PAGE 43 - 4 Events: 2 Military, 1 Opera Ball, 1 oddity, 11 hotel/ship seals

As noted in previous pages, this blog is for the purpose of inventorying every page in my maternal great-grandfather's many-paged TERWILLIGER SOUVENIR ALBUM, covering the years from 1840 to roughly 1900.

Today's post is Page 43, which is a bit of a mish-mash. There are two Old Guard Military receptions, one ticket for an Opera "Grand Bal," and a colourful oddity of a card.  Eleven small hotel 'seals' images are pasted around the tickets.

Who went to those hotels? When? Why? So many questions with few if any answers.

Top Left and Bottom Right:
Invitations to the Old Guard Military and Civic Reception: Both are for the Veteran Battalion, to be held at the Metropolitan Opera House, Thursday Evening. one for January 22nd 1885; and the other, Thursday Evening, January 21st, 1886.  Army & Navy Officers & Members of the National Guard are requested to appear in Uniform.  

Top right:

Grand Bal Paré et Travisti / de l'Opera / Thursday Feb. 24th 1881. / Madison Square Garden / G. Dushenitz prest.    W. Bachman sec'y. / TICKETS  $ 5. / Admit Gentleman and Ladies. 
You can see a bit of coffee? something has been spilled on top right of this image, but not by me! [I am not certain how to translate the word Travisti in this example. Any help?]

Bottom left:

Fanciful image of Arion with a harp, leading a parade down a street.
There is no writing, details, place, time - nothing. Just a very colourful carnival-like image on very heavy paper, glued heavily on this page. I suspect there is a satirical aspect to it, when looking at caricatures of people in the parade and on the sides, don't you?  It is signed by J. Keppler. and produced by Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann, Lith. 24 Church St. N.Y.

Finally, there are 3 sets of seals, likely cut from stationary, most in NY. Perhaps he simply liked the images. Here they are, top middle, top right, and then bottom middle. Eleven seals in total.

Dragon/horse holding a standard: A.E.DICK; underneath, LONG BEACH HOTEL, Long Beach, L.I.


Lion with trident, atop circle in a wreath stating: Secure Amidst Perils, underneath ANCHOR LINE.



Another rampant lion with many ornate curlicues / PRINCETON INN / A.Bave, Manager / Princeton, N.J.





Ornate symbol with crown over two rampant lion-like images with crossed poles. There are words on the ribbon to both sides of the images, but I cannot read all words. / Motel Netherland / New York

HOTEL MANHATTAN  HAWK & WETHERBEE / inside a shield, with predatory bird above, and fanciful face below. Madison Ave. & 42nd ST. / New York


Eagle head with crowned neck, holding ? unknown image in beak, over shield with only a caligraphic S 





Crown on top / Rampant lion holding image / surrounded by The Cunard Steamship Company Limited /


Stylized intertwined A R 
I was unable to find any image similar to this

Fanciful C inside a row of circles with ribbon tied on top. You can see a pencil stroke across this image. A ticket?

Another interesting C inside a fanciful circle with much decoration.

Finally an odd circle of different shapes like a necklace surrounding a plain N, with the top centre of the circle looking rather like an insect, more likely meant to be a jewelled pendant?

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PAGE 46: 6 events from Christmas Menu to Dance Card,1875-1886

As noted previously, this blog is for the purpose of inventorying my maternal great-grandfather's SOUVENIR ALBUM, from 1840 to roughly 1900.

Today's post is Page 46 is another hodge-podge of events which Grove TERWILLIGER carefully saved. I see a  few fascinating items - the Dance Card filled out in different hands [inside], and the out-of-this-world Christmas Menu from Weddell House restaurant in Cleveland Ohio. There are other events which indicate a relationship, perhaps friendship or associates. Most of these items open up, so the images below will be the open image.

Top left: July 4th holiday

Berkshire Hills / MANSION HOUSE /  Williamstown, Mass. / Sunday, July 4th, 1875 / A. G. Bailey, Proprietor  This is a fairly simple menu with 9 options of a meat/fish dish, everything with a sauce!  I'm hungry looking at these choices.  It's interesting that Grove was  in Williamstown - it's a few years before his marriage to Clara Augusta GRAVES. Perhaps Grove went with his parents, as his father was active in politics. There are lovely buildings in Williamstown, but I could not find "Mansion House."

