The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-06
IN ITS FINE NEW HOME.
THE NEV JERSEY CLUE AND ITS
HANDSOME QUARTERS.


Cosey Cafe Over Which Famous Ca
terer Smith from BaItimo' Presides
The New Jersey Club has just got COM
fortably to rights in its handsome new
clubhouse on the corner of Grand aud
Greene streets. The building is the Nor
ris Canal and Banking Company's old
home. The club purchased it some time
style for club purposes.
The New Jersey Club is the oldest club
in the State. Its organization dates back
to 1867 General John r. Mullany, a
brother of the late Admiral Mullany, of
the United States Navy, was it's first presi-
dent. Among the charter members are
such Weli-known men as Thomas K.
Negus, Leon Albeit, John X. Mcpherson,
William F. Taylor, c. w. Purvail, r. NJ.
Jordan, w. II. Gregory, 5. B. Beyin, An
drew Clerk, Freeman A. Smith and James
IL. Vreeland the majority of whom are
still leading spirits in the clubs affairs.
1t has now a membership of one hundred
and forty in good standing, and is said to
be nearly evenly divided in politics. Mat
ters of a partisan nature are not discussed
except in private conversation. The pres
ent location of the club is exceedingly
convenient for business men as down
town resort Many of its members are
prominently identified with the Carteret,
the Palma. the Jersey City Athletic and
the Berkeley.
A HANDSOME HOME.
The building it now occupies has four
stories and an attic. 1t is substantially
built of brick, with walls more than two
feet in thickness. The front is an imita-
ton of brown stone. The rooms through
ont hau inhf oro
elegantly papered. with a decidedly
artistic finish. Pendant from the ceilings
in all the rooms are handsome four and
six-globed chandeliers. The floors, ex-
cept those Of the basement, are cover ed
with soft Wilton carpets with unique
designs of figures and pleasing tints.
Handsome pictures and rare paintings
adorn the interior walls throughout the
structure
The dining room and kitchen are located
on the third floor. A stairway for servants,
shut in by trelliswork, leads to the ground
on the outside of the rear walls, and a
dumb waiter runs from the basement.
There are three large and elegantly ap-
pointed card rooms upon the same floor,
with folding doors SO arranged as to throw
the three into one large hall when big
dinner is to be given. A small private
card room is adjacent. To every window
on this floor is an iron balcony, overlook
lug bWO SUf60IS, upon WHICH lHe UlHulDbFS
can sit and smoke in excessively warm
weather.
Above, on the fourth floor ARE four large
and handsomely appointed bed rooms.
There are also excellent bathing facilities.
Spacious reception parlors are located
on the second floor. They are equipped
with all essentials to modern luxury and
ease. The front of the basement is util-
ized as billiard hall 1t contains two
handsome tables, around which, at a con-
venient distance, stand a number of high
perched cane-seat chairs with arms.
| The walls are embellished with sport
| ing pictures and banners.
THE CAFE AND THE CATERER.
| The cafe is in the rear of the basement.
| Its rosewood mantle with centre-piece
| of red plate glass is gem. The place
| beneath is faced with English tiles and
| on the tiled hearth rests great pair of
old fashioned English brass fire dogs.
This unique and beautiful piece of decor
alton was presented to the club by the
efforts have contributed much toward
placing the club in its present high social
position among the clubs of Jersey City.
The cafe is also supplied with four rose
wood tables with Vienna chairs. In this
room the old convivial spirits of the club
occasionally love to gather in winter and
tell stories.
Between the cafe and the billiard room
is the bar, stocked with choicest brands of
imported and domestic wines and liquors.
The caterer of the club is Stephen
Smith, good-looking, intelligent old
colored gentleman from Baltimo', sahl''
who, with his family and three "spick
and span" colored youths from the South,
attends to the wants of the clubs mem
bers The top of Mr.. Smiths head is as
bald as a polished, copper disc, but,
phrenologically speaking, it is splendidly
developed, and his flowing, silky white
whiskers are a marvel. Mr.. Smith will
soon take q vacation and visit his 'old
gal in Baltimo' Ibis aged mother
DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS.
The present officers of the New Jersey
Club are:-Colonel w. f. Taylor, presi-
dent; John d. Frazer, vice president; ex-
Sheriff G. J. Cronan, treasurer; George H.
Larry, secretary. These, together with
Messrs. A Barricklo, Thomas r. Negus,
A. A. Bedell, j. r. Van Syckle, DR.. j. ID.
McGill and ex-Alderman John A. Shaw
da, constitute the Board of Directors
Other prominent members are eX-
Governor Leon Albeit, President
Charles w. Allen, of the Board of Alder.
men; ex-City Treasurer p. H. Nugent, ex.
Finance Commissioner Thomas D.Jordan
John d. Frazer, Emil E. Datz, Justice P.
f. Wanser, Samuel d. Dickinson, eX.
Sheriff G. j. Cronan, ex-Alderman Dennis
Reardon, eX-Assemblyman M. ID. Tilden
A. Smith, Charles H. Murray, Walter
Nelson and Charles B. Thurston.
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