. Centennial celebration at Danvers, Mass., June 16, 1852. 109 The shades of evening were now fast hastening on, and thecompany felt obliged to separate. Mr. Peabody and his friendswere escorted from the Pavilion by the military company tothe residence of the President of the day, and many of theguests, from a distance, left town in the evening trains. THE EVENING LEVEES. The great public Levee at the Hall of the Peabody Insti-tute was attended by crowded throngs of our citizens, whowere eager to obtain an introduction to Mr. Peabody and offerhim their congratulations. The ease and courtesy wi
. Centennial celebration at Danvers, Mass., June 16, 1852. 109 The shades of evening were now fast hastening on, and thecompany felt obliged to separate. Mr. Peabody and his friendswere escorted from the Pavilion by the military company tothe residence of the President of the day, and many of theguests, from a distance, left town in the evening trains. THE EVENING LEVEES. The great public Levee at the Hall of the Peabody Insti-tute was attended by crowded throngs of our citizens, whowere eager to obtain an introduction to Mr. Peabody and offerhim their congratulations. The ease and courtesy with whichhe received such lumibers of people, taking each one by thehand as they passed him, was a subject of common most he had an appropriate word to say, and frequently,as a familiar name occurred, he would recall incidents of hisyouth, connected with families and localities, which showed amost accurate and retentive memory. He was especially at-tentive to the children presented to him, making familiarinquiries as to the particular school the
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