The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-15
KIMMERLY'S JAMBOREE.
Sheriff Davis Says as Little as Possi-
Bile in an After Dinner Speech.

The second annual outing of the Frank
H. Kimmerly Association at Schuetzen
Park, Union Hill, yesterday was an un-
usually big affair. The parade in
barouches and tally-hos opened the eyes
of the City Hall crowd and surprise was
written upon almost every ones face
down town. It is said before the party
reached Union Hill there were seventy
one coaches in line in addition to the
three crowded tally-hos. The parade
started from the headquarters of the
Kimmerlies, Jackson and Ege avenues,
and paraded through several of the prin-
cipal thoroughfares of the city before
reaching its destination. A brass band
headed the imposing procession. All the
members aud guests wore blue hats,
some carried flags and flowers, while
others footed incessantly their own
horns of every size and variety. 1t is sus-
| pected however, that many were blow
| ing Mr.. Kimmerly's horn. Mr.. Kim
merly denied this at headquarters last
night and spoke in enthusiastic terms OF
| the turn out of the association, which he
declared was "a big thing" considering
| there was no politics in it.
| Certainly the popular Frank had a
1 Tlkub 10 l66l pGOuQt pOllblCS VI AO pOlAbACo.
| The fact that Sheriff Davis presided at
| the big dinner at which covers were laid
| for 39l members and guests may have had
| no significance. The Sheriff was called
\ upon for a speech, and said very little,
| aud that little contained no political
| reference. This isn't at all strange. Mr..
| James Baker said many complimentary
| things about Mr.. Kimmerly, and County
| SuperintendenU james f. German con-
| fined his speech exclusively to the merits
| of Proprietor Kroebel's bill of fare. Boss
! Conway, of the Fire Board, who aspires
| to the Democratic Sherievalty nomina-
! ton by the grace of Mr.. Cleveland, had
| his saloon decorated from top to bottom
| in honor of the event. But then, Others
| who are not aspiring to the ShrievaltY
| did the same thing. Prominent among
| these were Colonel Mike Brown, Of the
| Court House Cottage; James Donnelly, OF
| Virginia and jackson avenues; Max
| Heidman, Henry Frericks, while the
| William f. Kern Association. of the
/ Fourth district saluted the procession on
| it's return with a magnificent display OF
| fire works. jackson avenue was IL
| Illuminated all the way from Commune
| paw avenue.
THE GAMES AT THE PARK.
| Arriving at the park light lunch was
| first served. after which games were an
| nounced. There were twenty participants
| in the 100-yard DASH the hrst prize was
| captured by an attache of the EUeni1lG
| Journal, the second by Tim McCarron.
| Both prizes were gold medals. Time, l.
| seconds.
In the 22O-yard dash there were ter
participants. Newsdealer Phil Kaiser
| captured the first gold medal in 81 sec
onds, Tom Dickson the second.
| In the fat mems race Patrolman Pett
Green, Of the Fifth precinct, won tbs
first prize, magnificent gold headed
l11.<S fr
second. Time, thirteen seconds. Othel
participants were Police Sergeant,
| ruomy and Harrington, Newsdealer M
| v Murphy, Freeholder Hennessy, JohT
Shoppe, Charlie Mum, George Bermes
and John McCarty. The latter's weight
was TOO much for his ankles, and the
right one was badly sprained during the
| contest.
JUDGE WEEDS TRIUMPH.
Judge Weed preferred pinocle to racing
| and won seven bottles of wine from Jake
Kramer. Ex-Freeholder Kilroy an6
| Patrolman Frank O'Rourke captainec
TWO base ball Mines The poiiceman's
handling ball. The foot ball was
kicked by everybody regardless of al
| rules Every man on the ground wai
| allowed four balls in the bowling con
test, the first prize tor which was won by
John Shoppe. he having downed 80 PIN
out of a possible 40 in a head pin game
| Osmond Johnsonstook second prize witt
a score of SO. The prizes were beautifully
embellished gold medals.
The judges of the outdoor games were
Assemblyman Boyle, Building Inspector
James Clark and Samuel Goehner
Judges of the bowling match were Mas
| Erdmurn, John Rowe, Philip Kaiser anc
Edward Pesenecker. The prizes were dis
tributed at headquarters last night anC
| many speeches were made, lntersperset
| with songs by Joseph Shannon. the popu
lar tenor of the association, and bugl,
| solos by Lorenzo Harm.