The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-04-05
9RUMPHF BLASTS
Activity in the Tabernacle
and Other Leading
Churches.
THE HELPING DAIRY MAIDS.
Notes and Comments on Religious
Matters Local and General.

There is always something new in the
Tabernacle to interest people and for
their benefit. The latest departure is
the establishing of newspapers the first
Issue Of which with appear this week. The
paper will be known as the Tabernacle
Trumpet, and will contain current
secular news, church events and the
doinRs OF church societies. and contribu-
lions Of all kinds that will be of interest.
Atthe top Of the paper will be printed the
Quotstlon, And He put trumpet into
every mans hand. The paper will have
circulation of two thousand. and will
be twenty-five cents a year issued monthly.
It wilt be edited by the Rev. J. L. Scud-
der and the Rev. ]. +. Wells. and the
money realized from the sales and adj
yertising will be used for the benefit OF
the Peoples Palace. Another interesting
event III this church is the starting of d
Kitchen garden for the training of girls
under fifteen years old. The school was
opened yesterday, aud in 1t were four
hundred and sixty-two articles of domes-
tic use. The girls will be instructed in
the art OF housekeeping, and the school is
diyided Into number of departments TO
advance. The Kings Daughters have
this under their care, and hope to make
IL great success.
a NE, TOO
a complaint was made by the young
ladies OF the Tabernacle that the workers
Ior the Peoples Palace devoted nearly all
OF their interest to the young men and
quite forgot the young ladies. Conse-
quently to show them that such Is not the
case, lawn tennis court has been OBJ
tanned at the corner of Varick and Bright
street aud Is being put In excellent condi-
ton. Single and double courts have been
laid out, and the ground covered with
clay and made level and hard. Member
ship tickets can be secured at the Taber-
nacle Office or reading room.
For the use of the courts the young
ladies have to pay two dollars yearly and
the young men who also are permitted to
play there must pay five dollars yearly.
Members Of the Tabernacle Athletic AS
ISOLATION are admitted tree. Several
tournaments will take place during the
year. Special discounts will be obtained
for members Of the club on tennis balls
rackets, shoes aud other materials.
The grounds will be ready Monday,
April g.
PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER'S CONFERENCE.
The Minister'S Conference of Jersey
City will meet on Monday, April 6, in the
Second Presbyterian Church TO consider
the subject of city evangeazation and to
hear the reports of the committees ap-
pointed 70 apportlon territory to the diff
ferent churches OF the city. The city has
been divided into five divisions. the north
and south of the p. X. R.. the Heights,
lower Jersey City and Grsenyille. The
work will be under the supervision OF a
COMMITTEES OF Five, consisting of th Rev.
Cornelius Brett, the Rev. Edwin Nc MINI,
the Rev. q. w. Nicholson, the Rev. w. E.
Snodgrass and the Rev. Mr.. Bruce. The
visiting In the districts will begin the sec.
0nd week In May, and report will be
made to the general conference in June.
DAIRY MAIDS FESTIVAL.
The DAIRY Maids Festival held this
week under the auspices of the Ladies'
Aid Society OF the Bergen Reformed
Church, directed by Miss NJ l. Jacobs.
the elocutionist so well known on the
Heights, and assisted by Mrs. Bailey and
Miss Fannie Stutphin, was unique and
the young ladies Of the congregation COW
cred themselves with glory. This church
is noted for its host OF pretty aud clever
girls, and the entertainments of the
young peopie are therefore Invariably i'm
mense attractions, land this successful
occasion proved to be no exception to the
rule. This splendid little cautata
abounds in sparkling music and amusing
action. The dairy maids. prettily cos
tuned, carrying milk stools and pals,
with the gawky. burly farmer lads In
rustic attire and their agricultural imple-
ments, carrying on with the fair Iasses in
an innocent coquetry formed a picturesque
and truly rural scene. The trio, "Three
Little Milk Maids, admirably sung by
Misses Jennie Tofey. Grace Carlin an d
Emma Cox, was especially applauded.
Miss Maggie ThrocKmorton, In the rendi-
vocalization and acquitted herself with
exceptionable excellence. The solo OF
Miss Jennie Toffe Y was another COM
mendable feature and abundantly APP
piauded
After the cantata the dairy maids held
sale in the basement of the church. A
table loaded with Japanese novelties, and
at which tea in dainty little cups was
served by Mrs. Tuthill and Miss Fannie
Bo9ert, did good business. The candy
table was under the supervision of Mes
danes Brown and p. X. Green, and the
department containing the product OF
the dairy, eggs, butter, milk, stools and
churns. was graced by the presence as
sales ladies' of the Misses Maggie Gem mel,
(3ussie Thompson Gertrude Bushfield
aud Alice Newcomb. The things on sa lie
In this department were sold at auction,
and were carried of by generous BIDDERS
as souvenirs OF the pleasant occasion.
Mr.. Richard r. Green acted as auction
eer, and kept things humming; The milk
maids were the Misses Jennie Toffey,
Edna Toffey. Maggie Throckmorton,
Grace Carhn, Emma Cox, Edna, Brown,
Mamie Cropsy amity m mssser xiss A Asw
comb, Bessie Haney. George Brown.
Gussie Thompson, Lizzie Panzing, Daisy
Brewer aud Gertrude Bushheld. The
rustic lads were Philip Brett, Arthur an q
Edward Woolsey, George Whedop and
Thomas Street. A repetition has been
solicited, and no doubt would again draw
large audience.
LOCAL CHURCH NOTES.