The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-17
s7OCKMAR STOPPED the DANCE.
And Was Expelled from Company u FOR
Noyy There's Row.

Now Iherr's ho"'
"TIe's q mean old thing !" hes an o'o
brute - Hes no gentleman J!
These werc some of the mia expressions
| which came from tho lips OF a party Oh youhS
| women mt Bergen Hall. Grand street Jersey
C;,y an TUESDAY night. They wore applied to
| uennett Stockmar manager Of the hall. The
| foces of the Young women were crimson with
| indjy,atiup and they meant every word they
| said. rho trouble was all because Manager
| Stockmar refused to let the hall be used for
| dancing purposes.
The Young women are tho Ladies' Auxiliary
! Corps of Company u. Fourth Regiment n. q.
r. j. Six weeks ago they arranged to have Il
sociable and hon in the comrany's armory In
Bergen Hail. aud sent out invitations for
Tuesday night. 1t was o'clock and the rain
was falling in torrents when tho committee in
charge of tho affair reached the hall. One Of
their escorts lighted tho gas. and everything
was ready for tho festivities to begin when
Manager StocEmar made his appearance. lie
announced to the ladies' that they could not
have The use OF the room because they had
nshSt ArsH nor "no raa he si ladies'. have per-
mission from Company ID to hold sociabe
That. makes no difference" answered
It.nnly lis here"
The ,nung women pleaded with Stockmar.
dance and had bravcl the fury Of the storm.
stockmar remained firm in his refusal. Then
they became indignant and the eyes OF Somo
OF them looked susp!ciously moist. Their cs-
corts tried to the question with stock
Finally car at john y bruns VAS sent for. io
and several members of the company mr.
rived nhout the snmc time. They took Mana.
success than the ladies.
After eYhansiinc argument and coaxinG
the men decided that there would be u dance
ANYHOW. manager or no manager The young
women were willing. and four sets were
ira began to tune r.and the dance was about
that Y they attempted to dance he would turn
Thinking that hc would not carry out that
threat tho music was e truck VI. and tho
"sa when Shouted "
Look out for your pock etbooks" And the
Ro1 .,c The room in tS"
q THO terrified kim 4. 1t was accompanied by
the kind of II noise a cow makes when She
pulls her foot out OF mud hole.
one of tho men,b ers of the company groped
his way over to the room in which the meter
eS The Scss hsd and
1t in his pocket. There was rejoicing among
the would-be merrymakers. but It was brief.
Stockmar's resources were not exhausted: lio
went down stairs to the cellar and turned IL 9
gas, off at the supply ripe.
women expressed thcms elves vigorously. and
some Of their escorts used strong Language;
Ihey al! made their way out OF the hall ana
down tho stairs Ivy tho light Of matches.
The whole party went to the rooms of Com
pany A on the block above. where an indiEna-
ton meeting vas held and Stockmars name
stricken from honorary membership.
Company d will contest Stockmar's right to
refuse them tho use OF their own armory.
| which is leased for them by the city. Stock
lease provides that Com pany d shnll have the
use OF the room every Tuesday night for drill
purposes only. Stockmar will fight his exrnl-
sion from the company. He says the men who
expelled him had no right to do it,. There will