The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-13
WELCOME
HUDSON co.
LIQUOR DEALERS ASSOCIATION.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ........
From every portion of the room streams
OF white tarletan, studded with gilt stars,
were strung from point in the centre of
the ceiling, producing a very pretty eff
feet. Flowers in -profusion were sus-
pended in hanging baskets from the cell
ing and thus looked beautiful.
1t was just seven minutes before eleven
O'Clock when President Patrick McArdle
and his wife opened the march, About
one hundred and fifty couples followed
them. Some of the features of the march
were new and created applause.
Whsn the dancers formed in line and
passed a given point the ladies were
handed dainty little boxes enclosing
beautiful programmes bound with red
satin and bordered with fringe.
THE GRAND MARCH
In the march noticed Charles Living
ston, Mrs. Livingston and Mis- Kate
Weiss. William Bannon and his wife
were also there and they were followed
by Judge Lowy, who wore a large bunch
of flowers, and Mrs. Lowy. Terry O'Gor-
man and his accomplished wife followed,
and then came John H. McCutcheon. He
doesn't own a wife, but he had q nice
looking girl on his arm. For the benefit
of the girl | will state here that John is
more than sixty years old and that he
has had several girls during this useful
lifetime.
just behind him were Mr.. and Mrs.
John Kelly. The reputation for mixing
cocktails at President McArdle's liquor
store was so well-known that all bowed
when he passed, and the crowd in the
balcony cheered him Ex-Assemblyman
James Norton and Mrs. Norton were also
in the line and it was treat to see
Jimmy try to timber his legs Near
them were Police Commissioner Kelly
and Mrs. Kelly, and then came Collector
O'Neil, Mrs. O'Neil and Miss O'Neil.
James f. O'Melia, High Chief Ranger of
the Fcresters, was also in the line and his
stomach appeared to be puffed out with
fresh Importance. Assemblyman Muir
ply and Mrs. Murphy were near by and
had with them the Misses Ellen and
Mamie Murphy.
GENERAL ALBEIT LOOKS ON
General William It. Albeit did not par
ticipate in the march, but as spectator
he enjoyed it very much. He is counsel
for the association and is doing his best to
keep its members out of trouble. While
| was talking to him Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Rutter and Miss Hanke passed by, and so
did George Hailoway, of New York, and
his wife were among the pleasure seek
ers, and right behind them were Mr.. and
Mrs. George G. Darcy and Joseph Duane
and Miss Stanton. John Kavanaugh and
his wife and Miss Minnie Girard were OBJ
served and Mr.. and Mrs. James Tremble
were near them.
Ex-Police Commissioner p. Malone
and Mrs. Malone trooped along, too, and
close to ''Bobn Murphy and Mrs. Muir
phy, Mr.. G. Phalen and w. J. Virgins
and his better half looked pleased as
they walked around the room, and Paul
Decker confidentially told his wife that
he was glad to see Assemblyman Byrne
take part in ball and forsake the liquor
stores. An hour later Paul and
Henry sampled the good things down
stairs, which Thomas Brown bought the
privilege of selling for 5000. Judge Weed.
Mrs Weed and Miss Rebecca Budden
were in the line. and near them were
John Marpey, James Hennessey, Patrick
Norton, Street Cleaner James Tumulty
and Enoch Smith. These gentlemen had
no ladies with them. but they were not
lonesome. When they looked tired Nor
man q. Rowe and Archie White enlivened
them and made Tom Brown richer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Derancy also
appeared to enjoy the ball, and happiness
was spread all over the face of James
Fitzgerald when his wife called his
attention to the presence of some old
friends.
Eugene Fitzgerald looked very proud
with Miss Kearney on his arm, and John
Taylor tried to show his wife Just how
graceful he could be. John Nc
CURE especially distinguished himself
by not M aking mistake and Mrs Nc
Guire rewarded him with look of grati-
tude. John Murphy and Mrs. Murphy
enjoyed this and John solemnly de-
clared that he proposed to introduce Nc
Guire to dancing master. Mr.. and Miss
Jam es Mckee preceded Jimmy Hunt and
Mrs. Hunt, and John Parnell Feeney
gazed with satisfaction on the fine police
men detailed for ''ball' duty.
CoNsoIING JOHNNY GORMAN.
Freeholder German had an appearance
0f IOnpa0m6naSG and WA3 nor in ba
march but Marten Mulry consoled him.
Mr.. Mulry was accompanied by his two
daughters, Emma and Ella Thomas
Barker and Miss McFadden were admired
by those in the gallery, and NJ ID. Foster
and Miss Girty Smith received the same
confederation. OTHERS in the march were