Bottom left:  Union Boat Club / Sixth Annual Ball / Metropolitan Opera House / Tuesday, February 9th 1886.   I wonder who was a member of the Union Boat Club. The only information I could find is that the UBC [as it was termed] was centred in Boston MA. Searching through newspapers of the times, it is noted that they chose the Metropolitan Opera House this year. "There will be in attendance representatives of the principal boat clubs in the United States and the Musical Programme includes 100 instruments." [Rochester Democrat And Chronicle, Saturday, February 6, 1886; accessed through OldFultonNewspapers]

Top middle: [inside]  WEDDELL HOUSE / Cleveland, Ohio / Geo. W. Wesley & Son. / Inside: Christmas Dinner Dec. 25, 1875.

From Oysters to French Coffee or English Tea - this two page menu is absolutely filled with food choices. Too many to type out, unless you email me with a request!  It would take pages of this blog to list all the entrees, from 5 different ways to have Oysters on the shell, to any/every kind of meat, inluding Rocky Mountain Antelope with Cranberry Jelly, Cold Dishes, Boiled items, Vegetables, Sauces of all kinds,  Pastries, Jellies and Creams, Fruits and Desserts, and Confections. The variety is absolutely amazing. Grove TERWILLIGER would be 19 years of age this Christmas.
 Bottom middle: [inside] WILLIAMS CHAPTER / Alpha Delta Phi / The Fortyfifth  Annual Convention / with the /Williams Chapter. / Your presence is requested at the / Public Exercises / in / The Congregational Church . / Thursday evening May 24th 1877. / President, Hon. John Jay. / Orator, Rev. Edward Everett Hale, D.D. / Poet, Prof. Henry L. Chapman
The Williams Chapter is in Williams College, Williamstown MA. Alpha Delta Phi chapter in Williams College was active from 1851-1969. Grove TERWILLIGER attended Williams College in 1873, but did not continue.
Top right: Syracuse Graduating Exercises, / of the Class of '76, /  Syracuse High School, / Friday, June 30, 1876, / 2 1-2 o'clock, P.M.  [inside] The Programme lists various solos, speeches, Valedictory, Music, and more, as the graduating pupils received their Diplomas. The motto on the right side is in Latin: Suscipere et Finire - roughly, accept and limit [end]. I'd love a better approximation, since it seems rather passive as a motto!  Feel free to help me out with this translation. Six young men and fourteen young women graduated this year. I'm assuming some in this group may be friends of 20 year old Grove, or children of his parents' friends.

Finally we come to the bottom right which is a very small Dance Card, only 4.5" x 3.125". I've uploaded both the cover as well as the full card [inside]. 
Bottom right: Dance Card  Closing Hop, / Mrs. J.P. Goettel's / Monday Evening Class, / Empire Hall, / March Thirty First, 1884.  And inside 18 listed dances - Quadrille, Waltz, Lanciers, Galop, in various orders, with 6 waltzes.  CEH Hubbell had 3 dances plus the Dinner,  and HEC Clapper had two dances. Whoever the woman was with this dance card, Hubbell must have been a strong interest, fiancé, or husband. At this point, it's hard to know without more research. Fascinating to me.

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PAGE 45 - 2 Masque Balls, 2 'other' Events, 1882-1887

As noted in previous pages, this blog is for the purpose of inventorying my maternal great-grandfather's SOUVENIR ALBUM, from 1840 to roughly 1900.

Today's post is Page 45, and the highlights here are two marvellous Masque Balls tickets. Clearly Grove TERWILLIGER and his wife Clara loved social events such as these - there are a number of Masque Ball tickets in the Album.

Top left:

PROSPECT GRAND BAL-MASQUE, / Academy of Music, Tammany Hall & Nilsson Hall. FEBRUARY 3rd 1887 / Admitting Gent & Ladies / P. Wannemacher, President | Geo. H. Huber, Manager | Leave Ticket at home / Present coupon at the door.

Top right: 

GRAND MASQUERADE BALL, / of / EMANUEL LODGE, / No. 208,  I.O.O.F. / AT PYTHAGORAS HALL, / 134 & 136 Canal Street, / On Friday Evening, March 3rd, 1882. / Tickets 50 CTS. | Admit One.
Right side:  PURIM BALL, 1882.
More information about the Purim Association may be found by clicking on the link.  

