The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-23
SOCIAL MATTERS

Red Letter Days in the Future-The Week
Observation-Disclosures Visitors.
Official announcements of the coming ladies
night of the Cosmos Club, already announced
in THE JERSEY Crry NEWS, have been sent to
members. The musical programme viii be pro-
vided by Mrs. William Hunter Brown, Miss
Florence E. Turner, who will sing, and Mr..
Duncan Cameron. who will play her violin obi
cato. Mrs, Jennie Cunningham Croly, founder
of Sorosis, editor of the Home naakeT. President
of the Woman'S Press Club, and known to litera-
ture as Jenny June, - will deliver au address on
"Women's Clubs, their origin, growth and
work, AMI their value to women and to society
in general" This will be followed by a general
discussion, at which President Flemming will.
according to the programme, call upon such
victims as he may select, TO discuss the subject,
in answer to the question, "What do you think
of iJ?" Miss Mary Barton Lamberto1 will re-
cite The committee in charge includes Messrs.
F.. W. Pangborn, Michael Murray and Rynier
Mortendyke. The day set in January g..
Miss lockwood viii entertain about sixty of
her friends at a Christmas dance, on the even
ins of December 20, at her residence, on Dan
forth avenue.
upon a play, TO be produced in January, but
prefers 10 defer q public announcement, until
the dec ision has been ratified by all the mem
bers.
The lew Jersey Club will watch the old. year
out and the new year ia Dec I'm Der 81. 4 s
Mr..J. Williams. will entertain a number of
friends at his residence, on Avenue Z, Gr0en-
vile, in the near future.
Tho Palma Club viii give q ladies' night at the
clubhouse Friday night. DecetnDef 30.
the second subscription daace Of The Infor-
MAXI will be he'd in Foye Hall, Christmas
night, Monday, December rs. N
Mrs. Schroeder's dancing class will hold re-
captions on December 30 at Foye Hall. the
aft ernoon class, which numbers more than
sixty, will entertain its friends al half past
three P, NJ; the evening class at hait-past
eight. Prof. William Pitt Rivers of Brooklyn
will act rs master OF ceremonies. Tne class has
become a prominent FACTOR IN society, espeo-
tally those circ.es where the young people are
in their first season, and dancing is as yet an
absorbing occupation.
Abel I. Smith of Mercer street, has returned
from school at Dobbs' Ferry for the Christmas
holidays
Miss Lucy Mcbride Of Communipaw avenue
has returned from Pennington. Connecticut,
for the holidays.
Mr.. Clarence Harmstad of Communipaw ave-
nue. is at home from Yale.
Mr.. Walter Sherwood, who graduated last
year from Hasbrouck Institute. has returned
from Rutgers College for the Christmas season.
Miss Ethel S. Potts, daughter OF Mr.. j. Her
pert Potts. of Magnolia avenue. is at home from
school in Pennington. Connecticut.
MIR. David Edwards, of Pacific avenue, is at
home from Princeton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George McAnerny, of Green
vile, will spend the month of January in the
Sunny South.
Mrs. Julia Ivers, Miss Nettie, Rebecca and
Helen lvers. Mrs. Henrietta Bartlett an Miss
Emily Bartlett, all of Orange, and Miss jose
ph,ne Robb, of New York City, will spend the
holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mcbride, on
CommunipRw avenue,
Miss LIZZIE Evans of Bentley avenue will spend
the holidays at her home at West Eaton, NJ. Y.
Miss Maude Chiffon has returned to her home
on Duncan avenue for Christmas from Piainfeld,
where she has been visiting friends.
{ Miss Beatrice Koonz and Master Eddie Slater
celebrated their ninth birthday yesterday at the
residence of DR.. P. J. Koonz on Communipaw
avenue. A number of little friends were present
to tender congratulations.
''Ths Assemblies held their third subscrip-
ton dance of the season on December 10, in Foye
Hall.
Mr.. Randolph Bedle of Jersey avenue is at
home for the holidays from Princeton.
Miss Ethel Norris, of Pacific avenue, is ex-
pected to return from the South after the holi-
days.
Tue history of the Alpha Sigma Society of the
Jersey City High School is now at the binders,
and will be completed in time for exhibit in the
school exhibition during the holidays. The
book is embeliished with portraits of the mem
bers, and will De sent to the Fair at Chicago.
Miss Jessie Per Lee entertained the newly
organized euchrs club that meets on the Heights,
at her residence, No. So Clerk street, last Thurs.
day night, AS it was the holiday meeting, sew
eral interesting features were introduced.
The ladies had met at the home OF
Miss Carrie Lee. on Pa ulmier Place, and planned
a great surprise for the men, and besides plan
ming it, had Kept it such a profound secret that
no one guessed a word. At the conc usion Of
the play. Miss Lea and Miss Per Lee brought in
a large tub filled with bran. In this were a
number of packages. bearing numbers CORES
ponding to those upon cards held by the gentle
men. President Balm then fisIed in the bran
with a large spoon, aud brought out the parcels,
which proved to contain Christmas gifts, an
etching, a paper cutter. Wilkie Collins. Moon
cut glass bottles of cologne,
china and silver. The gentlemen were greatly
taken by surprise, but returned thanks with
proper appreciation. The head prizes were
won by MISS Jessy Smith and Mr.. Davis, while
the BOBBY prizes became the property of Miss
Florence Turner and Mr.. John Burrow.
Dancing brought the evening to a close
Among those present were: = Misses Jessie Per
Lee, Jessy Smith, Florence Turner, Mary and
Louise Doremus, Carrie Lee, Eta Mexican,
Florida Burrow, Margaret and Emma Huber,
Mark Coughlin, James Gordon, Thomas Smith.
John and George Balm, William P. and Elmer,
E. Underhili, John Burrow, and Davis.