The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-06-13

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Reynolds, Financial Secretary; and Henry
Hoe, Treasurer. 1Ex Judge David W. Law
rencewas the fra Captain Of the combined
association, and SahoHg the prominent
members at that time, besides Mr.. Law
renee, were State Treasurer JohnJ. Tofey,
John Hedding, John Van Geider, since
become notorious as the defaulting teller
of the Union National Bank of New York !;
Charles Billings, and John Van Loan. p.
w. lowering was the First Lieutenant, and
the Board of Trustees was composed OF
Robert Packer, John Vsn Geldsr, S. w.
Mackey, Thomas Adams, and Mortimer
Livingston. The new organization has
always fourished more or less, but within
the last two months new life seems to have
been infused into it, and it is steadily
increasing in membership and Importance
as social organization The clubhouse,
then, as now, situated on the Hackensaok
River at the foot of St. Pauls avenue, is
neat, modest structure, built on terra tir7'ad,
with q commodious float in front of it. The
feet Of the rowing part of the concern con-
sists of one single, two pair-oared and two
four-oared gigs three working boats, one
double-scull, three wherries, four single
scull shells the latter being private prop
erty of individual members. Then the
Association has a gymnasium 45x70, in
which can be found everything available
to the most expert and fastidious athlete,
such as q trapeze, horizontal and parallel
bars, horse ladders, flying rings, rowing
machine, dun b-bells, boxing gloves, etc.
The total membership of the Association is
As, ataong whom are men who at one time
and another have been more or less cele-
brated in athletic circles, John Van Loan,
for instance, at one time held the cham
pienship record for 100 yards hurdle race.
George Y G1lbert, who formerly was
member, but is now connected with the
Staten Island Athletic Club, was then quite
noted as mile runner, sand Arthur Stone
was once the anchor of the famous 0lym-
pic Tug-of-War team. Charlie Smith,
another member Of the Club, is beautiful
tenor vocalist Smith san scarcely be per-
suaded to sing when starting out with the
boys on any trip. but on the return trip,
having once got going, it is equally
difficult matter to "call him off, The
TATTLER presents to its readers, this morn
ing a picture of one of the~ most active
membefs of tho Association. H9hes been
with the organization since its consolida-
ton. Frank Hill the Vice President of
tho Association, May be said to be dis
appointed brunette, being neither very
light nor very dark in complexioo, butlean-
ing rather partially TO dark. He is about
30 years of age, good looking and we'll
liked. He is Of medium height and build
and as hale and jolly fellow as the A.
sociation can claim. He looks very light,
but has splendid pair of arms and muscles
Of iron. Besides Coughlin and Hill, Rooney
and Livingston have been members Of the
Association sincsits inception, and like the
the former, Else, the latter are particularly
active and are well liked members. Tho
present officers OF the Association Are:
William Adams, President; Frank Hill,
Vice-P President; G. J.. Rooney; Recording
Secretary; n. d. Osughlin Financial Score
tary and Henry Hoe, Treasurer.