The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-04

at first designed to hold the meeting in
the Aldermanic Chamber, but it was con-
cluded that that is not large enough to
accommodate all who will attend.
The meeting will doubtless be, as it
should be, large and enthusiastic one,
and Mayor Cleveland wishes to have it
announced that the attendance will not
be confined to men, and that ladies are
invited to be present. They will be a
more than welcome presence in the
throng.
A PRELIMINARY MEETING.
There was meeting in the Mayors
office yesterday, and another this morn
ing, to put things in shape to achieve
practical results at tonight's meeting.
There were present James B. Vredenbrgh,
Gustav Metzler, DR.. L. j. Gordon, John
d. Carscallen, John Edelstein, George X.
Hitler, Thomas Trotter, Henry Kellers,
and Hugh Mckay.
Mayor Cleveland occupied the chair and
Daniel McAghon acted as secretary. The
Mayor read his proclamations which was
published in THE JERSEY CITY NEWS OF
yesterday, and stated that he had called
the meeting, but he did not care to pro
ceed further upon his own responsibility
and wished to call upon the citizens for
suggestions. The Mayor, on motion OF
DIR. Gordon, appointed these gentlemen
committee to select general committee
to have charge of all arrangements:-Dr
Gordon, George r. Hitler, William E.
Pearson and John Edelstein.
A COMMITTEE OF FIFTY.
The committee, after short delibera-
tion, revised its membership so as to in
clllde the following gentlemen
Peter Henderson John Reid, D. w. Lawrence,
Joseph A. Dear, Dominick Wegman, DR.. Benja,
Edge, John Wheelillan, S. Hammerschag. Dr. A.
A. Lutkins, w. I'll. Furman, Orestes Cleveland,
DR.. James Wilkinson, Fred P. Budden, g; J.
hew, James Crandall George R. Mckenzie,
A. A. Hardenbergh, William Henderson,
Joseph Crawford, Charles j. Peshall,
George NJ Young, James B. Vredenburgh. Will
lam II. Turner. Jacob Ringle, Dr. Theodore
Hornblower, Gilbert Collins Robert ". Jar
Wis, Daniel E; Cleary Charles 4. Allen, William
MairSeid Naha ID WIN William BrnRerhc d = EDWARD s F.
Young, w. F. Taylor, Colonel A. G. Heppen
heimer, John D. Carscallen, John F. Kelly, James
S. Hasking, William E. Niese. Charles B. Thurs
ton, Colonel John McAnerney, George Miller
Hugh w. Mckay, Michael Doyle, A. B; Poland
Charles II. ONeill, Frank Stevens, DR.. S. R
Forman and Harvey Marsh.
Mayor Cleveland, Colonel John McAnerney, the
Rev. DIR. Cornelius Brett, Father de Concio, the
Rev John L. Scudder, George L. Record, A. l.
Garretson, Leon Albeit and Major q X. Pang
born have been invited to address the meeting.
DIR l.. j. Gordon received a letter from
Mr.. Henderson, proprietor of the Acad
emy of Music, saying that the house and
the entire corps of workmen is at the dis
posal of the committee for 6
public meeting, which will bt
held there this evening. Contributions Of
clothing for the sufferers began to poul
into the Mayors Office at an early hour
this morning This is one of the mos
practical forms charity can take at this
time, as the people of the flooded district
are almost destitute of clothing.
SUNDAY BASEBALL FOR RELIEF.
Manager P. T. Powers, of the Jersey
City Baseball Club, projects game o.
baseball ON the Oakland grounds mex
Sunday for the relief of the sufferers. HI
expected to see Chief Murphy this
morning with the design of secur
ing police protection during the, con
tinuance OF the game. He had not, seer
the Chief up to noon. The Chief said t
me, however, that he will have TO consul
the Police Board about the matter. If thu
permission can be secured the Newark
will be asked to cross bats with the hom'
club.
The Schubert Glee Club has also Offered
it's services for an entertainment for thu
benefit of the sufferers.
Mr. William w. Farrier drops into TIL
JERSEY CITY NEWS office to say that Ed
Carswell, late of the Fourth Regiment
who was in Johnstown at the time of th'
disaster, telegraphs to say that he and hi
family are safe at Pittsburg, though the.
lost all they had.
Mr.. MEYER is SAFE.
Bernard Meyer, proprietor of the liver!
tables at No. 338 Palisa de avenue, was OF
the east bound express, No. 8, which
was partially wrecked in the floot
at Johnstown. His family ant
friends have received no definit,
tidings as to his safety. They wired sew
eral railroad officials, and received an
swers to the effect that they believed tina
he was safe at Altoona, but these did no
satisfy his friends, who wondered VIII.
he did not send word himself.
A despatch was received from Mr. Ber
nard Meyer at noon today, dated Lilly
Pa, saying that he was well and woult
be home Sunday.
Central Assembly, No. AZ, Royal Societ,
of Good Fellows, raised a $27 collection
at its meeting last evening for the suffer
ers. Ruler Edward Paterson was directed
to hand the money over to Mayor Cleve
land. Lists are out in the Fourteentl
district.
Principal Joslin, of No. IL School, thi
morning asked the scholars to bring thei
pennies this afternoon with which to star
a fund for the Johnstown sufferers.
The Fisk Dramatic Society will hold al
entertainment and hop in Bergen Hal
Friday evening, June "a, for the benefit o
the Johnstown flood sufferers. Mayo
Cleveland has kindly consented to max
the opening address on that evening. Th
tickets will be twenty-five cents.
FISK TALKS LOCAL OPTION,