New-York tribune., 1886-02-22
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY.
now THE HOLIDAY WILL BE CELEBRA TED.
PUBLIC DINNERS, REUNIONS AND RECEPTIONS
A1uIKIIC AND MILITARY MEETINGS.

PUBLIC DINNERS, REUNIONS AND RECEPTIONS
ATHLETIC AND MILITARY MEETINGS.
Undoubtedly most people in New-York will make
the most of to-days holiday by staying quietly at
home as George Washington himself liked TO DO
Whenever he mad the chance All his biographers
credit him with being an exceptionally modest
man who hated display and fuss" Oh that theTe
will be little in the city to-day, but there VIII oe
any quantity of oratorical pyrOtechnlcs embracing
many styles of eloquence. For the Oeneht OF thoSe
people who want to 90 somewhere lis' VI .o az a.
ons entertainments, receptions aud meetings IS
given below. In many instances 1uil uetaIIs can
be found III the advertising columns. W.,
With feasting and patnoc SPeefhes tI thc
day at the Hotel Brunswick; Hosea B. Per-
kins will preside and addresses VIII DE maze ny the
Rev Henry Ward Bcecher Gme1-JusIice Moan
laws Congressman John NJ. Daniels, George VI.
Stearns, Joseph Pulitzer and the Rev. George II.
Pays0n. c-. e .,o Co,,o 30 .ho
Revolution wIil dine and listen TO some patriotic
OratOry. 90, :. -.
their cuh-r0om. at lhird-ave. and One-hundred.
and forty sIxth-st. at O'Clock IN the morning, and
will hold public meeting IN the evening when
WashingtOn's virtues will be recounted by num-
rhe annual dinner of the Order Of United Amcr-
cans will be eaten at Martlnellrs, No. l36 ruin
ave Speeches will be made by the Rev DIR. New
man, the Rev. Dr. HurIburt, Daniel Ullman ana
Others. " ,,.,
The Association of the 1st New;York Mounted
Rifles will dine at Morelis, No. West Twenty
eighth-st. ,.. ~
The Old Washington Gray Troop, now known as
the Washington Light Battery Will hold the MY,
third annual reception of It's veteran honorary and
active members. at the 10Th Regiment Armory at
Broadway and Forty-hftn-st ..
AT the Madison Square Garden the llth Regiment
n g. s y. Y, will have a dress parade, ,Oeginnlnea at
$50 D. m, and the regiment will be reviewed by
Iieutenant-(iOvernOr Jones. ,
The New-York Hare anG Hounds will open the
paper-chaSing with a cTOss-cOuntrv run al SCUM
Orange. n. j., starting from Whoeian h3tel al .
D. m. After the chase the club Will be able 70 40
annie iustIce to a dinner Future meetings or the
club will take place on March l3 and q, April lO
and "a, and May and %.
The Mountain Toboggan Club composed of New
York business men, will get LOT OF tun ana Sport at
Summit Lake, Central Valley, n. \. Prizes Will be
given for the longest and stralghtest runs Oy Slhges
" At ilickman's Hotel No. 0s Cedar-st.. the mem,
bers of the Washington Engine No; 20 or the Ola
Volunteer Fire Department, Will hold tnelr annual
reunion. -, M, =. 1.
will take place at Irving Hall.
At the Lexington Avenue Opera House the
Albion Society wlli enjoy their fourteenth annua
ball. NJ,
haitian College will be held III the college nall
At Chickering Hall, afternoon and evening, the
New-York City tiseddfod VIII taKS P,afS % DoOt at
Military Hall, No. 1913 Bowery, eat good dinner
and revive old memories a., n
Companies A. -, E. II and X, of the 18th Regi-
ment. under command of Major J. +. Ackerman,
will escort the Sd Battery to lis new armOry III me
morning. Several companies of the l4th aud Z3d
Riker Post No. 62, q. A. H., Will raise the Amclcah
faQ in Battery Park and in the evening participate
In masquerade ball at Concordla nan
Company c. sth Regiment, will, have a
drill add reception at its arm9ry IN the evening:
COMPANY II, 71st Regiment, VIII VISIT New-HaNen
as guests of the New-Haven Blues. / he annual
reception of the Nom commissioned Omcers' ASsO-
citation of the 18th Regiment will take place IN
The regimental armOry. The veterans OF the 9tn
Regiment will mold a reception at the Teglmenlal
armOry A bicycle and athletic tournament ny
the Kings County Wheelmen aud an entertain
ment provided by Company or the 4th Regl-
ment will take place in the regmental armory III
the evening. , % J..
The managers of the Society for aiding Self
supporting Women " will open bazaar and fancy
fair at the University Club Theatre. -.
The New York Free Circulating Library ASsocla-
tiOn will hold meeting at StelnWay nan III tne
evening.
Matinee performances will be given at the Acad,
emy of Music the Comedy theatre tne Grand
Opera House Lyceum Theatre, Dalys Eden Musee,
Madison Square, Thai IA Wallack s,NlDIo Ua5lel'
Union square. Standard Third Avenue, BJou
Opera House and Theatre Comque.
Conservation services will be held at ~.
Michaers Church In the evening Tue Bishop OF
Peoria Will preach the sermon. -
The old FTaunceSs Tavern, AT Broad ana feaii
SIS where Washington badc farewell TO ms oln-
GERS, will be open for inspection throughout the
day.
TEMPERANCE MOURNING OVER MERRITT
sign on which was printed in large black let
teTs: " The last words OF John b. Cough: Young
man; make your record clean, met the eye OF the
many people who attended the meeting OF the Man
haitian Temperance AssOcl tOn III the Masonic
Temple yesterday afternoon lhere had been no
regular speaker appointed but short speeches were
made by several temperance advocates
eulogstlc of Mr.. Coughs life and
character committee OF five was