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FROM THE HONORABLE ST. CLAIR MC KELWAY.
Dear Sir: My engagements do not permit me to attend the dinner which some of Mr. Schurz's many other friends will give to him in his honor on March 2d. I regret the inability to be with them very much.
I trust and doubt not the occasion will be memorable for the heartiness of its tribute. It will certainly be memorable for the character and career to which it will attest. There is no man with whom I agree or from whom I differ, and there are many respects in which I do both as to Mr. Schurz, for whom I have more respect and for whom I wish more happiness and the evidence of more esteem and regard,
Very sincerely,
George Wilson, Esq.
FROM MR. HEINRICH CONRIED.
New-York, March 2,1899.
To the Chairman,
Presiding at the Hon. Carl Schurz Anniversary.
Dear Sir. Permit me on this festive occasion, as the
humble representative of German dramatic art within
our confines, to convey through you my felicitations to
the celebrant whom you honor to-night. In the countless
expressions of admiration and appreciation that
will doubtless be showered upon the guest of honor, I
beg you will believe none will be more sincere than this,
and from the very fact that in the distinguished cele-
