Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-29
COMMUNICATED
Farcwcli Supper to q Member Of the
Bachelor Club.


Bachelor Club.
RubeD's Germany, last night, was one blaze
Of light, music and feastiug, the occasion being
the farewell supper given by the Bachelor
Club to Mr.. B. Il. Summers one of its re-
firing members, who lesv Alexandria to-day
for Norfolk, which place be intends to make
his future home. The naio hall, up stairs, bad
been beautifully decorated with the flags of all
nations, ocludiog the tattered old field flag of
the Club 10 the centre. The tables had been
so arranged as to form tho monogram "B. c."
and were supplied with all the delicacies of the
season hat the markets of Washington, Balti.
more aud Philadelphia could afford. One table,
10 fact. grosned so loud that it had to have gum
shoes put on its feet 50 az not 10 disturb the
harmony Of the company. Twenty-tbree cages
Of birds hung throughout the ball there were
rare BIRDS ADD birds otherwise; birds that fockea
| together, and birds that flock all by themselves,
of the canary, hooking and 6laloo order, and
small spribklpg OF crows and owls, and one
at times almost thought he was member of
the Alexandria Game Association, including
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main table was miniature ship cut out of a
solid block of ice, and at the other end was an
eugne and train Of cars on the same desigu,
white mIc,, and were laden with tropical fruit,
such as bananas. There were baoauas with
pecIs and bananas without pecls, so that if any
one was not an expert pceer he was fixed any
way. Itisiog from the centre of this table, in
graod aud maj astic spendor, Was az immense
cake, representing the great Pyramid of
"G zeh. which is agitatiDg the public mind
just new. Ga the four sides of this Pyra-
mid were, beautifully wrought 10 daudclots
aud rosemary. tho following suggestive mot
toes "B. Il. s." There is no place like
home" Farewell" and r. Portner's beer, 5
cents per glass, with an oyster % fork.
Oae Of tho side tables was entirely devoted to
nuts of all kinds, hickory, pine, ash, poplar,
and dough nuts and COOLERS ad nauseum. The
great event though of all this high toned rcvel
~ was the speeches that were made, and songs
old time songs-that we're sung, all of which
can be had at French's, neatly bound 10 calf,
with the picture OF the author of the Poets
Sigh" on the title page, price one dollar aud
fifteen cents. Gantlema0ly agents will 5000 pass
around with them. Oae end of the building
had been taken GU! to accommodate the band,
which had at great expense been engaged for
the evening, and the music of which added
very materially to the Enjoyment. This was not
very large baud inasmuch as it only bad q
bass drum and one fate, and the Huto had a
chronic case Of asthma and made noise at
times like house 90 FIRE. After four hours
solid work at the viands and other things, the
Hoor was cleared, aud the lady friends Of the
club fled 10 two BY two, and after gracefully
saIutiog their partners and presenting them
with button hole bouquet, led off in the
"mts7" to the lsscivious strains Of the blue
Danube" and Ocean pillows" Too much
praise cannot he bestowed on Ruben for the
manner 10 which he so successfully engineered
thi, whole affair, and all present expressed
themselves as highly pleased. AS day began to
break it admonished US that this joyful racket
had gone far enough, aud was like all our joys,
which are so short lived, aud far happier 10 the
anticipation than as general thing in their re.
alzltion. ROX.