New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-26
Union LEAGUE RkCEPTION.
LADIES NIGHT AT THE CLCB-A BRILLIANT AND En-
JOYABLE FESTIVAL.

! LADIES NIGHT AT THE CLCB-A BRILLIANT AND En-
JoYABLE FESTIVAL.
! The Ladies' Reception at the Union League
club ycs held .ast evening. Thi, bo,n regarded III
the past 40 easily te front rank OF the annual social
events Of the metropolis Last evening" reception sur
passed these of previous years. aud was even more
brilliant in nubers rich toilets and floral decorations
than the notable reception $40. me higher POLITICAL
professional commercial, ana social circles OF the city
were well rpresened although the ciisi' at "asin-On
prevented the pres al many distinguished politicians
and dipoDalisi " no had been invited. The large nn-
Der OF Officers and navy who were III attend
ance recalled last year ana the presence OF the
lgmencd Custer Tie elegance and Costumes
OF the ladies' toilets gave no suggestion Of hard
times and reduced expenditure. TIE hall. siarways'
and noorS were profu,eiy DECORATED with flowers No
Other public or private hudng the has the space
and arrangement TO command such al eztensiN' ana
splendid picture Of scial festivities as the Union
League Cun on Us parlor ana thcatcr door taken to-
ccther there WIS a vista OF almost 2O0 feet Tine stain
way was thrOngcd. Tie Hon. joan JAY President OF
the club. ana MIS-. Jay received the -uc sts
in the pagor From the paroI the guests averscd the
broad hallway to the secOnu paror and the theat.r'
which yas beautifully adorned Tor She dance The or-
chcstr was half concealed pcninI the floral decoration
Of the stage So except onal advantages FOR tasteful
and brilliant display could scarcely have been more iuiy
+ utilized.
Guests began TO slowly at the appointed hour
O'clock ami fashionable IL 70 20 be- troN that there
was almost a line vi arrivals 80 late n IL
O'Clock. Amon- invited GUESTS were the following
Mayor Ely, ex-Gayor Hunter and lady Of HrooAlyn.
tx Mayor Nckhain and Ms w. khan. II. dc TauVar.
Minister Cheyaier Bainoti fce-C.nsiI o. iialy D. q
CrJ!y and lady Or J. -. Hnau Mr.. Holland, and the
Misses Holland v. D. I,wlhe- OF h. gaud, Tie iiOa.
Cortland Parker and ady Of newark, D. ~ = Williams
0dGcis " he M ed states Army Gen j. t. Barnard.
Gen. j. b. hddoO anu lady, cen. Morgan, Gen. koa'n-
br,JIgD Gen STANLEY Dr. rrlnhin Reynolds, Col j. f.
fiarfu r., To-.
Surgeon Alpr.. capt Choicr, 'iaor barhrr' ID. BIZ
Oriccrs q tue United stdtes Navy omnodore
Nicholson and lady Chic. r. snees !. ANson surg on
Cooke surgeon H. d. WrH'. CAPT. ). Ford Kent, Dr.
sc-tsi,d, Engineer Barry, kntineer CoWes, Ghef
Engineer Magce. M.Jor - l. Dawson ana tAp' J.. T.
Mc'krr Of TIE aiarne Co.iS PtFinhsicr brl1, Lent
Upshur; Ciip,. \ Z. CooRe, Lent Commander Dana.
The large membership Of tac cGb unusually well
represented Among those present we've the following
President and Mrs JOHN JAY Josiah VI. Fsle and lady,
l.. T. Moron anu lady, J. Warren Goddard ana lazy,
Jackson = schultz aud ady, Charles Wations ana ady
Rush e. Hawkins and lady, william Ort,u and lady.
seymour 4 BnGce, Hiss Clare Bunce, 6. Il. hoc.'
ley and lazy, Thomas {. Lhornel. William H.
Fog ana lady, ex-Cunsirs.man John . Lawsoa o. II.
MuIh John ei"aAe, y NJ bi4tchiord' Wiilam u. Lre'
-miyn ana lady, Edgar NJ Smith and lady, t-NM"yor
Vln,. and lgdT, Commissioner Of Police hardt ana
lady Horace Russell ana lady, Charlton Lewis District
Attorney Phelps aud lady, Ponce Conimis,iouer
Wheeler, Joseph Sci imam, Miss Seigndn, George
W Blunt. George ". GrIsUOd aud lacy, 4. Is. Darling
snd lady J. warren Goddard lady. \. BerpiaGt and
lady ueorsc WALKER ANA 'adJ % Springfield George T.
Bujcr and Miss bdlier. G. C. Wae, George G. MaEocn
ard Lady COL f. L. Howe aud lady, j. Z CropseJ AMI
lady, Christian feItcr, Iihu Root, Leonard JcrUmc.
Iho art gallery which, through the favor Of members
OF artistic has always been special feature Of
tic Ladies Reception hung with AZ choice OH paint
ings. The gallery crowded from hrst TO last.
Among The pictures attracting the NEST attcn-
ton were Firu!nGTaTds famous " Flower Market
in Paris" and Xyander'. " on THE Coast Of England"
loaned by Dr. E. d. Morgan. j.; Lcl0irs Fttc Day"
loaned by .. -. Mum Zons Venice aud JcrOmc'S
ii Picalor." loaned by VI. knocder Co.; Modr1zos
Lady Reading" loaned by Charles stewart smith;
Jacquet's Preparing for the Drive" loaned by ,.
Hawk: J VI. narts In the Autumn woods" loaned by
Col Rush c. Has kins; Modra2O's The Letter with the
Bouquet" loaned by II. Van Aien F. Bcanard's
Gong TO the Daace Old England" loaned by j. ii.
Sherwood.
The billiard room, adjoining the art gallery, and the
second nOor diun--room Snmptu0usy set for the
collation. which served NJ midnight and the dancing
continued lii very late hour. The following were the
committees in charge OF the reception:
Reception CoDaiHCe-Ieyi r. Morton. Frederick d.
Happen. Daniel r. Appleton. Elliot G. CO~dln, Charles
Josiah 81; Sars 's'''an risw0id ,rrtn
t,U,iard Robert Lru0K. Bciknap, George Jones.
Nathaniel T.. Bailey. Elliott shepard Fletcher Harper
jr. John +. Denny. Richard Butler Edward NJ Town
send, George Z. Baker, John c. sOulhw.ck. Angus.
tns g. Paine Chester a. Arthur. J. Is. Kiddoo,
epam 5v so psrP r6 APsSR e5rne meg . van
Wngrnen Oliver y. {. Billings James o. Hoit,
GcGrre r. Butler william L. Rogers Grurge C. Aiagonn,
william Arm trong William A. Patton Charles 7. Hardy
s. Edward Sash, Ethan Allen, Langdon Nard rhaf os
C. BeaInan I Horace Russell. Eiiuu Root CARLISLE Nor
wool ir Joseph ~ Hazeltinc.
Com,giitSS of Irrangernent-C watrous n. A.
Floor Csnniasc-T C. Richardson Louis c. lewis
Warren h. Grecnlcsf, Gilbert /. Jones John d. lyon
David Mliken. IT, Heryey D. t,iDson, w. II Hoi.iscr,
Edgar T Blake, Henry ID. L4deit. Ernest u oledman'
John ". ATWOOD.