New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-21
Elm OF THE GLOVER CLUB.
- HAS TO COME TO NETWORK FOR 1T.
rur MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS HAVE

and
lovng embrace by the compliment which he PAID Il
IN. CITY OF Brotheriy Love when he said that New
yo,k had to 90 TO Philadelphia TO get man 10 mi
o.e Of their newest and biggest hotels. At thi,
George Boldt who has charge OF the Hotel Waldorf
rbere this occurred. smiled pleasant smile and
everybody anplauded heartily. The occasion was
,b. thirteenth annual dinner OF the Clover
Club Any one who hasn't heard Of the Glover
r,nb hasn't heard OF Philadelphia. When It comes
svtns things and doing things distnc,ively orgina
tAs Bowery Isn't In II. They began thirteen yeal
.oo IN the Bellevue Hotel. when Mr.. Boldt was th
cs,erer at that famous hosiery In the Quaker CITY
and now that Mr. Boldt Is here the club followed him
and he welcomed them IN a way that will remain
memorable. The dinner eaten In the ballroom
vhich is on the ground floor. The tables were ar
ranged In the form OF sprig OF clover Three large
apple trees In full blossom were planted like tri.
angle In the room They were cut and brought from,
Philadelphia yesterday. and a hope was expressed
that this piece OF enterprise augured well for the early
adoption of rapid transit in that ancient town Wreah
Of snllax traled along the tables and whole lot OF
bunches Of clover which Mr.. Boldt brought from PENN
svlyania distributed around.
About 80 persons sat down. II was difficult IN
know exactly who presided. sometimes II was
Colonel A. X. Mcclure and sometimes Judge william
n. Bum, Ex-Governor OF Idaho. and all the tine
everybody In the general wreck Of regulations
effected by the eood-naured badinage OF the company
only TWO eIeESeu uiiScatned from Inc OruedI-Uea-
enl Horace Porter and Lottie Collins The one
stormed the house by her sudden appearance at
hafpast 10 O'Clock and her inimable singing Of
sTara-ra Boom-de-ay" and otter songs whi2c the
other with his jokes carried the house by storm.
These are the names OF the members Of the club:
william NJ. Bum, Charles r. Deacon, Thomas
Donaldson. Thomas II. Elcock A. 6. Ietherington
william y. Elliott. Colonel B. X. Jamison Colonel
James II. Lambert, Colonel A. X. Mcclure. Frank
,fcTa uehlin. IoutS N Meror Henry Nllnez E. II.
Postlethwaite Colonel Thomas Potter, jr George G.
Rene Colonel J. i. Rogers, Allen b. Rorke, p.
Frederic Rothermc. William NJ. Sipgery, Charles
Emory Smith. Edwin s. stuart A. 5 l.. Shields.
Dr. J. William White. Colonel l.. Victor Baughmsn,
C. G. Garrison, Bradford Merrill DR.. II. NJ Neall.
Captain John W. Sheckford. James r. Ysung, Charles
H. Cramp, p. A B. Widener and John Russell Young
Among the guests were Colonel W. w. Allen,
Josiah X. Adams, DR.. Thomas II. Andrews, George
c. Bodt, L. y. Bennett, J. H. Breslin, d. s. Barry,
A. F. Bowers. E. J. Berwind, j. Fred Betz, jr, Ben
jamin Brewster, Noah Brooks Colonel John A. Cock
Grill, d. Z. Conklin, Amos J. Cummings, John +.
Chambern. George l.. Crawford, X. J. Cook Vincent
s. Cooke, p V. De Graw, Chaunccy M.pcrcw, George
s Deacon. Thomas DOlan, William l.. Ekins. lr.,
George W. Elkins, jr.. r. Henry French. John J.
Gibbons, Henry Green, c. r. Graham, John L.
liaddock, c. Stanley Hurlbut, B. Frank lIawley,
George A. Hihn. Eugene Harvey. W. IL. +. Hart.
H. L. Horton, Thomas l.. james, W. H. joyce. T. I.
Kingsley, Joseph W. Kerr, j. W. Kelley. Robert NJ.
Larner william f. Liltleton. J. d. Laying. r. J.
