New-York tribune., 1880-01-07
TWELFTH NIGHT.
'hE CELEBRATION IN THIS CITY.


A JovIAL EVENING AT THE ST. NICHOLAS CLUB.
The festival of Twelfth Night was
celebrated last evening by the st. Nicholas So
ciety in most jovial manner. Despite the rain
the pleasant rooms OF the society were comforta-
bly, filed President Le Pcyster was absent.
and the vlcc-presdent. James M. Mclean,
presided at the extremely brief and informal exer-
cises that preceded the supper 1t was after
p. IN. when the parlors, in which the Christmas
decorations were still hanging. filed
with the members. At last Mr. Mclean
called for order. and asked Charles I. Cromwell
for few words In explanation Of the festival Of Twelfth
Night, and the ceremony of GROWING the Bean King
Mr. Cromwell said that the night had been celebrated
since the beginning Of Christianity. It was time
of festvity in Scotland, England. Italy and Ger
many. Mary Queen of Scots caused the "bean cake "
to be divided among the members Of her court.
and when the bean fell TO the lot of maid of houor,
the maid was crowned queen for the year,
and the festival was most joyous one
II St. Nicholas the patron saint of tho children on
Christmas, surely it appropriate that the
ST. Nicholas Society should join In the festivities OF
Twelfth Night" Mr. Mclean then called upon Mr. De
Lancey shrewdy avoided speaking by emulatng the
example of the dslin nguished OF all Dutchmen,
William the Silent"
What might. perhaps, be called the ex-
tremely social part OF the evening then be-
gan with an adjournment for punch" as
IL WIS ltIinCN Inc puhVh was bbOn NAV"S"s h'
and some one called attention TO the singular
fact that ono one adjourned" After tho sup
per had been served, and when the members
ali fantasticaly arrayed In caps OF vari-
ous shapes and eooTs, out OF which much fun
had the procession OF the boars head was formed
and the line marched about the rooms singing
% So say we oil OF u.s." with much vigor
Then the gentlemen gathered around the table and the
cake wascut. The "bean," which derisvey declared
TO be IN acorn fell to Mr. MacLeans lot by precOncerted
arpnRetnent 1t, was surmsed, aud he imme
a'ey co%%and1S SsOs, big Ss gsnDg s%GSsi
Kings coImand TO march in to & the Pil punch was was
ggd WIN %e H@Sy % y %o the will with Haf'''s
n9anmy The King Then selected Hontor MS mi,
ST and 9IIEySg Tae King then
perpetrated a ioke Judge Fitch, who taken by sur
prise loosely suggested that tine good King tght
Ills Majesty regarded this Insult, and promptly
ned MS subject three bottles of champagne - see t1e
and this the signal Tor great laughter at the
expense OF the one who had to furnish the
the bottles caused the KING grave uneasiness. ana
he thought that there was something wrong I'D & the
realm" Three cheers greeted Judge Fitch, VINO. Wheh
the champagne was finally brought in, SAID, bowiDg ow
g Good King 1--we forever Your subject treats"
Much amusement caused by the sallles OF EdwaId
f. Delaney, who appointed the " court
Jester" Mirth and fun reigned until late hOur
The long Knckerbocker pipes filled the room with
smoke through which the court iOO was borne on the
shoulders OF hs comrades and the hearuest good fei
lowshlp marked the entire evening.
Among the members who enllvened the meet
ing by their presence were James r. Boyd,
I. c. p. Bradhurst. Thomas A. Bronsont sey;
Clark jr Charles T. Cromwell. Edward I. De Lancey.
William H. DE Larcey, Edgar de Peyster' wilson N,t
dc Peyster, George G.. De Witt, IT,. Peter DE v ~,
j. G. Dubois, j. W. Duryea, William II. Field.
John Fitch William r. Garrison, John H. Gourlie,
Thomas p. Gnnnen. Henry L. Hayens.
W. q. Hamilton. John Treat Irving, Henry W: John
SON WilmOt johnson, John ID. Jones, Eugene
NJ Keteltas, Rufus King. John Mason Knox
p Van Vandt Lane. Abraham r. Lawrence.
Robert T.. Livingston. John C. Mills, d. steSett
Moore Robert L. milford, I. Bailey Meyers, Matthias
Nlcoi' E. B. oakley. Henry G. Plf,rd; j. Har-
sen Purdy, Henry Remsen, Charles T.. Rmne-
lander Nicholas l.. Roosevelt Walter RutheF-
ford Waller satterlee, Charles A. Scnermcrhorn.
Edgar s. schiofeln John Schuyler, ID. Lydig suydaH,
Alfred Van -antyO0rd jenkins Van Schalck, q. W. Van
scien, 4. Edward Yermllye, jr. and C. Dubois Wag-
afan.