New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-31

growth Of the French salon" the cradle Of poit-
cal reforms. The club the living domonstra-
ton Of the power OF union. Great applause) He
closed with the sentiment: Long live the club Of
the fowery Lotos."
COLONEL KNOX'S RESPONSE.
Colonel Knox spoke in he usual happy vein. lie
said in part
who joined II in the first year Of It's existence arc
very touchy about being called old members ~
more than twenty-five or thirty years in our whole
lives appearances may be against us. oui you
full" But waving that point We will admit that
we were somewhat younger thSn th@m nov w. We We
had ever belonged to . cub before. and didn't
/ was the seventeenth member to pay initiation
in various Wavs: some resigned FOR the diverse rea
which cause designations, some were dropped
cradle proportion has joined the silent Inajjrity
one thing very positive about in the cary
days the necessity Of holding cub meetings
frequently. In the first three months Of our *
isience the meetings averaged about one week
ana there were some weeks when We held Two or
and the directory and club had busy time Of H.
We were SOW in accommodating furniture and equip
menis; We sat for a week or so on borrower chaiTs
gas company 20 supply ~ with gas our htht Vas
there was q supply Of candles. but We meyer
deal Of debating at al OF onr meetings ara mos 81
debates very earnest ones. on" night
a
member 70 treat another ineinber - a t'lhK' anu
it was disputed as vigorously as the oi-tn" sucs-
a tiger by the tail. which is beet for his persona,
safety. to ho.l on or let co. SeveT4 81 'ho-e
quency with which they accepted treats and the
rarity with which they rendered them II may Ia,
terest you TO know that the vote was a tie ana
the presiding officer cast the deciding vote IN th'
Our elections were conducted with a yror which,
Il 4; could be mechanically applied, would serve t.
run an ocean steamship me pois were ~, htu Il. Il.
no and III
workers at the polls we're extremely active ON our
first election it was decided that the members VINO
canvass the -'otes should be restricted 10
beer beverage. and allowed only one glass OF
house for the largest beer mug he coud md, and
about two quarts The other csnvtsser WAS more
enterprising than the first as h selected fo9 drink
ing purposes umbrella vase. Beer does not in
tOxicatc every German will tell YOU and the
canvassers were all right when it came to counting
In our early days we gave receptions to distn-
cuished foreigners instead Of dining th'n. for the
ment Plates. knives ana forks. and other things
u.s. and even in our everyday service it was neccs-
sary 10 walt between the courses for the plates ana
heIranish those day. ana vh.n the directory
sent out printed notice for our hrst reception.
which was given 70 james ANTHONY Froude' me
| was called to mpcach tho directory for insulting
the club by intmating that the members must ~ea;
never owned such an article and declared That
they WOu.d. The directory explained mat the
object Of the offensive words vas 10 instruct ih"
invited eucSts.and III" member. the iatter being
The ,3 mf prSSc e % l over un
| after the reception and the night T. was he'd
| ing dress and the other half in eo-as-you-piea."
| array. one member came IN a init which mad,
"II,ot@d dow, and A. ibe nCx, recorr The rro,,,r
| ton Of dress suits was considerably Increased, ana
that was the end Of the whole affair
| In the second year Of our cxisenc' We had trOU-
| c.cCtiDn "A : r.
| suited IN secession. considerable number of the
Arcadian Mr ElGerkin has set forth in his ad,r
| able history OF the club the struggle between Tho
| ers In order to give them reception StanI,y
Afrcanus arrived during hat period after his sue
quietly secure,i him in advance by cable but it
| to meet him before h could get ashore The Ar
cadiaa ais? had deiegatio9 hire ana wa disap,
| ing they could no; secure Tho hero. they ceDtur,d
| his coored servant Kaloooo ana received him. Il,
| least. that Is the way tn story was told h., the
| I.otos members at that time.
! The list of speakers also included T.. A. Ouintard.
president Of the St. Nichols Cub; Captain win
lam Henry White. Thomas W. Wood. president o:
chairman of the Art Commit OF the club: Anton
| Seidl. who spoke on "Musc'; Colone. f. G. james
| Dr. Charles l. Pardee. Moses i. Handy and julius
| Chambers.
An extremely interesting and valuable souvenir
was given TO each guest. 1t "A bound volume
| "A Brief History Of the Lotos Club" written b.;
!
with the club almost from its beginning. serving
| several times secretary The directory asked
| him to get up such a book. and he has evidently
spent much time on II. No more appreciative ac
| count OF the club could have been written. Mr.
| Eiderkin took part In about every important func
| tlOn OF the Lotos. and 50 his book is based on per
sonal observ alton and recollection. He became ac
qiainted with al the notabla guests whom the clul
has entertained. and mis- "reminiscences Of them are
| exceedingly picturesque and attractive. The char
| acteriZa,lons OF the old members OF the club mus
| awaken throAe OF mem Dries In the mind OF evcrl
| who has been familiar with the club.
Mr.. ElGerkin's book is delightful account OF t:'
appe arance and personality Of nearly all the eml
| ncnt foreigners VINO have visited New York in The
| last quarter OF century, for the Lotos enter
| tanned nearly all Of them Indeed at one time tht
| anxiety 20 capture visitor 10 offer him ~
| : the guest of honor at dinner was s'ront
| tina, his steamer was boarded doWn the bay and
| pressing invitation delivered TO him an hou
before he Sc; foot shore. Here Is list of sor1'
Of the leading lights in music, science. the drama
| and letters whom the club entertained arc
about whom Mr.; Elderh:n writes Jacques Often
| Froude. Henry NJ. Stanley, Wilke Collins. Profcs
| Richard A. Proctor. Charles Kingsley JONI
| Brougham. John T. Raymond, Richard Monckon
Mines Gcrd Houghton). William }. Florence
James T Fields. b. l.. Farjeon. w. 5. Gilbert Ar
thur Sullivan Ferdinand de Lesseps, General Grant
dali OH IrpInv liam