New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-06
. CELEBRATING TIUELfIH AIGLT
JoLLrrY AT TIE ST. NICHOLAS CLUB.
TIM LORD or MIsEyLE.IN HIS GLoRY-A-GENIlAL


TIM LORD or MIsEyLE IL HIS GLoRN-A-GENLFAL
GOOD TINE.
At the ST. Nicholas Club last evening the " blue
blood of Ncw-York forgot the staid character OF
It's Kp.cEcYbocler ancestry and gave itself UP to
mirth and ioilty and the widest kind Of decorous
disorder during the latter part of the
evening The occasion OF this depar urc from the
ordinary routine Of club life was tie celebration
The festival Of "Twelithe NigHte" or NaSSane
Eve in honor of the patron saint OF
the club. The rooms were taStefuily dec
Grated with holly and eycrgreenS and
unon q large ccntre-tahle was a mammoth
bowl of the modern substitute for the ancient cider
The air was blue with the smoke Of fragrant llyan
mas when shortly after o'clock Isaac Lawrence,
in the absence Of the President introduced
AmoYy S:blcy Carlart, gen .," as the orator Of
the evening, who read paper on "le
Sa-nte Nicholas; His Life and Myra-
clcs.o The paper, which occupied over an
hour was an interesting biography Of the
Bishop of Myra, who the patron Of all
people in distress, whether pc5eian or noble, slave
or thief and the dispenser of the things that make
for the ease and comfort Of man in this world aud
his salvation in the next. The declaration that
bachelors" and manageable young ladies
were recipients Of his particular attention was
received with approval; but when the orator as
serted The saints protectorate over old maids
there wasa chorus of dissent. At the conclusion
of the reading of the paper, Mr.. Lawrence stepped
ON the dais and the thanks of The Club were voted
to Mr. Carlart and copy oih.s paper ordered TO be
placed among the archives.
procession was then formed headed by the
chief cook carving on platter huge boars head
stuffed with notices. The assistants followed with
various appropriate Dishes and images of the saint,
the Goddess of Liberty, and Washington. These
were deposited upon the table in the dining
room. The Twclfth-Niglt cake was placed upon
q stand On the raised dais at the foot Of the room'
and Secretary King cut it with the royal knife.
Isaac Lawrence selected piece and found within
il the bean which conferred the honors and burdens
of Royalty upon him. He was at once crowned,
anna the bare of a hundred tin whistles. blown 10y
as many men III tissue fOols-cdpS. Inc hoya Az
dress was about as follows:
Shakespeare srys that such dignity doth hedge q
king etc. Now, feel peculiarly the position TINS hleht
sister state, but failed. But when | preside
over M di,TItv Of Twcnfy-nntb-st Overshadows the
Bar Association and the Church Around the Corner
bCse rni,thj times on those sweettoned instruments
until you are satiaed VIA tiein: sPpoiEHt Cen Gen
vel Grand Chamberlain; Or. John g Green. Surgeon
General, and HearhcOte Lancey as Court Jester. ,
After an inspection Of the banquet hall by tIe
King the Prime Minister directed to tax TO
lis subjects until the least was announced ana
performed his duty in the following words: -
7 ann directed by Ills ROYAL HighneSs 10 address you
what saal | say after the excellent history OF SAINT
Nicholas which has been told to youl what can we ms
cldreu dor A voice" Get sick" ThcSurgeOn General
will attend TO you tomorrow. Ny ancestors were from
tue foundation OF the colonies. they counted time ny
smokc,-,o many pipes from place to place. his
Royal Highness commands you TO smoke and make
As much noise yOu can, IoT DelnB
lis children you IRE expected 10 make
noise ana act "a fooshly possible In Old days il was
az inst our principles 10 talk nonsense at social
gatherings our duty to abuse the Yankees and POKE
fun at tine Dutch His Royal Hghness bids me stop as
the banquet IL announced.
Headed by" King Of We Beane" and his house
hold, this procession rushed pcll-nell into the DIM
ing-TOom and began an assault upon the eXcellent
dinner prepared by the caterer of the club. There
were present, in addition to those named Wallace
Ogden, Judge Abraham X. Lawrence, Nathaniel
Bailey James Muhlenberg Bailey, Edward King,
Edgar de Peyster, Walter Rutherford,
Lawrence Smith, Harry Costar. Guy Garlic
ton Baylcy, GOuycneur Morris, Hamilton
Pell. II. Beekman, Sackctt Barclay, Ulysses
Eddy. Harry Kemscn, Rowland Pel, Ru-
fuo KING, T. I. Delayan, and about 200 others.