New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-28
TIE LOTOS SAYS F.1REWELL.
A DINNER TO ITS FORMER PRESIDENT.
SPEECHES BY FRANK Il. LAWRENCE WII1TELAW
REID. CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEW SENATOR
W. NJ. EVAETS. CHARLES A.
DANA. AND OTHERS.

w. NJ. ENAETS. CHARLES A.
DANA. AND OTHERS.
Tho LOtoS Club gave farewell dinner last
nisht 10 Wlitclaw Reid, who was lis president
for many years. There delightful air of
informally about the assemblagc, and spirit of
cordial friendIincss The tables set in the
large parors Of the clubhouse, plates being laid
for 800 The only decoration was an
immense bed Of roses in front Of the clubs
ny, sdcnt, Frank r Lawrence, who presided
On the right hand Of Mr. Lawrence sat WhIteh'w
Reid Frank iiscock, the French Consul, Nlscornt
d Ahzac. Charles 4. Dana and John A. Cockeriii
and on his left were Senator William NJ. Evar'S
cx-Scuator Warner Miller, William Henry Smith,
Col,lcl Elliott F. Shepard and William Winter
Others at the tables were General Horace Porter,
John H. Bird. Colonel r. W. Knox, John Elder
kin. Dr. {. In>lce Parlcc. cX-Judgr +. q. Godfrey.
Colonel l.. c. james. b. b. Valentine, Charles
Henry Webb. Edward Moran, Charles Graham,
Douglas Taylor. .iccrge II. Story, Orlando Fulton
ard Louis WndnluIcr.
TIE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
Wrcatls Of hlue smoke from the cigars were
curling themselves in fantastic shapes around 1h"
elittcrng jets Of the chandeliers and in the inter
,'icc, between the fine paintings Oh the walls
when M.. Lawrence rappcl for order. His ad-
dress WAS npplaudod at frequent inter- ale with
.rc,' hcartu.,s. Amcng other things Mr.. Law
Irucc said:
en-, cm~n Of The Loto- Cub: Tho lo'n- plan give
forth la.,, ta.cn, f.t We H.. 700 d, homo, to WI,
hold. a.. Mdin4-t Ilac, IA ON rc,ar! II s. almost
'oo" d car d." since NIUE 'ani o. Po'n
,,,,.r ,,d 1o,l.,y fon,,1 u.. Lotto. Club Some Of
them we're already known IA, word beyond, and
among mos" was our guest " hi' evening who ',ca'n
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Mp pEID,S REPLY
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After the cheer, which followed Mr.. Lawrence,
-, L., ,.,,a ,., 8, Mr. Ron, -,
remarks h"d N"'Nhe"' " ,o"'' 10 WI "," "'N
drunk staudiux. Wien The guests Lad become
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9''''" "e'i"' ''' i''" ''N ~ many 49, N'" "
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=, , . c,., ,,..s,. -, ic YOUR guest ,n.ni,li
IL ,yuuu IN. 4 Greater pleasure Ia II cO'.h t..l
,at III any "It''T ~ c'','.,t mo a., ,,.
your president ma, uNt" Vol'v' mus ~. ,,,.., ,,"
Ig c""lan'y win Whi'n you n",' H., lad
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yGu MAJ E'c your pteS..vn, an. -, i1' h no' , -,
a. tou t ~, ~, ic'sbi I'm FAIR vca her, -,