New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-30
THE UNION LEAGUES BIkTHDAY
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OLD NEXT MONDAY.
GETTING READY To CELEBRATE TUE ANSIyEh-
aaRY-CoMMIrIkI q CHOSEN.

| GETTING READY To CELEBRATE TUE ASSIVEh-
l. ssRY-CoMMrrTrr CHOSEN.
| The twenty-ffth birthday Of the Union Learus Climb
viii ~ celebrated Monday evening by ~ enter
tAinnent at tho olns-h,uss which bids fair
| to be Of the most brilliant ana
| notable of ths social season. The celebration
vii mark extremely interesting point in tho Clubs
history It will bring together Of the veteran
members whs force and character 10 the srgssza
ten in tho critical days or the war and viii awaken 70
nswed interest In the clubs patrisi record.
On January Is. 1869. Napoleon III was
emily awaiting signal from the English Govern
ment 70 taxa the part OF tho South and the Union
armies were receiving SEINE terrible lessons In war
few patriots Of New York q letter inviting the
cooperation OF their fsow-citizens whs share their
sentiments form the National Club" The sheets Or
the organization to cultivate profound national
devotion distinguished from Of sectional feeling
and much else the line of dsRteressa and substaaai
support to the Usion eause. This letter was signed
by wolcott Gibbs, Gesres 7. Strong. Henry w.
Bellows Cornelius r. Agnsw. George q Anthem.
George Gibbs. George Il. Allen and William
j. oppin Copies ont and result was the
almost immediate formation Of tho Union League
Club which opened It's first regular cnb-hsuse at NO.
% East seventssnth-st. on May H. 1853 Among tho
charter members wsre many or the ic"-
ing citizens OF Nsw-Yorr, and the influence and
activity Of the League were soon recognized aof great
servtcs 10 tho Union cause.
The OF incorporates passed by the Legislature
on February IS. 1868. and the club has steadily adj
vanced IN all respects ever since.
The inved guests for week will include President
Cleveland and the members Of his Cabinet the Justices
OF the Supreme Court. prominent Senator'S and Members
Of Copgess, Generals Sherman and Sheridan and other
distinguish military men. officers OF the Army and
stationed here Judges of the Court of Appeals
and OF state supreme Court leading ministers OF the
various churches In tho city. the Governor ana
many 8 te officials aud other representative men.
III uanus tri1l hAUn
D. H. and the order dascng will he given at Top m
Music will be provided by band OF forty pieces under
the direction OF Ernest Meyer supper will be servsd
from IL p. IN until Guests will he intrsduceh 10
President Cleveland by Chauncey NJ Depew president
OF the Club.
Members Of tho Floor Committee will VICAR white SIX
badges; these OF the Reception Csnntee blue All
the badges will bear tho monogram, u. L. c., and the
dates 1853 $685." Be ujamn Bre wstcr Is chairman OF
the deception Committee. and its other members arc
Cornelius r. Agnew Daniel r. Appleton. Cornelius n.
Bliss. Richard Butler. Dorman b. Eaton, Wilap d.
Evars Joseph E. GAY. Walter Howe Frederick A. Potts.
Horace Psrtsr. wbitelaw Reid. Daniel g. Rollins'
George BIiss Gorham Bacon, Watson H. Brown. Jabez
A. Bestwick. James c. Carter. lie Grand b. Cannon JOS
eph II. Chsas. Marvelle W. Cooper, John X CeY VIII
lam Dowd, William II. Draper. James n. Durham, Elzur
Hinsdals Richari p Herrick. Joseph W. Hswe brav-
ton Ives, John Jay Thomas l.. James Francis H. Leg
gett, David Milliken r " MumforI Mosr'. j. Osborne
Moss John L. Plummer Charles r. Posre. Horace Rus
SELL Thesdsrs Roosevelt Elihu Rect. William q Riddle
Charles Stewart smith, Alfred Van Santvoord. william
Hart Smith, villas d. sloane Samuel Thomas, Fredcr
ick d. Tappsn. Lorcuzo G. Wosdhsuse and Salem H.
Wales.
The Floor ComHittee, OF which James Otis is chair
Tsan, Is as follows: Henry a. Bridgihan, Albert r.
Brown, Henry Blake, Henry ID. BaDcocg Davis Barnes
HerDart T.. Brown, Henry F. Case, Bernard 3. CLARK.
Howard NJ. Durant. william B. Dowd. James j. Faye.
Warren n. Goddard. Samuel A. GOllschnidt. Henry s.
Gilbsr Robert hoe. ". D. Harper. Fr,ncls NJ JencEs
Daniel Lord. jr. Louis r. Milligen SOmcrvIe r. lux,
n IaylOr, Walter w. L.
and William Wells.