The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-20
A GREAT PICNIC.
Fun and Friendly Fight at the
Paulus Hook Gathering.

The grand annual picnic of Paulus
Hook Council No. 1873, Catholic Benevo-
lence Legion, at the Greenyille Schuetzen
Park yesterday afternoon and evening
was an event that will probably eclipse
any picnic venture of this season.
1t is estimated that between four and
five thousand persons visited the pictur-
esque grounds before the affair closed,
and that the Sisters will be given an in
crease to their fund for the establishment
of the proposed working girls depart
ment of the new st. Aloysius' Academy
Of between 1880 and $l,700.
A number of societies attended in
bodies, but the contest for the silk flag
offered by the Sisters for the most popu-
lar society did not begin in earnest until
nightfall During the afternoon the
women and children had everything
their own way. The dance pavilions and
refreshment booths were crowded. Many
family parties. however, thronged the bay
shore. and every knoll and nook was
occupied by those who preferred natural
scenery to the excitement OF the dance
and The games. Youths, maldens and
children roamed at will, and all portions
of the park were alive with gay colored
dresses and laughter Of the merry-hearted
throng
During the afternoon an exciting game
of bull occurred between the CHOIR boys
and the altar boys. The choir boys won
by a score of Ii to l and found much
fault with Umpire John j. Kelly. Had
he understood his business, says the choir
boys, the score would have stood 20 to !,
instead of 1S to l.
WHERE THE FUN GAME IN.
The refreshmen5 booth was IN charge
of Miss Mary Whelan, Miss Mamie
Boyle, Miss Annie Hannaway, Miss Cor
don, Miss Katie Griffin. Miss Katie Kelly,
Miss Mamie Lenahan and Miss McDon-
aid.
On the round platform various persons
contested in Irish reels for an el8 suit Of
clothes, offered by Clothier Brown, of
Washington street. Incidentally it might
tributed magnanimously TO other ex-
penses Of the picnic.
1t was impossible to decide upon any
one winner. There were TWO ladies and
two gentlemen winners. Mr.. Brown
decided TO give each gentleman pair OF
pantaloons. The ladies will receive
whatever else they may desire OF Ia 9
same value as the pantaloons In Mr.
Browns store.
CONTEST FOR THE FLAG.
The first count of ballots for the silk
flag was finished at i've o'clock. Under
taker Wlluhm MOFdu booh uoWA 1ho
figures and they were shortly afterward
bulletined as follows:-
Division 16 A. 0. Fl. .459
Thomas Eagan Association. ooo
First Platte Deutche Association. 2O6
p. H. O'Neill Association. .l5O
Court Emmett, A. o. F. of fA................e. "a
There were numerous scattering votes
for various other organizations
Then the fight began in real earnest.
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No. 16 Division of the Hibernians and the
Thomas Eagan Association. The cap
taincy of the former devolved upon
Thomas Lenahan. assisted by Michael
Ward. James Burns, Owen Carroll, Will
liam Barry, CAPTAIN. Tom Graham and
several other influential Hibernians.
Contractor Michael Gavin, who recently
finished the mason work on the new St.
Aloysius Academy, conducted the fight
for the Eagans, assisted by Peter j. Gan
non, Mark Sweeny, John McNulty and
Thomas Eagan.
Early In the afternoon the mighty Hi
bernian chief, Lenahan, as soon as he
saw Peter Cannon safely ensconced be-
hind the dance pavilion bar, deserted
that institution and started out to hustle
In the interest of the Hibernians. He did
not return till about eight o'clock
in the evening. when assured that No 10
would soon proudly wave the flag above
its green mounted columns he re-appeared
at the bar and allowed Mr.. Cannon a
short breathing SPELL Mr.. Cannon joined
the forces of the Eagan Association, and
left Mr.. Lenahan to dispense the re-
mainder Of the evening and chop"
The friends of the Eagan Association
who had held back its strength till q crit
ical moment. now surged through the
gates, and deposited ballot after ballot,
till the rumor crept out that the Eagans
were on top. This rumor reached Chief
Lenahan. He dropped his bottle
Of ''sas" and .'pop." and leaving the
cashier alone with no one to wait upon
the thirsty customers, and without divest-
ing himself of his apron was soon hust-
ling amid the crowd But no go; the
Eagan's had polled 1900 votes. nearly one
hundred ahead of the Hibernians.
James I. Brennan was floor manager
of the dance pavilion, assisted by William
c. Menadier. James f. Kilroy was chair
man of the Floor Committee; Patrick
Buckly, chairman of the Reception Com
mittee; James E. Kelly, chairman of the
Committee on Order, and Joseph l.. Kelly,
chairman Of the Committee on Flag Con-
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