The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-19
THEY HIRED TWO HALLS.
THE y. n. BRoTN ASSOCIATION IN
THE ALDERMANTC CHAMBER.

Good Music Delights the Guests OK the
Hudson City Gemischter Chor-The
John #. Conway Association Dances
In Oakland Rink.
Cooper's Hall, the City Hall, two
bands of music, and extensive faclllties
for refreshment had been engaged to
satisfy the desires of the members and
guests of the John H. Brown Associa-
ton last night. The room needed was
over-estimated for. although there
were enough present to keep the bands
and the refreshment department
active, yet Cooper's Hall would nave
accommodated them.
The hall was elegantly decorated
with flags and bunting, and the music
stand in the gallery was dressed as
tastefully as the eye of an artist could
direct. The refreshment counter was
also made enticing and bottles Of cham
payne mot one vas opened) tasted as
well there as when served by johnny
Doran at Taylor's.
The members of the association, for
the accommodation OF their friends,
built a bridge over Cooper alley TO
connect with the Aldermanic Chamber
in the City Hall. 1t was a great
bridge, and people who passed through
Cooper's alley looked about and Won
elered. Some of them were unreason-
able enough to ask what right the
Board of Aldermen had to permit the
use of the City Hall for q social event,
and others wondered if the Plymouth
Rangers or Oofty Goofty's will be
granted the same privilege.
There are more associations in DER
sey City than there are days in the
year, and it is to be feared that the
neatly enclosed bridge across the alley
will cause the City Fathers trouble.
THE HALL IS ALL THERE.
Crossing it the guest left the merry
whirl of the dancers and the attrac7
tions of the refreshment counter to N
ter the Aldermanic Chamber. The
oldest member of the Board would
have had difficulty to identify it. The
chairs and desks were removed, and
the spot made almost sacred by more
than twenty years service OF Clerk
John Scott was in a mild way desc
Grated. Some one had placed a band
there, and, as if to shield them from
censure, had placed i'll a semi-circle
about them a magnificent display OF
palms.
City Marshal Timothy Long was
detailed by the Aldermen to take care
of the city property, while John II:
Brown and his guests danced right
merrily. He discharged his duty
faithfully, and every desk and chair
that was there before the ball is there
now. The iron railing is also safe and
in its accustomed place, and the easy
chair of the president OF the Board OF
Aldermen will only require a busting.
Not even the frescoing on the ceiling
was disturbed.
THE MERRY MAKERS.
Among those who enjoyed the dance
in Cooper's Hall and the promenade in
CITY Hall were Alderman Reardon and
the Misses Reardon, John H. Grimes,
| Colonel Grimes, Miss George Grimes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Haines, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Zimmerle, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Ditman, Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Null
Ter. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cross,
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. E. Taylor, Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew J. O'Neil.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. II. O'Neil and Miss
O'Neil. Justice w. d. Conlin and Mrs.
Conlin, Michael Malone, James Hunt,
f. Mcmahon, Dennis Mclaughlin,
John A. McGrath, Sheriff Davis, w.
J. McIlvanah, Charles B. Jordan,
John C. Carr, Simon Kelly, w. G.
Broas, Thomas McDonough, Charles
d. j. Noelke and Martin Collins.
Acting Police Captain Christopher
Smith afforded much assistance to
Alderman Reardon, the floor q
ager. Others present were:- 3. II.
| Dunn. William Davis, Martin thinner,
Frank Nugent, Il. MeDermott, T. J..
Carroll, John Boyd, John p. Feeney,
ID. #. Sullivan, T.. +. Kenney,
W. H. Quin, r. Judge, Water
Registrar Con. Haley, James Palister,
w. II. Thompson, Colonel Wanser,
j. Romano, William McQuade, Frank
Goodwin, of the New York Grower
Club; Herman Schermerhorn, William
Let's, Charles Soiners, Danger" Bud
den. Albert Datz, Henry Goetz,
T. Mclaughlin. p. Sherry, A. O'Brien,
Detective Rooney and w. Farrell;
Miss Maggie Kelt, Miss Mamie Hol-
land. Miss Matte Carlo, of Sufferns;
Miss Nellie Wayne, OF Trenton; Miss
Sadie Ormsby, Miss Alice Riley, Miss
Jennie Hubby and Miss Mary Sulli-
van.
1t was very late in the night when
the dancers went to their homes. None
left the two buildings, however, with
out feeling that there had been plenty
of enjoyment. All voted, as they do
every year, that Detective John IL.
Brown is a capital fellow and all de-
clared their intention to greet him at
the next annual ball, and hoped that
it would require three instead OF two
halls to accommodate the guests.