Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-18
LIVING IN ULUN ER.
tue second AnuiVersary OF tho 'A"o"s
INN

Tho second anniversary of the Clover luu
was celebrated yesterday at the h"'ei
Bellevue, Philadelphia. \ Large numoet VI
distinguished guests were present. among
them General Sherman, senator hpEnu'
Justices Mercur Green aud taN'oh' o' 'ho
supreme court Agricultural y"m'Ni'SS,''T
or Ljring Adit, Con. Il /. Drum + ~
Mtllot and pster Moran the artists l..
u. Haskell, of the Boston Hgrda, mares
Dudley Warner, John FOoId, Moan
Brooks, Hon. Richard NauN aud many
Others eminent in the literary proIe"SIoA''
business aud art world.
The membcrs of tho C.ub aud Their
guests assembled in the hotel pAtt'' : u,
five y clock to tho number Ot one huuute"
aud ten. Music was furnished oy IlaSS
ler's orchestra aud at $50 the IIo'elS III"
their guests marched t. the d'uiuE room,
President vi. l.. Handy and tenor"
sherman leading the way. lhc ''N'''
was IN all respects uuo ni the mus. "'lI
liant aud successful the CLUB has yet q"
iOyed. The hotel was elegantly d''N" N",'"
with flowers, blooming roses a"A no.
houses plants completely l'ulHt the S'al
ways aud hall. The decoration oI tN'
dining room was especially rich. Growing
plants aud cut flowers wore sri.'o'''
about In profusiOu aud the "AHS wore
|
collection Glover IN bloom was \ CON
| spicuous adornmeut ot the banquet tables
which were prettily Illuminated win wax
| lights aud bright caudehbgh. one o. Tue
features of the occasion w1N The elegant
souvenir volume, a copy at wnich 'sS
upon the plate of each guest ana C'HV
member. The books, handsomely bount
| in white parchment, containing aoJnt ~,
pages, including history vt the c'No "hu
| humorous cariCaturcs OF many vI "S
| members, tiuely printed ia t''ors ny tN'
| photutypc process. The maAl, which lay
| above the souvenir volume was brimminL
with fun aud formidable with an array oi
| vjands sufficiently rich aat varied " N'h
diCaIe the clubs motto 90" hen W. 'Ne'
we live III clover"
! The table decorations were mAryr.s uI
| beauty but scarcely more wonderful tAaI
some of the dishes prepared for the "oca
sion. The coutral table was OF the four
leavcd clover shape aud the horse sh''
| table eucircled il, FROM the centre Of the
quadTiGoliate arose what was apparently
| large tree with luxuraut foliage, from
whose branches depended snow white
| came!lias, although, a. = natter oi iACt
the art OF the florist had simply 10 thn
effort, hid an Objectionable pillar aud
| gracefully oruameuted the Ceutre oi thi
| ceiling. At the base OF the vine 'tntwlneC
trunk scarlet blossoms nestled III bans
of moss. On either Of the four oval leaVel
of the club table, sitting amid serpen
tue trails of smilaX, were ten vessels II
shape like the four IelvCd clover, II
which grew in beautifully light greer
luxuriance the naturI, clover plant
the artificial product OF three mouths
summing IN conservatory. In
heavy frame of dcep-ycd carnations, ar
ranged in semblauCe OF a ye.ye, tIsm'
was hung a beautiful fOur-leavet blossom
composed Of Bon SIIene roses. Ca IN
opposite side Of the table was slmlta
i)ral piece, the frame, however being O
Bon Silcae blossoms aud the QuatIetou q
deep red carnations. A. the end Of u
stem of the clover table was broad an
high plaque Of ferns and moss, in tn
centre of which was placed large Glove
blossom of white and pink ctrnAtions. y
frequent intervals were handsome Nora
plaques aud pyramids. From chandelier
and over mirrors hung tcstOOus OF smla
smiling as the lights from crimson Wa
lights aud gas burners glsteued on II
shining leaves.
From every corner and on each side OF ha
, a dozen bouflets Appeared busts and H.
ures Of bronze aud bisqua, aud vases
Hayiland and Limoges and Italian taieuc
Q scores Dt tIs pIlutlgys All water COlpD
: covered the walls Behind the president
: chair thirteen silken standards iuCluiil
the Stars aud Stripes, the yellow artIlIer
: ! nag, with its mOuthlug CanuOls and th
i blue Tegmental cOlOrs, reached 70 Il
ceiling. Similar COlOrs and cavalry ~
dOns draped many of the dOOrways.
During the progress Of the dinner tV
. uucOuth uewsbOys rushed into the room
u shouting Glover Leaf, Here's yoC
c Clover Leaf Seventeenth and last edItiO
IS Two cents ~ This was a surprise.
t was newspaper, printed specially for d
occasion, containing a budget Of news 81
q gossip about the entertainment which "
. then 10 progress. Nearly every one prese
II vas dlshed up in this publication in
II humorous vein aud while the cOmpal
was discussing this innovation II v
$ startled by the sharp rapplng of he pre-
u dents gayel. Immediately Mr.. George
Pie lie struck up the jingle OF" Darby Ran
;, and at the doorway there appeared a wait
~ cary ing on a platter q rams head, wi
~ large horns, aud following him we're eig
other walters, each bearing a saddle
muttOu-the company meanwhile eEercj
u ing its lungs on "Oh what q ram " /
-, | ram utdl was plLCcl III PD7lstpu
]. honor on the clover leaf table. When t
d terrapin had been passed with unctiC
i and the last swee. notes of a selection
l. the orchestra had died away, the lights
y the chandeliers were lowered 70 a mt
81 glimmer, and strange silence peryad
the room. Then there entered SLOW
's moving train bearing objects that thr
a out the colors of the rainbow. Again
" was procession Of waiters-this tia
70 however, bearing castles aud churct
" made Of water ice. Within these O
re shapes were brilliant lights that shed III
y rays through miniature windows a
doors then followed in rapid success
I'd other gastronOmic feats, OratOrical d
plays and musical exhibitions. PTesid
y Handy, Gen. Sherman, Senator Logan a
" nearly all the more prominent guests
Is the evening made happy speeches a
d there were many notable songs aud II
y tatiOns.
DO S, II. Reynolds, esq, aud Mr.. b.
'P Bgeneman, OF this city, were guests of
eT evening, and B. +. Eshleman aud w.
70 Hensel, esqs., are nonresident memt
NC Of the club.
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