The sun., 1895-03-31


did not like to make any personal allqsions. but
PEELED to listen TO from Wh:teaw Reid. John
frightened away ali the pious thoughts Ro had
concocted for this solemn OCCASION"
- One OF the early @ acting Presidents mt , wHs John
the French band OF the Garde Repuhlcaine aud
Esrr Johann strae. early guests "t the - Lo%, :.
mund Yates, and following him. Mr. James An
thony Froude. the new President. Mr.. Whiteaw
upon such occasions were distinguished. even In
that early period Of its career. for among those
John BIgelow. Samne! ]. Tl!den. President Bar
nard OF Columbia College Gen. Irwin Mellow
m and c1 haS hFSt e
r. Putnam. Col. ". c: Church s :. .Conant;
Robert Y. Roosevelt. James; Brooks. Richard
J. Blair Scrbner, Edmund Yates. Prof Roswell
3: Hitcheock: oliver Johnson, Mayor Hall. Col.
Brngdon, Or. Charles Inslee Pardee, William
Appleton, Jr.. and John Elaerkin.
The brilliant success OF the entertainment for
the great historian set the seal Of success upon
the Lotos entertainments; In succession came
Of equal M and OF
Kingsley, King KaIakana. Lord Houshton. Gil
during those early and brilliant years Of the l.o-
70 Yorkers. % but "Ta nearly every dstnsuished for.
eigner who visited this city. With its social
a.o AZ the toarth annual Election IN March
1873. the Treasurer reported that the club was
out OF debt, had cash in hand. and property to
In 1873 the club issued handsomely Illus
strated volume entitled I.ot2s Leaves edited
OF contributions from members. Some OF the
sonsFtbu5oEs besides the edit editors ,s;, were Marx
Thomas W. Knox. Charles Enslee Pardee. Noah
Brooks Henry 3 qcGs. p.o Ghand%s FSlSn "a
Sna RSSs fs s0fk beof was F re-
printed in England. where the reviewers were
These spiritual adum brations are not evanes-
cent or tugacious, a latrocinous cheat repug-
together stationary, and visible to every eye"
In that year also the club gave Its first impor-
tant exhibition Of PaintipEs an exsnsion rns which
space for this. And in those days. too there
were exhibitions Of paintings exclusively by
members dinners. TO the exhibitions OF paint
ings were added on ladies' day-for that charm
a quarter Of a century ago entertainments. BY
actor members and the chronicles of the time
as 81 F
Sothern, George Clark, and others who had not
yet achieved tho great regulations they subse-
The clubs dfh anniversary, was celebrated by
Q ladies reception IN the Academy OF Music and
occasion. This. says the historian. compared
in brilliancy with any social reunion OF the sea
son. and surpassed IN tne Dultituue anu per.ec-
tion OF its Incident. al! prior and similar assem-
blages OF the club; The cost OF that single
entertainment was 81 900, ,whic h was met by the
sum realized from tho sale of boxes. In that
year the club gave a dinner to its member. John
r Raymond who had then made gTsas S,ec, f%G
In sA'S speech rT4a' as Rsy e' fss
TO say that WAS ever a bad actor but have
been an Internally poor one. | have tried to
avoid even tho appearance OF evil; Talk about
giving Thousand dollars for a foreign play
hundred thousand. for my, American pisy. I
don't know whether Mark Twain will call this
charity but mention II as ashining example;
those humble hut worthy. members OF my pro-
fess,on, Mr. Booth or Mr.. Jefferson, should cross
my route or play in the same city with me, do
not tnnk for moment 'hat wou 'G.k % oao aowa OF
the nob!est traits OF the actor" .,
on May /. 1877, the Lotos C!ub removed
from the old house in Irving plaS.s to the Bra,
and Twenty -iirst street. There the characters;
tic life OF the club went on and expanded. and
there was inaugurated the CUSTOM OF the hhnEal
dinner TO the Mayor. Al tho dinner SiVeh 10
Kelly. his opponent, was present and macs
particularly happy speech. At the dinner given
to Ferdinand de I.esseps in 1850 NJ. de Lesseps
concluded his reply to the other SPEAKERS WITH
qGent experiences; The opponents haye nae
are two the people and the isthmus. one nt
these have conquered, and the other wiz
,nerce, progress, aud civilization"
In November. 1850, the I.Otos Club enter
tanned Gen. Grant for the nrst time; he was
then President elect; In his spsech there ten; q;
myself which has been alluded 70 here; ! am am
entirely satisfied as am to-day. | am not one
OF those who CRY out against republics ana