The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-22
PRESIDENT HAYES.
His Arrival in the Metropolis
Yesterday.
THE ACCOMPANYING VISITORS.
Brilliant Reception at the Union
League Club.

occupied special sleeping car on JUG
Pen ylvana Railroad, and on arriving -
the depot in Jersey city found waiting for them Two
carriages TINT mad been sent over from mo run
Avenue Hotel. They came over ihe Desorosses
rtrect ferry and arrived the hotel at eight o'clock
A. M. Tho party was received BY two commit.
tees one from tho Union League Club and an
other from the American Museum OF Natural
HISTORY They occupied a suit OF rooms on the hrst
floor OF the hotel on tho Twenty-third street side.
Altar break fast some visitors received, among
Them Postmaster General Key. General Banks
anil Hon Richard c. Mccormick. who Is
going 10 Paris 10 represent American interests
nj tho coming exposition. An engagement 70 inncn
with General Dix ut two clock took tho Prcsident
away from tho hotel early in the afternoon and no re-
NAMED away until shortly before going TO the recep-
ton OF the Union League Club last evening. To-day
he will attend formal opening OF the new building
erected by the city Manhattan square Tor the OK
nip,ion OF collections belonging to the American Mu
scum OF Natural History.
THE UNION LEAGUE RECEPTION.
rhc reception tenAcrcd In tho evening to the Prcsi
dent and Mrs. Hayes by the Union League Club was
In all respects most successful affair The invitation
vas rendered early in the FALL but owing to the pres
suro or public business tho President was compelled
10 postpone his acceptance until tho present
opportunity Tine date only ~h no ,ns
week and the arrangements had accordingly to be
made with considerable haste, though, as tho result
has proved not without taste and skill The demand
Tor Invitations largo that no member OF the
club was allowed to bring with him more tnnn one
lady the desire 70 avU'd snon ~
800 Owing, however, 10 Tho spacious omen
sions and admirable arrangement OF tho building,
there at no ono point so greata crowd as 70 DO
annoying
The handsome club house was tastefuliy decorated
hon n the landings OF the stairway $1,000
pois Of tall wide spreading plants, while from the
outer edges OF the staircase were suspended
wcrc draped with flags and banners and the chan-
dcliers wrcaihed with smiIax.. The decoration
took place was very good The wide opening between
The and the theatre was drapco both IN 'front.'
and in rear with American ilass aoopea pac , wn
entirely across the wall at the back Of tho room,
crossing near the top OF the large pier glass. Inc
into the main hall, and about the walls were hung
small blue banners bearing tho coats-o.arns and
seals OF the various States. heavy rug
concealed the middle window opening on Twcnty
sixth street. the dais beneath u others were
spread 1t was here that the President stood. inc
tooned with smlax and red and white lowers The
theatre was decorated with Gags. and banners, and
row OF seats extended along tho iron.
nd rear ns usually nd @ The door was
ished and FREQ from furniture Of my kind Tables
verc prepared for supper In the main restaurant on
the third floor and IN the library on the second oor
whore tho committee rooms were also devoted TO tho
same purpose. very fine repast was provided
THE ART GALLERY.
collection OF paintings by the best Known Ameri. |
can artists was on exhibition IN the Art Gallery,
where they had been placed during tho day. Most Of
them wrve new and few had been seen before. A I
number we're fresh from tho studio, and had been |
offered BY the artists themselves. Others were |
wcro nearly nifty "a all The largest and most striking
picture 10 the room was the ''Birth Of the Flag"
from the fret stanza OF brakes poem, Thc American
Flag" i. is the work Of Henry Peters Gray Facing
tnis, on tho opposite side OF the room, was line, !
large painting by Church, representing sunrise IN
the mountains Bcrstadt was represented by scene
in tho California m fountains A large landscape ana
cattle piece At the Brookside," by James H. Hart was
ono OF the most conspicuous in the gallery. some.
what similar painting from the same hand hung on
the opposite wall MIR. Eastman Johnsons chefdGuure
"A Husking Bee, " attracted much attention Near
Il hung an admirable landscape, "Thc Homestead"
by George Inness, also one OF his finest works A
North African coast did credit 10 Mr.. X. Swain
clifford. A painting by j. +. Cropsey was named
.solitude.n Mr. A. B. Durand was seen In a study
Lake George, and Mr.. &. II. Boughton In water
carrying scene.
