Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-15

gives O freedom TO the tongues OF men,
bers and their guests, which has contribu-
ted not little to the interest of its din
ners, but at the same time
1t restricts the knowledge of their
delights to those who have attended them.
Ordinarily, about thirty gentlemen sit
down. But on the night OF the dinner In
honor OF the Glover Club sixty gentlemen
were present. The members of the Clover
Club came over from Philadelphia in a
special car, escorted by committee of
the Gridiron Club on the Pennsylvania
driven to Chamberlin's, where they
were received by the officers
of the loGridiron Club 9ar After
refreshing themselves they were driven,
with the officers of the Gridiron Club, TO
the executive mansion to call on the Presi-
dent, wh0,not being able to accept the in-
vitationof heiGrtdiren Club to meet the
Clover CLUB, had expressed desire to see
the famous Clover Club. After delight
full chat with the President the party re-
turnednto6 Cham erlin's, where all the
members of the GridironN Cub had
gathered. Six O'Clock ewas strik-
lug yFHwben President Powers of
the aridlron Club, with Presideht Han
DIV, mo fhe Clover Club, led the way TO the
table, whIcho was set in the parf9rs of the
old Swami mansion. AS The clubs walked
out to dinner the orchestra of the United
States Marine Band rendered ""rhe Grid
iron Club March,n composed for the oc-
casIon by John Philip Souva, director of
the United States Marine Band. The Or
chestra rendered during the dinner an
admirable programme, which in
cluded Souva's valse, "La Refine
de la Mer,' dedicated to Mrs. Whitney,
the wife of the Secretary of the Navy, and
never performed elsewhere except at the
executive mansion. The table was taste
fully decorated with rose and smilax.
The great club gridirons in Mareohal
Neil buds with a four-leafed clover in
pansies and its broad bars stood on the
table before the Presidents of the two
clubs. Four-leafed clover made of roses
adorned other portions of the table. The
name cards were shaped like little grid
irons, This was the menu:
Blue Points.
Chateau Lafaure.
Consomme la royal.
Celery.
Amonlittedo, ls4s.
Boiled Rock.
Potatoes.
Iced cucumbers.
Deviled crabs.
Chateau Branalr, 1855.
Saddle of Southdown mutton.
Potato oroquettes.
Asparagus points.
Grand Sec.
Timbal of pheasants.
Truf1e sauce.
Orange Romano.
English sn1pe.
Pommard.
Lettuce salad.
Mlkado ice creams
ETC., ETC., etc.
THE MEMBERS OF THE GRIDIRoN CLUB
entertained their guests with character
| istio songs and speeches turing the din
ner. At the close of the last course the
| lights were turned down and President
| Powers brewed great bowl of "brule"
punch into flashing flames. After every
| body had tasted this delicious drink the
Clovers and the Gridirons, and the guests
| invited to meet the Philadelphians,
among whom were Senators Beck and
| Allison, and Representatives Reed, Bragg
and Butterworth, made witty speeches
and sang jolly songs. They all agreed
when the party broke up at midnight that
they had never had better time. The
| Glover Club was stirred to an emulation
which will result in remarkable dinner,
when the Gridiron Club dimes under the
| Glover flag this fall. Besides the men,
bers of the Clover Club, the Gridiron Club
has entertained nearly 100 guests in its
short existence. Among the more promi-
bricks, Speaker Carlisle, Secretary
Bayard, Secretary Lamar, Post
master General Villas, Presi.
dent pro tempore Sherman, Lieut.
| Gen. Sheridan, Senators Hawley, Palmer,
Henderson, Jones of Nevada, Eustis,
Harrison, Aldrich, Butler, Teller; Repre-,
sentatives Long, Wise, Kelley, Merri-
man, Reed, Dorsheimer, Haynes, Vince
Ter, Mckinley, Bayne, Butterworth, Col
Inns, Tucker, Randall, Herbert. Hit, w C.
P. Breckenridge and Norwood, Assistant
Secretary FairchilG, Commissioner Mont
| gOmery, Speaker Hustled, General Comp
troller Maynard. Richard T. Mer-
rick, Edward o. Graves, Sterling
! z. Rounds, First Assistant Postmaster
General Stevenson, Second Assistant
Postmaster General Knott, Henry Cabot
Lodge, George b. Loring, j. Sterling
Morton, George Alfred Townsend, Will
lam M. Singerly OF the Philadelphia
Record, E. A. Burke of the New Orleans
Tlmes-Democrat, William E. Quinby OF
the Detroit Free Press, and William V.
Mexican OF the Philadelphia Ledger.
The dinners of the Papyrus Club, OF
Boston, are marked by the same
brilliancy, so far as the intellectual feas t
is concerned, as are the dinner s
Of the other two clubs. But its
menus are not as good. Its membership
is similar to that OF the Clover Club, wit a
the addition of few artists.