The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-10
WILSON POSTS NIGHT.
Spirited Speeches at the lnstalla-
tion in R0che's Hall.

Tho new officers of Henry Wilson Post
NO. 10, e. A. r., were publicly installed
at Roche's Hall last evening. The Com
mittee OF Arrangements, Comrades Au-
gust Thiery, john Stewart and Erwin NJ.
Sedgewick. deseuve great credit for the
excellent entertainment provided for the
audience that thronged the hall. Many
persons were unable to obtain even stand
ing room and left disappointed.
The decorations of the hall were uniqu
and pretty. The mall back of the rostrum
was covered with flags. with shield sur
mounted with an eagle as a centre-piece.
The audience was composed mainly Of
the wives, and sons and daughters Of the
veterans. General John A. Logan Camp
No. 20, 5. of ", was largely represented.
Chaplain Hopper opened the exercis es
with an eloquent prayer. The officers in
stlaled were John w. Stewart, comman-
der; August Thiery, senior vice comman-
der. William w. Douglass, junior vice
commander; Phillip Lynch, quartermas-
ter: Henry Haase, officer Of the day; Will
liam NJ. Van Nortwich, adjutant; John
Jenning, officer OF the guard; William A.
Graham. quartermaster sergeant; Robert
Ryan, sergeant.major.
Quartermaster Tench. Of Garfield Post
No. 4, Newark. made brilliant address
following the installation. His reference
to Our Own Gallant Kearney" was
hailed with shouts and applause from the
veterans. After giving lots of statistical
information the SPEAK er maintained tn It
the results of the long weary marches
aud hard fought battles was one
undivided country from ocean
TO ocean. He denounced as a traitor,
however. the one who would attempt to
open the wounds of sectional opinion al
ready healed. lJ was the duty of every
citizen to keep those wounds healed.
There is but one flag now," he said,
pointing to large American banner that
formed the chief feature OF the deccra-
ton. "Over our children's heads must
float no other. The red, white and blue
is good enough for you and me. II is
good enough for our children and our
childre4s children"
A. M. Bridgeman. of Garfield Post No
4. was introduced. made a few remarks,
and recited cleyerly, "The Travelling
Agent from Montreal.
That gallant old veteran. Daniel Shea,
whose term as Commander of the
Post has just expired was made
happy. Major Peloubet on be-
half of the Post. in a stirring
and patriotic speech, in which he main
tanned that the American mothers were
entitled to the credit of the American
soldiers bravery, presented him with a
badge of the old Twelfth Army Corp. In
doing so the major took occasion to speak
of ex- Commander Shea as one who
marched from Jersey through a score of
battles TO Atlanta. His health broke
down, but thanks TO a good constitution
ne was still with us.
Shea made splendid speech in re-
sponse. Nothing, he said, could have
given him more pleasure. An ex-soldier
could prize but few things above a badge
of the corps with which he fought, and
he was glad now to be able to say that
his regiment never fired a shot but what
he fired one with 1t.
The audience was next treated to an en-
tertainment of song and recitation
Comrade Harry De Forrest tragically re-
cited 'Sheridan's Ride" The Hoboken
Edelweis next entertained with charm
ing either and guitar music. The players
were Miss NJ. Behlert, William and
Fred Lowenstein, Fred Bolz, George
Clusterman and Paul Kammerer. They
received several encores Miss Helen De
Forrest was encored for singing "A Bare
footed Boy" Miss Hattie Thiery gave a
piano solo; Henry DE Forrest, Billy Han
ley and Fred Cobb rendered the laugha-
BILE sketch, "A Good Joke on Brown"
Fred Lowenstein gave either
solo and James Sinclair made a good
stump speech. Jack Murphy and Eddie
Woods gave the amusing sketch ''The
Mixed Up Dudes." and Billy Hanley and
Fred Cobb another entitled Everything
Upside Down" There was other good
volunteer talent which made up a good
programme. which was highly enjoyed by
all present.