The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-01
CHRISTIANS In Council
Directors of the Y. M. C. A.
Draw Up Plans for the
Coming Winters
Work.
SUPPER In THEGYMNASIUM
Ladies' Auxiliary Entertain Com
mittee Members-Interior
Decorations Of the
Clubhouse.

0ANANNSS'
The Young Mems Christian Association
began its winter work last night with a
business meeting of the board of directors
aud all members Of committees, in the
club house on Wayne street. During the
summer the proceeds OF a fair given last
fall by the Ladies' Auxiliary, some 5000.
have been expended in interior decora-
ton, painting. papering and refurnishing.
SO that now the rooms are pretty enough
to satisfy anyone's aesthetic tastes. The
parlors, which are on the left of the hall
u are used one as reading room, the
other for receptions. are papered in tints
of blue, with deep dado and frieze, the
ceiling decoration corresponding. The
study of Mr.. Arthur Lucas, across the
hall, was the first room repaDered, in
wood brown and gold, and furnished in
antique oaK. A fine crayon of President
Cowles is the main wall N The
room adjoining WAS formerly used as a
library, but as there was altogether too
much going on near by. it has been
cha TO a game room," where one
may toy with the seductive tiddley- wink or
chase the harmless checker over che spec
killed. board. The library has been moved TO
thr room directly overhead, while its
former place has been beau .iiully feftted,
making one of the most attractive of the
apartments. The halls throughout the
building have been painted III a deep
huff tint, with a harrow frieze, anu vari-
ouo Incidental repairs have been made.
Ga the whole, the LADIES may feel proud
of their work and receive the ~thanksgiv-
Jugs of the members with a sense of duty
well done. The President of the Ladies'
Auxiliary is Mrs. Elisha Cowles; Vice
President, Mrs. Elliot ..Greene, Jr.; Secre-
tary. MISS A. Frosh; Treasurer. Mrs. E.. I.
Kyle.
DIRECTORS AT UPPER
But the ladies did not rest content with
even this good work. They decided hat
il v as Necessary that all committee mem
bers should meet to coulter with the
board on the work of mex winter. They
knew exactly how hard it is to get to-
gether some forty or fifty young men for
a business meeting, and they also knew
how easy it is to collect them at the sound
of "a diuner-belL. So they invited every
one to supper at half-past six last night,
served an excellent menu on three long
tables and put the business meeting in
place of after dinner speeches. The plan
succeeded admirably, and every one was
on hand. President Cowles gave a
brief address, and DIR. f.. +.
Kyle, recently elected q member of
the board. responded TO a call. Then
Mr.. Arthur Lucas was announced q
plunged Into work immediately. He de-
scribed the duties of each committee in
detail, and then called for volunteers to
carry on the work. After the young men
had grown used to the sound of their own
voices, there were many who offered to
serve. and by the close of the session all
committees we're -reorganized, member
made acquainted with their particular
lines of work. and a general understand
ing betWeen the departments esta blished.
Meanwhile the ladies, who had waited
on the tables until the last Christian
young man was satiated, were discussing
coffee aud salad at the other end of the
room. Among the number We're Mrs.
Elisha Cowles, Mrs. Arthur Lucas, Mrs.
John Van Horne, Mrs. Kyle, Mrs. Elliott
Green, Jr,, Mrs. Fleming, Mrs. NJ. s.
Searle, Misses Minnie Griffith. Jennie
Clerihew, Susie Paddock. Maggie
Mcknight and Mary L. Doremus aud
Mr.. DR.. Gray.
Mr.. H. &C. Louderbeugh made an an
nouncement of the excursion to witness
the Columbus Naval Parade, October IL.
The steamer John Sylvester will be char
tered by the Y. NJ. G. A. for its members
and friends. and by special permission,
will join in the procession. General Sec
rotary Arthur Lucas is in charge of the
tickets.
COMING VENTS.
Announcement was also made OF the
opening of all physical culture classes
mex Monday night, when it is expected
That a large number of friends will be
present. The Ladies' Auxiliary will hold
another fair the third week in November,
to refurnish n generally reaovate the
upper part of the house. The principal
committees now stand as foliows:-BoYs'
Work, William E. Drake, Chairman; DR..
Scion Briggs. William S. Baker aud
James w. Greig. mbership. Thomas
N. Street, Chairman; Harry F. Bush,
George Weston, Ernest L.. Hopkins.
Walter Dear II Fred G..
Clerihew. Invitation. Henry Ulriei,
Chairman; Fl. /. WhitesiGe, Leonard
(w hose members are on hand at the club
house to extend it's inequalities to stranZ-
ers), Louis Sherwood, Chairman: CHARLES
Meyer, Mr.. D.. BAKER, George Owens, Fl.
A. Crockett. NJ. U. Levy, Lester H.
Lewis, Charles H. Pyle. Minor c. Smith.
II. c. Clerihew, Charles 4. Esber, C. M.
Vanaaken. james p. Butter, L. F.. Bar
rett and II. Fink; Religious Work. Albert
Eusor. Chairman; Lafayette Palbot. Chas.
4. Esher and Jas. p. Butler.
The Camera Club, which proposes to fit
mp a loom on the second stofy at an early
date, is composed of E. s. Cowles, Mr..
Hari ison, Harry LonderbouQh and
George Owens. TIL Bowling Club con-
tains DR.. Scion Briggs. Albert Ensor, E.
/. WEIGH and joseph Ruddick.
Additions to the Home of the Homeless.
Forty-five chill iren of the Home for the
Homeless have just returned from Ocean
Grove, where they lave been spending
the last six weeks in tents. Mean while
work has progressed rapidly on the addi-
lion, so that in the course of a week it is
expected that the new rooms will be
ready for use. A play room and laundry
have been added TO the ground floor, and
on The second story them much needed in
firm airy has been placed. Up to this
time no provision has been made
for isolating patients from cou-
iagious dis asses. a contingency
very likely TO arise In an institution for
children. The house has been newly