The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-28

Bepg's large orchestra. Along the sides
OF the room, near the stage, were a couple
of long tables and some chairs when
were partitioned off for the exclusive use
Of the invited guests. These consisted OF
| Mayor Cleveland, the Coach Drivers AS
| socintion and a representative of THEJER-
sEY CITY NEWS. 1t was about ten O'Clock
when the coach drivers were greeted u
| and escorted to their seats.
Floor Manager Benjamin b.
! and charming Miss Della Clougher led
| the grand march and did so with much
grace and exhibited the skill of O dane
| ing master. They succeeded in making
the seventy-ive couples that followed
them go through some beautiful evoiu-
tions and concluded the march by receiy-
ing enthusiastic applause from those IN
the balconies. After this the fun began
and it was made lively until a late hour
by about three hundred persons.
SOME ToAsTs.
Among those who most thoroughly en-
loved the fun was Coach Driver jess.
Dawson. He told the Mayor he had
known him since boyhood, talked politics
and insisted on asking at hv minute III
tervals:-
the Sheriff"
Mr.. Dawson was toast master at the
table, and with much enthusiasm he
offered the toast, "Bob, the little 'un. "
To make it pleasant for the honored
guest Driver Dawson introduced Brother
Driver Barney Herman, who after the in
PRODUCTION u himself q terror as
a worker at the polls. Then boiling over
with patriotism at this comment the toast
master gave
"God bless all Democrats" which toast
was accepted with applause. when the
Mayor said feelingly, amen"
L e H. 80 fr- nrCg dn1 rsAfnd
were President Richard Downes, William
Brennan, John Daily, Thomas Council,
Thomas Griffin. Jerry Mahoney, Chris.
Nesbinhal, John Fahey, John Donohoe,
Pete Vanpelt, Ambrose Lynch, Gus.
Kern, George Hill, James Ryan, James
Herman, Bartlett Herman, Henry Nc
Gallery, Terrence Murray, Thomas CALI
gan, Barney Cannon. John Downes and
John Downes, Jr, John Simmons and
Frank Sheridan. All, or nearly all, were
accompanied by their wives or sweet
hearts, and all danced during the even
ing.
Conductor Joe Foote, of the Montgom-
cry street line. was also an enthusiastic
dancer, but he made n bad brake. A
waltz was being played by the band, and
Joe went up to n young lady and
said, fare please
Fare, what forY" she asked in sur
prise.
Joe saw WHaO ne nau uOue, UluSAcu anu
said he meant 'waltze.' and away they
whirled.
IN II THRoNG.
Others present were S. L. Gathercole
and Mrs. Gathercole, Mrs. Joseph Foote,
Mr.. and Mrs. David Morrison, Conductor
and Mrs. Frederick Banks. Fred and his
pretty young wife have been married
only about two weeks, and they received
many congratulations. Mr.. Moses New
ton, Jr., Miss Maggie McCampridge, MIR.
John Mills, Miss Annie Waldron, Mr..
James Pinkman, Miss Annie Hal
man, George Gross, manage OF
the West Newark Avenue Theatre;
Mr.. William Kohn and Miss Maggie
Halleran, James Stephens, Joseph Brown,
Turner, William Brady, Miss Wogan, a
delegation from the Charles NJ. Stevens
Social Club with ladies, MI. Joseph
Cairns, Miss Alice Cronan, Driver
Michael Burns and Mrs. Burns, Con-
ductor and Mrs. John Mahan, Driver
William Keegan and Miss Garfield,
James Garfield and Miss Mary Keegan
and Richard Trimble.
The following were the officers of the
BALI
Director-Joseph Fullem.
Floor MISUNDERSTANDING B. Shanhan.
Assistant Floor Manager--John J..
Keane.
flOOT OOH1IlibOeo- lCOOI DdukSy WI
liam Whitaker, Frank Maryland, Charles
Flanagan, Patrick Hanley and James
Kelly.
Deception Committee. II. Leddy,
chairman; Nicholas Bynes, Louis Dietz,
John Goss, William Clarke, Patrick
Burke, John Kelly and Patrick Hayden.
Committee of Arrangements-B. B..
Shanhan, chairman; John J. Keane, secre-
tary; Charles Flanagan. treasurer; James
II. Kelly and p. H. Leddy.