"Mont Blanc" by II. W. Robbins; ancestral Home"
y: L Henry: "whi.o island" ~ +. H. De Hans;
and Apple Girl" 7. N Wood; Landscape" Bristol;
Loop; -: - v,IsTs school" e 7: Bellows; a
tho Autumn woods" Homer; Morning in
inc woods," wht,redge; "rne Coming sqaall,'
v. u. DTOWus otuuy VI Coohts hooeTt ". MluOI,
Landscape in the Tyrol," Kruseman Van Elkin;
sLandscape' A. H. wyan,; "A Servant OF the Port,'
A. I: Bricher; Trough sport IN the Yosemite James
A. Smillic; 'srhc Brook Byhcld Mass, y David
johnson; ''0id Mil at Springfield, J.. L.,' Charles
Il. Miller; ..Ncar Marblehead" Arthur Quart
Mountain sccne,'' Samuel Coiman; .I.ady
In a Garden" old French costume H. humphrey
Moore; portrait OF J. Pierrcpout Edwards d. Hunt.
ingtop: landscape, X. A. H.; "Autumn,n Jervis
McEntee; "A Foggy Morning in Florida swamp"
@. Il SMILES. All these paintings are fine spsci-
mems OF the characteristic style OF the artists whom
s,HArL TO THE CHIEF"
At half past eight O'Clock President Hayes and his
wife arrived by carriage from Fifth Avenue Hotel
room had been prepared tor their accomm oda,iop
and, afer removing their coats aud hats, the party
moved into the anteroom, which was al
ready well Alled with guests. A. the ap-
pearsncc Of the President the band struck up
The familiar arr. 'Hail to tho Chief" and
Us soon as be had taken stand upon the dnis the
formaiity of the presentations began continuing al
most unn,erruptcdy for Two and half hours A. the
Presidents right hand stood the Hon. John Jay,
President OF the dub nj his left Chief Justice Noah
DAVIS Next 10. him stood MRS HAYES, and
moved away, ana his place taken by Joseph Ii.
Cnoate, iormer president Of the club. Ex-Governor
Morgan occupied position with the Presidential
party the greater part of the evening The occasion
was a brilliant and memorable one. There
several Cabinet officers present, besides num-
Dor OF military and naval dgnitarIes, distin-
guished statesmen, politicians ana clergymcn. The
list included Sir Edward Thornton, tho British Minis
Ter; Secretary OF State Evarts and daughter Attor
Hon. John Jay. Chief Justice Davis, President
Eliot, OF Harvard College: President Por-
ter, OF Yale, and daughter; President Bar
narG, OF Columbia; CommodorcI Nicholson,
OF tho Brooklyn Navy Yard; Hon. Hamilton Fish, ex-
Governors Hawloy, Jewell and Morgan; NJ Khnnc,
late Consul General al Frankfort General Doubleday,
General Hlihouse. Assistant treasurer OF New York
State; General Hancock. General shaier, General
Van Buren,, Minister to japan; Judge Benedict,
United states Court; d. 5. Appleton, President
New England Cino: Judge Brady George
william Curtis, Judge Peabody Captain worden,
Pierrepont
Mrs Admiral Farragut. Mrs. John Bigeow'
MI and MIRA. Loyal Farragni. Mrs Mary Mapes
Dodge editor OF 50, Nicholas Magazine; Mr.. JOSIAH
M. Fiskc, DR.. Agnew, Rev. Drs adams. Chaplin, or.
m,stou. Arthur Brooks and wife. q. H. Tiffany and
daughter Froihng CHAM and Bevan; District Attorney
ana Mira Phelps, Mr.. Dorman d. Eaton and wife, Dir.
stephen IL. Vance, ex-Judyc and Mrs. Rowland, Mr.
and mrs. Hartley. Mr. j. Augustus Pane and
wife Mr.. Charles II. Russell, Mr. s. b. Ruggles, Mr.,
c. &. Waite and lady, Mr. Joseph II. and Mrs.
Brown, Mr. and Mrs. j. Perkins Draper and daughter,
OF Boston: Charles L. Tiffany, Andrew W. Lccgat
Mr. and hrs. Charles watrous, Mr. Blair scrlbncr,
Mr. o. A. W. Goddard, Rev. DR.. Scbenck, oil Brook
i'm: Ellis McClise, Collector Arthur, Judge LARA
more and we aud many others Ex-Governor
T,iden sent his regrets A number OF the Army and
Navy officers werc 10 full uniform and the dressing