Bottom left: 

I. O. O. F. | RECEPTION AND DRILL | SEASON 1885 /  WASHINGTON DEGREE CAMP / No. 10  SUB HOC SIGNO /  at Lexington Avenue Opera House, / 58th Street,  Near 3d Ave., / WEDNESDAY EVE'G, FEBRUARY 4TH, 1885 / Mr. _______ and Ladies.  Introduced by [illegible] / Tickets One Dollar. | Dancing to commence at 9.30| Music by Prof Lovell.

Bottom right: 

PROSPECT / GRAND MASQUE BALL, / February 5th 1885. Tickets / $5.00 / Academy of Music / Nilsson Hall / and Irving Hall / Admitting / Gentleman and Ladies / J.D. Kinner Prest. | Geo. H. Huber, Man'gr. /
Leave Ticket at home. / Present coupon at the door.

I am curious who they might have gone with to these balls and receptions. Perhaps my 2nd great-grandparents were members of these various organizations. But, no information is added, all tickets are glued down forever.

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PAGE 44 - January 1st At-Home cards, and an Invitation 1870s-1880s

As noted in previous pages, this blog is for the purpose of inventorying my maternal great-grandfather's
SOUVENIR ALBUM, covering the years from 1840 to roughly 1900.

Today's post is Page 44, and fortuitiously, it includes a number of January 1st "at-home" cards. Great timing as it is January 1st tomorrow!

Left Column, top to bottom: 
Top card: 
"HOME"
  Left: Mrs. Windecker, Misses Windecker, Mrs. Loeffler, Miss E. Boorman, 
Miss J. Hasey, Miss A. Ingram, Miss J. Loeffler, Miss L. Savage.
Right:
  January 1st, 1887  /  No. 71 Astor Place, Jersey City.

Next:    Misses Haynes / Miss Rametti, Miss Hill, Miss De Land, Miss Beach /  At Home / January 1st      241 West 38th Street
Bottom:   Misses Lockwood  /  Jany 1st 1883  / 256 West 12th Street
Centre Column:   
  Happy New Year  [symbol]  1776 1876
  Left:  Owin J. Snow / Will S. Reed
  Right:  S. D. Baker / Edw. I Tefft

Next: Invitation  

To James Terwilliger / #300 Mulberry St. / you are cordially invited / to participate in a / COMPLIMENTARY EXCURSION / to / Stavin's Alpine Grove, / on Tuesday August 5th 1879 / 

of the / New York Municipal Police Force, / and their Families. / Under the auspices of the / Board of Police Commissioners. / 

Given by / John H. Stavin. 
Bottom card:  Mamie Lockwood   Hattie Lockwood, /  At Home,  Jan. 1st 1878, /  No. 241 West 12th Street

Right Column: Top - As with the top left card:  "HOME"  /  January 1st, 1886. / 71 Astor Place, Jersey City.  / [left] Mrs. Windecker.  Mrs. Loeffler.  Miss I. Mac Donald.  [right] Misses Windecker.  Miss E. Boorman.  Misses Loeffler. 
Next:  Mrs. George W. Dilks / AT HOME / January 1st, 1881. / 34 West Ninth Street. 
Lastly:  Misses Lockwood, / 1884 / 25 Seventh Avenue.

This page shows some of the activities of James G. Terwilliger and his wife particularly in providing names of a group of friends, including the Windeckers, Loefflers, Boorman, and Lockwoods.

I looked up the name George W. Dilks, and found he was an Inspector with the New York Police Force in 1880 [census].  Note that James' father was active on the Board of the Police Force.

If any of these people are familiar to you, or are ancestors, do let me know, so I can add information to this Souvenir Album. And if I've somehow mistranscribed the fancy lettering, I'm happy to receive corrections!

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PAGE 42 - 9 Invitations/Admission Cards, 1867-1885

As noted in previous pages, this blog is for the purpose of inventorying every page in my maternal great-grandfather's TERWILLIGER SOUVENIR ALBUM, covering the years from 1840 to roughly 1900. Today's post is Page 42, where there are 9 invitation or admission cards to various activities, mainly relating to the I.O.O.F fraternal organization. Several of the coloured inks used show significant fading, unfortunately. 

