The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-02

Did things look for the Van Houten filters.
But they streaked that pavilion
With rosy vermillion,
And the profits aren't written In cyphers.
At this point / escaped hastily, but
mature reflection convinced me that the
young man was realist of high order.
Yes. it did look exceedingly blue at
first. Caledonian Park never wore
more dreary aspect than it did in the early
part of last evening. The grounds were
thoroughly saturated by the recentrains:
the seats were soaking wet, and the lights
of the immense pavilion struggled with a
foggy atmosphere A great black cloud
hung over the eastern sky and threatened
to burst at any moment A few dlscon-
certed committeeman looked biankly at
each other and agreed there would not be
corporal's guard at the competition drill
and picnic of the Van Houten Fife and
Drum Corps, which had been SO thor
oughly advertised, and, but for the rain,
promised to be such grand affair.
An elaborate silver pitcher and cup and
a handsome silver cake basket exposed to
view upon the judges stand looked
awfully lonely and the bartender said
that he felt like peeled carrot-ready to
be dumped into the soup.
All, THIS LOOKS BETTER.
Such was the picture that met my gaze
in the early part of the evening. Before
ten O'Clock another picture was presented.
The pavilion swarmed with pretty maid
ems and comely matrons, and what
seemed to be whole regiment of hand
somely uniformed men. Tall and elegant
drum majors, garnished with brilliant
trappings, stalked along with military
strut and were the cynosure of hundreds
of admirlng bright eyes. Representa-
tives of fancy drilling organizations in
blue cloth and gold lace moved among
the red, white and gilt crested musicians
and lent additional glory to the scene.
The Van Houtens themselves looked
immense" and the Hoboken Independ-
ents, Major George Durstewitz, the best
drilled fife and drum corps in the State,
drew enthusiastic plaudits from the
throng. 1t carried the silver pitcher
home for outdrilling the Dewitt Clinton
Corps, of Brooklyn, Major William Arnis-
perger but the latter took the cake
basket for best playing. The Dewitt
Clintons were also the best dressed. They
wore white cassocks trimmed with red
satin and gilt. Their man9uyres were
more intricate than their competitors,
but were not executed with the precision
which characterized the motions of the
Hoboken boys.
Both went through a series of move
ments, including the formation of stars,
and anchors, in a manner that drew forth
compliments from Captain l.. H. Marinus,
of the Cantons Jersey City, Patriarchs
Militant, /. 0. 0. F., who acted as judge
of drilling, and who was accompanied by
Ensign j. w. Kull and Chevaliers Brown
and johnson, in full uniform. The Kear-
ney Post Corps and remnant of the Carl
stadt Corps also made good showing.
THE INCOMPATIBLE BLAUvELT.
1n1 or fhn Uur1
to cap the climax, or rather. their
drum major. They did not compete for
the prizes They were drawn up in line
before the judges stand. Drum Major
F. b. Blauvelt stood few PAGES in front.
The corps played while he gave daZ-
zling exhibition of what can be accom-
plished with baton. He twirled it with
fightning-like rapidity around his right
hand, then around his left; it twirled
around his neck, then around his waist;
under first one leg and then another;
then around his hands again. He hurled
it to the roof several times, caught it and
sent the gilded rod spinning around his
1t was Ajax defying the lightning. Truly,
Drum Major Blauyelt is "The Wizard of
the Baton"
The competitive drill was great sue
cess, notwithstanding the absence of SO
many corps invited.
MANY GUESTS.
The dance was also an exceedingly
pleasant affair; nearly five hundred
couples participated in the grand march.
Floor manager Thomas Chambers, with
Miss Lizzie Delo, leading. They were fol-
lowed by Assistant Floor Manager
Charles Faber with Miss Dougherty.
Others lin ithe march and among
the spectators were Commander Newton,
Sergeant-Major Magee, Senior-Vice Com
mander Peter Kuntz, Past Commander
I.impsey, Past Commander Zabriskie, and
Comrades William H. Black, H. S. Reber
(spell it from either end II. Kurchner,
and James Patton, of the Van Houten
Post. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ward,
Mr.. and Mrs Charles E. Carroll, Mr.
and Mrs. David Blauvelt, Mr.. Martin
Wheeler, Mr. Lowenstein, Miss Doch-
Richard Ellitt, Ed. Tracy, Miss O'keefe.
William Kelly, Miss Maggie Shure, David
Delaney, Clarence Sleggel, Thomas Ward,
Miss Katie Ward. Mr.. William Mess
giller, Miss LYDIA Dohmeyer. Mr.. William
Brede, Miss Rosie Bundy, George Brem-
ner, Miss Bertha Herbst, Miss Lizzie Nc
N. Y. Regiment, Fred Saunders,
Mr. and Mrs. John [. Ramsey, Benjamin
c. Dohmeyer, G. Fraser, of Post No. g.;
William Tristram, John Creach, M.
SchleSsinger, M. Stevens, Mr.. Frank
Cole, NJ Gorman,e Mr.. Nugent, Miss
Kearns, Prof. Davis, Joseph Caketrede,
Fred. Freund, Miss Carroll, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Lockwood, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
Carroll, Mr.. Murray, Miss E. Carroll,
John Willehelm, Miss Ella Wilson,
Miss Louisa Flood, Harry Robinson, Miss
Florence Flood, Thomas Martel, William
Thompkins, Gus. Leiber, William Fer
guson, A. Charlis, Ernest McCausland
1the champion flutist of the corps, Miss
Davis, Mr.. and Mrs, Henry Schuart, Will
liam Cunningham, Miss Walsh, Mr.. Ed
ward Sharkey, Miss Sharkey, Miss Mamie
Tennie, Henry Snyder, Edward Van Nest,
Miss Jennie A. Thomas, Edward Thorp,
sydney O'Donnell, Freeholder Nugent
and "Popn Barkee (of the Fourth Regi-
ment).
Looking for Water.
AIbin f. Seaman, Swede, of No 65
Morris street, was held by Justice Still
sing this morning for examination
as to his sanity. Robert Rose, of No.
241 Eighth street, found him last evening
on the second floor of his house. Sea-
man appeared dazed and told
Mr.. Ross that he was looking for drink