The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-08-29
EXCURSIONS, FESTIVALS AND PIcN1cs

Good people attended the annual picnic OF the
singing society Germania. of Bayonne, at Idiewtld
Grove, last Sunday.
Holste, attended the big Plat Deutsch Festival at
Scheutzen Park last Monday in body.
The members. friends and families OF the Ger
man Club, to the tune Of seven car loads went on
their annual excursion to Greenwood Lake last
Sunday
The Elbentritschen Clubs Of the Heights will
hold their seventeenth stiftingfest at Schaffer's
Park, on the Paterson Plankroad, this afternoon
and evening.
The Iron Steamboat Company's steamer Sirius"
took the Hoboken Quartette Club and its friends
to ROTOR Point Conn, on their annual excursion.
last Tuesday.
The annual excursion of the Leiderkranz Sing
ing Society. of Greeuville took place last Monday
the excursionists going to Traits Park. Newark.
returning home about midnight.
The German-American school Of the Second Re-
formed Church, on Central avenue will hold its
annual picnic at Kroebels Hudson County Volks
Garden on Tuesday afternoon and evening next.
The Merry Anglers took their wives and lady
friends generally on an excursion to Princess Bay
last Friday. the steamer Fannie b" having been
chartered for the occasion. 1t was nice crowd,
and they had good day of it.
Among those who attended the "Wood Sociable'
of the Friendly Six, of Jersey City, at Curray's
Woods, in 6reenville last Sunday, were A. Kohn-
land Miss Annie rutland, J. J. Miller, Miss Gussie
Fisher, r. Sauar and Miss D. Rear, r. Eanald and
Sisters Msssrs. G. H. Ruland Il. Martin, z. Frand
r. Bscker Charles Muller and their ladies', L.
Hartman and sisters.
Division No. 10, A. O. of a., Of Hobeken held
its annual picnic at Pohlman's last Thursday
night. There were present Michael b. Holiness
State Treasurer of the Order; Patrick LAWN and
wife. Mr.. and Mrs Stanton, President Thomas
Reynolds, Of the Board of Works, and his wife;
Street Commissioner Vim. e. Ellis of Hoboken;
Terrence Foley and wife. Luke Stevens and Miss
Della Mclaughlin, John Cavansgh and wife, VIM.
McDermott and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Con-
nelly, Daniel Dunnegan. L. @. Buckley, John F.
eHara. Thomas Slogan and ladies, and many
others.
The fourth annual reunion and summer-night
festival of Branch No. 7. Irish National League,
was celebrated at Freitags Elm Park corner Pierce
avenue and Paterson street. last Monday night
and more enjoyable evening and
orderly assemblage could not be wished
for. The affair is said TO have been great sue
cess financially and every other way. II was I'M
der the management Of the Reception Committee,
composed Of Messrs. Samuel Maggie, J. s. O'Sulli-
van George Brown, Patrick Nolan, ST. William F.
Kern, M. G. Barry, Thomas Jones. Martin Hackett
Thomas Corridor and John Walsh. James Nolan
the Floor Manager, his assistant, Thomas Higgins,
and the Floor Committee.s Messrs. Nolan Cavarf-
agh, Higgins, Hackett McCann and Brewer, were
full of business arranging the dances the plat
form, for there were many more anxious to dance
than the platform could accommodate. The OFF,
GERS Of the Branch are President B. J. Allen;
Vice President. @. O'Keefe; Treasurer. VIM NC
Carthy Assistant Treasurer, F. Carr Secretary, A.
Nolarr.
It was great day for the boys at Rufie Bar last
Tuesday, the association known as .s0ur Own"
having taken possession of the Bar. and their tenn
pers were not rufied, either. Albert Datx would
have drowned. however. had 1t not been for JUS
tee wanssr, who added one more act of bravery TO
the long list already to his credit and struck brave
~ out and rescued the drowning man. Othe wise
the day was enjoyed in most wholesome manner
and everybody returned more than satisfed-ex-
cept, possibly, Albert DATE. who should have,
however. been more than satisfied to think that he
got back at all, except a stretcher. Ameng
those who participated in the fun of the day we're
sHank" Van Horn, ex-Police Commissioner James
Clark. Justice P. F. Wanser. John Archibald, ex-
Coroner Robert Elliott, Capt. Archie McKaig, Ser
geant Samuel Archibald, Horace Baker, P. ". Lev
ering. Freeholders Laws, Roe. Dingler McDon-
ough and Birdsall. John J. Hickey. Constable Joe
Locke. N. W. Rappleyea, Fred. Chaplin. Thomas
Ra nsey. Charles Peebes. James Belger, James Nc
Entee John Matthew's