The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-24
aTRE BARD OF AVON
cELEsaArloN OF HIS slarADAY
D, III, sbal,,ps.r. Glib Of Wheeling at II. BELLE
view Hotel Last E,.Aiss-NIAlh Annual
Banqu,t Of the 0rsanIEltIOp-A Largely
Attended and Memorable Affair.

In accordance with custom almost as old
as the Wheeling SHAKESPEARE Club itself, thai
orgas izAlion celebrated the anniversary o.
the birthday OF the immortal poet last even
ing with banquet Mt Belleyiew hotel
WIS chosen as the scene Of the celebration
and the members of the club to the number
OF torty.odd gathered there last night, IN
spite Of the disagreeable weather. MI JOSEPH
Crosby, the famous shskesperinn scholar, Of
Z.nesyille, was also present The membera
Of the club who participated in the even
Leighton, IL. D. + stalnaker, o. o. Dewey
Rev. K. r. ,swope. o. .. Long, J.
d. Culbertson, J. O. Golfer, w. =.
Peterson, W. II. Taliman, #. L. Hoge, J. J.
Woods, ]. D. Dubois, W. P: Hubbard, Platof
Zane, II. II. Russell, J. X MeCortney, A. J,
Clarke, +. P. Mcneil, X A. MeCabe, z. K.
Wallace, G. B. Caldwell. F. ?. Jepson, Q. D,
Cooke, Alfred Caldwell, R. 8. Harvey, J. q
Brady, Eugene Hoge, Samuel Miller, u. w
Oslebay, X. n. DelSpiain,U. P. Brown, A. 2,
TSllman, r. Moo. Baird, II. L. OF, N. Reilly,
II. o. OFT, w. b. MuMe chen, J. ]. Holloway
J s. Miller. @. 81. Tallmsn, T. P. Philips, r
Snluaker and A. 8. Harden.
The MEM bore the apt quotations, III
bring thee not something 10 eat l will give
thee leave to die" and, IN reference to the
hotel, "rhis castle hath o pleasant seat; the
air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself. y
The list OF toasts was gotten up in the usua
original style OF the club. It's appended In
full:
"The eye Of man hath not heard, the ear OF mar
hath not seen, mans hand Il not able 10 taste. Ill
tongue to conceive nor his heart 10 repMt."
TiIE ToASTs AND EEsPoSsEs.
1.-THE very minute bids thee ope thine ear,
Obey and be attentive"
!. Nhowas shaktspearoH Theysry age and bod,
Of the time"
Mr. wv. LEIGHTON. JR,
"our very noble and approved good master"
a. Who is Shakespeare at Is an honest Ghos.
that let me tel you"
Mr.. JtsEPH CROSBY,
"Be.tered with his own learning, the reAtness o
which l cannot enough commend"
.. The Wheeling Shakespeare Club.
Reverend fathers; men
otsingular integrity and learning"
The History; Aims, Present Cor dltion and Pros
poets Of the Cub will be discussed by the following
' You were bat 10 call them generally, man b,
man."
Mr. ". r, HUBBARD, MIR H. N. RUSSELL,
Mn. j. D. CuLBk R1SoN, MIR. o. G. DEWEY,
MIR. .. D. CoOEEI MIR. U. y. LosG.
4. The New Members Of the Club
"Silh mirth and lAughterleto old wrinkles come.
And let my liver rather heat with wine
Than my heart c0Ul with mOitiiytng groRns.
Why should man v hose blUod ~ warm within
Sit ike grandsire cut IN AlablAterY'
MIR. JOE woo:s,
zone that knows the law. 80 to; aud rich fellow
enough, 90 TO"
s, shakespeare's Money.
'"Money by me heart and coed will you might
But surely, master, not ras VI money"
Mr.. FRANK r. JErsoS,
GLOW sweet the moonlight sleeps upon thii
BankI"
8. Toe old Roll cali Of the Club.
"Then shall our names
fsmhAs III hs "ou'si ~ HVaAsA't1 "o'G'
Bein their flowing cups freshly remembered
Mr. X. A. McCABE.
"After my death wish no other herald,
No other speakec Of my living actions,
To keep mine honor from corruption,
hut Suth an honest ChIonlclcr."
"Giye me some music-Nov. good morrow. friends
Now rood Cesario. bat that piece OF sung.
That cd aud antique song we heard last night"
"You have ended my business and will merrily
accompany you home"
The responses were all in happy vein,
those OF Messrs Leighton and Crosby being
particularly well received, and 1t was no,
until "the wee sma' hours syont the twal
that the company dispersed.