The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-17

M. Stencils Atlantic Garden, at the
foot of Noble street, near the Newark Bay
shore, is another favorite Greenville re-
sort. 1t is supplied with bowling alleys,
baseball grounds, boating and bathing
facilities, a dancing pavilion ana greats great
booked are for May 80. when the Duplex
Coterie and the Harmonic Social Club
will visit the place.
But a few rods distant from the Atlantic
Garden is A. Sayle's Bay Shore House,
chiefly family resort.
THE BILL NYE's WILL PICNIC HERE.
On the slope of McAdoo avenue, Green
vile, near where the thoroughfare is lost
in the sand lots which stretch to the
sale Garden. The place is completely
shaded by fine grove Of horse-chestnut
trees. Its other attraction is q dancing
platform. The only event booked to date
is the picnic of the Bill Nye Association
on May 80.
Dick Uldrich's popular resort is stu
ated on the narrow strip of sandy beach
between the Morris Canal and Newark
Bay, at the foot of Danforth avenue,
Greenville. 1t is supplied with bathing
houses, numerous sailing and other craft,
and dancing pavilion. 1t is principally
rendezvous for fishing, bathing and
boating parties The events booked to
date are few in number.
BAYoNNEs's ONLY RESORT.
Ex-Freeholder c. George Schaumloeffel
now manages Columbia Park, the only
enclosed picnic grounds in Bayonne. The
park extends a good distance along both
Avenue C and West Twenty-third street
in the Centreville section. The Jersey
City and Bergen Railroad Company's
horse cars pass the entrance, A fine
grove of large locust, chestnut and oak
trees gives the place an inviting appear
ance. The other attractions comprise q
large dancing pavilion, several good
swings, cane racks, shooting galleries and
similar amusing features The place has
been engaged by the following organiza,,
tions:-May. 80, Lodge No. 4S6, United
of America; June z, Excelsior Pleas,
ure Club; June 4, German Reformed
Church of Bayonne, festival and enter
tainment; June 10, Germania Singing So
ciety of Bayonne; June IS, Kaiser Will
helm Company No. II, German Veterans;
Allemania; June %, Americus Engine
Company No. 2, of Bayonne; July 4,
Irish Volunteers of Bergen Point; July
Is. First Bohemian-Slavonian Crown
Prince Rudolph Benevolent Associations;
July 22, F. Celakoecikc, No. 140, G. S. 2:
s.; September 2, Stella Association, OF
Bayonne.
AN OlD 1lCNlO OltOONbs
One of the oldest picnic grounds in Hud-
son county is j. W. Salter's Woodbine
Grove in the Pamrapo section of Bayonne.
Avenue A and West Forty-ninth street
run through the property. The place is
unenclosed and is over twelve acres in
extent. 1t is covered with splendid
growth of beech, oak, hickory, maple,
chestnut and other trees. A high bluff
overlooks the Newark Bay shore. No
liquor is sold on the premises, which are
adaptable to church and Sunday school
picnics and festivals. There is a dancing
platform and number of swings.
At the foot of Fish's lane on the Pam
rapo shore of New York Bay, is j: Vin-
cent Hogan's new hostelry and family
picnic resort, the Bayswater. 1t has IA
cilities for dancing, fishing and bathing.
A broad piazza extends along the front
and faces the bay. During the summer it
will be the rendezvous for most OF the
dramatic talent to be found along the
"Rialto" Dates have been booked for
numerous sailing and chowder parties
There are two family picnic resorts on
the Bergen Point shore of the Kill Won
Kull, and both have booked many dates
for dancing, boating, fishing, clam bake
and chowder parties. The Oldest and best
known of the pair is the rambling old
Shore House, now managed by ex-Post-
master and ex-Freeholder Charles Il.
Mum, on First street, near the foot OF
Trask avenue. The other is John HI. Mac
Donald's Riverside Hotel, modern
structure, near the foot of Avenue G.
Each place has an airy and roomy pavilion
and many boats.
A BIG SEASON AT THE sCHUETZEN PARK.
Schuetzen Park and merriment are syn
onymous For years the picnic goers of
North Hudson have made 1t their pleasure
grounds, and this year its engagements
will be even more numerous than ever.
SchuetZen Park comprises about hfteen
acres of choice woodland, tastefully culti-
waited. The dancing platform can easily
accommodate four hundred people, with
out discomfort The castle, as cozy little
building is called in which are the res
taurant, bowling alley and lodge rooms is
one of the features of the park, and has
been the scene of many pleasant ball.
AS its name would indicate, SchuetZen
Park derives most of its patronage from
the Schuetzen Bunds of Union Hill, Ho-
boken and New York. These picnics are
ALWAYS the best attended during the sea-
son. Ex-Alderman Wendell, of New York,
as the proprietor. His manager has thus
far booked many societies, whose picnics
will draw crowds from the suburban
towns of North Hudson; among them are
the Hoboken Schuetzen Corps, June and
a: Union Hill School. June 81; North Hud-
son County Railroad Employees Associa-
tion. July 16; The Plattdeutscher Volks-
fest, August %, 23, "a, 25.
The different fire companies of West
Hoboken and Union Hill will also give
their annual festivals at the park. The
rifle range is one of the principal attrac
tions of Schuetzen Park, and prize shoot
ing will be feature of nearly every pic
mic held on Its picturesque grounds.
AT FLORAL PARK.
Though not as large as Schuetzen Park,
Floral Park is more compact and is just
the place for school picnics and private
parties. Mr. Neutsch has leased it for
Ave wears and is using every means in his
power to make it profitable investment.
He has improved the bowling alley and
refitted the shooting gallery. His engage
ments have not been very numerous as
vet. but they are coming in every day.
The Helvetia Society, of Union Hill,
opens the season on Memorial Day,
Nav 80. Then follow the St. George
Guard. from the Holy Family Church,
June 8; st. Aloysius Society, from st.
Francis Church, New York, June II; the
Monastery School, July 1; Holy Family
School, July 3; Bell Ringers Society,
July "a.
cur cAucUT THE TITTIE TRAMP