Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1867-05-22
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HON. GEO. H. PENDLETON.


THE American Medical Association
recently met in Cincinnati in annual con-
vention. The Urbana faculty were re-
presented by DR.. J. c. Brown. We ex-
tract the following account of their visit
to Mr.. Pendletons, from the Commercial
of the 9th inst:
Out to Clifton, yesterday, rolled fully
three hundred public and private carri-
ages, winding up Vine Street Hill or
rumbling, in long lines, along the ave
nue.. These vehicles contained at least
a thousand gentlemen and ladies, includ-
ing our guests of the American Medical
Association, their brother professionals
of this city, and hundreds of prominent
citizens. The day was very fine, with a
cool bracing air, that made the drive
doubly pleasant. The sun was shining
brilliantly when the carriages of the
stranger guests reached the crest Of the
hill, near the Bowler mansion, the home
of their distinguished host Of the day,
Hon. George H. Pendleton. The sky
was clear, save in few places, where
white clouds held their own, and the
4 day-gOd threw a strong volume Of light
down upon the valley beneath them
They had seen the glories of Clifton,
these guests from score Of States and a
dozen great cities, and had wondered ;
but when the brow of the hill suddenly
gave to them such a magnificent view, as
even Mount Zemolo could not rival, with
all its neighbOring valleys of luxurious
4 vineyards, they halted long, to look and
\ wonder and admire. All around them
we're the parks, hedges, lawns, fountains,
4 lakes, mansions, castles and palaces of
Clifton, while beneath, stretching far
away to north, south and west, for many
miles, lay the magnificent, valley, radi-
ant in all its dioramic loveliness. To
the north and to the south they could
see the line Of the magnificent avenue
to the right our gloomily beautiful city
of the dead, to right and left of the iron
horse, over which rushed a lighting train,
and over to the west the curtain of YER
dure clad hills almost as beautiful as
those they had surmounted. This view
alone, we imagine, gave them an idea
of the lo7eliness of Cincinnati's suburbs
that can never be efaced by any of the
rival beauties in scenery of New York,
Boston or Philadelphia.
At half-past 3 Of the afternoon the
carriages commenced arriving at Mr..
Pendleton's residence, and for fully two
hours the line of vehicles was endless,
as the7 rolled through the principal gate,
way, passed the porter's lodge, and bowl,
ed along over the broad avenues and un-
der the widely spreading trees, until
they reached the terrace of the mansion
and Tor at least two hours Mr.. Pendletor
and his esteemed and accomplished lady
stood at the entrance to the north draw.
ing room and received their guests with
an elegant courtesy that was remarked
by all. By FIVE o'clock the Palatial man
sion was densely crowded, and all Ovel
E the many acres of pleasure grounds
roamed the guests who had been present
ed to their host and hostess and invited
j to enjoy the liberties of the house anC
grounds. There we're present many O
the most prominent of our citizens, will
their wives and young lady daughters
as we'll as scores from Avondale, Clifton
and Mount Auburn. There were doctor
: and surgeons by the hundreds, dignifeC
d Judges, statesmen, prominent lawyers
wealthy merchants and bankers, and re
tired gentlemen of ample means-a BIZ
gathering of big people, IN costly laces
rich satins and heavy silks and added
with their many graces to the charming
features of the day,