The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-21
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The young men of Jersey City are to be
congratulated on having in Sour Union"
an excellent association, devoted to their
interests. 1t is literary and musical or
ganization, whose objects are to enable
young men to acquire better knowledge
of literature and music, and to promote
harmony and good fellowship among the
members. 1t has been in existence for
three or four months and has made rapid
strides during that period toward the i'm
mense success it is bound to achieve in the
near future, as the members are gentlemen
and all of them active workers. When
We consider that five young men started
this good work scarce four months ago, we
may well say they are to be congratulated
on the progress they have made against
such obstacles as they have had to eneoun-
ter. They have demonstrated, beyond
doubt, that an association of this kind can
succeed en- ssThe Heights" notwithstand-
ing the fact that many people kindly in
formed them that it was impossible. Meet
ings are held every Monday evening at
Kaatzs Hall, on Central avenue, near
Blocker street. The meeting on Monday
last was one well calculated 10 inspire the
members with confidence in themselves
and in each other There was large at
tendance, and an excellent programme
was rendered. Five gentlemen gave reeita-
tons, which were pronounced by the
Critic to be superior to any yet given; he
was well pleased with the improvement
made by the members Two readings and
two solos were well rendered. Two new
active members were electe at this meet
nd fo,.
honorary membership Now that the as.
ISOLATION is becoming known, members are
being besieged by their acquaintance, who
desire to have their names presented at
once for active membership. But the men,
bers believe IN going very slowly in the
matter of presenting names of applicants,
as they wish to retain the enviahle reputa-
ito they now possess. prominent bust
ness man of the HILL who attended a meet
ing some time since, remarked that men,
bers seemed to have been selected with
wonderful care, as it appeared to him that
they were all of exceptional merit. Unlike
other associations, this one proposes to con-
tiuue its meetings all summer, intending
thereby to demonstrate that, with none but
jealous working members, it will be an easy
task to have an instructive and entertaining
meeting each week. This association start
ed under the name of 1.-THE Amengire,
but has changed to the excellent and much
more appropriate one, sour Union" One
of the many excellent rules is, that while
the musical and literary exercises are in
progress, there shall be no smoking in the
room. Before and after the exercises there
is no restriction at all in this matter The
officers at present are as follows Presi-
dent, jeremiah Bacon; Vice-President,
n = Al 4 III
oial Secretary, Henry PinckneY; Record
ing Secretary, Stephen P. Meehan; Cor
responding Secretary, William Lackey;
Sergeant-at-Arms, Charles O'Connell, who
retain Office until September, when the
election takes place. Each officer is elected
for six months lin March and September),
and may be reelected. We heartily wish
this association the success it deserves, and
would recommend it to our young men.