New-York tribune., 1884-01-24
HONORS TO THE PRESIDENT.
THE UNION LEAGBE CLUB RECEPTION.

.por oArYrRrsd OF PROMINENT PEOPLE-THE
| DECORATIONS AND OTHER FEATURES.
| The Union League Club gave a reception last
evening in the cnb house. at Fifth-ave and Ihrty-
ninth-st. at which President Arthur was the prin-
cpal guest the entertainmentbe being given speciany
in his honor. The house was filled with prominent
gentlemen and ladies' The richly furnished rooms
were shown to the hest advantage and were the
subject of much admiration. the presence Oh so
many ladies in attractive toilets giving the interior
of the house an unusually brilliant appearances
The walls of the art gallery were covered WIN
paintings loaned for he occasion, and dancing was
enjoye ed in the theatre, the floor OF when was GOV
cred with crash Nearly 1000 weople were present
The halls corridors and staIrways were deco
rated with masses of dark green plants which mace
a pleasant background. Two orehestras uhuer
Bernstein furnished music the one loI
he nronenade music being in the upper hall and
the other stationed on the stage Of the theatre
which was overhung with rich red cloth forming
font At tbe back of this were the flags of the
State and Nation crossed. The front of the stage
was banked with growing plants, lilies' azaleas
,ri,nroses and tulips Tie bllliard-roOm on the
first floor was used as a ladies' dressing room'
and the bowIing-rOOm underneath lOf tnc
gentlemen The reading-roOm on the flfth-
ave. side of the first floor was open to Visitors
as was the library on the next floor above IL. lhe
thronZs Of people ascending and descending the
handsome stairway, set with statuary, made an IN
teIcsting scene.
GREETING THE PRESIDENT.
The President accompanied by Secretaries Foger
end Teller. Mr.. Phillips and Marshal McMichael,
reached the clubhouse at 9:l5, being escorted
from the Fifth Avenue Hotel by Messrs. PottS,
Wsrdell. Rollins and Bliss, of the Reception Com
mittee As they entered. the band in the lower
hall PLAYED Hail to the Chief After brief
Misunderstanding with Nj. Evarts and others OF the
committee III the receptionroom, they passed ID pro-
cession UP the stairs TO the ballroom Mr. Eyarts
escOrting the President. There they were ranged on
the siGe of the opposite the door. salem IL.
Wales and Jesse Seligman being on the President
right and Mr.. and Mrs. Evarts, Attorney General
and Mrs Brewster and ecrctaries Folger and Teller
on his left The people quickly formed in line and
/ for an hour line of black-coated men
a,d cavly dressed wonou filed past the
PRESIDENT. who greeted all with n smile and
! shake of the hand. Many remarked on
his looking older than when resident of the city.
/ though his appearance not such as TO justify
some recent repoTts as to his l-heath. His color
/ was good and he seemed in the best of spirits.
When the Presidents party arrived the club
house was only comfortably full. but by 1880 there
was an almost iInmovable crush in the upper corrl-
dor. while outside the carriages extended five
strife 10 reach the door. 1t was nearly midnight
before there was chance for dancing in the ball
10 IN The orders Of dancing were tasteful aud
bore suitable inscription.
THE sUPPEE-ROOMs.
The upper-rooms were thrown open about mld-
night and here as elsewhere was evidence that the
club had made a Spe al effort in the way of enter
tainmeait In the main dining-room Oh the fourth
floor was table go by 50 feet, on winch
were twelve large baskets OF beau
tlful flowers of various kinds and two
large seals of the Umted States. There
we're four large forts OF confectionery and nonu-
mCnt. on which were statGettes OF the members OF
the present Cabinet. There was also representa-
tion Of the Capitol and the Potomac behind IT. An
DINER table was suTmOunted by representation Of
/ the BROOKLYN Bridge twenty-fOur feet long, on
which were depicted III mlnatul" the PRESIDENT ana
| soldiers crossing. as ON the day OF the bIiuge
! oBei-ug. The East River shown beneath,
! large salmon being represented as swimming IN
vater. The flowers all the tables were extremely
ha ldsnnc and game. English pheasants. ices ETC..
were disposed IN artistic shapes. The rooms were
all lhro n open on the acove floor; and tables with
hne decorations were set III Them win seats ior
TIE COMMITTEES.
