The New Orleans crescent., 1868-08-22
The Crescent City Club.

The Crescent City Club.
AT TIE THEATER.
The long ooked.forward-t to and eagerly desired
event of the flag presentation to this sterling club
came of last night at the Varieties Theater, and
TO say that the affair justified every anticipation,
which, knowing the character Of the club and that
of all its members, we had formed, tells in a fe
words what a complete success it was. By 7
O'Clock the pretty little Gravier street theater
filled with such audience we have not seen
therein since the time when Booth delighted us
with his marvellous presentations; the boxes, the
psrquette, the dress circle were all crowded with
ladies, aud such ladies the very cream of our
beau monde, the Representatives Of the Oldest aud
best names of which our city can boast. were
ranged around the thester, the brightest eyes of
all bright ey ed bellies there flashed and beam
ed ther ardent and SOFT gianees, the fzrest faces
of New Orleans there smiled tteir loveliest SMILE
the most beautiful of her beautiful daughters
there awaited the arrival of the club
whose members they had assembled to honor.
At about 7t the Crescent City Club. each man in
whitel pants and black coat, with his white red
bordered cap, came filing up the steps at the back
of the stage, and soon filled it to overfow wing.
The cheers and handkerchief wavings with which
their entrance was greeted having subsided, and
their band having played some fine airs, the presi-
dent of the club, Col. Fred. Ogden. introduced to
the audience Mr. Frank Butler, young gentle
man too well known to many of our readers to
need further introduction from US. Mr. Butler
addressed the assembly in a nervous, pointed
things than political address. His isremarks we're
principally confined to some analysis Of the car.
dinal points Of difference between the principles
OF the two great parties now locked in grapple
for the dominaDcy of America. In q clear and
mastery manner he aTraignsd the Radical party
Tor their misdeeds and pointed Ous how our only
safe guides out of this dark labyrinth of political
perplexity in which we are now involved are the
standard bearers of the Democracy, Seymour and
Blair. Mr.. Butler was often interrupted by well
merited applause, and sorry were the audience
when he concluded.
During Mr.. Buffers address the veteran sey.
mour Legion, the gallant Minute Men, and that
staubch club, the Frank Blair Guards amid the
cheers of the audience and the hearty welcome of
the Crescent City Club, entered the theater and
took the seats reserved for them.
The banner, one Of the handsomest we have
ever seen, to be presented was then brought to
the front OF the stage, and Mr.. 5. p. Blanc step.
ping forward, on behalf of the ladies of the First
District, placed it in the hands of the club. Mr.
Blanc's address was fiery and eloquent. In his
speech Mr.. Blanc very beautifully alluded to the
design on the flag as typical of the present con.
dition Of our own dear Crescent City. Her fair
fame long dimmed by the foul vapors of corrup-
ton with which Radical domination has sur.
rounded her; her star Of glory, once nearly set
forever, yet now breaks through all the evil and
noxiOus Influences eDcompassing it, and will yet
"shine as the noon-dayn-will yet 60 Through
trials to triumph" Mr.. Blanc closed his address
with comparison Of the demand of the Radical
10 the jsybirds, who. the dictator Auis told of
old demanded Of the eagle TO give them up his
nest, but who when, on approaching the monarch
of the air and beholding his beak and talons, took
to speedy fight.
Mr.. s. s. Carlisle then on the part of the club.
returned thanks 70 the ladies for their gift Would
that our space would permit reproduction of his
remarks; that we could tell how beantifuly be re-
cited the noble achievements and moral courage Of
cur Southern women during the war, their more
than Spartan herOism and their almost more than
christian charity. How he told of the debt con.
tracted by the North in 70 when the South flew to
her assistance to repel the sggressions of foreign
foe, and how to-day the really loyal North is re.
paying, by their efforts in our sacred cause the
obligation. We would we could print these things
at length, but our fast failing space warns US 10
pass to other things.
We should here mention in its place. that iust
after Mr.. Blancs ADDRESS, the banner was by some
ladies who occupied the proscenium box to the
right OF the stage, decorated with a beautiful
wreath.
The ceremonies being concluded, the Crescent
City Club, amid the waving of banners and caps,
and with the loud Endorsement Of the other CLUBS
present, gave three hearty cheers for the ladies'.
and then every man, looking as proud and happy
as-well as they bad Alright to look after such an
anair-hled out of doors.
THE PROCESSION.
II was welIIunderstood that some of the otheriu.
dependent clubs of the city would unite with the
Crescent City in their march through town, so the
public was somewhat prepared for the really hand
some show which the procession made. Follog-
ing up their programme, they Eent down Caron-
delet 10 Canal. thence on Canal out 20 Rampant
street ard back TO Camp, where theysturn up.
The first view our reporter had Of them was Of a
long row Of dancing lights coming up Camp
street, with several banners floating above the
different clubs. They passed the CRESCENT in this
order: First came the Seymour Legion, with their
splendid banner and hands lamps, live club;
next the Frank Blair Guards. who. marching in
', made sight pretty enough not TO be soon for