festooned and ornamented with sprays of holly. In the rear of
the platform were palm trees, while in front dracinas, and
laurel, with a beautiful orange tree in each corner, each
bearing nearly twenty oranges. On the right wall of the hall,
the draperies were surmounted by four medallions representing
the elements--Air, Earth, Fire, and Water. In the right centre
was the large painting representing Crete, above which was the
motto "Amicus inter Amicos." In the foreground was a pedestal
surmounted by a bust of Ariadne, flanked on each side by growing
grapes, with two Roman altars burning incense through the entire
evening.

On the left centre wall was a large painting representing
Antium, the home of Nero and Temple of Fortuna, with the Appollo
Belvidere on a pedestal in the foreground, flanked with two
standing vases with burning incense. Above the painting was the
motto "Gaudeamus Igitur," resting on a gilt lyre and torch.
Medallions representing Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter
surmounted the draperies on this side of the hall.

One of the most admired features of the decorations was the
design on the floor at the right of the stage. A pedestal, some
ten feet high, was surmounted by a beautiful specimen of the
American eagle. On either side of the eagle was a perfect flag
made of natural flowers--violets, carnations and tube
roses--with a shield of similar flowers in the centre. The
entire pedestal was banked by pots of growing plants--including
palms, dracinas, ponisettas in full bloom, etc.

The dining room was also handsomely decorated with flags,
draperies and flowers, while the table itself was elegantly laid
with exquisitely decorated china and silver, and ornamented by
beautiful bouquets, candelabra, and epergnes. Supper was served
through the entire evening, guests entering at the right from
the reception apartment and passing through to the west side of
the hall."

The completeness of all these arrangements were largely due to the taste
and energy of his son, Mr. Herbert I. Wallace, who had the whole matter
in charge.

In 1884 Mr. Wallace was chosen delegate from this district to the
Republican Convention held at Chicago in June, which resulted in the
nomination of James G. Blaine and John A. Logan. Like most of the
delegates from Massachusetts, Mr. Wallace was in favor