The New York herald., 1878-07-12
MANHATTAN TURTLE CLUB.

SECOND JoLLIFICArIoN OF A FESTIVE BAND OF
BOYS
The second festival this season Of tho Manhattan
Turtle Club came on yesterday Al schedler's Park
Hotel neHr High Bridge The breakfast and
dinner took place In low, ono story
high rooted, pavilion like building stand
Ing away among the large !eafy trees 100
yards 50 from the hotel. wide balcony front and
gave ample room for zach individual member oi
the club TILT hts hind legs and elevate HIS
own q lew with the blue distant horizon, and
thus enjoy the dolce far niene 10 his hsarts couien
Twenty.eighs members we're jealous enough to astsnd
the early eight O'Clock breakfast Of turtle steaks and
TO do that, coming they did from remote parts Of
the city, shsy mad 10 tumble out OF bed
pretty early In the morning The dinner at ive
O'Clock much larger and moro festive affair
bark green turtle soup ruled the hour, and Judge
MeAdam, OF the Marine Court, with prophetic ego
that he who did most justic to the fsvoritc dish
bound 10 win tne pam of popularity along with
tho customary prize Offering. President George
Green kept snarp eye on The Judge and con
vinccd himself that he exccIed all tho rost oi tho
company Ia the consumption OF turtle SOUP ntuctcen
plates being put down 10 his crcdu.
PRIZE.
He WIS accordingly presented, IN speech by DR..
MacF Rriand, with the club bouquet consisting OF four
msgnincentyciow rquashes. sarmSunied VITA head
green cabbage aud topped oil with q turnsp cut
into the shape oi she last vhitc rose OF summer.
Judge McAdam made fcenng speech In reply, say.
ing nov tonderly and long he should cherish this
Of their regard asd affection, ana his stawart
right arm snould wither before silo
LIui equsshcs oil winch IL composed 70 feol tho
tootn time ANYBODY else Biiiy Blrcn made
speech about turtle soup iu tho time OF tho Romans
and contrasted ~ Win ne same dish IN the days OF
Bill Tweed lie offered conuLdrum--"Wny are the
members OF the Manhattan Turtle Club IKE tho thea
tres OF New York ?" ana ne one could answer IL sx-
ccpt himself, 'Beciusc thcy are full OF soups" Billy
later sang 'Bni,'s Request" and was greatly
appauded. Top Thompson sang 'Oar Front Stoop."
Mr. ". Pope rvcited "Indepcndence Bcr with
strring effect asd Mr. Hosea B Pcrkil tskisg the
tom Billy Birch's the Romans about their
Ignorance OF turtle soup, launched out INTO Learned.
historical humorous and eloquent ADDRESS about the
luxurics OF tho Sybaritcs OF old, winding up with
empnaiic protest axsiost the assumption that the
cents or anybody else possessed no great CASTRO
nomc treasure as the Manhattan Turtle CLUB IN the
article OF sreen turtle soup. Dr. Bronson spoke 10
the same purpose and the company werc Kept In nue
state OF hilarity.
Among those present werc Mr.. soth l. Harris, the
secretary; DR.. Jackson, Fred. A. Rdsbock, Isaac
Terrell, William Fowler, Jr; Harry Green, Captain
steers, john O'NciII, George Rohr, Henry Andrews,
Abraham Walsh and Hans Taylor. the band
of the Union Homo Tor soldiers Orphans played
on tho green front oil tue pavilion
all day. When dinner over football was intro
duccd and the game entered into with surprising
spirit, considering tho state OF the wcatner. Ahcf
tnst carriages IN request, md by eight O'Clock
Scnedcrs Hoiel was lott 10 us peaceful rural quisL
The next Jolly meeting of the club will takc place tho
second week IN August.