New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-28
HONORS TO THE FRENCHMEN.
RECEPTION BY THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB.


A BRILLIANT GATHERIvG-NAMEs OF SOME OF
THOSE PRESENT.
The Union League Club gave reception
last OF the French Govern
ment who take part tod In the ceremony OF I'M
yelling Bartholds statue OF Liberty En2hiening tha
Word. rne the scene OF brilliant aud
representative gathering The ro"ms we're decorated To
typy the fraternity Of the two nations directly
cerDed I'm the OCCASION The trcoor and the stars and
Stripes everywhere tastofny arranged u infcse
the harmon relations involved Tho theatre. Shich
was used reception decorator With haes OK
the nations The stage transformed into 9ar-
den OF trpical plants. while music from an orchestra
weled out from the foliage.
The two ,nip rooms, tie largo for the general
guests and the scove for the French guests
hand .Omely set on with flags bronze miniature Of
BarnoId's Liberty stood In the slcove and was
illumina cd by electric lights Here The tables were
decorated with pillars OF red and white and OF red
white and vioet In the lsrs~ dining the
abies ero marked with shields 81 70 representing
colors OF the two nations; vandcms column rss
in sugar. there Forts Lafayette and Washington In
the same substance with equestrian Washington AMI
Iafaye surrounding ITEM while soldiers stood
ths background. Figures OF tho ships La Min-rve
ana Tennessee also In noticeanie piece
wss a huge sugar salmon surmouniiDg an AQUARIUM La
France and Marechsl Mel wers alb 'ndsnt Tho
decorations happily arranged To attract the ego
and please fancy typfyng the Significant phase Of
tho pie ssant occasion.
The guests OF the evening were NJ Barthodt Count
Ferdinand De Lesseps. Admiral Jaures. Albert Ls'avre
General Pelssier Colonel Laussedat Colonel Bureaux
Ds Pussy Baron Salvador. NaDoleon Ney Hectr DE
Castro Albert Thomegurn. Leon Robert. Charles Bgo
con Meunier. Augu.te Caupert Ge"rse A. Glaenzyr,
ami NM spuler. Deschamps. Yilleeente ielard Cotu.
Halpen, De.mons, Grond Goudchaun' DOrSeva,
ClapoG and Rajou
Besides these there were present. among the invited
guests. Agernon s. Sullivan, Cyrus w. Field. General
JOSIAH Porter Lieutenant Governor jones. Central J.
NJ varian Captain Henry Aeicalte Justice Van brunt
Parke Goodwin General b. Pry, ResrAdmiral }. c.
Rbind, Brigader- General W. W. Burns. Justice Van
Worst Justice A. K Lawrence. Judge Van Hoesen Judge
Larrenore. Major-General SCHUYLER Hamilton, General
Cullom. President p. A. z. Barnard, Naval ohcer
s,as w. Burt Justice Brady Postma-ter Pearson. W. 5.
Booker the British Consul General Assist secretary
Charles g. Parchid. United states District Attorney
Stephen A. Walker. j. NJ. roucey, 4. N. Palmer. W. c.
Brewster II. c. Morgan, Henry Hentz. A. e. Cheney
Charles b. Fosdick. Frederic K. coudert ward King
Secretary of state Frederick Cook. scho
mel James X. Garfield, Police COwInissioGer J"hn
McClave. 6. G. Hopkins, CONGO tore g. n: paws
q. Thomas, General Robert Jackson, q: W. Childs r.
General Louis Fitzgerald Daniel Hunt ugio judge
Brown, o. d. Baldwin. General ohoridai Russell SAGE
g. W smaiiey, Colo rel John Hamilton Judge Charles
F. DAILY. r. ". Dwight Robert Gordon General Ro !en-
ward Nc Aiister, W. b. Whitney A. Caubert and A. s.
Barnes. ,r, =,
Evart, Corueln- X. Agnew, r. Andrews, William ".
Astor. yacenzo Bott, Cornelius n Bite Henry Bersn'
lie Grand B. Cson%n. James @ Cartor' Justice Moan
F Psys T. D'15' h. "Fas' w fTy Hove.
t. A. Haveiney-r. John jaw, Clarence KING Thomas W:
Knox. LevIP on, J. Prrpont Morgan. v Mumtord
Moore. DAVID MnIiKrn IT,. Thomas L. Macs IT,. Cen
eral Horace PoteI f. A. Potts. william walter Phelps
Whiteaw Rel. J. Har-en Rhoad~s. ID b. - John Roosa,
Roosevelt,
selgman, j. I'll. SiebDns, Edward n Iaiier r. d. Tap
COMMITTEES was composed OF W. q. Riddle. Joseph f.
Gay and william II. HoIlister. -
Other. present were Chsuncey M Deprw. Inomas =,
Aoo" Judge e9a. r. A hairr S sapd' B.. Aye'
Bates. Henry Bedlow O. T. Z. Billings; rds-ys BAKE
man. Marshall b. Blake, George 80. j. v Boss H. ii
Brdsm," G@Sr: sa.sS c cs.us Sq'c
Dalton sigourney w. Fay, Joseph f. Gay Era,mus
mabr.haw. Leonard H.z.ltine; General Joseph
G. Jackson Cyrus j. Lawrence, Francis H. Leggett
ELL LI p.r.on o asrr Gsorss Mssa. Charles +
Poore. j. A. Bishop Putnam l. Randall James VI
Re!. IN" Rev j. lutte Smith, Thoiaas Stokes e.
Thomas James Van santvoord H. q ward 4 !; ward
1t was wen on toward 9: 80 when the guests
mere s.co OF ne sSss at The Of the s NJ
Bartbold walked with Channcey NJ De.
then the guests were shown cub house They
expressed admiration for the collection OF paint
In as at Of sA se e an un' as wei
Letters of rereived from President Cleve-
land General Arthur. Archbishop COrrigtn Attorney
General o. Bren, Ch-f-Justice Waite X. kuki Turkish
Minister, Daniel Manning, Samuel Is. ard, MOnsignor
Gu nm and Professor Wolcot Gibbs.
AT half past 10. the guests and the members OF the
Amerioan Conmltt-e headed by Mr.. Evarts aud Count
de sseps proceeded to the sicove diningr0om Oh the
third roOr whrre sumptuous supper WAS served Mf.
Depew occu pied the chair and was supported by N.
Barthodi and NJ dc l-sseps on his right and left re-
spectively. When saprer was over and the guests
mad established pleasant acquaintance with
American woolcock and terral In, the chairman
arose, and in brief nut telling speson brmfu Of ms
cha racteristic humor aud containing many felci.
tous illusions TO the occasion OF
the recep ion, Welcomed tho guests
In behalf Of the club He referred 10 tie p~cu-
liar fitness of the reception by the Union
League Club OF delegation representing
nearly every department OF the Government Of fro
republc sinco club had been founded In the in-
everlasting liberty and then having spoken OF
81 l-sseps a gineer ain the trst dawn or
his prince" h4 Introduced Mr. B.rtholdt
NJ Bartholdi responded in few graceful words,
after which NJ. Simon replied TO the
toast of the French delegation Others speakers fol-
and the festivities were continued until late
hour.
THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY PRESENTED.
EXERCISES AT THE CITY HALL-ADDKEssEs by
MAYOR GRACE AND NJ. BARrHOLpi.