The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-09
VAN HOU7EN'S NIGHT.
Interesting G. A. A. Installa-
ti0n Ceremonies at
mA the Tabernacle.

The Tabernacle has seldom been so
crowded as it was last evening. Even
the aisles and galleries were packed. The
auditorium was sea of faces. Nearly
three hundred members of G. Van
Houten Post No. 3, G.. A r.. were seated
upon the stage. The occasion was the in
stallation of the POSTS new officers. An
American shield in the centre OF the
great organs gilded pipes was draped
with nettcnal colors. and stacked arms
hanked the marble pedestal resting upon
four cannon balls.
Past Department Commander Charles
Burroughs Installed the new officers.
The ceremony was impressive ana inter-
esting. Emanuel Sands was reinstalled
post commander. The other officers for
1891 are X g. Lambert s. v. commanders
II. Brinkerhoff. j. V. commander;
J. +. Watson, adjutant; Allenby
RsosoF sn@ssoI plsssU1 chsssy
?. Knoeller, chaplain; Robert Douglass.
officer OF the day; Peter Kuntz, officer of
the guard; Ernest BentelL, sergeant
major: August Cole. quarter-maste SER
geant. The Post had prepared, in addi-
ton to the installation exercises a
Casswell, the talented young organist.
opened the programme with an overture
'sDer Freischutz,' by Weber, and then
the Rev. W. @. Snodgrass was introduced
as the orator of the evening.
Mr.. Spodgrass declared the late war
was not fought in vain. The two great
issues, the integrity of the Union and
slavery had been forever settled. The
mellow influences of popular education
had been at work since the Northern
troops returned from the South with vic
tory upon their banners There is no
place. he said, in all the country where
capital finds reader investment than
where the soldiers fought quarter OF q
century ago Capital feels safe there be-
cause the issues of the war are settled. A
few evenings ago in New York q South
erner of the Southerners. an ex-officer Of
the Confederate Army and a prominent
candidate for the SpeakershiD of the
House of Representatives. declared puD
licly that slavery was bound to perish.
Not single fire-eating edition of the
South had challenged the statement.
"The Grand Army Of the Republic"
said the orator, lis one Of the most
unique organizations of history. You
have not exposed yourselves for sale in
the political market place. You nave
not threatened the liberties of the people
you defended. You have kept your
selves free from entangling political al
hances. The like of il has never been re-
corded in history. Yours is only an or
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exalt citizenship above soldiernOod. No
where else on this whirling earth could
such thing take place. Your own re-
markable post represents every loyal
State" every branch of service; every
great engagement and military move
ment of the lace war. Some OF You were
on gunboats, some in the prisons: some
OF you were with Ben Butler fighting the
yellow fever at New Orleans; some of
you were with Sherman marching through
Georgia; some of you were at Gettys-
burg; at Petersburg, at Richmond, and
at the great surrender at AppOmatox
Yet you nave evolved from the soldier
into the citizen. The soldier OF '65 be-
came the citizen of rs. +"
The programme was then proceeded
with without interruption. The Bruins
wick Male Quartette appeared several
times during the evening and were heart
lily encored at each appearance. The
negro melodies with initiative banjo
accompaniment were very fine That in-
comparable humorist. Mr.. William B.
Green, was in constant demand He is q
whole show in himself Be recited no
less than half a dozen OF his choicest
selections, Including the "Town OF Tail
holl' and The Courtin." Miss Elizabeth
Norcross, the Hedding Church soprano,
sang Judith 1t was one OF the gems
of the programme. In part second she
sang Ecstasy" Mr.. A. A. Spring
meyer. who has a sweet bari
tone voice. sang several selections, and
Mrs, J. F. Ferris was encored for selec-
ton, which she sang very sweetly. The
Van Houten Post Flute and Drum Corp
played several of its best pieces and as
the Iron Horse Gallop." The entertain
ment closed with Marching Through
Georgia. y as solo by Miss Norcross and
the cnorus sung by the entire audience" 7"