committees: on
Pardons, on Harbors and Public Lands, on Military Affairs, and on
Warrants.

At the close of Governor Long's administration he refused to allow
furthur use of his name for the office he had so ably filled for three
years. He celebrated his retirement from this position as a servant of
the public by a brilliant reception tendered to Governor Long in the
City Hall, Fitchburg, December 7, 1882. He thus gave his fellow citizens
and constituents an opportunity to look Massachusett's popular Governor
in the face and take him by the hand.

The following account of the reception, appeared in the _Fitchburg
Sentinel_ of Friday, December 8, which I quote:

"The reception tendered to Governor Long in City Hall, Thursday
evening, by Councillor Rodney Wallace and wife, was the most
enjoyable and brilliant entertainment ever given in this city,
and will be long remembered with pleasure by all who
participated. The reception was given by Mr. and Mrs. Wallace as
a compliment to Governor Long, with whom Mr. Wallace has been
associated as Councilor for three years, and to give their
friends here an opportunity to spend an evening socially with
His Excellency. Some 450 cards of invitation were sent out,
including about 700 persons, and nearly 600 were present on
Thursday evening. The storm and blizzard-like weather that
reached this city early in the afternoon prevented the
attendance of some of Mr. Wallace's business associates from
abroad. The intention was to give all a pleasant, social
evening, and the result was a full realization of the pleasure
anticipated for some days.

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Guests were received at the west entrance over which a canopy
was erected. The steps, hall-ways and stairs were all carpeted.
The Common Council room was used as a dressing room for the
ladies, the Aldermen's room for the gentlemen, and the Mayor's
office was reserved for Governor Long and Councilor Wallace. On
entering the hall the guests were presented to Councilor
Wallace, Mrs. Wallace and Governor Long, who stood in the centre
on the east side--Messrs. Herbert I. Wallace, George R. Wallace,
Charles E. Ware, Jr., Harris C. Hartwell, James Phillips, Jr.,
B.D. Dwinnell, Dr. E.P. Miller and M.L. Gate officiating as
ushers. After the greetings the time was spent socially,
listening to the ex