The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-05

nags and Chinese lanterns were hung sfound
the verandah. At the back of the Club House,
facing the Hudson, there was erected q
stage or platform, which was also decked with
nags and hung with lanterns. Around the
grounds, ia der the trees, dinner tables were set
to afiord the members an opportunity OF eating an
open air dinner. The flower bed In front OF the
house has been newly laid out, and yesterday pre-
sented pretty picture.
At sunrise a large number Of the members of the
club assembled on the grounds. A grand reUetIle
was beaten and the American nag raised, to the
music Of cannon, from which thirteen
salutes were fred, In honor OF the old
thirteen STATES The Boulevard Quartet Club,
assisted by other musical talent and the club
members present. sang the "Star Spangled Ban
thirtyeight guns were fired IN honor OF the thirty
e eg states which now comprise the Union. AT
the Of sse
sassTsa ouay ana lons .d TSe 4 Teadins
members OF the club and the assembled
citizens, who joined in the GLORIOUS At fourP. M.
Mr. Jerome Buck delivered an Grafton which
seemed to touch cord in the hearts OF mis- hearers
that had not previously been sounded. Every time
the gentleman made allIslon to the stir.
hearers was unbounded, and broke forth in thun-
ders OF patriotic applause.
The orator opened with tribute to times gone
BY, but forgotten. The orator said that, under
system Ss 81 Ss. n ss
vindication Of the tenets OF that sacred
instrument were intrusted depended the nations
founders Of the Republic" said Mr. Buck, III: lis
eclpsed by that Of the nations preservers and Gus
t0dlans. From the Revolution sprang George
washington to command, by rare virtue and con-
scienti0us pursuit OF duty, the admiration OF the
world: the conflict Of '61 and '65 has born coordi
mates In Generals George d. Mcclellan, Thomas and
Sherman, not forgetting the lamented Farragur.
One great duty Is now upon US, and it is well to
commence on this suspicious day to perform it.
Let us take back to our hearts those who
have 30 deeply injured our country and our
selves. We have put them in the culver
Of the Union, let US now re-establish them in our
estimation and our l0ve-they are the bone OF our
bone, the nesh OF our flesh. Though they have
erred previously let this holiday be the renewal Of
the love which brothers owe to brothers. com.
mon language, which our mothers first made
familiar to our ears, in which we w0oed and won
our wives, and the common sacrifices Of our
ancestral heroes are the ties which bind us to
ration, concluding with "Our country, our whole
country and country every one"
Alter the Grafton Mr.. Charles Fl. Kitchel
Mr. Henry who ,ected
Barbara Frechie" were admirably rendered by
Professor w. H. Pope EX-Alderman Alexander
Martin made an address IN German, French land
several other Languages spoken by no one but Mr..
sang "The Sword of Bunker Hill" Mr.. Kitchel in
PRODUCED "Young America in the person of
Master Franklin Bush, who delighted and aston
tshed the assembled clans with broken English
song, "Schendir's Barty"
THE FIREWORKS.
In the evening rockets were fired and balloons
let of. A grand pyrotechnical display ended the
most enjoyable celebration.