Morning journal and courier., 1885-06-04
THE LEAGUE RECEPTION

Henry B. Harrison-A Brilliant and
 Notable Occasion-Fine Appearance
 of the RoOms-AbOut One Thou
 sand Persons Enjoy the Occasion.
 The reception given by the Republican league at their club house last night to Gov ernor and Mrs. Henry B. Harrison was very brilliant social event, fulfilling the anticipa- tions regarding it to the utmost. The weather could not have been finer and was delight ful. The decorating of the club house was artistic, heightening much the handsome and elegant appearance of the rooms. Towering and foliage plants, hanging baskets and spe- cial floral arrays, all very tastefully display ed, met the eye on all sides in the reception and other rooms. The national ensign, sus- pended from the flagstaff projecting from the portico of the house, waved gently in the slight breeze stirring, and the entire main passageway to the house from the sidewalk to the entrance was enclosed and canopied in striped canvas while the whole front
 was brilliantly illuminated by electric lights.
 Beside the portraits at the rooms of ex- Governors Baldwin, Dutton, Jewell, Eng fish, Ingerson and Bigelow, number of others, loaned for the occasion, graced the walls, among which was Harry l. Thomp- sons fine portrait of the late Rev. Dr. Bacon
 a fine portrait of the late Judge B. K. Eos ter, and beautiful moonlight marine view loaned by Mr. c. c. Benham. Nothing was left undone that seemed tasteful and appro- priate to add eclat to the occasion and render the affair worthy of one of New Haven's most honored and distinguished sons, Gov
 -,l1 ,1f ho gan in earnest shortly after 8 o'clock, and from that time till midnight Chapel street was lively in the vicinity.
 Governor and Mrs. Harrison arrived at about half-past 8 o'clock, accompanied by the Governors sister, Miss Harrison, and were met and welcomed by President Thom- as R. Trowbridge, jr., president of the league, and several other prominent gentle men, and escorted to the reception room. Af- ter the ladies had divested themselves of their wraps they were escorted about the rooms by President Trowbridge, also through the annex building to the lobby of the Carll Opera House to view the tables laden with refreshments, which were highly comph- mented. At about half-past nine the house was filled with members and guests. There are three hundred members of the league, each of whom was privileged to bring ladies. The total attendance was in the neighbor- hood of one thousand. Wheeler and Will son's- brass band discoursed fine music. They were stationed in the front rooms up stairs.
 President Trowbridge officiated as master of ceremonies, introducing the guests to the Governor and his wife.
 Among the guests were the following: U. S. Senator Platt and wife, ex-Governor
 English, ex-Governor Bigelow, ex-Governor
 Ingersoll, Chief Justice Park and Judges
 Granger, Loomis, Carpenter and Sanford,
 President Porter of Yale and daughters, ex- Congressman Kellogg of Waterbury, wife and two daughters, Mrs. E. H. English of
 New Haven and Miss Kellogg, ex-Postmaster
 Bent of Middletown, wife and daughter,
 General Camp of Middletown and niece Miss Anna Camp, State Comptroller Luzerne l. Munson of Waterbury and wife and Mrs. H. S. Johnson of this city, Adjutant General s. R. Smith, Paymaster General Dwight, Ouartermast General Goodrich of Hartford, Colonel Mowry of Norwich, aid-de-camp,
 Lieutenant Colonel B. F. Blakeslee of Hart ford, assistant quartermaster general, Com
 missary General Barton of New Haven, Col
 onel George M. White, assistant adjutant
 general Captain Stratton, New Haven; of
 General Graham's staff, Hon. P. c.
 Lounsbury of Ridgefeld, s. A.
 Hubbard of the Hartford Courant,
 Judge Ouillinan of Ansonia, Thomas Wallace
 and wife of Derby, Hon. E. w. Seymour of
 Bridgeport, Colonel Hen1y Allen of Bran
 ford, Rev J. o. Peck, Rev. Newman Smyth of this city, Hon. Levi E. Coe of Meriden, c. s. Sanders, Allan W. Paige of Danbury, John Hooker, Justus Hotehkiss, D. Watrous, Thomas R. Trowbridge, jr, and wife, Hon. N. D. Sperry and daughter. General S.E .Merwin and wife, Mayor Geo. F. Holcomb and wife, ex-Mayor Robertson and ladies, General E. s. Greeley, wife and daughter, Major H. H. Strong and wife, Thomas R. Trowbridge, A. D. Osborne and wife, Lewis Hotchkiss, wife and Miss Sarah G. Hotchkiss, MT. and Mrs. Hen " F. Peck and daughter, Alexander Foote, wife and daughter, General and Mrs. George H. Ford, Albert H. filling and wife and Miss
 Minnie Johnson, MT. and Mrs. T. c. Lewis,
 Mr. and Mrs. James Graham and Mir. and
 Mrs Charles E. Graham of West Haven,
 Mr. and Mrs. George B. Martin, A. H. Kel-
 lam and wife, Colonel and Mrs. D. R. Wright and daughter, Miss Hattie P. Wright and
 Miss Minnie Hicks of Hartford, sister of At
 torney Radcliffe Hicks, Mrs. Cady and
 daughter, Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Wincnell, s.
 H. Moseley, wife and daughter, Emma Nose
 ley, who has just returned from Minnesota, MT. and Mrs. Thomas P. Shepard, MT and
 Mrs. w. J. Atwater, MT. and Mrs. George
 F. Barnum, MT. and Mrs. H. w. Foster, Mrs Professor Mark Bailey, Ward Bailey and sister, Alexander McAllister and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Warren, MT. and Mrs. F. R. Bliss, MT. and Mrs. Edward Mans field, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Walker, MT. and Mrs R. A. Brown, Colonel A. J. Beers ! and wife, Captain Lee of the Grays ! Lieutenant c. E. Granniss, Colonel s. J. Foz | and wife, Professor Hadley, B. $. Wheeler Mr. and Mrs. William H. Beecher and daugh- ter, John L. Treat, wife and three daughters Mir and Mrs. T. P. Merwin, MT. and Mrs. Samuel K. Page, Alderman Munson and wife, H. Grant Thompson and wife, F. A Gilbert and wife, J. F. Gilbert and wife MT. and Mrs. w. E. Sternberg and Miss Dow, Charles R. Coan, Walter B. Law, F. E. Harrison and wife The refreshments were served from half past nine to Il o'clock under the superin- tendence of MT. 0. A. Bradley, caterer of the club, with fourteen colored walters as sisting, and the spread was highly compi mented. The newly carpeted stairs leading to the dress circle were utilized by many la dies and their escorts as seats while taking refreshments. The fine music by Wheeler & Wilson's was much enjoyed and set many feet to tripping the light fantastic when the older heads had departed. The dancing took place up stairs, but the time remaining was all too brief for the happy walters.
 The programme of music for the evening
 was as follows:
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