In a vertical column, left side:

1. ENTERTAINMENT AND RECEPTION / Mount Sinai Lodge, No. 135, / I.O.O.F. / TERRACE GARDEN , / 58th St and Lexington Avenue / THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1884. / Entertainment begins promptly at 8 o'clock. ... Doors open at 7:30 / TICKET ADMITS GENTLEMAN AND LADIES / There will be no charge for admission or for hat checks.//

2.  Sixty-Fifth Anniversary  / I.O.O.F. / of the Institution of the Order in / America, will be held in / CRYPTIC LODGE ROOM / Thursday Evening, April 24th, 1884. / At 8 O'Clock / COURTLANDT LODGE ... CRYPTIC LODGE / Please present this card at the door.//  

Note top right corner 1819, top left, 1884.

3.   Miss Sanders, / Miss Fannie Sanders, / At Home, / 226 Warburton Avenue, / JANUARY 1, 1885. // I took a look on Google maps, and could not see an actual house at this address, only the Parish Holy Rosary church to the right, and perhaps the Parish school on Warburton Avenue. Unfortunately I have no idea whose friends the Misses Sanders were - James and his wife or his parents?

Middle column:   

4.  ODD  FELLOWS' / Compliments / Tuesday Evening  February 26th 1867 / Harmony Hall, ... Troy, N.Y. //   Troy is north of Albany in upstate New York. Note symbols on bottom, in Hebrew. [?] I would appreciate information. [thanks] 

5.  GRAND ... BALL / IN AID OF THE COMPLETION OF THE BARTHOLDI STATUE OF LIBERTY. / [middle section with the Knights Templar IVANHOE COMMANDERY No.36 of New York City  on left, and MONROE COMMANDERY No.12 of Rochester New York on right, with image of Statue of Liberty centred.]  / MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ... MONDAY JANUARY 26TH 1885 / Matinee Drill & Ball at 2 P.M. ... Reception Drill & Ball at 8:30 P.M.// Definitely a piece of history here. The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York 6 months after this Ball, on June 19th, 1885.

6.  LANCIERS / Empire Hall  [inside the envelope:]   

LANCIERS, / Empire Hall. / Friday Evenings / Nov. 19th  Dec. 3rd & 17th 1875, Jan. 14th & 28th Feb. 11th & 25th March 10th & 24 / & Monday Evening Jan. 3rd 1876, from 8 until 12 o'clock. / Executive Committee / Orrin I [or J]. Snow, ... I.[or J.] H. Davis, ... W.H. Bennett, / E.T. Hawkins, ... A.P. Yates, ... Chas. I[or J]ohonnot, Treas. / Music by Dresher. //  I was unable to find information about the Lanciers bi-weekly ?meetings or dances?

Right side column:

7.  ANNUAL PARADE AND REVIEW / of the / Police Force of the City of New York / at the / PLAZA / Seventeenth Street and Union Square / Wednesday, June 5th 1878, at 10 o'clock A.M. // 

This invitation would likely be here because his father James M. Terwilliger was a Commissioner with the Police Dept of New York at this time.

8. FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY / GRAND BALL / of / WARREN LODGE, No. 84 / I.O.O.F. / Irving Hall, 15th St. and Irving Place / Monday Evening, / October twenty-fifth, 1886. / TICKETS .... FIFTY CENTS. / Admitting Gentleman and Ladies. / including hat check. // 

9.  Mrs. James Snodgrass, / with / Misses Sanders, / 220 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers, N.Y. / January 1, 1883//  This appears to be an At Home card, and with an address a few doors down from the previous Sanders card from 2 years after this date [#3 above]. The Google map shows a largeish house to the side of the Holy Rosary Church. 

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PAGE 41, 3 more commencement events, late 1800s

As noted in previous pages, this blog is for the purpose of inventorying every page in my maternal great-grandfather's TERWILLIGER SOUVENIR ALBUM, covering the years from 1840 to roughly 1900. Today's post is Page 41, with three items: an undated unidentified Graduation Program, an 1883 Commencement Class program and, an 1872 Class Day [Graduation?]. By clicking on the links, you may learn more about these places and events.

Left, Union Business College:

With a little digging, I was able to find more information on the unidentified item and some details. This is a Graduation Program of  Union Business College, later named for the Principal and Founder, Thomas May Peirce, Peirce College. The "Germania Orchestra" mentioned is the precursor to the Philadelphia Orchestra.
The opening Prayer was given by Rev. Bishop Matthew Simpson, a Methodist Bishop, who travelled widely, and was well regarded. The Methodists strongly favoured the Freedmen (former slaves) post the Civil War.
The Hon. John Welsh had a remarkable history, which can be read with this link. His son, Herbert, also had a strong influence on Indian affairs during the late 1800s, as may be read here.
The Annual Address was given by the Hon. John Eaton, LL.D., the US Commisioner of Education from 1870-1886, through five US Presidents.
And the Address to the Graduates was given by Gen. Clinton B. Fisk, the President, Board of U.S. Indian Commissioners.  He was an Abolitionist and, after the Civil War was Ass't Commissioner for the Freedmen's Bureau for Kentucky and Tennessee.  Whew - quite the list of speakers!

