อ CELEBRATION OF THE NINETIETH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDANCE IN GENEVA, (SUISSE)-lane veru alge.... THE COMMEMORATIVE BANQUET JULY 4th 1866 At an informal meeting of gentlemen, held at the Grand Hôtel de la Paix, Geneva, on the evening of the thirtieth day of June, it was resolved that the citizens of the United States, who chanced to be in Geneva at the time, ought to observe in some way, the ninetieth anniversary of their national independance; and Messrs. J. A. C. Gray, of NewYork, F. S. Kinney of New-Jersey, James L. Claghorne, and Louis A. Godey, of Pennsylvania, were appointed a Committee to carry the purpose of the meeting into effect. With commendable zeal and energy, these gentlemen at once put themselves in communication with other American citizens, and it was determined to commemorate the day, by a banquet in which all Americans residing in the city at the time, should be invited to participate; and that the more distinguished friends of the United States, among the native Genevese, should be invited as guests. The large |