The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-07-12
CLUB MEN PlCNICKlNG.
The Federals to Go to Rockland Lake
and the ]. {. d. c. Will See
Jerusalem Destroyed.

The Entertainment Committee Of the
Federal Club has completed arrange
ments for a grand excursion to Rockland
Lake on Wednesday. A special train
over the West Shore Railroad Will leave
the Newark avenue station at the foot of
the Hill at bali past nine o'clock. and will
carry the entire excursion party inside
the grove on the south side Of the lake.
There Is plenty OF fishing on the lake,
ami excellent facilities for all out
door sports, together with large pavil-
ion cor dancing. The accommodations
for lunehing paroles are excellent, and
800 people can be accommodated in this
manner. In addition 10 this, there is IN
excellent restaurant and irst-class hotel
on the grounds The fare for the excur-
sion Will be 81 for adults and 50 cents for
children bstweer the ages Of live and
twelve years. The COMMITTEES feel conf
dent that this the first event OF this kind
of the club will be success.
The members of the Jersey City Ath-
letic Club are making active preparations
for their visit TO "El Dorado" tomorrow
evening, which they will enjoy through
the courtesy of Of Mr.. VIII Doubleday,
secretary of the Palisades Amusement
and Exhibition Company. IL looks now
as il distinguished company of ladies
aud gentlemen would be present. The
cStocf NltI dHN DbFktH anu NDFtu uu.
son County Railroads will unite In afford
ing facilities for transporting the COM
pany to and from the exhibition. The
cars will commence running at haif-past
six o'clock tomorrow evening, aud the
North Hudson cars Will run from OakIanl
and Newark avenues.
The Carteret Club will hold its next
annual meeting on July 81. There is no
business OF importance TO come before
the club, and as most Of its members are
out of the city 1t is probable that the
meeting will be brief one.
The Palma Club Is almost as lively now
as it is in the height OF the winter sea-
son. A goodiy number of the boys are to
| be met there every night enjoying the
\ fragrant cigars for which this club is
noted, and discussing weighty matters of
club life. The studious still frequent the
| libraries, which contain many excellent
works. and the pool and billiard sharps
| frequently take up tho cues Just to keep
| their hand In. One of the main subjects
| for discussion is the project to enlarge
| the clubhouse
The warm weather has almost com
| pletely destroyed the attendance at the
Union League Club. The social Monday
/ night meetings no longer exist, and pro-
| gressive euchre is forgotten. II 1t were
not for the good lunches To be had there
| the club would indeed be deserted
The funeral of William H. Stanford
/ who was at one time q prominent MEM
Der of the Carteret Club, took place
Thursday. and was largely attended by
| members OF the Carteret and other clubs.
Vice President Carr, OF the Federal
| Club, is preparing a programme OF
| pleasure aud business that will no doubt
| prove very satisfactory to the Repub
licans. The programme will not be
| touched until September.
| There are rumors about the Heights
| that Carl RarUman the nOnn1ar ctaV7 ri
of the Carteret Club, is going TO give the
residents Of the Heights an idea OF a first
class restaurant Il is known that Carl
has purchased piece of property on Ber-
i gen avenue aud IL is said that he proposes
| to give the people a surprise.