The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-08
HENRY WILSON POSTS PICNIC.
Gray-Haired Veterans and Their Friends
at Caledonian Park.

Gray-Haired Veterans and Their Friends
at Caledonian Park.
Amid the shade trees, the boulders and
the tables of Caledonian Park the gray
haired veterans of Henry Wilson Post,
No. 13, G. A. R., with their wives, chill
dren and grandchildren, held picnic
yesterday afternoon and evening. The
weather was delightful and the crowd
just large enough to be thoroughly So
ciable.
Comrade B. Stoneham led the grand
march, ex-Adjutant A. H. Schuman, of
Major Werner, Post No. 81, was present
and in various ways assisted in making
the affair enjoyable.
FIFE AND DRUM CONTEST.
Only two fife and drum corps entered
the musical contest for very handsome
silver ice pitcher-the Van Houten Post,
Major F. P. Blauvelt, and the McCarthys,
of New York, Major James Stilman. The
judges were Comrades Schlaggel and
Steiners, of Van Houten Post, and
Messrs. Samuel Flanders and Frank P.
Banta, of New York. Comrade James
Connolly and old army drummer, was
referee.
The announcement that the prize had
been awarded the McCarthy's did not
give satisfaction to any but the crowd of
New Workers. The winning corps was
nOU uullOIulGu, anu II IS C1dlIu6tl blldU A1C-
Carthy, who is teacher of fife and drum
music, picked his choice from among a
number of corps which patronize him.
ANYHOW the New York boys were proud
of their trophy and they played good
music. "Boccacia'' was gem.
The vote to award a gold-headed cane to
the most popular comrade present was not
as spirited as might have been hoped for.
The comrades all love each other and are
averse to showing public preference. The
cane is very handsome one, and
was given to the Post by Comrade
Charles E. Page, the jeweller, of No. SIG
Newark avenue. When the polls closed
at twelve O'Clock the vote was as fol-
lows:-Commander Quirk, 10 Comrade
Ed Donnelly, 10; Comrade. Abram Van
Der Zee, So; Comrade B. Stoneham, e,
and Comrade Gus ThNry, 20.
AMONG THE GUESTS.
Prominent in the gathering were chair
man of the COMMITTEES of Arrangements,
Jacob Raab, with Mrs. Raab and Miss
Raab; chairman of the Floor Committee
J. J. Armstrong; Commander and Mrs
John Quirk, Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Gushing,
of Harrisburg, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Shea, Mr. and Mrs. John Cor
bitt, Mr.. and Mrs. William Mer-
bitt, Mr.. and Mrs. George Meyers,
Martin Kelly, Mr.. and Mrs George Mahy,
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Graham. chair
man of the Reception Committee Thomas
Burke with Mrs. Burke, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Donnelly, Mr.. Moses Conklin,
Mr.. Edward Degnan, Mr.. Patrick Degnan,
Miss Degnan, Mr.. and Mrs John
Conner, Mr.. and Mrs. John Betz, Mr.. Will
liam Hackey, Miss Hackey, Mr.. and Mrs
Dennis Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Van
Der Zee, Chairman of the Cane Com
mittee John Carroll, with Mrs. Carroll
Miss NJ. Carroll, Miss NJ. Elan
nelly, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Lowenstein, Martin and
Willie Lowenstein, Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Lynch, Mr.. William White and mother
Mr.. Edward Lang, Miss Nellie Howe,
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Fullam, Mr.
Christopher Wayhouse, Mr.. M. Fay
Miss l.. Degnan, Mr.. Salem
Davis, leader of the Van Houten Fife and
Drum Corps; Mr.. Ernest McCausland,
Mr. w. J. Ferguson, Mr.. James Rich,
Mr.. J. G. Seifert, Mr.. William Hagen
brouck, Misses Florence and Louise
Flood, MI and Mrs. George Ortner, Mr.
and Mrs Paul Muster, Mrs. Mary
Hyatt, Mr.. and Mrs. p.
McLone, William Browning,
of Van Houten Post; Mr.. and Mrs.
James F. Moran, Mr.. William Allen,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King, Patrolmen
Dawyer and McGuirk, Mr.. and Mrs.
the George G. Meade Post No. Z, of Pas
sale. Mr.. Christian Smith, Miss Lizzie
Delaney, Mr.. William B. Cunningham,
Miss Maggie Walsh, Mr.. James Burns,
Mrs. Annie Fay, Mr. John Allen, Miss
Lizzie Outhwaite, Miss Nellie johnson,
Mr.. Robert Naegeli and Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Cultivate.