The Committee of Arran gements were William
A. Patton, Augustus G. Paine, Henry c. Ward and
william O. Riddle. The Recep, ion Committee were
William NJ. Eyarts, John jay, Wilnam Dowd John
A. Stewart, jacob Wendell. J. Perpont Morgan,
BENJAMIN brewster, Charles T. PoOro, Cornelius
Waiter Howe, samuel Shethar, J; Harsen
RhoadeS, Jacob ID. Vermiye. William d.
David Milhken. jr., George Montague, Daniel q.
Ronins. W z. Riddle, Thomas Dewey, j. Hobart
terie6 Jona % +. hHI. j. e. Gay r. A. 1Sae1 IUt4
BENJAMIN Ii. BriStOw. George Mon ag1e, jesse
oeiguian. Charles g.. Landon, Salem Il; Wales
Fletcher Harper and Hamilton tlsh, jr l. ne + loOr
Committee was composed OI Charles :. MiIiiken
francis 6. GorLanl, E., Willard R1by
{. Bates +. V. Burton, Charles D. Sabln, Sully
Gillet francis ~ Jencks, William b Dowd, George
". Forsyth, oOmeIvlile Pluck and Henry Blake.
SOME OF THE GUESTS.
Among the guests of the club were Secretary
Foyer. Secretary Teller. Marshal McMichael, Of
Washington; f. j. Phillips, the President's secre-
tara, Lionel eackvile West, the British Minister;
Lesfc ". Russell Titus Sheard. Speaker of the AS
senby; Mayor Edison, Mr.. and Mrs, John Bigeiow,
Mr.. and Mrs David NJ Stone. the Rev. and Mrs.
Robert Conyer. Judge Rlcnard OGorman. E. Grant
Marsl, Colonel Roger Jones' the Rev. Dr.
X. ). Howland, the Rev. DR.. Howard
cyrus CyGsD'' W.. w Field, CAPTAIN Thomas, Ware
Judge A. X. LaTrenOre Chief ustlce and MIS- Daly'
General Reeve, h. s. Sheyens Edward Steyer, tie
Rev. Dr. /. s. Hastings, ID. " BOtassl, Lieutenant
PcrkIns T. {. Williams. Judge apd Mrs. A. X Law,
renee, Wheeler II. Peckham, Miles Beach, MI and
Mrs. David Dudley fIeid W. II. Appleton General
Comstock, A. D.. Perry. Surgeon ), Il. Maggener'
Mr. and Mrs. n NJ. Bec. with. hiss Beckwrth,
Morris j. Asch. Robert +. Porter, General and
Mrs A. 5 Webb General and Mrs q. B. Mcclellan,
Ward Mica lister, Bri2adier General l.. Il. Tower, :.
: Cox Judge {. H. IruaX l.. de POmbs Alexander
]. COtheal the Rev. Ii. j. Van Dyke Medical ln-
spector j. c. Spear, Lieutenant A. l.. Morton, l.; d.
BaS,ett, Perry Belmont. Z. K Miller. Nil: Booker
Mr and Mrs. A. :. Hatch Mr. and Mrs. a. +. Flower,
Mr. and MIS-. george Edgar montgomery. Mr.. ana
rs. u. Z. MetmoIe, FierrcpOnt Edwards. James NJ
Brown. MIR. and Mrs. s. IS. Ch.ttenden, y. Elton
Judge Henry Hilton, Judge j. +. Daily, Professor
Henry Drsler. Judge George NJ. Van ioesen, udge
Advocate Asa Bird Gardner, Charles ,, Mliler,
James b. Williams, Consul and Mrs. e. h. kahO,
the Rev. and airs Arthur Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs
John iavlOr Johnston. the Rev. Dr. aud Mrs. ".
. I1,. . III. RoN Ilr and .lnhn HALL Me.