In the Centre, University of Wooster, in Wooster, OH:
University of / Wooster /
Compliments /
Class of '83 /
The pleasure of /
your company is requested /
at the Class Day Exercises /
June 18th  / 1883 /

I'm unclear whether my great-grandfather actually was present at this time, or simply had a copy of the program because of education connections.  Note the little owl sitting on the two books in the middle of the photo.

Opening up the Wooster program:
The Programme and Class Roll [38 students, including 3 women], shows various of the graduating students who contributed to the Programme, and includes the full class roll of graduates in 1883.


And on the right side:  WILLIAMS CLASS DAY / 1872

Williams College, the second chartered college in Massachusetts, housed in Williamstown, MA. It is a private liberal arts college, with an excellent reputation academically; also includes significant student financial aid support.

Williams Class Day / 1872 /
The Pleasure / of your Company /
is requested at the /
Sigma Phi / Hall /
on / Tuesday, June 25th / at 6 o'clock.
G.H. Earle, G.B. Abbott. F.C. Eaton, P.C. Chandler


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PAGE 40 - 6 Commencement Event Cards, 1878, 1881,1883

As noted in previous pages, this blog is for the purpose of inventorying every page in my maternal great-grandfather's TERWILLIGER SOUVENIR ALBUM, covering the years from 1840 to roughly 1900.

Here is Page 40, with more Commencement Exercises invitation cards, occuring from 1881-1883.  There is nothing written on the outside/front side of the invitations, so no clues as to why the Terwilligers were invited to these events.  I will cover these 6 invitations from left, across the top, then across the bottom.

Top Row: 

1)  Eclectic Medical College of the City of New York - see Page 39 for another ticket to the Eclectic Medical College. / Twenty-second Commencement / Eclectic Medical College, / of the City of New York / Chickering Hall / Thursday evening March first / 1883   Repeated from previous post, Page 39: And what was "Eclectic Medicine"-? the roots of modern alternative medicine, an extension of herbal medicine, botanical medicine, physiotherapy, etc. 'treating the patient and not the pathology' (quote by Michael Moore, contemporary herbalist).  



2) 42nd Commencement [under owl] / University of the City of New York, Medical Department  / Tuesday Evening / March 13th / at 8 o'clock / Academy of Music / 1883 /
Can anyone tell me what the leafing plant is that starts on the bottom left and grows up and around this image? I'm certain it must be significant...   
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3) Highland Cadet Corps / The Class of 83 / Request Your Presence / at the / COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES / Wednesday June 13th / at / Half Past Two O'clock /
The book on the top of the image is titled "History of the United States, Vol. 1"  
There is no indication of the place for the Commencement Exercises, but most likely it would have been in New York city. 

Bottom Row:
4) [front of card] College of St Francis Xavier / New York City 

/ Thirty-First Commencement / Chickering Hall / Monday Evening, June 27th, 1881, / at 8 o'clock /
The inside provides details for the evening, music as well as four "Discourses" on St Thomas, awarding of Medals, and Conferring of degrees.  

5) Class of '83 / RUTGERS COLLEGE / You are invited to attend the / COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES / Wednesday morning June 20 '83 / at Ten o'clock / OPERA HOUSE /
The Class of '83 alumni provided funds for the Memorial Gateway erected in 1907 at the corner of Somerset and George Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey.  Scroll down to number 6 in the images.





6) College of the City of New York / Class of '78 / Requests the pleasure of / your company at the / COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES / at / Academy of Music / on / Thursday Evening, June 27th / at eight o'clock / Committee / J. Walter Wood.  Alex Bernstein. / Edw. O. Manners. Wm. J. Campbell. / R.E. Carey. 






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PAGE 39 - 7 Tickets to New York Commencement Events, 1878-1883

As noted in previous pages, this blog is for the purpose of inventorying every page in my maternal great-grandfather's TERWILLIGER SOUVENIR ALBUM, covering the years from 1840 to roughly 1900.

