friendship. All hail to No. 80. Cordially and gratefully, Caleb D. Bradlee. With this note I send a volume that I hope may please you. At the request of Mr. Carter, Mr. Lord then read the verses which follow from Bryant, with the closing lines added by himself: -13 Waiting by the gate. Beside a massive gateway built up in years gone by, Upon whose tops the clouds in eternal shadows lie, While streams the evening sunshine on quiet wood and lea, I stand and calmly wait till the hinges turn for me. Behold! the portals open; an o'er the threshold now There steps a weary one, with a pale and furrowed brow; His count of years is full, his allotted task is wrought: He passes to his rest from a place that needs him not. Again the hinges turn, and a youth, departing, throws A look of longing backward, and sorrowfully goes; A blooming maid, unbinding the roses from her hair, Moves mournfully away from amid the young and fair.Once more the gates are opened: an infant group go out; The sweet smile quenched forever and stilled the sprightly shout. O frail, frail tree of Life, that upon the greensward strows Its fair young buds unopened with every win that blows. And some approach the threshold whose look are blank with fear, And some whose temples brighten with joy in drawing near, As if they saw dear faces, and caught the gracious eye Of Him, the Sinless Teacher, who came for us to die. I mark the joy, the terror; yet these, within my heart, Can neither wake the dread not the longing to depart. And, in the sunshine streaming on quiet wood and lea, I stand and calmly wait till the hinges turn for me.And now so many of my dear ones, Fathers, mother, brothers, sisters, wife, children, all save one, Having passed within the gate, While I a little longer wait, To blind grief and blinder science I give the lie, Feeling sure that I have not lived to long to die! The guest of the evening now arose, and with deep emotion said: "Children, Friends, and Neighbors,-- You overcome me quite by these congratulations, these tokens of your love and respect, these banks of flowers, this sumptuous repast, your presence from far and near. Oh, how poor are words to express one's feelings, when one is moved to the very depths of his soul! Oh that I might have words to express my feelings! I thank you all, kind friends, from the bottom of my heart." After another hour spent socially, the company broke up, with mutual good-bys and God-speeds.16 EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS. Nathaniel T. Allen wrote:-- Accept our warm congratulations upon completing fourscore years,--years filled with honorable, useful, and unselfish labor. I know of none who have been truer to principle than you. Mr. A. G. Warner, of Englewood, Ill., wrote:-- Mrs. Warner and I desire most heartily to congratulate you that you have arrived at your eightieth birthday in health and vigor, and with a retention of faculties that promise many more years of enjoyment and usefulness. A cord of sympathy extends to you as I learn that our natal day is the same, although I am five years younger than you. years filled with honorable, useful, and unselfish labor. I know of none who have been truer to principle than you. Mr. A. G. Warner, of Englewood, Ill., wrote:-- Mrs. Warner