The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-20
CAR7HRHT'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. and il
was success unprecedented in the clubs
history. The unusual brilliancy
of the illuminatons attracted
hundreds Of people to the
front of the clubhouse. who gazed in 81.
lent admiration upon gentlemen attired
In full dress who alighted from carriages,
and who were recognized as shining
lights in the social circle of the city. The
guests were greete ut 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 on
all sides by members of the club,
whose determination it seemed to be
to make The stag one hat will always
bring pleasant recollections, and make II
memorable aud foremost in this style OF
amusement among the 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 har.
binger 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 with some phe
nomenal performances on the banjo by
Messrs. Brooks and Denton of New
York. The performers were loudly en-
duced and after rendering sew
eral well selected and beautiful
baritone solos he concluded with comic
song, which elected much applause. Mr..
Ransom, 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 enliven
''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 lc
permit the members to regain tneii
equilibrium.
A tenor solo rendered by r. J. Webb,
accompanied by Willard Groom, con.
cluded the first part of the entertain
meut.
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 a stag.
A u ch, which was partaken of by the
majority of the guests. was served
while the performers who had taken part
in the first portion Of the entertainment
were carrying out part second.
-F AN EARLY YFfNfSH
The festivities concluded at about hal
past eleven, and the members of the vari
Gus committees received the hearty con
gratulatlons of their guests upon the un
qualified success of the stag.
One very noticeable feature of the
affair was the presence of many geutle
men who were at one time prominent
members of the club and industrious
workers in its welfare. The old
time life of the Carteret Clut
has been revived and 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. Post
President G. w. Alien, of the Board
of Aldermen, William Hogencamp
President C. 3 Thurston, of the
Jersey City and Bergen Railway. S. Il.
Finuey, w. B. Wells worth of New York,
G. Gates, Aldermen Salipger, Frank L.
Clark, F. Molten. B. Van Keuren,
John H. Carnes, John j. Toffey
Assemblyman Potts, H. Meyers, James
Daring, John Headden, Jr., H. 0. Nichols
aud Representatives from the Berkeley,
Palma, New Jersey. Union League. Hud-
sou, Democratic and Jersey City Athletic
Clubs.