The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-30
TIE MATINEE AT CHAPPAQUA.
The Sage Of Westchester at His Usual Saturday
Entertainment-George N. Sanders and
General Slocum Among the viitors-
The Philosopher on Bailing JEFF
Davis-The Boston Jubilee
To Be Visited.

Philosopher Greeley was at the Chappaqua station,
at ten O'Clock yesterday morning, with his spank
ing team, ready TO receive his friends, the weekly
visitors who, since the HERALD has made the wood
chopping famous, look forward to his Saturday
matinees in the wood-chopping way with the
ardent longings OF overtaxed souls for holiday.
IDA HIS DAUGHTER,
waited with him, ready to do the honors to her
fathers friends with all the grace OF q real lady Of
the White House. When the train from New York
arrived the Philosopher ran his eye along the
groups OF passengers who were descending from
the cars. Imagine his astonishment to see among
the very first the short stubby figure OF the once
famous
GEORGE N. SANDERS
the noted peace negotiator of Niagara Falls. That
famous agtator waddled towards the great Philoso-
pher, with his face beaming with joy, and heartily
greeted him. The Philosopher returned the greet.
ing with the heartiness natural TO him. but turned
away as soon as the first greeting over to re.
ceive
NEARER AND DEARER FRIENDS.
These his daughter Gabrielle and the family Of
Mr. Avis J. Johnson. Gabrielle is about seventeen
years OF age, slight and graceful in form, with a
handsome face the fair Greeley complexion, long
brown hair, falling in rich folds about her neck, and
a rosy clipped mouth, full OF handsome teeth. Her
long and severe illness has deprived her OF that fresh
and healthy bloom that her elder sister reoices in,
but the very pallor and weakness OF convalescence
seem to have invested her with all the aesthetic
beauty OF her invalid mother. She kissed her
father oyously on meeting him, and expressed an
anxious wish to go at once to the old homestead in
the woods where Mrs. Greeley still remains con-
fined to her room.
MR. ALVIN j. JOHNSON
who's lusty arm and hearty genaiity were missed
at the reunion or the previous saturday. was
warmly greeted by his old friend, and were Mrs.
M hA w nh tphn
panied him. They brought bounteous collation.
for the lunch table along with them.
THE PARTY FROM TARRYTowN
arrived just the train did, consisting OF Mr. and
Mrs. J. r. Stuart, Annty Lamson and Mrs. Par
fridge, while Lawyer Williams and his wife from
the other end OF Chappaqua appeared a few mo-
ments later. The ladies' went at once to the White
House in the Woods, while the gentlemen betook
themselves to the spring and thence to
CHOPPING GROUND.
The axe exercise continued about as usual, no one
trious bower, Johnson. Sanders had very little to
say, and that mostly about farming, not touching
even once on the Niagara negotiations or his adj
ventures during or since the war; He announced
< sfR6SG GREELEY MAN.
On the noon train from New York three other
visitors arrived-John B. Haskn and General sio-
cum OF Brooklyn, and Mr.. ODell, Of White Plains.
telegram was received during the day by the
Philosopher announcing the arrival in New York
COMMITTEE FROM THE BOSTON JUBILEE
to secure his attendance there during the present
week. He did not intimate to the parties about
him whether he would accept the invitation or not
but he evidently thought the matter over In his
own mind pretty thoroughly.
THE DINNER TABLE
was arranged under the evergreens, as usual. Miss
Gabrielle sat the right of her father, and Miss
Ida occupied the hostess seat in the middle.
General Slocum sat on the left OF the Philosopher,
Mr. Haskln near the centre, Mr.. Johnson next the
hostess, and the others present were arranged aJ
suited them best.
Mr.. ODell ventured the remark that one Of the
greatest things Mr.. Greeley ever did was to bail
JEFF DAVIS.
The PHILosoPHER.-They abused me roundly
about that, and never gave me credit lOr the real
good service did them in that matter. They had
Davis, and yet they could do nothing with him.
keep him prisoner and came In and helped them
out OF their dilemma by bailing him. They ought
to have thanked me for helping them out OF their
trouble but they didn't.
BARBECUE.
The subject OF a barbecue was discussed 1t was
proposed to get up an old-fashiOned Southern
the Chappaqua farm, with the OK roasted whole,
and all the accomplishments except liquors, but
Johnson with his sound discrimination, opposed it.
He said there would be more people present than
the farm could comfortably contain without trench
ing on the garden and the ploughed ground, and q
sides, Miss Greeley was too much OF an invalid for
such bosterous merrymaking. All parties took the
same view and the matter dropped.
At quarter OF five the parties separated, the
Philosopher accompanying MIR. Johnson and family,
and Messrs. Slocum and Sanders to New York. At
tee were In waiting, and button holing the Sage,
carried him bodily away to confer with him regard
ing his proposed visit to the Jubilee.
1t was subsequently ascertained that he consented
to be present on Wednesday next, and VIII leave
on the four O'Clock Fan River Boat on Tuesday.