Here is Page 39, with more Commencement Events occuring from 1878-1883.  Goodness, my great-grandparents went to many diverse educational events and commencements... from the Eclectic Medical College to the Phrenocosmian Society(!).  Links will lead you to further information, so do click and follow them through.

In the centre, is a marvellous image:  

The Senior Class of Syracuse University
request the pleasure of your company at their Class Day Exercises in The College Chapel, Monday June 23rd, 1879 at 2 o'clock.
COMMITTEE:  J.Frank Tallman, Chairman.  W.D. Marsh, E.A. Villares, C.W. Rowley, F.F. Barros, I.M. George.
Syracuse University was founded with a co-educational policy, and promoted women in education. The link provides much information of interest about Syracuse University's history and students.  

Right column, top to bottom:
The Phrenocosmian Society of The College of the City of New York  TWENTY EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY, Friday Evening, Novr. 5th, at Eight o'clock at Chickering Hall  1880
The Phrenocosmian Society was one of a number of literary societies which flourished in the 1800s at universities. 
Two more events at The College of the City of New York follow down the right column:
PRIZE SPEAKING  Tuesday evening June 25th 1878 / at eight o'clock, / CHICKERING HALL
This was a Prize Speaking Contest of the students of the College of the City of New York, with both prose and poetry speakers.  Summary judgments for each speaker are detailed along with the audience's reactions.  Read all the details at Fulton History at this link to the NY Times, the following day, page 5.
COMMENCEMENT The College of the City of New York [ticket: ADMIT PARTY], Thursday, June twenty eighth / at 7:30 P.M. / Academy of Music.  There is no year listed for this ticket, but June 28th was on a Thursday in 1877 or 1883, more likely 1883 by the dates of all the cards on this page.  Fulton History (with past NY newspapers free online), shows details, see in the middle of page, beginning, "it was a brilliant audience that filled the Academy of Music last night, and the programme of the thirty-first commencement of the College of the City of New York was one worthy the attendance.  Forty-seven young men took their degrees."  All are listed by name.  [note the pages take a moment or two to load]

On the left side are three cards, from top to bottom:
ECLECTIC MEDICAL COLLEGE of the City of New York.  Twenty-second Commencement [at] Chickering Hall, 5th Ave & 18th Street, Thursday evening, March 1st, 1883.  Compliments of A.B. Banker MD.  
And what was "Eclectic Medicine"-? the roots of modern alternative medicine, an extension of herbal medicine, botanical medicine, physiotherapy, etc. 'treating the patient and not the pathology' (quote by Michael Moore, contemporary herbalist).
Students Semi Annual / Columbia College 
 "Opa Telos" 
Translation roughly, Woo-hoo, The End!!
[at] Academy of Music, /Friday, Feb. 7th, 1879./  at 8 O'clock, P.M.  Admit Party.   [I do wonder who they knew taking courses, or teaching there]
Finally, the University of the City of New York / Medical Department / 42nd Annual Commencement  / [at] Academy of Music, / March 13th 1883. / Chas Inslee Pardee, M.D. / Dean. / at 8, p.m.  Admit Gentleman and Ladies.  Note that Dr. Pardee died in 1899.  
 
A fascinating unusual number of educational events, commencements, and celebrations are in those 7 souvenir cards above.  These events were held either at the Academy of Music  or  Chickering Hall, both of New York City, both demolished in the 1900s.

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PAGE 38 - 3 Commencements and Maggie Lendrum card; 1873-1878

As noted in previous pages, this blog is for the purpose of inventorying every page in my maternal great-grandfather's TERWILLIGER SOUVENIR ALBUM, covering the years from 1840 to roughly 1900.

Here is Page 38, which has several Commencements, plus meetings, and a card of a woman who is completely unknown to me.  Research shows there were several Lendrum families, but no one with the name Margaret/Maggie that I have found as yet.

On the top left, and going down the left side:
1.  United States Naval Academy, / Minstrel Entertainment, / Class of '74, /
on Saturday Evening January 11, '73, / at the / Gymnasium, /
at Eight O'Clock. /
COMMITTEE: / C.E. Fithian, L. Arms, R.H. Townley

2.  Rockland Institute, Nyack, N.Y.   
The pleasure of your company / is requested at the closing / Exercises, / on Wednesday, June 12th 1878, / 
Literary Exercises 10.30 A.M. / 
Musical Review  8 P.M.


