The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-16
PALMA'S FIRST CONCERT
An Artistic Event That Was
Witnessed by a Brill
liant Audience.

The grand concert with which the
Palma Club opened the season last even.
ing was a decided success both artisti-
cally and socially. The clubhouse was
beautifully decorated with flowers and
bunting, while the national colors,
caught up in graceful festoons, covered
the walls of the old gymnasium, in which
the concert was given. The programme
began with Aliens charming old song,
Il Love My Love-" which was rendered
as a quartette by Nine. Carrie Hun-King,
soprano; Nine. Julie De Ryther, alto;
Mr.. William II. BIGGER, tenor and Mr..
Carl e. Duff. baritone.
The singing of these ladies and gentle
men was excellent ana won several
ciative audience. Tue quartette also
sang ~Tennysou's Soft and Low;
Pinsuti's, 'Ihe Parting Kiss" and You
Stole My Love-" Nine. Hun-Aing also
sang Delibe's polka song. and with Mime.
De Ryther aud Nj. BIGGER, sang Tenny-
sons Break, Break, Break"
Mr.. Duff sang Mdlioy's THE VAga-
boud' in an artistic tanner and Mr..
Rieger sang The CobUler's Lament" by
Lohr. Miss Gertrude Garland, an ac-
compIished young elocutionIst, recited
several selections AM VIII j. DAILY
proved1 himself to be an humorist in
every sense of the word. Mr.. Adolf
Close, u finished pianist, played Liszt's
''Polonaise No. 2" and WAS repeatedly
encored. Herr u. Hedervari won hearty
plauditS ny the excellent manner in
which he played Reign of the Roses"
by Lotsky, upon his new and strange in
strument the cymo alom. Mr.. Charles l..
Far Barr was an acceptable accom-
PIANIST. The entire programme was
under the direction of Mr.. ID. w. Robert
sou.
A BRILLIANT AUDIENCE.
The was large and among
those who enjoyed the varied and excel
lent programme were: Leon Albeit, Jr.,
Miss Hall, of New York; Governor Alb
bett, Mrs. Dodd, DIR. ana Mrs. Chopper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kimball, Mr.. A. Post, The
Misses Post, Miss Albeit, Mr.. and Mrs.
Condict. Mr.. and Mrs. William G.. Bum
stead, Mr.. aud Mrs. William Grattan, Mr..
and Mrs. Muirheid, Mrs. jenkins, Miss
jenkins, the Misses Hall. Miss Packer,
Holmes, Miss Woodward, PresidenJ
Vanderhoff, Mr.. J.. d. Bedle, Jr. Mr.. Fred
Carter. Miss Fry, Miss Lamb. MI.
Robert Elliot. Miss Watso=
Miss Woolley, Mr.. H Rice, MI.
Farmer, Mr.. Post, Brigsdier Genera
ADbett. Mr.. Moel,er, Mr.. Baldwin, Mr..
McEwan, DIR. Jenkins, DR.. Steele, Mr.. r..
Ii Il AAs - 4Ao WI VA .
aud Mrs, Totten, Mr.. and Mrs. Menagh,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooley, Judge and Mr..
Dixon, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Vanderbeek,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Keliers, ex-Judge
John A. Blair, Mr.. John A. Walker, Mr..
aud Mrs. Charles G. Van Anglen, Mr..
and Mrs. j. G.. Masking, Mr.. and Mrs.
A.. Booream. Mr.. and Mrs. John Gal
lagher, Mr.. aud Mrs. Hulshizer, MI. and
Mrs. joseph D. Bedle, Jr., Nj. and Mrs.
Jas. Throckmorton, Mr.. H. Koster, Miss
McComb, Mr.. and Mrs. JEFF McWiiiiams,
DR.. and Mrs. w. C.. Lutkins, Vincent
X. Schenk, DR.. Benjamin Edge, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Freeman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Hurley, DIR. l.. j. Gordon, Mr..
and Mrs. e. +. G. Young, the Misses
Fraser, DR.. and Mrs. Hoicombe, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chichester, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Norris,
Miss Jennie Clarke, Mr.. and Mrs. d. N.
Bishop. Mir. and Mrs Ira Shepardson. Mr..
and Mrs. Flavel MCGEE, Mr.. e. W Dunn,
Mr.. J. S. Adams. Mr.. n Mrs.
j. Herbert Potts, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jonas Hall, Miss Effe Earle.
Miss Carter, Miss Schaffer, Mr.. Walter
Nelson, Mr.. Freeman H.. Smith, Mr..
ana Mrs. Henry Adams, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Z. Vidal. Dir. and Mrs. Dnrrie,
DR.. and Mrs. Clarke, MISS Muir, Miss
Traphagen, Mr.. Pearsall and Mr.. Nelson
J.. H. Edge.
The success of the entertainment was
due to the efforts of the Entertain ent
Committee. consisting of Willard Carter,
Chairman; Joseph Farmer. William
Myers, Victor Baier, Benjamin Van
Dyke and w. j. Fields.