The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-12-20
CAR9HRHT'S Stag HUNT.
One of the Best Entertain
ments Of the Kind
This Season.
LOTS OF MUSIC AND FUN,
Congratulated by Members Of the
Palma, Berkeley, Hudson Demo-
Cratic. Union league and
Many other Clubs.

The prosperous Catreret Club held its
first stag OF the season last night. aud It
was success unprecedented In The clubs
history. The unusual briIliancy
of the illuminations attracted
hundreds of people to the
front of the clubhouse. who gazed in ST.
lent admiration upon gentlemen attired
in full dress who alighted from carriages,
aud who were recognized as shining
lights in the social circle of the city. The
guests were greete at the door by
members OF the Reception Committee.
In the various rooms the scene was an
inspiring one The floral decorations
were beautiful and were admired BY
every one Guests were met gu
all sides by members of the club,
whose determination it seemed to be
to make the stag one hat will always
bring pleasant fecellections, and make 1t
memorable aud foremost ia this style of
amusement among tie club men who
were so fortunate as to be permitted to
join In the festivities.
The sweet strains of music which re-
verberated through the halls was a har-
biDger of the musical and vocal enter
tainment which had been prepared for
the amusement of the guests.
THE MUSIC OF THE BANJO.
The festivities began Hit.l some phe.
nomenal performances on the banjo by
Messrs. Brooks and Denton of New
York. TIE performers were loudly en-
cored: james Gay was next intro-
duced and after rendering sew
eral well selected and beautiful
baritone solos he concluded with a comic
song, which elected much applause. Mr.
Ransom, o prestidigitateur. next occu-
pied the attention Of the as
semblage and then the famous Joe
Connors rendered melange of comic
songs which always tend to enlfven
'.stags." David Reed followed, and not
withstanding the fact that Connors had
caused the guests to laugh so heartily that
tears streaned down the faces of many,
Reed followed in the same strain and the
result WAS that halt had to be called 10
permit the members to regain their
equilibrium.
A tenor solo rendered by R. J. Webb,
accompanied by Willard Groom, con-
cluded the first part OF the entertain
ment.
a rest from the hilarity for
fifteen minutes gave the guests
ample opportunity to sample
some punch, OF which there was an
abundance and which, by the way, was
pronounced the finest ever seen at stag.
A U oh, which was partaken OF by the
majority of the guests, was served
white the performers who had taken part
In the first portion Of the entertainment
we're carrying ont part second.
AN EARLY FINISH
The festivities concluded at about half
past eleven, ana the members OF the vari-
ons committees received the hearty con
CALCULATIONS of their guests upon the I'M
qualified success of the stag.
One very noticeable feature of the
affair WAS the presence of many gentle
men who were at one time prominent
members of the club and industrious
workers in its welfare. The old
time life of the Carteret Club
has been revived aud the prospects are
that it will be In the front rank OF social
clubs before the season for receptions has
closed.
Among those present were:-Mrs. w.
Muirheid, OF the Palma Club, A. J. Pest,
President G. w. Allen, OF the Board
of Aldermen, William Hogencamp,
President G.. B Thurston, of the
Jersey City aud Bergen Railway. s. r.
Finney, w. 3. WelIsworti of New York,
@. Gates, Aldermen Salinger, Frank L.
Clark, +. Molten. B. Van Keuren,
John II. Carnes, John J. Ioffey,
Assemblyman Potts, Fl. Meyers. James
Darling, John Headden, Jr., II. o. Nichols
aud representatives from the Berkeley.
Palma, New Jersey. Union League. Hud-
sou. Democratic and Jersey City Athletic
Clubs.