The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-10
NEWS OF NORTH HUDSON
THE NEPTUNEs HAVE A ROYAL
HOUSE FARMING.

Dancing and n Banquet, with Speeches
and MISUNDERSTANDING Citizens and
Pretty Girls Were All There--A Com
ing Wedding.
The town officials, the pretty girls,
and nearly every fireman in West
Hoboken turned out en- masse last
evening at the invitation of Neptune
Hose, No. 1.
Neptune is one of the oldest com
panies in the town, and the members
spared neither pains nor expense to
make the formal opening of
their new house a N event that
will long be remembered in the fire
annals of Hoboken. Flags, streamers
and bannerettes t~astefully decked the
interior of the building. The guests
were gracefully received by the Com
mittee of Arrangements, under whose
able management everything went as
merry as a marriage bell.
After dance until midnight the
guests marched into the supper room.
There, at the end of the repast, Mr..
Lestayo, the chairman of the Com
mittee of Arrangements, called on a
number of the towns prominent
citizens to respond to the different
toasts.
Mayor Thomas Finnigan rose diff
IDENTIFY amid loud applause. His re-
marks were brief, but to the point.
Town Treasurer Nolan, with his
usual bland smile, bowed his thanks
as the guests greeted him enthusiast
tically. Short and sweet was his
speech, but it conveyed a wonderful
amount of meaning.
Assistant Foreman Tournade, of
Americas Truck, referred in a few
sprightly sentences to the good feeling
that existed between the firemen of
the town, and on behalf Of his com
pany wished the members of Neptune
the best of fortunes in their new
quarters.
Ex-Recorder Gravatt also managed
to embody compliment and congratu-
lation in a short, pretty speech.
Chief-elect Haag, Councilman
Ridgeway, Mr.. Peter Lynch, School
Trustee Schwartz and Mr.. Frank Les
tayo were very happy in their remarks,
and said bright, entertaining things
about the company.
School Trustee Dickinson, assistant
foreman of the company, made a mod
est, though able, speech of welcome.
and was heartily applauded. Mr..
James Morris has a reputation fol
extemporaneous oratory that he well
sustained last evening. After review
ing briefly the history Of the company
he paid a glowing tribute to the BRAY
cry of the fireman. In passing he pro-
posed the health of the ladies present,
through whose efforts at the late fair
the tasteful decoration of the COM
pany's rooms is in a great measure
due.
The toast was drunk standing amid
great cheering. Among those who
were present were:-Mayor Thomas
Finnigan, Councilmen Nolan and
Ridgeway; School Trustees Dicken-
son, Gravatt and Schwartz; Mr..
Frank Lestayo and Miss Laura
Boemecker, Mr.. George Endler and
Miss Josie Engle, Mr.. and Mrs. Weiss,
Chief-eleet Haag and Miss G. Haag,
Fire Commissioner Gore and Miss
Annie Gore, Mr.. Hubel and Miss Bern
hardt, Mr.. John M'Caulay and Mrs.
Kinsley, Mr.. and Mrs. Copin, Mr..
George Denzer and Miss Paris, Mr..
and Mrs. Julius Helms, Mr.. and Mrs.
J.. H. Decker, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Schmidt, Mr.. Harry Smith and Miss
Beatrix Tanner, Mr.. and Mrs,
James Morris and Miss Lulu Morris,
Mr.. Edward Schwartz and Miss Elvira
Lestayo, MI. James Vance, Jr., and
Miss Matthews, Mr.. William Stillwell
and Miss Garritty, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Scheck, Mr.. Peter Lynch and
Miss Schanberg, Mr.. Gus Schlendorf
and Miss Bernhardt, Town Clerk
Schneider, Ex-Town Clerk Levi A.
Farr, Mr.. Emil Tournade. of Ameri-
Gus No. 1; MI. George Dorrbecker and
Mr.. Volk and Miss Jennie Nealis.
The toilets of the ladies were ex-
ceptionally elegant.