The New England magazine . of per-haps the same oak that stretched its arms over theheads of Henry Hudson and his crew nearly twohundred years before, and after standing a mo-ment to enjoy the view, turned and crossed thevelvety green square, directing his steps to thehome of Moses Rogers. He was greeted by thelady of the mansion with Welcome, Dr. Dwight;you are better than you promised! He replied,Yes, I had a quick passage, favored by wind andtide, and thus made the trip from New Haven intwo days. His hostess inquired for her sisterand the children, and congratulated him on be-ing in time to
The New England magazine . of per-haps the same oak that stretched its arms over theheads of Henry Hudson and his crew nearly twohundred years before, and after standing a mo-ment to enjoy the view, turned and crossed thevelvety green square, directing his steps to thehome of Moses Rogers. He was greeted by thelady of the mansion with Welcome, Dr. Dwight;you are better than you promised! He replied,Yes, I had a quick passage, favored by wind andtide, and thus made the trip from New Haven intwo days. His hostess inquired for her sisterand the children, and congratulated him on be-ing in time to attend the expected gathering in theevening, which had for its object, she explained,the formation of a new society, to be called TheNew England Society. President Dwight was much pleased, and ad-vanced many useful suggestions concerning theproposed organization. The subject came upagain and again during the day, as friends andrelatives came in to greet the distinguished meeting, when evening came, was held in. James C. Carter, President 1879-1880 THE NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY IN NEW YORK 527 ! James Watsons parlor, No. 6 State Street; a dozenor more earnest, thoughtful men gathered aboutthe bright, sparkling wood fire. Samuel M. Hop-kins, the first secretary of the society, came fromthe upper part of Pearl Street, bringing a tin lan-tern in his hand. If we had seen him on his waywe should have noted that he moved irresolutely,questioning whether he should pass the lower pointof the Swamp, and up Fulton Street, so as to avoidhigh tide and wet feet at Cedar and Pine Streets,or go through Chatham Street by the Tea WaterPump. He chose the latter route, and had a hardtime struggling through the mire of the unpavedroad, but reached Broadway finally, and, callingCol. Trumbull, arrived in State Street at the hournamed. Among others present were GeneralEbenezer Stevens, Samuel A. Lawrence, Presi-dent Dwight, Moses Rogers, William WaltonWoolsey, Oliver Wolcott, Francis Bayard Win
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