and I desire most heartily to congratulate you that you have arrived at your eightieth birthday in health and vigor, and with a retention of faculties that promise many more years of enjoyment and usefulness. A cord of sympathy extends to you as I learn that our natal day is the same, although I am five years younger than you. James C. Brooks, of Chicago, wrote:-- At breakfast this morning, when I mentioned that you would be eighty years old the twenty-second, all said, We send ever so much love, and hope you may live to see many returns of the day.17 Colonel Solon A. Carter, of Concord, N. H., sent his hearty congratulations, as did Mrs. Fanny L. Thurston, Mrs. Sarah B. Lane, and Mr. and Mrs. John M. Lockey, of Leominster; Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Lewis and Mr. and Mrs. Will W. Carter, of Chicago,Ill,; Mrs. Anna L. Brooks, of Minneapolis, Minn.; Mrs. Ann Matilda Endicott of Canton, Mass.; Mr. Herbert Carter, of Toronto, Can., and others.Mr. Albert L Calder, Mrs. Ellen M O'Connor, Married, Tuesday, March twenty second, Providence, Rhode Island. 1892Mr. & Mrs. Albert L. Calder. 34 Benefit Street.[Apr. 19, 1892]M Mr. & Mme. Th. Luders ont L'honneur de vous faire part du mariage de leur fille Corinne avec Le Docteur J.-B. Terres Port-au-Prince, leM Le Docteur J.-B. Terres a L'honneur de Vous faire part de Son mariage avec Corinne Pascal le 19 Avril 1892. Imp. Vve. J. Chenet — Port-au-Prince.[*UNITED STATES POSTAGE 3 3 THREE CENTS*] [*UNITED STATES POSTAGE 3 3 THREE CENTS*] APR[?] 2 PM 92*] [*WASHINGTON, D. C. APR 2[?] 2 PM 92*] [*4*] The Honorable Frederick Douglas Anacostia. [Washington] D. C [D.C.] PersonalWashington,D.C. Rec'd [OI] [?420] [? AM]John A. Reynolds, Chairman Samuel Wilder, Treasurer Charles S. Baker, Secretary Cornelius R. Parsons. Halbert S. Greenleaf. Bleecker L. Hovey. Frederick Cook. Charles J. Burke. Daniel W. Powers. Charles C. Morse ROOM OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' MEMORIAL MONUMENT. Rochester N.Y., May 10, 1892. Dear Sir: By direction of the Executive Committee, I take pleasure in handing you herewith a card for admission to the grand stand in Washington Square, which will entitle you to the chair with corresponding number during the ceremony of unveiling and dedicating the Monument. Monday, May 30th 1892. Commencing at 3 P.M. The committee requests the honor of your presence on that occasion. Very respectfully yours, Chas. S. Baker, Secretary.[*ROCHESTER MAY 3 3 PM TRANS*] Memorial Day Procession. Admit the person named below to the Reviewing Stand, Court House Square, Monday, May 30th, 1892, at 1:30 P.M. To Mr. F. Douglas[*ROCHESTER MAY 3 3 PM TRANSIT*] Unveiling and Dedication of The Memorial Monument. Admit the person named below to the Grand Stand, Washington Square, Monday, May 30th, 1892. Chas. S. Baker, Secretary.[*ROCHESTER MAY 3 3 PM TRANS*] Memorial Day Procession. Admit the person named below to the Reviewing Stand, Court House Square, Monday, May 30th, 1892, at 1:30 P.M. To Mr. F. Douglas[*ROCHESTER MAY 3 3 PM TRANSIT*] Unveiling and Dedication of The Memorial Monument. Admit the person named below to the Grand Stand, Washington Square, Monday, May 30th, 1892. ROW A Chair No. 29 to Mr. Fredk. Douglass NOT TRANSFERABLE.Dr. & Mrs. D. H. Brinkerhoff invite you to be present at the marriage of their daughter Mary to Clarence M. Wilbur, Wednesday afternoon, July Sixth, at four o'clock. Methodist Episcopal Church, Fremont, Ohio. 1892.