The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-06
THE ARIoN'S NEW HOME.


Rockets BIazed and There Were Oratori-
cal Pyrotechnics, Too.
From the Sunday Morning Netcs of Yesterday.
Amid the glare of bursting rockets and
the flash of many colored lights the AriOn
Singing Society Of the Heights moved out
from its old quarters at Kessler's Hall
last night to take possession of its hand
some new club house at the corner of
Hutton and Cambridge streets.
A parade was formed outside. At its
head marched twenty-four of Captain Nc
Nulty's ''finest," under command of
Sergeant Charles Holderer. Follow
ing came Eckert's military band
of twenty pieces. Behind it rode
Marshals John and Henry Mehl. William
Berger, William Kaestler and Mr.. Lorehz,
mounted on splendid chargers and wear
ing red, white and blue sashes. A coupe
drawn by four white horses was next in
line, and in it were seated President
Philip Pattberg, Vice Presidents f. P.
Reichhelm and Walter Wirth, and Otto
Draesemer, who carried the society's
banner.
Behind the coupe was a coach contain
ing honorary members. The Board of
Trustees, Messrs. Stephen Leiber, Hilarius
Pattberg, William l.. Frankenbaeh, f.
D%ieffenbach, A. Achilles, B. Roede, c.
Jense, Oscar Poienz. @. Schenck, c. Ac-
herman and Robert Won Cleft, with badges
and bouquets, marched behind the car
riages, and were followed by nearly two
hundred members of the society
and delegates from the Arions, of
New York; Arions, of Williamsburg;
Saengerbund, of Brooklyn; Arion, Com
cordia and Eintracht, Of Newark; the Ho-
hnBa1 Duartattn C11h Tar1tnpia IF fha
Heights; the Saengebund, of Jersey City;
Leidtertafel, OF Union Hill; and the Man
nerchor, of Hazelton. Pa, all of them
German singing societies, two delegates
from each. Every man in the parade car
ried an elevated Chinese or Olympian lam
tern.
CROWDS WATCHED THE PARADE.
Thousands of spectators lined the
streets, and a majority of residences along
the route of the procession were brill
iantly Illuminated. Rockets were fired
and lights burned all the way along and
the paraders saluted at many points.
The route was down Central avenue to
South street, to Central avenue, to Bow
ers street, to Palisade avenue, to Franklin
street, to Central avenue again, to Hut
ton, and down Hutton to the new club
house. The front Of the hall was
gorgeously decorated, American eolors
SllElD& I'LL GQudl pIhCG WlUA NCIlIldl. n
stand erected in front was mounted by
Mr.. Hilarius Pattberg, chairman of the
Building Committee, who, with a few APP
propriate remarks, handed over the keys
to President Philip P%attberg, who re-
sponded e%loquently, and with loud cheers
the singers entered the new quarters of
the Arions. Adolph Schaub, chairman
of the House Committee, was master of
ceremonies.
IRIS A FINE NEW HOME.
The building is a large two story brick
structure, 100X10O feet. 1t was originally
built for the use of the Hudson City
Academy in 1865. In 1874 it was known
as the Parochial School of st. Peters. 1t
has been greatly enlarged, fitted up for
club purposes, with every modern CON
venience Imaginable. Al large singing
room is off to one side of the main hail in
centre, on the other an elegantly appointed
bar and card ROOM.
The stairway leading UP from the main
hall is wide and handsomely carpeted. At
its head are two large stained glass win
dows. On the second floor is the billiard
room, furnished with several Brunswick
Bake ollender tables. The kitchen CON
tains q monster French range and is sup
piled with all the latest devices known In.
the culinary art. The committee rooms
are cozily furnished.
After the guests had been abundantiy