The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-09-07

who abound in the club. The sit Of the
Iryings is George BurreI Eddie
kunckcn would Lie 60 sing as well
as George Bruggemann. sfeorge NJ.
Byron is splendid eiocntion-
st. BertrRm Herbert is q great come
dian. one Of the features d slle club
though IS its uuartette- Jnues the leall-
ershfp Of Jake Wiegai the quaftette has
attained remarkable prohcIeher The
following form the quartette:a Pope.
tenor; NJ. w. Steljes, Jr, ksss. Fred
Smith. baritone, and Ernest Taddiken,
soprano.
The following are the officers Of the
M. Byron; first vice president, Fl. Pope;
second vice president, Fred A Smith;
financial secretary. John A. Finck. re-
cording secretary; George BnrreiI treas
urer. A. Schoenfeldt: sergeant alarms,
w. J. Mohn, Jr.
THE INDEPENDENT PIoNEERs
The leading social and political club is
the independent Pioneers, whose head
quarters are at No. 6s Washington street.
this club is ninety-two members strong.
is chartered and is q power In First ward
aud city politics. It Is Democratic on
national and State issues, bn6 is inde-
pendent IN local elections. The club was
organized December 4, 1883. with Zen
members. Jake Cilristiansen was the
first president and was elected for one
month. Albert Lehman was next elected
to serve six months The present roo ms
We're rented and the membership grew
rapidly. The rooms wore well furnished,
q handsome piano was purchased and
the walls are adorned with costly pictures
and bric-a-brac. In glass q q ,srs-
served a blue silk ban which
was presented 70 kAe club
by their friends. TIE social
events given by the club arB decided sue
cesses. Their picnic, which was held at
Polhman's in July, was a Eery crowded
affair. and the park was not able to ac-
commodate the throng. During the
winter season they hold several private
sociables and give one large bali. This
year they will hold q masquerade ball at
Odd Fellows Hall, on January II. The
mascots of the club are Dave Holmes and
Billy Gurr Prof. Martin. who is mem
Der. Is the clubs permanent bandmaster,
charter members of the Independent
Pioneers were:-A O. Lehman, j.
Christensen, r. Minck, f. Roehr. L. G.
Keller, Henry MEnek, w. Liuz, A Linden
struth, o. Walch, f. Lugers r. II. Case
view, H. Hensel, j. Keller, p. Kaufer.
G. Gunkel II. Crater, J. kelly, W. Has
selbrook. T. Muench, r. Gretten. Y.
the club are A. Lehman. president; r.
Grerten. vice president; n. Schaefer,
recording secretary, T. Keller. f1naucfAi
secretary; f. Roehr, treasurer August
Lindenstruth. marshal. The club is
governed by the following Board Of trus-
Theodore Muench, w. GutheiI and
N. Linz. 1t is probable that uniforms
viii be bought
THE HOBoKEN PltNEERs.
The Hoboken Pioneer CLUB Is social
and political club with its Headquarters
on Washington street, between Fifth and
Sixth streets. This club is Republican
in politics. 1t was organized Octo-
Der z, 1851, with thirteen mem bers.
The fatal number seemed to have
something TO do with the club as it went
booming during the Presidential cam
paign aud had 100 members. Now 1t only
has forty-ave, but they are ali good men,
and fifteen of them are members Of Che
Republican County Committee The
members when not engaged in political
strife are very socfable and their events
are always successful Lu Grill. Hen
Orlliet, W. Meeks and H. Mover form a
splendid quartette and are the life of the
club. The following are the present of
fcers:-President, Frank Newman; first
vice president. H. Wendt; second vice
president. ]. Hagen; recording secretary,
III. Ortloff; financial secretary. II. KrolI
treasurer James Campbell. The follow
ing form the Board OF Trustees:-J. Lew
is, w. II. Fredden and .. Mcdonald. The
club meets every Tuesday night. Other
successful clubs in the ity are the Tough
Club and the Kicker Club.