3. Maggie F. Lendrum.   I do hope someone knows who Maggie is... 



Centre of Page:
4.  '44 ...  '75  / THE / TWENTY NINTH ANNUAL CONVENTION / of the / DELTA KAPPA EPSILON FRATERNITY / will be held with the / PHI GAMMA CHAPTER OF SYRACUSE UNIV. / WED & THURS. OCT 6TH & 7TH 1875. /
You are cordially invited to be Present at the Public exercises / to be held at / WEITING OPERA HOUSE / Thursday Evening, Oct 7th at 8 P.M. /
Undergraduate Committee / C.O. Minne, /  H.F. Thomsen. / W. Nottingham, / J.S. Clark, / L.M. Underwood

Right side of Page:
5.  NYC / COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. 
/ The CLASS OF '78 /  Requests the pleasure of  / your company at the / COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES / at / Academy of Music / on Thursday Evening, June 27th / at eight o'clock  /
COMMITTEE / J. Walter Wood, / Alex Bernstein,  / Edw. G. Manners,  / Wm. J. Campbell, /  R. E. Carey

 Of course, these items leave me with many questions:
Who did my great-grandparents know in the Naval Academy?  The Rockland Institute?  What were Literary Exercises?   
Who graduated in 1878 from the College of the City of New York?  
And the big mystery - who on earth is this Maggie Lendrum?  Clearly a friend...?  

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Please contact me if there are errors you notice or if you know anything about any of the cards or people mentioned on this page.  Particularly if you know who on earth Maggie Lendrum is!

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PAGE 37: Another page of 28 Visitors' Calling Cards

As noted in previous pages, this blog is for the purpose of inventorying every page in my maternal great-grandfather's TERWILLIGER SOUVENIR ALBUM, covering the years from 1840 to roughly 1900.

Here is Page 37 - with almost 30 calling cards of various acquaintances. They are put in rather oddly, with cards turned sideways on both sides, going into the middle card. Odd. What can I say, my great-grandfather filled the page thoroughly. Note the stain on the bottom middle of the group - it looks like a liquid was spilled and wiped off. Coffee? Wine? The ink is fading quite badly on many of these cards, so the image is not the best, I'm afraid.

When I opened the page, the first known name I saw is the one on the left side of the bottom, Gaylord P. Clark, an old friend of my great-grandfather. I will simply list these cards, starting at top left, and advancing more or less across the page from side to side, back and forth roughly by row.  Some cards are partially covered, and the glue is phenomenal - I am unable to peek underneath the card to find more information!

Top row, left top to the right                             
    1.  Thomas E. Deeley

    2.  Mrs. Harry Seabrook  220 East 17th Street

    3.  Fannie Hensel,   (covered partially by the following card, likely for
            convenience, not relationship)

    4.  Frank W. Hinsdale

    5.  Charles G. Belden.

    6.  Annie R. Weaver 

Middle top 2 rows: 

Next row, sidewise to the left
    7.  Miss Gibson  345 West 28th Street, New York

    8.  Ida Smith

    9.  Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Herrick                  

  10.  Mrs. Henry W. Short
                     ____enessee St.

  11.  Mrs. James Snodgrass         

  12.  Mrs. R. S. MacArthur

Middle'ish row, left of MacArthur to the left side
  13.  Mrs. Lillie Denton

  14.  James R. Mount  "A Happy New Year" handprinted in red around
           a fanciful image largely covered by card above.

  15.  Mr. & Mrs. L. Burns
          [centre card of the page]

  16.  Mr. & Mrs. F. V. Welling

  17.  Hannah P. Stover

  18.  Thomas G. Alword, Jr.


Next row, right of Alword, Jr. towards right side
  19.  Grant D. Green

  20.  G. T. Rogers   Binghamton

  21.  Mrs. John Jacques.  1450 Pacific St.

  22.  Carrie L. Clinton

  23.  Mrs. I. Owen Crane ___57th St.    Thursdays

Bottom row from right to left bottom corner
  24.  A. B. Hammond     78 Chester Square  Boston

  25.  Mrs. F. Venette Stafford
  
  26.  G. H. Davis

  27.  Gaylord P. Clark   Syracuse, N[Y]

  28.  Amy C. Corning  42 East 29th [St. covered]

Please contact me if there are errors you notice in transcription (Old English sometimes confuses me!).  And, if any card(s) are of your ancestor, I will be happy to send you a better photograph.

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