New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-07
ENTERTAINING GENERAL DLAZ.

DINNER TO THE MEXICAN DIGSITARtEs AT THE
UNION LEAGUE CLUB-PATmoTIC ToAsTs.
General POrfrio Diaz ex- President of Mexico,
and his father nlaw. Senior Romero RuDo, enter
tanned dinner last night at the Union League Club by
the officers OF the SowYork Life Insurance Company.
Arepresentative party OF professional commercial and
business had been invited to meet the distinguished
strangers and covers laid for twenty guests
The dinner was given In the in which
General Grunt entertained General Diaz on
Wednesday evening and tho same round
table was used as Oh that occasion The gentle
men present were General Porlro DiaZ. ths Hon. R0-
nero Rubo, Minister Matils Romero A. s. Sullivan,
Morris Franklin, Henry Clews Consul General jose Ma
varro General EstanisIao Cdhedo. william II. Appleton.
n. b. Ulahin. william II. Beers LOOMS L.
White, Rafael Chonsal, Andres Gutt DR..
Eduardo Llceaga, u. suydsm Grant, David
BOWS, jose Ra,con, 8. S. Fisher Edward Martin,
DR.. Henry Tuck. Charles Wright, Archi-
bald H.. wech. Colonel A. e. Dickinson.
Alexander sudwell, General John B. Frisble william
A. Booth Stewart L. woodford, and the Hon. T. +. Ran
dolol.
The decorated with thu flags OF Mexico and
the United state. many horal designs adorned the
table. Mexican tort and an American fort, each
mounted by flowers, formed two set pieces. In the
stood pyramid OF flowers three four feet
hgh and by the side OF each plate placed small
basket of choice exotics The larger baskets OF cut
RubioB househOld. Tine menu card was or heavy
bristol board backed with satin. On ono side the
shields aad nsg Of both nations, surrounded by an
eagle with widc-Spreaiing wings painted by hand In
water cOors and underneath tho inscription,
Dinner 10 General POrhro Diaz aud tho Hon.
Romero RubO, by the officers Of the New-YOrk
Life Insurance Company Union League Club, April 9th
1888" Then followed the lst OF guests. on the other
aide was the menu sumouned by eagle feeding Its
young. the emblem OF the company. TIE outside was
covered with red plush having a long fringcd edge,
with white dove and bouquet OF flowers III raised
silk In edge OF the plush WAS turned up
and the name OF the guest painted on the satin.
After the cloth had been removed sOme if3pr0mptu
speech making INDUCED In, and the hndiest cx-
pressions OF good feeling were exchanged. The ret
toast was tho health OF General Diaz,
proposed by Morris Franklin president OF
the company, to which General Diaz responded
IN Spanish, which was translated by senior Romero.
william II. Beers then toasted Senior Romero Rubic,
whose reply also in Spanish, translated by Senior
Rascou. Colonel A. J. Dickinson proposed The Next
can Republic" euogstic terms, aud the
evening. Algernon D. Sullivan propolod the
health of Muster Romero, ana General j. u. Frisoio
responded to the toast OF fhe United States" Con-
nued Prosperity To the NewlOrk Life Insurance Com.
pany," was the sentiment offered by General
Daz the response To which was made
by W. II. Appleton. To the sentiment
" The Mexican COnsu-Generdl David DOw3
spoke In response, aud CousuGenc Navarro htngly
replied Other tOasts followed in rapid succession, and
tue party did not disDer5e until late hour.