Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-04
HARmONIE,s RECEPTION.

A Brilliant Opening of the New Club
 House-Large Attendance of Promi-
 nent Guests-The Elegant Apart.
 ments of the Club.
 The inaugural reception by the Harmonic
 club at their elegant new club building was a
 brilliant success. From to o'clock the
 reception to invited guests occurred and the
 large and elegantly furnished rooms were
 thronged, the visitors all expressing admira-
 ton of the clubs beautiful quarters, second to none in the State Among the hundreds who paid their respects and were greeted by
 the clubs reception committee were ex-Gov- ernor Ingersoll, ex-Governor English, Hon. ND. Sperry, ex-Senator J.D. Plunkett, Hon. Lynde Harrison, ex-Prosecuting ttorney T.
 J. Fox, H. H. Bunnell and Charles w. Scranton, the bankers, Capt. Samuel Bolton and William Nicely of Bolton & Nicely, Geo. Wykes, jr., the banker, Col. A. c. Hendrick, Samuel Crane of the Elliott House. Miles H. Goodyear, Postmaster B. R. English, George Maltby, Frederick B. Mallory of Mallory, Wheeler & Co.,, Joseph T. Fitch, Col. S. R. Smith, w. F. Gilbert, Lawyer Arthur B. Wright, John H. North of o. B. North 6 Co.,, Lawyer Philip Robinson, Dr. M. F. Lin quist, Capt Dow, H. ". Foster, A. H. Kel- ' lam, Evarts Cutler, Judge l.. E. Munson, Dr. Peterson, Builder Kinney of Kinney 6 Phelps, Charles Kimberly of Sperry & Kimberly, and large number of other well known gen. tlemen of this city; also H. 0. Spencer of Ansonia, A. Asher of Boston, G. l. Behrich of Norwich, L. M. HiIsch of New York. The flow of visitors was constant all through the hours set apart for the public reception and the affair was splendid success in every respect. The elegant carpeting and furnish ing of each of the numerous rooms was com plete and tasteful, the walls were hung with II e oi,Hsp alo,a statuary and ornamental pieces adorned the chief rooms. The club received numberless well deserved compliments upon having ac- quired so fine building in so admirable location and equipped it so handsomely. The equipment cost $3, 500. An abundant supply tering, Philip Winter assisting. The carpet ings and choice papering were from Roth child & Bro.'s on Grand avenue. Mallon's orchestra furnished excellent \ music afternoon and evening. The cost of the building was only $20,000; it
 cost to build $eo, 900. A notieeably fine gift hung upon the wall of the large parlor, 8 hammered brass head of Apollo in appropri- | ate frame, the gift of Mrs. Henry Herz and | executed by that lady. Also noticeable ' ornaments were fine pair of bronze orna- ments from Messrs. Bolton & Nicely and \ pair of bronzes the gift of MT. G. J. Moffatt Another picture, large and fine oil paint \ ing, is the gift of the Earnest Workers" !" | the ladies' society, consisting of Mrs. NJ. Adler, Mrs. J. Myers, Mrs. H. Machol, Mrs. \ M. Strauss, Mrs. l.. Rothchild, Mrs. L. Ad- \ Ter, Mrs. M. Spier, Mrs. L. Lewiston, Mrs. \ H. Asher, Mrs. s. B. Shoninger. The pie | ture represents "Sheridan's charge" The annual tax of the club per member is $30 in- ' itiation fee $10. The club starts under most gratifying auspices, with a membership of eighty.
 The club is offered as follows: President-Max Adler.
 \ Recording secretary-Louis O. Heller. \ Financial secretary-Albert A. Zunder. ' Treasurer-M. Kahn
 Board of directors-H ". Asher, Samuel Good \ House committee-H Machol, B. Rogowski, A. Goodman, E. Strauss, s. B. Shoninger
 \ Reception committee-H. Machol M. Strauss, L. \ 0. Heller, H. Herz.
 The club has an abundance of room in SO large and commodious a abuilding, and on the \ third floor will reside the janitor, MT. An ' drew Goodman, the special constable, and | wife.
 In the evening grand reception was held. ! The rugs on the smoothly polished southern | pine floor of the reception room were taken \ up, and there was thus, with the other rooms ! on the first floor, much spacefor the dancers. \ A beautiful scene was presented as the ladies \ in elegant toilets whirled and swept by in \ ''giddy mazes." The attendance was large, great interest prevailed and the days inaugu- ration was fully closed in hours of delightful social enjoyment.