The colored American., 1901-01-12

ordinary In crest, Is the annual dInD6T
f the Home 3 cial Club, an oTganiza
lion composed entirely of men, the
Ieanegt msmber OF which is a. c
Green, Esq sn ex esident Of the club.
Mr.. Green a. not ea-eu S. many an
nu2I Ginuers with the club as DR.. John
son OF CII. Brent Of StsnwiX Hall or
Sheriff Price OF Lanslngburgh, buC he's
vii ing and few IoTe "snDuals" viii
produce tie desired tffect and cause
hlm to di-card the garments that now
Fl him rather comfortably.
1t has been my pleasure TO be the
guest Of too Home So ;ial Club on ihree
.occss .Ons including is last annual
ga herring for q feast Of reasOn and
hIW of bow and II is extremely diff
,ult for me I'd deIermiT { " hIcn OF these
thre dInUeTs Was The besC. There ATE
segeI sI Fl s. cl4-s chefs who are mem
beTs Of the club, and when they ger
theic ways on them they put a good
deal of science into the menu and fiji
the house with savOry Od0rs. They are
very aggEavatingaDd tanEt rli2ing )Oks.
The following gentlemen SGT down 10
the Il b anou8l dicner in the cosy din
ming room Of d.. Johnson, 3I9 Orange
street. al y. M. lsst Sunday The
president, Mr.. R NJ. Madison; the
secretary, Dr.. W. II. JOhnson; the
treasurer, Col. W. II Bent: J. W.
Price, E q A. @. Green. E O., q. b.
Penney, Esq Thos Il. DIggs, Esq. J.
II Clifton. E Sheriff j. b. Price,
Mrs W. H Johnson, Ms W. :. John
son. New York City; Mrs Hill and ].
& Bruce invited guess the company
after listening to blessing by Mr.. J.
81. Clifton which wss too long. was con-
frOnted with the following 70 midable
menu:
Bouilon
CTeamed OYSTERS celery,
Sherry. Duff @ JTdon Pale,
Roast Turkey-CTanberry Sauce,
Eaude vie, Olives, G rl, Tomatoes,
Roast sucking pfg-A Ia Home Club
Style,
Green Peas, Asparagus, Mashed Po
tatoes. Pirkles.
Bread and Butter,
Mince Pie. Ice Cream, Eggnng,
Ia Madison, Fruit. Cigars, Smoke,
| Talk.
The toastmaster. Mr. J. ", Price
son, Esq who made hsppy speech in
which he brif f1V ref erred TO the object
/ Of the club and the pleasant and cord
ial relations which obtained between
| the me mbers and it's friends. DR.. John.
son at thjs iQnctuTe arose to say for the
infor NATION OF the invited guests that
| among the honorary members Of the
! Home Social Club was the late lament
ed Frederick Douglass. who had been
elec'ed many years ago. Tue present
hoT OraTies he said we're: Hon. Daniel
Murray, Assistant Librarian nf Cong
ress; E E Cooper, Editor OF The Col.
OEed American; Booker Il. Washing.
ton. LII. d. Of Tuskegee; Bruce Grit, y
J. E Bruce.
| The tOastm sster next called upon
Col. Brent OF Ssanwix Hall and tressu
rer of the club for q few remarks. as
the Colonel had been wrestling with
that sucslIDg Dig. he was q trifle fs.
itigued when he arose to speak but he
was equal to the occasion. The nres-
ence or ladies around the festive hoard
for the first time ia the history OF the
club, uuiimbered the Colnpel's laws
and be waxed eloquent and flung nose
gays and fl ~ ers Ct rhetoric In the III
recti IA OF The ladies' with an abandon
that excl ed mment by no means
uufavoTable to the redoubtsble and
70 uud CploneI. Ed Irving says that il
Il M Ot question which OF The two
COlOueliS IL the nOSt oonuTor xxr,tI, g.