New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-25
The Rev. Drs. Crosby. Chapman and Bridgman will
also take part IN the exercises
THE SATURDAY NIGHT CLUB.
A SPEECH BY GOVERNOR BUTLER.

TO BE GROWING BETTER
The Saturday Night Club met last evening at the
Hoffman Hous'. Covers We're laid for forty
Among the guests were Justice Stanley Matthews,
Governor Benjamin f. Butler. of Massachusetts,;
Julian Hawthorne, COurtlandt Palmer. David Dud-
ley Field, Albion lourg6e, Stephen b. French, aud
Hubert o. Thompson. Among the members of the
club present we're Clark Bell presidents Austin
Corbin, l.. NJ. Bates, w. S. Andrews, George r.
anchard, Chauncey NJ. Dopew, William II. Guion
Thomas l.. James and John H. Starln.
The firt speaker of the evening was Justice Mat
thews who expressed mis- great satisfaction at meet
ing so many worthy knights around so excellent n
table and especially atmeeting Governor Butler lie
believed il was one of the customs of Mnssachuse rs
for IFS great unyerstyto confer the degree OF LID
upon the Governors Of that State and as they elect
ell \ Governor every year there great many
degr es among them. He thought however, '"at
in view of the present Governors recent proc'ama-
tlon it would now be necessary, and woulI mar
monize with the fitness Of things, for Harvard to
confer upon Governor Bu Ter the degree of ID. D.
llaughcrl, and be hoped that on the occasion when
such DEGREE should be conferred he the speaker
might have the honor TO be present.
Governor Butler at once extended to the Justice
formal nv ation for the occasion, winch was ac-
cepted amid much merriment.
President Bell tnen introduced as the next
speaker Governor Butler who, he said, had MADE
the trip to NewYork specially to attend the dinner
of the Saturday Night Club. Governor Butler
said
Mr. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF THE SATURDAY
NIGHT CLUB-I have to com lain OF your CHAIRMAN ,oI
a lit lie wrong done me. lie led me to SUI pose mat
should mecta club OF gentlemen In the soclli inter
course the dim able; ana whe IN ths II iemch
before me he has more tnHn met any pOshOo an,
tlcpatiuns mine, ye ne d. u In orn me tha QUE OF
my
mcnt and your very excellent company was
to make a., speech, because; ff' tas Ms
away the pleasure OF the dinner know that yon have
# e had only told me that be obi led TO reply
to the criticisms of the bench, which have never Ell
allowed TO reply TO before auguierl-tor they have
alwlys shut mo up without aJwin1 m TO say word
should certainly never have co nc. agre now NI 70
&c amennlent suggcs ed by my good irenl: tat tue
customary aud tmen0lured designaiol OF LIZ ~
m ht properly enough, IN some cases DC eIahSoi ~
bu lit lie more grayey, perhaps, why sbonld we IN,
terfcre with tHar good digestion that wa IS on
appc e"-Ur Ougnt TO "ait ON it-Dy Insisting upon III
tti cuAl, you III IA tns se BAY, n0n-lh clicc
tua rcises Why il 1t Tat tls ncohsrluty III solh
intercourse has been almost solry an AN. Ic1 IN
Is it not for tue came reason that we come he!c
Nitnout any particular idea OF WY We scyu,1
do all cad IN TIE same cOsiuhe-~ltn ",e ~ ,,
swaOW-tiil coat, etc. &c EVcy servant IN tlG rgu
been troubled 10 md oui-Dcng stra ger 10 you
which tie servauh 70 ld when the guests so'e
- We are "A Jour scryauts"l lacy are 80 wen pi"d
and behave 50 wed that, the costumes Deihk 'nG
SINE, am puLlr9 rsPe't tsN,, ,,r.,r,n-
.tugn.cr.l Insist here. ON every occasion, upon
1nyin- ID ccucs made II our atn,r, di--not
require formal - cch baI require every nAh 10 zen
Z .5I story ur Gig good sOnk-nOW much more lh'tf
csung my friend j. Matthews would nave Deeh WIN
should come back to tnc "paiu republican simplicity
"i fathers H. otur rr.pcc'H "i1 u 'ian-v 40
,ynul4 b. When Thomas Jcter IA appeared al bti 10
FIiia .cpna, - retry OF et'te To- HrHeia
WAsumgtou hc appeared la po "derei WIZ 10 Nln +, al
In val C. over MS -uouidr Glue satin co M q NeI-
& h. e. and %, 6uck,p aud VITA cocAod nat
am.
uemrn-piaIu Dcmocrat4-wOuld look m tdAl Earo :.
~ rrbtrI Na, even tDr giea- FAtucg ol LIS COan,ry
had a. ~ a. -yc about ann. will not stop acre 10 re-
marx upon tuo Tact that lie uho"ghl nI3
t jug 4 10 be- ia, serene IL ghucss aId 80 enacted
i'm ir constitution. bat VIII s.y VIVA, perhaps, rom
your r.aiug you AL remeMbe.-that he never went 20
;,u,le,. u..rs, hr went COCA aud si4-a clio"
co.cn. niorncd with CUplds ho.uug great wreaths q
nnwr.s arawn Dy waite Horses, tue uooI Of e.cn
onr Il whicI was cooud to SHINING DAcA h'S
secretary wed him aiways IN coach AMI ioIr;
1t oocs no narn to tcc'H tAS'o trine'
only carrying YOU nAcA lor a
moment od times. OF inins 10 Tread up poii-
Instructive . oos 0a,k at ,le Oh nays OF .ous os
mes. aud "a fylug On govern "cn'- ways irOh wdc
po-.lDle holI ug session IA Coma r"S-nahy year.
cforc tue war-D-cIuso the N, mo T, 81 C'hsr'ss
h,d beeu dining IA been dulug. Now "a re l.
no one o. u.ht 10 INTO Congress or any " ere
af,tr leaving tns DE Al thnt has D.ch A'hbol
Y-t we are t1u ne word nJt grown better! IL on
mistaAc. Ino world nas grown hrsttr' Ird' We rcd.
Of de acaion mere ana oil solne'alas SC "iiss
g.t n p,.,, ln o r ,ouu.ry Is Ia prn add
mon our ureikla t-.aJe every morning ms was Lot
80 m toe oldcn times. .But tnero Il also
,"orr NJ that wnich we near. because there are
,,. a., Ia You remember schoOlOuy = c'nuu lrln
Why 40 tuo waite snoDp give more W'oI t"'h the
n ark - r. answer To wluch ls "BccII'c tirro "a C
NOR. OF tucm lLausattrI Depend "Poh 81, &c I,v-
ID en-, the world 10 grOWng better every gay lAP-
plausc.
Inc next speaker was Judge Iourgee, who SAID
TINT If General Batter were nominated Tor President
he uhe speaker would for MN just to see the
Democrats OF New Orleans step up to The polls and
vote tor him also. ll.augnrrI Othr srcaAeI5
| followed in humorous vein. ana tie company broke
up we'll satisfied with the entertainments