New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-25
The BROKERS' FKuLIC.

A LIVELY TIME on THE STOCK EXcHANGE-ANNUAL
CELEBRATION OF THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
The Stock Exchange was prettily trimmed
yesterday with long fesoons OF cedar and evergreen
and with wreaths OF m.stletoe From the windows and
the gaslamps the side walls hung small Aneri
flags, while the pillars which support the visitors
gallery trimmed with Srern. The tall chandeliers
each side OF the rostrum were trimmed also with
green. and the back OF the Presidents chair was
a large Under this hung on n white black
ground the hgure OF eat. the color OF which rvaled
Thai Of the animal made famous by Poe. Groiosque
heads surmounted pillars OF the backDoards stand
ing side Of the desk while in front OF each dan ged
the figure OF clown, lfesize In the gallery raised
platforms had been built for the accommodation OF
spectators The gallery flied with friends OF the
brokers' whoss fair faces glowed with excitement as
they ooked upon the curious antics on the floor below
The cell bration Of the Christmas jubilee Is as old as
the Exchange ITSELF In past years the froc has been
wilder bur 1t lost yesterday mono OF its interest After
the first call finished, about IL o'clock the uproar
began. and for IN hour continued without ntermisson
procession OF masked brokers, headed by Grafullas
9TH Regiment Band entered tue room arm in arm
Every species OF animal represented on the floor
The band took possession OF the rostrum and after
gaop Stock Exchange Glee Club sang America,
IN which It assisted" by all present
1t then sang original song entitled "n Move Your
Family West" which had lively chorus. The " points"
we're greeted with much laughter and applause.
Don't You fear TO try your luck
OF Ohio Just keop lene -. ,
And You know &c 5 wrong.
co sell Erie short
II money yon would make
WHY then your profit take.
Don't yOu sell Pacific. though.
For I'm told Us going To rlse
And az sportsmsn, you are well awar.
pointer never lies.
Ifyou'd have brown stone 'front.'
And tanihm on the road,
Why Just a.vse your friends 10 buy,
Then quietly unload
danced. IN friendly composition saiiors' hOrnpipe
Round after round OF applause the reward given
these rivals between whom distinction possible
Each was pronounced without q peer. The daneng
was followed by n combat in which inflated bladders
we're the only weapons. The floor was cleared az last
by a platoon Of imaginary policemen. commanded
by w. Z. Tunis. VINO impersonated Captain WILL
Jams. They armed with sausage-iike bad
ders with which they dubbed the retreatng
Glee Club sang finely n champagne song OF which the
refrain, Bilows OF Bright Champagne" was greeted
fosed down from the srched ceiling the esze figure
OF 4 woman dressed with all the magnitceDce OF bal
er-aucer and ethereal air. The performance closed
with the singing, In full chorus. OF " Home, sweet
Home" The brokers. however, did not seek their
bones With the baSa leading. they marched out into
Broad-st and into Delm0nicos AZ they nled through
superintendent OF the Broads house, whose face has
been familiar the for fortysx years From
welcome The procession appeared to fade away here,
although 1t is believed the band finally EMERGED from
the Newest. door Traces OF the fun visible now
and then during the rest OF the dav AS Tie Closing
hour Approached the floor of the Exchange
were bent on every being uncovered As the gong
sounded the OF business the air seemed ned with
fhe Exchange win not be opened until IL q m
the days following Christmas aud New-Years