The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-18
THE MACS AND 0S.
Echoes of Trenton-ROd Egan'S Joke
on Billy Herbert.

George Donaldson, Joe Buckridge,
George Garrettson and Judge" P.
Wedin did not return from Trenton
until Saturday. They report that
he recent visit OF the O'Neills was
the talk of the capital several day s
after.
The military bearing of Register George
B. Fielder. who marshaled the parade tn
| the State House, has been enthusiastic
cally commented upon i'll military circles
both in this city ana Trenton.
The busiest man among the O'Neills at
the capital last week was Treasurer Billy
Heller. L. was his duty to pay the bills.
The members lave all "a good word to
say for Jack Roperts, the Trenton repre-
| sentative of the committee that arranged
the recent trip. The only adverse COM
ment heard was in reference to the length
| of the route he selected for the parade.
The members, TOO, feel grateful 10 the
Mercer County Democratic Association,
| the Trenton Democratic league ana other
| organizations who threw open their club
| houses to the visitors Ii extended to
| them the privileges OF honorary member.
ship for the day.
Many of the Trenton friends of the
O'Neills soughtthe badges worn in Tren.
ton on Tuesday rs souvenirs or the visit.
In several instances as high as S. was
ClICiGo II WY h0" y
turned with their badges.
Charlie Jordan was greeted by many of
mis- old time friends in Trenton Tuesday.
Thomas O'Connors. a well known
| member of the association was buried Oil
| Tuesday. The O'Neills sent the af1 ic ted
family a handsome and appropriate
floral piece. The widow will receive $3.50
from the associations death benefit fund.
Words OF deep sympathy have been
heard OIL all sides for Nat Fowler. who
recently lost his mother.
The next regular meeting OF the associ-
fairs In connection with the fourth
annual bail will be discussed and COM
| mittees probably appointed.
The Macs.
Ten thousand invitations to the annual
| ball at Pohlmann's On Tuesday evening,
February 2, have been sent out 10 the
friends of the Mclaughlin Association.
| President James O.. Minihan has been Sc
| lected as Floor Director. and Police Com
| missioner John P. Feeney and Police
Superintendent c. +. Smith as Floor Man.
| ayers. Street and Voter Commissioner
| Cook will be Chairman of the Reception
Committee.
The association has now q membership
of ], 040, n these names are bullsJined
| rs candidates seeking admissiou:-H. j.
Burns, +. Roes, Thomas Reynolds of the
old Board of Works and John Z. Brands,
There hes naturally been considerable
sleighing chat heard at the Macs rooms
during the past week. The respective
merits of the cutters aud horses of Nc
| Laughlin, Feeney. Connolly, Dounelly
and Cook have been almos q leading
theme of conversation. | understand thar
Rod Eagan will take Il straw ride around
Hamilton Park behind a Duir of goats to-
night. Billy Herbert will follow him on
a bicycle.
BY the way, it may be a piece of news.
even to members who were present at
the performance, to learn that during a
sudden attack of indisposition which
seized Actor George Munroe at the Acad-
envy Que evening last week, Billy Her
bert for one entire act assumed the role
OF Aunt Bridget. So cleverly did Billy
play the part not a soul in the audience
discovered the change. 1t was Biily's
double chin that made him SO closely re-
| semble Monroe. 1t was easy for Billy
to I'LL the rest of Aunt Bridget's "make
up." This account for the sudden alb
sence of Bllly's mustache. IL is Rod
Egan who tells this story. aud what Rod
says goes-wlth a string to it, of course.
But Billy say the mustache was blown
away by Fridays blizzard.
But speaking of hirsute appendages.
lave you noticed those terra Gotta ear
tabs that adorn the sides of Tommy
O'Rourke's face? Tommy is the presif-
ing genius of q euchre club of which w
F. Corbett. Charlie Gerard, Eddie Farley,
James Hunt ana CAPTAIN James Con.
molly are members. He's IA jolly good fell
low and popular will everybody.
A remark Terry Mcdonald frequently
makes to Rod Egau:-"Roddy, only a few
more left, u aud L. aud fifteen millions
more"
Guess who's the eldest. Job Stack or
jeff Connors?
Rod Egan. Billy Herbert, Phil Meow
ern, Tax Commissioners German and
Prigge, and Clerk Connolly belong to the
City Hall Joilying Association. Clerk
Fisk u the lone Republican star member
The others want to know why he bnys
World and News nowadays In preference
to the Tribune and the Journal, and WHY
ne often lolters In The shadow OF Phil
Muldoon's Indian. They also want To
know If he is looking for the PRINCIPAL
ship Of No. % School, ami il he catches o.,
will he select Phil McGoyern for an I'm
derstudys