The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-25
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BILLY KHRN'S PICNIC.
1t Was a Great and Glorious
Affair in Every
Respect.
MANY NOTABLES WERE THERE
The New County Committeeman
Mustered in Imposing Numbers.

The Fourth district was in blaze of glory
last evening. Or, at least, that portion of
it was which is known as Kroebels Park,
where the William F. Kern Association
held its annual reunion and picnic.
The park was picturesquely decorated
with Chinese lanterns and flags. All the
pretty girls of that section of the city, at
tended by the gallant swains who vote
against the new charter every time,
strolled through the brilliantly lighted
grove or gracefully glided over the floor
of the dancing pavilion. Most of the
shining lights of the new County Com
mittee were there and vigorously spoke of
the mighty things they are going to do in
the fall, while those who owe allegiance
to the other committee were not numer-
ous, but were personally of high consider
alton.
OF course, the main figure of this bril-
liant assemblage was Billy Kern himself,
who resplendent in huge white rosette
with broad streamerS, walked among the
picnickers with the air of a sovereign re-
ceiving the homage of his faithful sub
jects.
TRIBUTARY BARoNs.
Charles D. j. Noelke, upon whose manly
bSeast there rose and fell with each breath
he drew white ribboned badge. which
informed the admiring throng that he
was on the Floor Committee, leaned
against a tree between the dances and ex-
pressed his warm admiration for The
JERSEY CITY NEWS. Near him was w.
r. Ritter, who declined the Craftsmanship
of the new committee, while at table
not far away sat ex-Police Commissioner
O'Donnen and ex-Member of the Board
of Works John Watt, looking as cheerful
as though there never had been any char
ter at all.
Freebooter Smith, the poet, pensively
wandered through the dimly lighted out,
skirts of the grove, while the stars talked
to him and the soft evening breeze kissed
him in several different ways-for which
see poem recently published in these col
umns.
That stern old Roman, Quintus Curtius
Steger, stalked about, and Lawyer Tommy
Noonan stood in the shade of a tall tree
and charmed group of Dewitching
maidens with the richness of his vocabu-
larry. William Stuhr, the chairman of the
new County Committee, with ex-senator
Rudolph Rabe, Mayor Grassmann and
Police Commissioner Coyle, represented
Hoboken, and prepared the funeral ora
tion for Sheriff Davis and the old commit
tee.
seeding committee, listened to the words
of wisdom which fell from the lips of the
boss of the old Board of Works, and ex-
Police Commissioner Nugent dropped
politics entirely and devoted his atten-
tion to the ladies.
These were by no means the only politi-
clans which gathered to honor the great
est enemy the new charter had.
Con Donovan, ASSemblyman Laurence
Pagan, Freeho1der Coyle, ex-Alderman
Mannion, President John Parnell Feeney,
Committeeman McCaffery, Rudolph
Sailer, John Cronan, Joseph Donahue,
George Bremen, Dennis Gallagher, Rich
ard Weisse, William MCGOWAN and
host of others, ali drew inspiration
through the same spigot.
THE GRAND ENTREE.
1t was ten o'clock when the orchestra
entree took place. Mr.. W. +. Kern, with
Mrs. Kern upon his arm, led the march
Behind him came Freeholder Boyle, lead
ing Miss Martha Cannon; and a long line
of the merry picnickers followed. When
Mr.. Kern had led the dancers through
many intricate and attractive movements.
sets were formed for the quadrille and
dancing began, which was continued un-
til the morning papers were on the
street.
Commissioner Feeney's graceful and
ornate dancing was much admired by the
ladies, though Billy Kern's terpsichorean
accomplishments won the ex-boss many
encomiums. Police Captain Christopher
p Smith, looking in his civilians dress
rs happy and chubby as a school boy just
released from school, missed but few
dances during the evening, while his con-
frere, Captain McNulty, looked on from
safe distance.
ACTIVE AND EFFICIENT COMMITTEES
The floor was ably managed by Richard
Weiss, assisted by George L. Brakenhof
and this committee:-Peter A. Kern.
Peter Guilfoyle, Andrew Lenk, M. Kelly,
John Prigge, Peter Cavanagh, Thomas
Mcneil and John Harrington.
j. J. O'Hara and the following Recep-
ton Committee looked after the comfort
of the guests:-Henry J. Powell, William
McGowan, James Fields, Thomas Brown,
Charles Segelken, Denis Burns, James
Pallister, Daniel McNally, John Nolan,
George Brown, j. Conway and j. Mitt-
Kicker.
Among those who enjoyed the festivi-
ties were John Cronan, of the new Advis-
ory Committee Miss Emma Compton,
Miss Dunn, Mrs. John Harrington, John
Harrington, Jr., James Long, Miss Eliza
Long, Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Kelly, Mr..
and Mrs. Michael O'Neill, John Pullman,
Michael Lane, Commissioner and Mrs.
John D. Conway, Andrew Lynch, Philip
Tully, Miss Mamie Harney, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Cassidy, Joe Donahue, the veteran
turfman; Mr.. Frank Nugent Miss Clarie
Comston, Miss L: Flannigan, Miss NJ.
Lewis, Sergeant Wohleben, Mrs Allen,
Miss Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Walsh,
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Nagle, Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Maher. Mr.. and Mrs John
Cronan Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Lenahan,
James Long, Miss Long. Mr.. and Mrs.
ohm f. Kern, Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Mehl, Mr. William Burke, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Burns, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Burke. Mr. and Mrs. John Tully, Albert
j. Madrr, Miss Maggie Murphy and Miss
Allen.