The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-12
THE AMERICUs CLUB.
winding Up" the Season-Fun and Frivolity
at Indian Harbor-Putting OF the
Old to Put On the Now.

Mid all the gores OF autumn as exhibited on SEQ
and land-a beautiful, clear sky, relieved here and
there by the thnnest and most prettlly tinted
films OF vapor with the sun shining brightly
ana warmly, the wnd blowing freshly, stirring
the surface OF the water and creating anG
destroying 'white caps" with gttering fringes and
sending them, as in playful chase, the wldtr
OF Long Island, or shaking from their slender sup
ports the sere and yellow leaves,'' which fell amid
the rusting OF their living companions for re-
quiem-the Americas Club wound up Its summer
season yesterday ar Indian Harbor
THE CHARACTER OF THE CLUB
is so well known that the announcement or a,
''wind-up' was quite enough to induce those who
could to be on hand and enjoy for the last time this
year the generous hospitality and geniality OF the
clubbsts large party ana a merry one assem-
bed, therefore, on Saturday. dete! mined to do jus
tlce TO the good fare Of the hosts. Among the VS.
itors were State Senators Hardenburgh, Lord and
Lady Sanford and Inspector Midget of Rochester.
IN company with Collector A. d. Barber and
THE "MEMBER FROM sLIGJ,"
Assembly, Denis Burns, in c0mpan with the friend
ana fOrwarder OF literature, Mr.. JOnn Pyne, the
qulete5t man In New YORK.
THE CLOSING EXERCISES
did not partake OF special Formally. There were
The usual boat racing sailing, nsng from the float
ana denoiition OF good things edible aud drlnkabe.
In the evening
was held al Camp Grafulia. The Hon. Judge DAWN
was elected chairman Mr.. John BeIts secretary and
Captain George Manu- sergeant OF arms" The busi-
ness Of the meeting was to take tue intiatory steps
Tor
OPENING THE FALL cAmFAIGN.
stirring address was made " Judge" Dawn,
in which he nominated for County Clerk very
,.dresh young man who has saown ms ability to
who on saturday evening showed his hness to give
temperance lectures by making himself the 'rright
MIR. FREsHFrELD's MOTIVATION
was received with loud and long continued ap-.
plause. He stepped forward brushed his blonde
locks up from his classic brow, places the knuckles
of his right hand on the table while with his left
hand lie carefully covered the lett lapel OF his coat
and having bowed, much more graeeiully than
young elephant could, and HAVING ''ahemed" quite
properly, he proceeded to address the meeting sOme-
what as foilows-
GENTLEME AMERIcUs -Cenllem en-1oud
hss s n ne s
accept the nomination 1 have waSAea the course oc
sss against 10
asas e ss' neS mnS 'h
hat az; Pity" yet hope to be 80 very oSn CF,e. Of
you, gentlemen the bottom hears-thers the lst
very bottom Of my heart.
At this stage of the address one of the auditors
became unruly and insisted on throwing balls Of
the unruly auditor in charge while the orator took
the opportunity to perform
THE GREAT HAT TRICK
and succeeded In producing from an ordinary five
dollar high hat a large chunk OF ee several cOrksy
u
bacco papers, and then by turning the sweat lining
out TO show that there was no means for the articles
to be pushed through the sides OF tlo hat me feat
amusement. Shortly alter the meeting adjourned
to the platform, where
A GRAND PROTECTING DISPLAY
was given, under the supervision OF Captain Charles
H. Hall. The light OF the full moon dmmed by the
brilliancy OF the rockets, wheels and balloons. The
rockets were most eccentric III their movements.
One would soar aioft high That there seemed to be
imminent
DANGER To THE MAN IN THE NOON
and one almost expected TO see the orb duck little
to avoid having the old man hit In the eye Another
rocket would go ricOchetting along the surface or
the water, no doubt frightening many Of the fishes
to death. Then there was song and Joke till bed
around on the Mary Jane tweed. which HarbOr
Master Ferris handled, or pulling around the cove
for exercise, and for instance, while party OF the
visitors took ride around the country and visited
establishments have already been skelched in the
HERALD SO tnat IL ls only necessary 10 say that tne
former, for extensive domain, excellent arrange
ment, exquisite adornment in WORKS OF nature and
OF art can scarcely be eXceed, and the latter. al
though not nearly SO elaborate as the other yet for
beautiful prospect anu the necessary concomStants
for
SOLID COMFORT
cannot be surpassed. AT dinner in the club house
the President sat at the head OF the table. The
members of the club In full UNIFORM sat around the
board which groaned with good things and cleaned
with the paraphernalia OF 'fragilc' goods which,
according TO Bassford, were Indispensable. In the
afternoon q large party OF the guests repaired
to the city on board Mr.. 1weed's magnificent
steam yacht parting from the point amid the bang
Ing OF cannon from the point aud salutes from
yachts anchored of the club grounds and returns OF
the salute from the bright tte shorter board the
Tweed.
Those who departed looked for the last time on
the Old club house, for ere they return again
"a GRAND TRANSPORTATION
Will have taken place. q new, commanding ana COM
modiOus structure will have been erected on the
point. The new house Is to be built shape, each
wing 100 feet long and 50 feet deep three stories
high, with rooms Tor every.twO members, and with
q tower, the top Of which will be 1872 feet above
high water mark From this tower a most mag
nifcent view OF the Sound and surrounding cOun-
| try can be had. In front or the "hOtel'-
| for so 1t may be caed-wlll be q promenade plat
FORM the full length Of the house and sixteen feet
wide. The club has now no rival in thiS country.
| and when the new house Is finished they Will un-
dOubtedy be ahead OF any similar institution IN the
| world. The work Of demolishing the old building
| viii commence On the 10th inst ana will be pushed
| forward with such despatch as to have all ready
| for OccnnatiOn the next season.