Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-04
NEW YEARS EVENTS. :.

The Republican League Reception The Most Notable of Hts Annuals- The Harm Onie Clubs Grand opening of Their Elegant Club House-The
 Mayors n-Sassacus' Recep-
 tl0n-Other Gatherings.
 One of the events of "New Years day, for the past three years has been the recep- tion given by the Republican League club, but the one on Monday last eclipsed them all in point of numbers attending and in the very successful manner in which it was car- ried out.
 The club sent out no invitations, but kept open house from to 10p. m., welcoming and cordially greeting all who came. The visitors were presented to the new president, General E. $. Greeley, who received in the east parlor, the following members of the league acting as reception committee:
 RECEPTION CoMMITTEE-W. J. Atwater, F. H. Benton, W. W. Bailey, E. c. Beecher, L. Wheeler Beecher, W. E. Chandler, L. P. Demipg, Hugh Daley. N. Easterbrook, jr., Captain c. O. Ford, H. W. Foster, George R. Burton, E. A. Gessner, Charles E. Gran miss, E. D. Hendee, Edwin A. Hotehkiss, N. H. Hoyt, jr., W. S. Kinney, Edwin Law renee, F. T. Lee, o. s. Mersick, George B. Martin, s. K. Page, w. P. Futile, John H. Platt H. O. Warren, Col. George M. White, Arthur B. Wright, w. s. Wells, Col s. J. Fox.
 Among those who were seen in the spacious rooms of the club during the day and evening were Mayor York, ex-Governor Harrison, ex- Governor Bigelow, Hon. N. D. Sperry, Tax Collector Theodore A. Futile, Hon. John H. Leeds, President Arthur D. Osborn of the Second National bank, Major R. P. Cowles, Vice President George A. Butler of the Tradesmen's bank, ex-Alderman George B. Martin, ex-Vice President Thomas R. Trow- Charles H. Farnam, Colonel N. G. Osborn Charles E. Dyer of Norwich, Secretary oi State Hubbard, E. M Judd, Colonel W. J Leavenworth and Gurdon s. Hull, all o1 Wallingford, Hon. Thomas o. Acton of New York, Town Agent James Reynolds, Select \ men George M. White, Feldman, Klenke \ Cooper, Hughes, Brown and H. w. CrawforC Foster, President James D. Dewell of thu chamber of commerce, General S. E. Mer win, Henry F. Peck of the board of educa
 tion, Hon. Lynde Harrison, Judge Henry B Pardee, ex-Senator E. F. Jones of Branford
 Eli Whitney, jr;,. of the board o
 public works, Major 0. A. Brooks
 W. O. Wallace, L. L. Gaylord, A. s. Ter.
 and J. G. Redshaw of Ansonia; E. Henr!
 Barnes of Sperry & Barnes, Robert H. Brown IF. R. Bliss, ex-Mayor Holcomb, Major H. H
 Strong, Charles W. Scranton, secretary o
 chamber of commerce, General s. R. Smith
 Builder George M. Grant, s. Harrison Wag ' ner, Charles A. White, President Charles
 Leete of the Mechanics bank, Charles H
 Trowbridge, John B. Fitch, Enos s. Kimber 1y, Henry Klllam, Assessor Henry D. Marsh ! Judge L. E. Munson, ex-Mayor Lewis, O. E ! Graves and s. T. Dutton of the board c
 education, Principal L. L. Camp, ". A Beckley, Judge J. O. Hollister, R. R. HoI
 kins, jr., Editor A. P. Hitchcock, Captai Wv. s. Farren, John w. Kinney, D. o. Lon
 bard, General Superintendent o. M. Shepar
 of the Consolidated road, Charles M. Maj
 thews, w. M. Newton of Wallingford, Joh \ A. Richardson, E. H. Sperry, Captain Chas H. Townshend, s. s. Thompson and yer
 many more. An admirable and abundar
 menu was served by Charles A. Bradley, th
 leagues caterer. A feature of the table ws
 an exact nongat model of the league hous
 brilliantly lighted within and the eagle an \ flapstaff in position.