[*WASHINGTON D.C. SEP 16 [?]PM 1892*] [*2*] POSTAL CARD ONE CENT United States OF America THIS SIDE IS FOR ADDRESS ONLY. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Douglass Anacostia D.C.THE BIRTHDAY CLUB. You are respectfully invited by Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Croffut to attend a meeting of the Birthday Club at their residence, No. 140 B Street NE., on Saturday evening, Sept. 17 at 8 o'clock, to celebrate the birthday of Goethe L. Holmes. Address by Messrs. Simon Wolf, Farquhar & Alandy will be followed by discussion and music. FUTURE BIRTHDAYS. Henry George Sept. 24. The opening talk - on Goethe - is mine E.F.Complimentary. World's Columbian Exposition Dedication Ceremonies, Chicago, October 11th, 12th, 13th, 1892. Admit Mr. Frederick Douglass TN Palmer President World's Columbian CommissionInaugural Reception of the World's Columbian Exposition Auditorium, Chicago, October nineteenth, 1892.Committee. Major General Nelson A. Miles Hempstead Washburne, Mayor. N.K. Fairbank. George M. Pullman. Marshall Field. Hobart Chatfield Taylor, Secretary.Patronesses Mrs. Poller Palmer. Mrs. William Armour. Mrs. J. Harley Bradley. Mrs. Thomas B. Bryan. Mrs. Edmund Burke. Mrs. Arthur L. Caton. Mrs. Wm. J. Chalmers. Mrs. A. J. Chellain. Mrs. John M. Charke. Mrs. George R. Daris. Mrs. John De Keven. Mrs. George L. Dunlap. Mrs. N.K. Fairbank. Mrs. Marshall Field. Mrs. Charles Fitz Simons. Mrs. Lyman Gage. Mrs. J. J. Glossner. Mrs. M. L. Gresham. Mrs. Carter Harrison, Jr. Mrs. H. N. Higinbotham. Mrs. Charles Henrotin. Mrs. John N. Jewell. Mrs. Charles P. Kellogg. Mrs. H.W. Kimball. Mrs. C.C. Kohlsaat. . Mrs. George R. Daris. Mrs. John De Keven. Mrs. George L. Dunlap. Mrs. N.K. Fairbank. Mrs. Marshall Field. Mrs. Charles Fitz Simons. Mrs. Lyman Gage. Mrs. J. J. Glossner. Mrs. M. L. Gresham. Mrs. Carter Harrison, Jr. Mrs. H. N. Higinbotham. Mrs. Charles Henrotin. Mrs. John N. Jewell. Mrs. Charles P. Kellogg. Mrs. H.W. Kimball. Mrs. C.C. Kohlsaat. Mrs. C. H. McCormick. Mrs. A. C. McClurg. Mrs. John McLaren. Mrs. Franklin MacVeagh. Mrs. Nelson A. Miles. Mrs. Ford H. Peck. Mrs. George M. Pullman. Mrs. A.T. Seeberger. Mrs. Henry M. Shepard. Mrs. H. O. Stene. Mrs. Hobart C. Taylor. Mrs. Lanmbert Tree. Mrs. Lyman Trumbull. Mrs. Hempstead Washburne. Mrs. George P. [Willi??] Mrs. Francis M. Whitehouse.Managers. ALLAN DURBOROW, JR. M.C. GEORGE E.ADAMS. ABBOTT L.ADAMS. J.McGREGOR ADAMS. ARTHUR ALDIS. CAPTAIN JAMES ALLEN, U.S.A. ALLISON V.ARMOUR. FRANK M. AVERY. ASHER C. BAKER, U.S.N. DANIEL N. BERTOLETTE, M.D. U.S.N. WILLIAM G.BEALE. NELSON P. BIGELOW. EDWARD T. BLAIR. J. HARLEY BRADLEY. URBAN H.BROUGHTON. COL.CHARLES P. BRYAN. BENJAMIN CARPENTER. WILLIAM T. CARRINGTON. ARTHUR J. CATON. JOHN L.CHAMBERLIN, U.S.A. CHARLES CORWITH. FRANK CRAMER. CHARLES DEERING. J.EDWARD DOANE. AUGUSTUS N. EDDY. ARTHUR C.ELY. JAMES CAREY EVANS. WILLIAM R.FARQUHAR. F. C.FARWELL. WALTER FARWELL. CARTER H.FITZ HUGH. CARTER H.HARRISON,JR. ADRIAN C. HONORÉ. LOCKWOOD HONORÉ. PIERREPONT ISHAM. RALPH ISHAM. HUNTINGTON W.JACKSON. C.FRED KIMBALL. HERMAN