Lennon 5. J. Mceker Frank Mordaunt. Warner Miller.
j. ". King Thomas Mexican, J. :. Mccartney. Charles
n. Mann, George y. Mccain Colonel E. y. Meany,
T. j. Matthew'S Colonel Joseph 4. Nunez, Robert C..
Ogden Colonel Thomas P. Oclilrce. il. A. Parr.
John E. Payne, II. A. Potter. ii. W. Poor, DR..
c. F. Roberts, +. b. Rogers. Frederic Taylor, @. VI.
Upton, James a. Wright. Governor George T. werts.
General stewart l.. WOodfoM and DR.. Thomas
Yarrow.
The Clover Club men must have Southdown sheep
ell the time when they eat mutton, and they had
them last night, dead and alive. In the early part
Of the festivities five walters appeared and made
circuit OF the room. The first led a ram, when
was pictursquely harnessed and buued his head
he passed Tom Ochitree, while the other four bore
dead lambs in their ecces huge platters. At the
same time George c. Pierre sang a song, OF which
this was the refrain:
The wool upon this ram. sir.
1t grew fine and thin,
1t ninety thousand girls. sr.
Just hundred years to spin;
Oh what ran,
Oh what q
Tie memory Of James II. IIeverin. vlce-president
H the club. who died recently was recalled when
Judge Bum shonted Rise and drink to the ever
lasting peace OF Jim Hevern- and they did willie all
sang The chorus:
Thea stand by your glasses steady;
This world l. a world of lies.
Here's glass to the dead already.
Hip hurrah for the next who dies.
W. Il. Elliott sat at the end Of the room wearing
q sash with the words: Z" See Our Baby" That's
what they call the latest elected member.
-Thc Prince. OF Post Prandal Pratters," was
meant for General Porter. "Our Government l. like
the last Newrcrsey Legislature said the General.
" somewhat controlled by Incrs.' And then he went
on IL was surprised TO plates here. for when
] was last In Philadelphia saw In several windows
The ominous announcement Teeth without Plit"s.'
Then again. If You go TO Philadelphia al lunch Time
you will invariably find them eating apples. II the
apple crop fail in PENNSYLVANIA half the population
viii be swept away with disease do not care 10
mention We could not get along with our politics
without you Our methods aren't nearly SO method
leal A. vours because in philadelphia u mans vote
Is registered In the same ward in which he dies
General Stewart L. woodford began bS saS"H'
We had 4 man from BVo1lyh---
"where IS Brooklyn1r shouted somebody
"A town across the river" said he. that is going
10 incorporate NcwYorh We had iii" io'"
Brooklyn" 80
A voice: @you said that before. Who was he''
IL am beginning 10 think" lie continued "IAna'
ddphans never think ,
aot,crwIsc YOU would not be here shouted
Charley Brooke.
Il have got u prepared speech lac went Oh
who wrote il N shouted everybody
General WoOdlOrd sat down. ,,,, na
G.. stanley lieribut sang " lie NlkhunHhie' ~
Z. A. d. Mld,nor tired 10 say Something Dut d"
1;s"pyr a. Holdt began by SAYING. When opened
he bellevue In Philadelphia some years Jeo- 800
What did you do with the jimmy =! so,le Jnc
h kcd and before he could tell Cniiiey Dpohc ni'
"The sentiment you express, Mr.. BoidI Is De"'''
~" ave- toh c,ies n debt OF gratitude" he went on
An. persisted Charley al wish tat that WIS
III owed" and after the upr0ai'ous ia"s"'er WYNN
followed Mr. Boldt snng "A song. . ., .s
How about your ten nights In bnrroom( 7 wnS
The first interruption Mr.. Brooke met wnrl nc W.
aNonsense.- Numbered the witty lawyer Il nave
been In ten barrooms In night , r,s
Warner Milier;s speech consisted OF Judge Bnnn,
n, roducfion: Yon need not make 1iv poi" '"a
speech here or tell how you lell ou,sioS MS
ana when Frederic Taylor W" ror me
and BY announcing al came derc prepar,H ~, 90,
gorsts he greeted with shouts OF " 'o" ~
TT and "a voice Who Is this man :! ,.n
Judge Bum al haven't the remo'est ,ue ,. O.. elf
Governor Werts OF New jersey got np OIL, ms,,cy "