The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-09-20
NEWS OF CLUBDOM.
All the Talk is Of Receptions.
Stays and Tournaments.


The Palma Club bowling alleys are
open and some fine scores have been
put up. The boys are all 'scrapping7
to get place in the big team. Chair
man Hathaway, of the Bowling
Committee, is on hand nightly, and is
beginning to select his team. Several
new bowiers have bobbed up this sea-
son, and the scores they are putting
up is convincing Chairman Hathaway
that room must be made for them on
his team. The prospects are that the
bowling team this year will be
stronger than ever before. Tue bowl
ing season promises to be an interest
ing one, and to win the club will
have to fight harder than last season.
One evening last week Messrs. James
Clark, Samuel Hathaway and Frank
Baldwin attended a meeting in New
York Of the Amateur Bowling Associ-
alton, to which all the old clubs and
many new ones belong this year.
About twenty clubs will take part III
the tournament this year. Several
New York clubs have been admitted,
and some fine bowling is expected
After the business had been trans
acted a fine collation. was served by
the New York boys.
The attendance at the Palma Club
is increasing rapidly, but many fa-
niliar faces are still absent. The
billiard, card and pool tables, how
ever, are quite extensively patronized.
Arrangements are being make for q
number of stays this winter.
Jack Potter, the janitor, tainted one
evening last week in the club house
A carriage was called and Fotzer was
sent home. He has recovered.
The subject of charging the Palma
club house is rarely brought up any
more.
Messrs. Thomas Hall and Charles
and William Carrick can be found in
the library every evening pouring
over the fine works to be found there.
Mr.. Walter Gardner, Joseph Far
iner, II. r. Ives, W. Baron. J. Powers
and Charles Horn1ng handle balls
with great ease. These boys ARE en-
deayoring to get on the bowling
team.
Occasionally party of four gentle
men can be found at the Carteret
clubhouse striving for supremacy in
whist. Mr. G. M. Allen and Mr.. G. b.
Thurston are great rivals at whist.
a whist Tournament will occupy the
attention of the club members during
the coming social season.
The sudden death of Mr.. David
Bumstead, an esteemed member and
trustee of the Jersey City Athletic
Club, has cast shadow of gloom over
the club house. By order of Presi-
dent Tappan sports and amusements
were shut down in the club house
since his death. Virtually the club
house is closed. On THURSDAY. the
regular rehearsal night of the opera
company, no rehearsal was held. Mr.
Buinstead had large circle af friends.
and was loved by every one. He was
an active member in the club The
club members will attend his funeral
in body.
Mr.. Frank Clark intends giving the
Camera Club an outing. Frank is
DESTROYS of finding out what his fol-
lowers can do with their wicked little
kodaks.
The Arion Clubs bowling teams
will begin practicing in October.
| Chevalier Schoen has been receiving
bushels of compliments over the fine
way in which he led the Arion
Conmers' parade of week ago yes
terday.
Secretary Frank Hagen is one oil
| the most genial members of the club.
! His courtesy to reporters is unfailing,
The great hall of the Arion Club
which has stage with theatrical APP
purtenances, is the largest entertain
ment hall in the Fourth district.
Henry A. Gaede, Jr., is improving
in health. His recovery is expected.
Morris Misunderstanding was more in
dustrious in his effort to entertain
guests at the "Commers.
/ Oscar Fackert unites the frolic-
soIneness Of a kid with over 200 pounds
OF, avordupois, and Oscar Is still very
young.
The new bay widow in the billiard
room at the Union League Clubhouse
is still exhibited to the guests by the
| members with pride. They have
| is fifteen feet wide and eighteen high.
and is Of elegant stained glass.
Monday night at the Union League
Club will this season as heretofore be
devoted to progressive euchre, bill
80 49, tNA'N< CNAiNA fSthtiCos
/ Persons who desire to join the
Union League Club had better do SC
soon, for as soon as the membership
reaches $50 the initiation fee will be
doubled.
! Colonel ToiTey will not lose interest
in the Teffey Guards because they
have changed their name to the Fed
eral Guards.
The Federal Clubhouse has become
the acknowledged center for Rspubli.
can party political meetings. 1t would
be difficult to find place more adapt
ed for such business.
ssEoa Can't sometim Most Always Tell
4 Many years ago, when Robert Loui.
Stevenson was a member of an art school
his fellow students took u vote To decide
which one Of them could best be spared
by the world The future author OF DR.
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde was the unani-
nous choice. OF all this band he is til,
only one who has attained any degree o
eninence Whatever. Bran don Buck
shaw.