H.KOHLSAAT. BENJAMIN B. LAMB. FREDERICK W. LAMPORT. VICTOR F. LAWSON. CHARLES D. LATHROP. JOSEPH LEITER. H.G.SELFRIDGE. MILTON C. LIGHTNER. BENONI LOCKWOOD, JR. FRANK A. MARSH. EDWARD G. MASON. JOHN MASON. CAPTAIN MARION P. MAUS, U.S.A. CHARLES P. MCAVOY. CYRUS H. MCCORMICK. CHARLES B. MAC DONALD. GENL.CHAUNCY MCKEEVER, U.S.A. FRANKLIN MAC VEAGH. J. HENRY NORTON. WILLIAM ODELL. ANDREW ONDERDONK. R.W. PATTERSON, JR. FRANCIS S. PEABODY. FRANK J. REMINGTON. THOMAS J. RYAN. ARTHUR J. RYERSON. JAMES W. SCOTT GEORGE A.SEAVERNS, JR. CHARLES SHERMAN. W. E. B. SHUFELDT. WILLIAM E. SAFFORD, U.S.N. SYDNEY R.TABER. LAMBERT TREE. EMERSON B. TUTTLE. R.A. WALLER. FRANKLIN WATRISS. DUDLEY WINSTON. ROGER WELLES, JR. U.S.N. FRANCIS M. WHITEHOUSE. BERTRAM WINSTON. NORMAL WILLIAMS. ARTHUR WHEELER.Promenade. OTT GEORGE A.SEAVERNS, JR. CHARLES SHERMAN. W. E. B. SHUFELDT. WILLIAM E. SAFFORD, U.S.N. SYDNEY R.TABER. LAMBERT TREE. EMERSON B. TUTTLE. R.A. WALLER. FRANKLIN WATRISS. DUDLEY WINSTON. ROGER WELLES, JR. U.S.N. FRANCIS M. WHITEHOUSE. BERTRAM WINSTON. NORMAL WILLIAMS. ARTHUR WHEELER.Promenade. 1 March - Coronation, Meyerbeer. 2 Overture - Rienzi, Wagner. 3 International Congress, Sousa. Including National Airs of All Nations. 4 March - The Great Republic, Thiele. 5 Fackeltanz No.11, Meyerbeer. 6 Scenes in Switzerland, Langey. 7 Valse - Espana, Waldteufel. 8 Ballad - Love's Old, Sweet Song, Molloy. 9 American Dance, Bendix. 10 March - Belle of Chicago, Sousa. 11 Descriptive Piece - The Post Horn, Koenig. With Obligato By Arthur Smith. 12 Spanish Dance, OP. 21, Moszkowski. 13 Advance and Retreat of the Salvation Army, Orth. 14 Ballad - Oh, Promise Me, de Koven. 15 Valse - L'etoile Polaire, Waldteufel. 16 Cocoanut Dance, Gilder. 17 Czardas - Lost Love, Braham. 18 March Indienne, Varney. 19 Russian Dance - The Skaters, Glinka. 20 Morceau De Genre - The Coquette, Sousa. 21 A Dream After the Ball, Czibuika. 22 The Star Spangled Banner, Arnold.Dances 1 QUADRILLE COLUMBIAN HAND 2 WALTZ VOGELHAENDLER CZIBULKA 3 POLKA TOUT OU RIEN WALDTEUFEL 4 WALTZ POOR JONATHAN MILLÖCKER 5 POLKA THE GALLANT UNRATH 6 WALTZ WANG MORSE 7 GALOP HAPPY THROUGH LIFE HAND 8 WALTZ WIENER MAD'L'N ZICHER 9 POLKA HARLEQUIN de KOVEN 10 WALTZ SANTIAGO CORBIN 11 LANCIERS FESTIVAL HOFFMAN 12 WALTZ GOLDSCHMIED'S TOCHTER PETRAS 13 POLKA ROCOCO WALDTEUFEL 14 WALTZ AUDITORIUM de KOVEN 15 SHOTTISCHE DANCING CUPID MAZZOCCHI 16 WALTZ SCHÖNE WELT FÖRSTEREngagements. 16The Joint Committee on Ceremonies of the World's Columbian Commission and of the World's Columbian Exposition will be pleased to have Honorable Fredrk. Douglas take part in the parade and occupy a seat on the platform in the Manufacturers Building at the Dedicatory Ceremonies on October twenty first 1892 with request to be at Adams St. facing Michigan Ave at 8:45 o'clock am where he will find his carriage. Attest E. C. Culp, Secretary By order of the Joint Committee on CeremoniesThe Joint Committee on Ceremonies of the World's Columbian Commission and of the World's Columbian Exposition will be pleased to have Honorable F. Douglas occupy a seat on the platform to view the Civic Parade at the North End of the Post Office, October twentieth 1892 at eleven [twelve] o'clock. Attest E. C. Culp, Secretary By order of the Joint Committee on Ceremonies Encl. Post Office Dearborn Str.At Home. 1439 Pierce Place, From 8 to 10. Washington, D.C.Mr. J.W. Cromwell.Miss A.E. Cann.Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gann request your presence at the marriage of their daughter Thursday, October 20, 1892, at ten o'clock a.m. East Green Street, Mechanicsburgh, Pa.Dedication of the Buildings of the World's Columbian Exposition Chicago. Friday October 21st. 1892.The National Salute at sunrise will inaugurate the Ceremonies of Dedication Day. The Distinguished Guests and the Officials of the World's Columbian Commission and the World's Columbian Exposition will be escorted by troops of the United States Army and of the National Guard to the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building in which the Dedication Ceremonies will be held at hall past twelve in the afternoon. , Mechanicsburgh, Pa.Dedication of the Buildings of the World's Columbian Exposition Chicago. Friday October 21st. 1892.The National Salute at sunrise will inaugurate the Ceremonies of Dedication Day. The Distinguished Guests and the Officials of the World's Columbian Commission and the World's Columbian Exposition will be escorted by troops of the United States Army and of the National Guard to the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building in which the Dedication Ceremonies will be held at hall past twelve in the afternoon. Exercises in the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building. The Dedicatory Exercises will be conducted under the direction of the Director-General as Master of Ceremonies according to the following programme: 1. "Columbian March," composed by Prof. Jno. K. Paine of Cambridge. 2. Prayer by Bishop Chas. H. Fowler, D.D, L.L.D, of California. 3. Introductory Address by the Director General. 4. Address of Welcome and Tender of the Freedom of the City of Chicago, by Hon. Hempstead Washburne, Mayor. 5. Selected Recitations from the Dedicatory Ode written by Miss Harriet Monroe, of Chicago Music by G.W. Chadwick of Boston; Readings by Mrs. Sarah C. LeMoyne, of New York.6. Presentation by the Director of Works of the Master Artists of the Exposition, of the World's Columbian Exposition and award to them of special commemorative medals. 7. Chorus --- "The Heavens are Telling Haydn 8. Address Work of the Board of Lady Managers" Mrs. Potter Palmer, President 9. Tender of the Buildings on behalf of the World's Columbian Exposition, by the President thereof to the President of the World's Columbian Commission. 10. Presentation of the Buildings by the President of the World's Columbian Commission to the President of the United States for dedication. 11. Dedication of the buildings by the President of the United States. 12. Hallelujah Chorus, "from the Messiah Handel 13. Dedicatory Oration--- Hon. Henry Watterson of Louisville, Ky. 14. "Star Spangled Banner" and "Hail Columbia" with full chorus and orchestral accompaniment. 15. Columbian Oration --- Hon. Chauncey M. Depew of New York. 16. Prayer by His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore. 17. Chorus --- "In Praise of God Beethoven. 18. Benediction by Rev. H.C.M. Cook, of Philadelphia. 19. National.Salute.
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