, 1874-03-27

shootorn' Hull, cornor Of North Olark and Illinois
stroots, Inst ovonlng. It numbers about aixty
mombora, aud is known aa tho Ioavy hion'a Club,
aud lag the simple oxpanntory motto .'2o0
no mcans to bo takon an MI lnagniiscal,s
suggestion, however, for 1t will readily DO oon-
codod that ponderoBitY Of frlno anil rotundty
of whist are evidences Of tollity and gool l,u-
NOR, Your thin ,1a.l may 70 witty, hut hns no
md not enough cfcek fur ntnlo to play upon
man to be rosly joval, so that this plain motto
mems mora tan flesh. for It stands
and and vetuslss and isS bosSdsB, s% $oe poupdsa
III noroly tho minimum weight. ond Tho iIdlvitl-
uni WHO aqnoozos into this Aooicty Under tho
barc ability to raise tho wo!ght ut this figure s
looted upon ID merely an offe'nlnato intarlopor:
tho general soIidity Of tho company galhored to-
gothor Tor tho purpose Of engaging, IN torpsi-
otoroan ana other, light and ,sportivo eotoy-
menta lat evening. Il, Mr.; Po.taioscr, the the
zbsne pr9saent Of tho Society," Han9s,n J. %nf
tho nble Treasurer acknowledges TINT tho figures
SIG hardly do justca bis pobsesaions Of ilcsl,.
Fred BuHBe BmileB over o mountain OF 3al
pounds. Alr. Rngenow, who comcs from tho
Woat Division and does. Il Justice, puts 9s5
ErneBt Dotclor. oil tho wRv from Cottage Grove.
pays only + cents to bring hia 8G6 pounds to
Lake sire eot. :. From tloro Ag"ros the company
dogonorato into two hundreds, aidaro, Of conrao,
quito overshndowcd.
Owing to Tho TACT that no suitable arrange
ments had boen mado for hoisting tbs dancers
np to tho top story, where tho bhll was given,
1t was fully half-paat . o'clock before Dean d
ioameans m FIJI FIJI bani att'ck up the openinEg sE
hour previous to this time look down tho stair
wny disclosed frail humanity trying to mako the
top, aud struggling for air but finally, oil being
preaent and hnging rog"'ed themselves 't,
some good nhinaa vino, ,NIr, Fred pusse s2iI,
atopped briakly up to Fra.1ein Gingloy, 275, and,
leading hor to the head Of tho hall, tia company
formed in line bohina them, and tho ball wnss
formally oponod. Tho PLEASURES which tollov
music aud t1ao.. copiouH dranshtes, Of VINO
mado tho agile dancers do their ut
most to outvlo each other, and thoro
wero no miafortunes to mar tho en}oymonts.
True, the toists under tho i!oor creakod omnous-
", but this was not noticed and ono gentleman
I! lind tho misfortune to ohooso partner who.
| whom they came to tako their places for the
| waltz, WAS found to bo too far on to bo en-.
twincd by Ills outatrotchcd nrsns huu 10, ooyerod
With confusion, he had to load her blushlq8
Mr. Dutse,, who wore = rosetto Of sll
had m accident, dropping tho Insignia In the
uanca, ana uAPlnb 20 hak A4ptHeF ~ PUN ~ w
bnt these wore minor misfoltuncH and did not al
a1l interfere with the general harmony.
Ali o'clock Tho Snppor-uarsoh :" was played
and tho company adJournoa to tho banquet
room, whore q toothRome repast Of such good
| aud substantial vianis 90 only tie Germsn
womou can prepare was spread out in apretiz.
| ing array. Upon this IN onslaught was made
and prod!gIoas gastronomio foats woro cxhib'
tied. And when tho moal was finished it wat
washed down By fagons Of Rhine wine and
foamine cups Of old lager, while tho COMPANY
| cheeroa ouch other on to their work
by storioa aud wit. Aftor tho supper wna finish
cd dancing was renewed, and continued nntil tai
| gray morning light told tho 1ata worAliperi
1T tha hall OF pleasure that cyon fat men mus
| lind poriod Of rcposa.