New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-25
Its BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED BY GIVING A HAND
SOME TESTIMONIAL TO BENJAMIN
d. SILLIMAN.

Some time ago the Brooklyn Club determined TO have
a good time on the occasion Of the twenyilfth amt
ver,ary Of It's organization. and the appointed timo
having around. it had it last evening. The
club house handsomely decorated with green ~ and
bunting, and. from the mass Of flowers and potted
plants which screened the Office AZ the left Of the
entrance. there noated tunefnl strains from /" Tho
Gondoliers, when at O'Clock $50 members sat down
to dinner. Eight separate tables were spread for
their accommodation. both the Darlor and main dining
room being called into rcquisition
At the end Of the latter room thu guests
table and at ii was seated David NJ stone. president
Of the club having on his right benjamin d. Sill
man, his honored predecessor in the same Office
They were both among the orator, Of the evening AZ
was also John Winslow. the only surviving men,
Der of the club who signed its certificate Of ncor
poratIon lie spoke at the spcechmakng stage OF tho
dinner to the toast Of our Charter Members Will
lam {. DE Witt replied to the toast Of The Brook
Ign Club; Judge Calvin E. Pratt discours'd on Our
Old Members" and Amet F. jerks responded u the
toast OF our Present Members
one Of the most delightful features Of the evening
was the presentation Of a testimonial to Mr.. sillinan
by President stone on behalf of the club. 1t was in
the form Of book about fourteen by sixteen inches
square with black morocco covers and the Initials
b. D. s. in raised silver letters in the centre. mo
two front corners decorated with raised wv
leaves in silver The book when opened disclosed on
its front water color skctcn OF tnc OAu bio'h-
yn club house while the seven or eight other pages
were taken up BY address expressive OF the CLUBS
regard couched in the most dignHed and ahectiohae
terms for the octogenaran recipient thereof who lad
been Its president for nearly twenty years. Inc en-
tire work was done by hand from designs by Iliahy
and the letter press freely strcwn with illuminated
text OF a most ornate description. The last page OK
the book bore the signatures Of the officers and a'
rectors as follows: David VI. stone. president "cn-
crai H. W. vice president Judge CALM e
TRAIT H. D. Polhemus Chauncey Marshall , mares IL
wbeeier SCHUYLER Walden Charles II. otis. W. ID.
steele Howard Glib. L. >piceT. Mitchell y PagHsan,
Deniamn F. Tracy, Nelson C. German. II. Nllhan
H. Bunum William y. Dyckman. George +: Merrill
H. C. Duval. John \. Twcedy and william I. rihtA
Among the other subscribers to the dinner ana
their guests were ;. " Wk:e. W. W. Goodrich ooi,-
mel John y. Partridge. ". II. Wheeler. DAVID harlett
WiilIam "a. davenport :. ". Boocock samuel Mclean.
n a G smith W II. 7. Hughes. &. II. OTIS fiedcTlcR
T. ward John Glib, Eugene G. Blackfort Gus,2ve
Ioeser F. l.. Graef William Barre Charles :. Ing
gins f. II. Litchhcd. Henry l. HAYDEN. walter :.
BADGER Alonzo SlOte. William Berri. Judge y. H.
clement Judge Edear VI. Cullen. j. : Bab,ock F. J.
Martin H. r. Hubbard samuel Richards. .hfred Z.
ami Edward AMMAN. General stewart l.. NoodfoN
Alexander Cameron and John ". Hunter