The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-14
MANHATTAN TURTLE CLUB.

HOW THE BOYS OF NEW YORK ENJOY THEM
SELVES AWAY FROM HOME.
Tho meeting OF the Manhattan Turtle Club At
Scnedier's Hotel, High Bridge, yesterday,
most enjoyable affair. Over iorly members who
had driven ont from the city Tor Tho
purpose attended the breakfast eight
O'CLOCK in the morning, aud turtle soup the pre-
dominating feature OF the matutinai meal. The
dinner al hvc o'clock in tho afternoon was,
however, tho great event oil the DAY. Long
prior 10 the hour wagons, coaches and hight
buggies kept arriving the spacious grounds
Of the hotel, ana host Of men, clean shaved and
fashionabIy dressed. occupied the balcony Of the
building standing some nifty sixty feet away IRON
the hotel devoted to the purposes OF bar and
dining room The latter laid with some
attempt AZ commentator, the walls between The
windows being covered with evergreens and the
space above he Chairman - one end OF tho
room Z > ooned wiih II ss and smiisx An enormous
salad, aeitly worked into the representation
mont pos,tron a. the end Of one Of the
two long tanics The banqueting cuamber had a
bright. cheerful ATMOSPHERE and ITS windows looked
the pfo-pcct smectiy rural. Among those VINO ar
rived on the scene IN time ior dinner were Buy
Birch, Of the San Franci.co Ministries, accompanied
BY three vi his professional brethren. aud between
them tnerc ~as "a world OF fuu and nonsense--such
nonsense as was IN happy keeping with the occasion
There also drove ~ about the same tune
Lew W. Parker. the we'll known restaurant
keeper Of s'T.n g, r niue, scc canl oy 7.
wake came Judge McAdsu, Of the Marine Court; Nd.
Donneliy, William >. Lang, DR.. Bronson, Dr. Jackson,
club; scth NJ Hsrrs. the j. Nv secretary IN. Dixon,
A. l. -euars, wila,m II. Pope, the eocution-
ist; Alderman LouisC. W Inner, assembly mao Baker,
chsr"s b. Morrs, d. rros., Lsweiyo Hughes,
Isaac Torten, A. W. Graft, Wiliaui Van lAsseli ana
Judge Campbell wn,o the boys had dspsssa re-.
specuvely 81 haii dozen plates Of dark
green turtle soup anu the champagne had
just made us appearance, Alderman Waeunsr
made speech oil graf gravity, IN which he
presented o air. Mccarthy, II the Brunswick Hotel,
bouquet composed oi cabba carrots, turDips and
aspas aaos. ar,'sticaily w"v.n together anu quite
teceptive to the eye. Mr. Mccarthy wac presented
with this token OF esteem, bccause AZ Waenner ssd,
u wss discovered nc was he champion turtle soup
consumer. snd made away Win tSo plates TO every.
body siso's one. da havoc among tue salmon aud
Holsters was equay conspicuous, and he was ciessy
emit ed 10 TIE 20 qus winch b. accsssd IN Ousning
silence. Judge AcAuam maze speech Ia Jus incatiou
OF the Tact tDat, though member Of the club Tor i've
Yeas. was toe ursi occasion on wnlch ne attenoed
any oil It's meetings He toia some curious stories 70
explain am moaiiy his posilon, aua these we're re-
ceived w'Ih sucn upro.rious laughter mat all THO
dsl,nqu ncics OF the Judge were once for
4otn b, Billy rem miue Urlei address
complaining mat he had The pri,ky heat and quick
.ned conscience. he oidn't oare row OF pins
quick 70 be tooa; cut the prick.y heat vas some.
tbns TO b. iet ana appreciated more or
icss by III human critters. "Our From, sioop'
wa sung by one o. the profess naI visitors Win y
good deal OF dramatic point, and drew town me
house. DR.. Bronson replied 10 he toast ol ..lhe
Ladies" u ieicitUns string oil remark. air Pope
reccu "Barbara fritchie aud other pieces ana after
scvera speecues the cub scpafa Cd and retired for
q smoke 10 tue balcony and 10 the plaza near the
water tower, aherc ms viea OF the scenery about
High Bridge ~ most commandins and The scenery
hseii ircomparaD'y me. Inc DuDo OF the U1'on
Homo, institution IN tue iinin4uiate neigh
Dor mood, piayrl ali day IN the grounas ad.
JoIbne the note. and, though Composed oil young
tau Tara. CluU VIII give three more dinners ike that
OF yesterday before the sumner 10 over