The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-22
SIR LAMBT0N LORRAINE.

Reception Of the Comma nder OF the NiObe
by tho Army md Navy Club Last Even
ing-A Brilliant Company and q Corr
dial Welcome.
The reception rendered to Sir Lambton Lorraine
last evening by the Army and Navy Club was quite
brilliant affair. and the occasion for the gather
ing together OF most distinguished company of
naval and army officers. Everything In the way
OF decoration that could be done was done to
beautify the various rooms OF the club house, and
what with the walls decked with the American
and English nags and the mounds OF natural
flowers that were artisticaly placed on the
mantels aud the wreaths or myrtle and wild roses
that hung from the chandeliers, the parlors pre-
sented scene OF wonderful attractiveness. The
band from Fort Hamilton was on hand In full force
during the evening, and after the brief ormalites
OF the introduction Of the guest OF the evening to
the company did Its musical utmost from an ex-
tension to the rear OF the saloon, and which was
completely buried, SO to speak, In flags and bunt-
ing, to add to the interest OF the occasion. 1t was
nearly ten O'Clock before the carriage with Gen.
erals Aspinwall and Mcmahon, the committee who
waited upon Sir Lambton at his hotel. arrived.
The latter on alighting, was received by General
Hancock, the President OF the club, who conducted
him into the main parlor amid the most enthu-
siastc greeting OF the oficers present, the band
Anon: those who were present at the time
were Major General Hancock, General w. 9.
Mitchell, Captain, J. s. Wharton, Commodore G.
H. Barry General Lloyd Aspinwal General M. 4.
Mcmahon, Captain McCrea, Colonel Hildt, General
George II: Sharpe, General H. Prince, General Il.
G. Wright, General h. Day, General Rufus ingalls,,
General J. b. Fry, Colonel M. D. l.. Simpson, Gen.
eral william Grier, General J. G. Barnard, Com
modore Leroy, DR.; Charles Mcmillan, General Q. A.
Gilmore, Major J. Percy: Lieutenant W. g. Glib
WILCOX Dr. A. II. Hon, U. $. A., Admiral James Al
den Dr. n. +. marcy, General Charles ]. Dodge,
General George W. Cullom, Colonel r. p. G. Hall.
D. W. r. Howard s. M. Benjamin, Chester Hatfield,
John Forsyth, West Point; II. s. Kendrick, West
Point; Colonel X. 9. Perry, Lieutenant George b.
Livingston U. s. N, General Ambrose f. Burnside,
Colonel H. Q. Lockwood, Richard Schell, General
ratio Potter. Jr, General w. W. Averill, G. X.
Garrison William Aston, John J. McCook,
Major w. 8. Beebe, Colonel G. Ii. Raymond, John l.
Davenport General @. h. Tompkns, General Sha-
ler General Horace Porter, General Z. M. McCOok,
Colonel Thomas }; Hoyt Colonel D. B. Grant, Judge
Charles r. DAILY, Nathan Appleton, Governor RAN
dolph, New Jersey; Judge b. T Morgan, william
.. Laimbeer Major General Webb Andrew II.
Green, A. T. Stewart, Colonel Frederick A. Conx-
TIFFANY, General j. J. Bartlett, Colonel 9. irving
Church Gouverneur Morris, Jr., Clarence Rath-
bone, W. w. Aston, Lieutenant Governor Robin
son, OF New York; Professor Niche, owest Point;
the British Consul Richard A. McCurdv. Lawrence
Jerome, District Attorney Phelps, Frederick X.
Winston, General Arthur, Douglas Taylor, George
=. Van Mort alderman Van Setback and DIT. Moan
After the Informal welcomings Of the guest Of
the evening" General hancock made the iormai
welcome as foll0wsS-
CArrAM SIN LAxBroN LORRAINE: From distin-