The daily gazette., 1878-02-21
THE HOLLY TREE NV.

THE HOLLY TREE INN. d
Its Formal Opening Good At
tendance-Addrcspes, and
Singing. etc
At 8 O'Clock, yesterday afternoon the
new Holly Tree Inn, at Water and
Market, streets, was formally opened 70
the public. Insthe restaurant hall the
tables were neatly spread, and with q
goodly supply Of edibles at their COM
mand the ladies' In charge stood ready to
accommodate all customers Who favored
them with call. iai ,r. sdssri4r. ai
The patronage, during the afternoon,
was quite encouraging, and In the even
ing the persons present numbered be>
tween two and three hundred, most of
whom repaired TO the lecture room, on
the second floor, about $50 o'clock, to
enjoy the informal exercises attendant
upon the opening of the institution.
The meeting was presided over by
Mr.. &. T. Warner, and was opened with
q well rendered vocal selection by Messrs
w. d. Pickels, Stone, Howell aud Lob,
dell Of the Millard Club. Mr.. Warner
then said he congratulated the people
present upon the erection, In what was
OhSC OhO VI tIiO tliCot, hOCdllbit1 vi Lu6
city, Of an institution that would prove q
living monument to the cause of tens
perance, and lasting evidence Of what
could be accomplished by American
women when they put their hearts into
any good work. Had Il not been for the
ladies, he said the enterprise would not
have been successful. He said the OBJ
ject of the Holly Tree Inn Association
was TO do good, TO make men better;
and the best way of effecting this purpose
was TO provide them with good home,
and make them feel that some one is in
terested In their prosperity and we'll
being. 49,
The next speaker was Mr.. Geo. W.
Bush, who expressed his pleasure at con-
graduating the people upon the COM
pletion of this building and the COM
mencement of lis use. He felt that great
benefit would arise from this Holly Tree
Inn, IL would prove good place Of ems
| tertainment and furnish good homes to
young men aud apprentices. 1t wo aid
be q benefit TO the whole city. II was
also something TO be proud of, as few
cities of the country had such large
and successful Institution of this kind.
AlO tAA0dknb bl0 PiOUiOm vi htCDluk u
house Of public entertainment where no
liquors were sold had been successfully
solved in this city, and hoped that this
new institution would be perfectly sue
cessful, pecuniarly ana In every other
point of view. .... .UUt.
} Rev. Thos. +. Plummer made an ear
nest address, commencing the phIlan>
thromc uses and purposes Of 1.-The Holly
Tree Inu, aud cordially urging the peo-
pie TO give 1t hearty support. He pre-
dicted for 1t glorious and successful
future.
Another fine musical selection was
rendered by the Millard Club delegation
aud then Rev. f. b. DuVal, pastor oi
;, First Presbyterian Church, was intro
duced. He alluded to the request con.
tained IN the Lords Prayer, "Give us
this day our daily bread" and said 8
compliance with this request was the
most potent means of bringing hungry
soul TO God. lie reviewed the noble and
philanthropic purposes Of the institution
and hoped that, like its namesake, the
holly tree, it would be perrennially greer
in the hearts of all who believed in it,
blessings.
NIL ocOs w DtOhC hCAt aauiDooco oho
meeting. in a plea for patronage and sup
port. He said that letters addressed tt
him and containing checks for the bene-
fit of the Institution would be very &C
ceptable, and also any articles that wonlt
be useful in furnishing the lodging
rooms. The restaurant, he said, woulC
be kept on plain, suitable to the tastes
of all classes of customers, and he urges
all TO contribute to the success of thu
enterprise by giving the restaurant occa-
sional calls.
Mr.. Warner then read letter from
Col. II. 5. McComb one of the larges
contributors to the Holly Tree Inn, re-
GREETING his inability to be present at the
opening. Also, one from the Rev. j. 81
Mowbray apologizing for his enforcet
absence. He further announced that i
was due to Mr.. Saml Harlan, through
whose liberality the lecture room hat
been furnished to say that the lack OF
chairs for the accommodation of visitors
was occasioned by their failure to arrive
in time, not because they had not beer
purchased.
With another vocal selection by the
Millard Club delegation the entertain
ment closed.
The Holly Tree Inn, is now fairl,
opened to ths public, and the manager
hope for degree of success commensu
rate with the earnest efforts that have
been put forth to secure the erection AM
completion of the enterprise.