The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-19
HOBOKEN TURTLE CLUB.

A FESTIVE GATHERING IN SPITE OF THE TRop-
IcAL HEAT.
Tho Hoboken Turtle Club, the Oldest gestronomc
convval association OF the kind In the city, held
the second breakfast aud dinner of its eightysecond
annual yesterday on the ground DIS Of the club
adjoining Gabs Cases hotel jerome avenue, north OF
MAcomb's Dam. Despite The condition Of the
weather, tho Turkish bath atmosphere Of the
whole rural territory above Harlem River, the
very perspirng, and the leaves and grass wilt
ing beneath the eve into skeleton memories OF green
verdure over hundred members and invited
guests were present The breakfast In the compare
lively cool and breezy morning was we'll attended, ana
the turtle steaks disappeared like hot CAKES at bakery
on q winters day. Most OF the members drove
bugges and light wagons. and glad 10 escape
the confined atmosphere OF the city and
drink in the cooling fugitive breezes from the
river along with the cooling liquid contents
capacious punch bowl outside the pavilion. Per-
haps no other club under such meteorological coDdi.
tlons would have mustered In such force. but these
fellows OF the Hoboken Turtle proud Of their
lineage, going back to the last century, when
the original founders OF the institution-sturdy,
social Ku,ckerbock ers-were accustomed TO take
boat for the Eys,an Fields hoboksn drink turtle
soup ana other things and never 90 home till morn
ing. Tho muster TO tho dinner at i've O'Clock
Tom Dunn was assigned the responsible task OF max
ing the turtle SOUP and the euiogies avished his
efforts after dinner showed how well tho soup was ap-
preciated. Most Of the members SAT In their shirt
sleeves at the table, though the older and
sentative acting they believed, agreeably to tho
traditions oil the club, maintained full dress and
affected utter Indifference TO the distracttng, all
pervading neat.
Cold boiled eggs were furnished In advance of the
SOUP and chopping up OF these into tine particles
was Intended in The cIatter OF knives and plates,
sort OF musical overture Inc The soup oana
on amid great expectations among The invited guests
who were satisfied no soup could excel that OF the
Hoboken Turtle Club Consequently soup ruled the
was at end that anybody WAS hoard 10
complain that It was all soup and nothing
have boon we'll in their way and stepped the com.
plainings of those whose etomachs never wholly
parsntly content devouring soup the prssi-
dent OF the club, Mr.. A. L. Ashman, rose and made
Srs h asS'
of many new members, Of many OLD ones,
and the vitality OF the club showed under such.
atmospheric conditions. He then alluded to the
ancient custom of presenting 10 thai member who
distinguished himself most In the consumption OF the
staple which the liquid root Of their existence
social organization, bouquet Of flowers, the names
of which exactly in the floral lexicon, but
yet endsarsd to The hearts Of mankind the world
over. M
The member who was found best entitled TO this
miralon was Dr. Isaac l. Hayes, The Arctic explorer.
Dr. Hayes responded eengly, ana us he gazsd on tho
voluptuous proportions of the Swedish turnip, the
smooth surface Of the Spanish onion, the crimson
blush Of the luscious American beet and the taperiDg
form OF the English carrot, ne grew eloquent and
passed away into neurological lore, telling OF Jupi-
ter's interview with Cores, the goddess OF fruits
and vegetables and winding up with recondite and
significant remark OF Juno's, which was afterward
understood and appreciated Remarks were also made
by Dr. Pete OF the Deaf and DUMB Asylum, by Sewer
Page William Goodspeed Vice President and others,
ali directed that social time the turtle
and It's accom- animents was q good thing once In q
while. songs were sung by Charley Jordan, William
Pontim and Mark Humphreys Later on
almost every member made lew more remarks,
told q story or endeavored to sing q song. Among
those present were Walter s. Lawrence. John A. Nc
Cormsck, Gouvsneur X. Lansing Leonard d. Ormsby,
Lew Leib Major p N. Havsrsy, John Hogan. Gilbert
Farmer, Colonel Donovan and Lieutenant Mas,
United States Army: Hubbard Miller, John Pyne.
George b. Deane, Jr, John Crawford, ellison CArman
ana Andrew j. Dam. Tho festivities at the
pavilion the throng retired to she hotel and alter
foolng around there hour or Two, hied themselves
away the city.