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Excerpt from Proceedings of the First Annual Dinner Given by the Union League Club of Brooklyn: At Avon Hall, on the Eighty-First Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Birthday, February 12, 1890 The first banquet given by The Union League Club of Brooklyn, in honor of Abraham Lincoln's birthday, was held in Avon Hall, Brooklyn, on the evening of February 12th, 1890. The hall, in itself attractive, was adorned for the occasion by a liberal use of the National Colors, while the stage, immediately behind the guests' table, was decorated with a profusion of tropical plants, interspersed with cala lillies and flowering shrubs, which formed a background to the famous life-sized portrait of Abraham Lincoln from the brush of William E. Marshall. At the left of the stage, half concealed by the palms and ferns, the orchestra, under the direction of A. D. Fohs, roused the guests to song by their spirited playing of patriotic airs. The table, at the right of the stage, reserved for the Press, appropriately bore the name of "Raymond." Each of the other tables bore the name of some noted Republican in gold letters on a ground of blue silk in the form of a stand banner. At the guests' or "Lincoln" table, were, besides the President of the Club, the guests of the evening: Stephen A. Douglas, Esq.; Surgeon General John B. Hamilton, of U. S. Marine Hospital Service; Hon. J. S. T. Stranahan; Rev. Drs. A. J. F. Behrends and George P. Mains; and Hon. S. V. White. About 6:30 o'clock, after Dr. Mains, of the New York Avenue M. E. Church, had asked a blessing, the dinner was served. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.