Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-18
The EesIiNRl.

| The Festival of the Second Full Moon, given
last evening by the Sons of Malta at the Angler
House. was time long to be remembered by the
participants in its festivities. Although the night
was dark and dreary and although the streets were
almost impossible for the m1d although some i'll
favored ones had prophes.ed that it would be a
grand failure as contemporary stigmatized the
procession of two nights before; notwithstanding
these disadvantages, the Festival did ''come off,
with great eelat-the people did enjoy themselves,
and the rain and mud were forgotten by those who
passed the flying hours in mrth and jolity within
the walls of the Angler and the Theater.
The Theater was elegantly and yet chastely fitted
up for ball room. A smooth floor had been laid
over the pit, on level with the stage, by means of
which clear space Of 100 feet by so was had,
on which the ''sets" were formed. Above the
stage, was hung noble canopy of the Stars and
Stripes, extending across the hall and falling in
graceful folds about the walls. In the rear or rath
er in front, as we came upon the floor, was beau
tifully painted moonlight scene, prepared for the
occasion, in which the Full Moou" shed her light
across the waters, which, by an ingenious applca-
ton of gold leaf, glittered and danced like living
waters" At the left of the entrance was the Mu-
scian's Gallery draped with the national colors, in
which gallery twenty performers, composing the
two No. l Bands, Leland and Dickinson s
aud Oiker's, issued notes, neither "wid cat,'
spurious" counterfeit" or dangerous" but
harmonious to the ear" The front of the upper
private boxes filed by two transparencies, the
one on the left representing the peculiar coat of
arms of the ORDER with the cabalistic letters s. L;
N. o. A. D.; that on the right bearing the jolly
face of full moon. A banner, stretched across
the Hall bore the words "Americus Lodge, Festi-
val of the Second Full Moon," with the coat of
arms.
Above the entrance and in the centre of the fam
lily circle was fine picture of WASHINGTON, en-
circled with the "red, white, and blue" A large
number of fine paintings and engravings were hung
about the hall in appropriate positions and profu-
sion. We cannot speak in detail Of all the decora.
tons which reflected credit upon the Committee on
ornamentation.
The supper tables were, by an excellent arrange
ment, kept supplied from 10 o'clock to l. thereby
preventing any unpleasant crowding. OF the sup
per, letus not attempt to speak, lest the publishers
sample of worcester's Quarto Dictionary should
not supply adjectives enough, even though it be
illustrated by cuts. Merchant and Taylor should
be immortalized for their success Let ali Sons Of
Malta who left that table Sin good condition
adopt Merchant and Taylor's names in their ritual
to swear by, and let this supper be high standard
to which all landlords shall seek to attain.
1t is proper for US to state that the Sons having
been previously instructed by the G. R. J. A. I'VE
were mysteriousiy informed that this eminent off
Ger was present last evening, ineog.) not to GO
home until day break, did not go home till morn.
ing. 1t was striking inEtance of the perfect ODE
dience which the strict discipinarians exact