The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-22
HoBoKEN TURTLE CLUB.


FEAST OF THE AScIEs. ORDER OF LOVERS OF
TURTLE soUP-''As WE JOURNEY THROUGH
LIFE LET Us LIVE BY THE Way
Nothing could exceed brliancy OF the entertain.
nent gwen yesterday by the Hoboken Turtle Club Al
their grounds in the grove Jerome uc,
Macombs Dam Bridge. 1t was really and truly
''ieast OF reason aud TOW OF SOUL" and carried
out perfectly the motto OF the club, "As We Journey
through life let live bv the way" VIII ich resembles
the Latin motto, "Dsm cicimus c.ramss."
The grounds were In splendid order the day all
that could be desired, ana everything in the shape Of
nature and art combined lent their entertainments 10
make this the grand gala day OF club which traces
It's origin backward nearly hundred years
rho breakfast IN the morning superb and the
turtle steaks all that the palate OF the fastdous
alderman could desire.
In the atteraoon vehicles OF all descriptions com.
menccu 10 arrive, and ding in al tho grand
entrance TO The grounds, took up positions
under the shade OF oveThangug trees while
waliaces band discoursed sweet stratus 10
the surgng crowd and TO tho guests that had PRONE
nadsd al iit4m weh the view OF getting up appe.
lite for the many good things to At hall past
four the dinner bell, that 'tocsn Of the soul.'
sounded charge which surpassed that OF the historic
light cavalry brigade ut Baacava. and members with
their guests, together amounting TO about four hun.
drcd Persons sat down 10 such feast might have
RECALLED the palate vi Eplcurus.
Kew.
lew words with respect TO the history OF this club
may be appropriate. II was organized in 1895. But
Two OF the orig,nators are now living They OF
course arc chiefs III the "old gang" and look upon
though most OF the latter passed stage
the folly OF life Is no longer q novelty.
;, The officers are:-Mr 4. L. Ashman, president; Mr..
Henry - Goodspced, nrst vice president; MessYs.
Samuel Il Everett aud william H. LsAge, second vice
presidents; Mr George - Dean, Jr, secretary; Mr..
BESIDE keeping up lis organization since 1896. tho
club is tho parent Of three olhers-namoy the Turtle
Cub OF Kings county; Manhattan and Elmira. The
dining room IL handsomely fitted up, and tho club
monogram - displayed very prominently on tho fur
nturc and the walls aud the head Of the
mensed with the shell Of turtle killed and eaten forty
years ago.
The club owns more than 81, 900 worth of silver
plate and Is solvent institution entirely out Of dobt,
With many wealthy and highly respectable members
on It's roll.
Among the prominent men OF the city at tho dinner
yesterday were:-Senator WagstaG. judge Morgan,
Captain Mortimer, Mr. Gumblelon, Sheridan Shook,
Frank McCabe and Colonel Dam, also a member OF
MY years Standing VINO Is now on the list oi honor.
airy members
TURTLE sour, sISrIMESr AND SONG
Mr.. Ashman. the President, In n happy speech, said
that tho Hcboken Turtle Club was organized eighty
one years sSo when few residents g Manhattan oy
good time ana Initiated The very club OF which he was
now the president He salc bur two mem.
living He remarked upon what green turtle
us food could do. and as u Was tho custom OF the
Knapp as tho best turtle soup cater present rho
health OF Mr. Goadspecd was drunk, and responded TO
BY that gentleman in an eloquent and humorous
speech which brought down cheers IRON all sides lie
alluded in iceling manner to the death OF u former
esteemed officer. M Miller. whose death IN SO short
time was also followed by that oil Judge White. He
spoke OF the many old members who had parsed away
and the old fremen who pridcd themselves their
membership or ths organization.
AZ the close Of Mr.. Goodspsed's speech, quartet
club, consisting OF Mr. ID. Baron, Mr.. Arthur Cook,
Mr. H. X. HUMPHREYS and J. Brown sang .To
tho Bravest and Mr Arthur Cook, In splendid voice,
gave ''rne Rose Of Killarney
o promise to meet r.e when twilight Is falling
Zach bird IL the meadow YOUR Will 10 calling,
Beside the bright that siumDcrs fair,
And every sweet rosebud viii welcome you there
After Judge Morgan had made fcw remarks he sud.
denly paused because he SAID he wanted to hear from
Sheridan Shook. who, being present tod With magni
cant bouquet made few happy remarks. MIR. Samuel
Everett beng called upon made few remarks, de-
scrIbing the club rs his ''pet organixation.n
Mr. Black. being introduced by MT. Ashman, gave
tho "Arkamsas Traveller with variations, which pro-
duccd peais OF laughter and the dinner ended with
music and the song OF "Sweot by and Bye" song by
Mt. II. i. Humphries AS the guests prepared TO
turn to the cy and all concluded ths silent
prayer "May DO there to the next meeting OF
tho Hobokcn Turtle Club"