The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-11
DAVIS PI0N EERS.
Brilliant Success Of the Inaugural
Ball-A Scene of Beauty.

Fully 1900 people, * ON all parts o.
Hudson County. crowded into Woods
Hall last evening to look GU or partici-
pate in the inaugural ball of the Robert
Davis Royal Pioneer Corps of 1892, The
affair was ably managed. and proved.
socially and financially, a big success.
Not the least attractive feature of the
event was found in the unusually large
number of pretty women present. whose
bright smiles and handsome ostume
placed the finishing touch upon one OF the
most brilliant affairs of its kind this sea-
son.
IN HI MARCH
Standard Bearer Robert Davis led the
grand march with Miss Rosa Murray. In
the long line which followed were
noticed Mayor Stanton, of Hoboken, with
Mrs. Robert Davis, Commissioner and
Mrs. p. H. O'Neill, Commissioner and
Mrs. Charles ). Somers, Commissioner
aud Mrs. John Madden, Mr.. aud Mrs.
James E. Connolly. Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip
Muldoon, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Kelly, Po-
lice Captain and Mrs. Jack Smith, Mr..
Mrs. E. A. Dugan, Mr., and
and Mrs. NJ. j. O'Donnell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen Eagan. Mr., and Mrs. Charles
McNaIlv, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Boyle, Free
holder and Mrs. Michael Hen n essey. Fire
Commissioner and Mrs. w illiam Kern.
Fire Commissioners and Mrs. Donnelly,
Fire Chief and Mrs. John Conway, Mr..
and Mrs. Godfrey Diiloway. Alderman
and Mrs. McEntee, Mr.. and Mrs. john H.
Sullivan. Mr.. William and Miss Keyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. O'Melia, Mr.. aud
Mrs. John G. Hughes, Mr.. and Mrs.
James N. Braden, Mr.. and Mrs. F.: j..
1orchnir,n Nv and Mus IoAn Lf1t
murray. Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.. Millburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. James J.. Clark. Alderman
and Mrs. Day, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Cummings,
ex-Freeholder and Mrs. Thomas McDono-
ugh, Mr.. and Mrs. James Burke, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Heller, Detective and Mrs.
Robert Pierson, Detective and Mrs. NJ.
Doyle. School Director and Mrs. M. P.
Moran, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Hunt.
OTHER GUESTS.
Among the invited guests
were Mayor Cleveland, Mayor Kelly of
Weehawken, Finance Commissioner
Kenny, Senator Robert Hudspeth, County
Clerk Mclaughlin, Commissioner Emil
Assistant Prosecutor Noonan. Police JUS
tice Frank Kimmerly, District Court
Judges McGrath and Puster, Assessor
Dollerd and Gustave A. Seidl of HobokeD,
Hugh Mclaughlin. John Boyd, Thomas
+. Noonan, Con. Rooney, Police Surgeon
John j. Nevin, Counsellor John DENIM.
ex-Assemblyman Byrnes. James C..
Clarke. NJ. J. Kelleher, Michael Feeley,
William Hickey. William Ormsley, James
Burns, Joseph Whelan. James Pallister.
John N. Bruins, Alderman McCoobery,
Max Staples, John E. Hewitt, John Fay,
John Noonan, Colone! John Grimes.
James O'Neill, Warden RYAN, ex-Free-
holder Donnelsop, Mr.. Fowler, William
Castor, Charles Esrerbrook, James
Wisemap, Michael Lavertv, Thomas
Moran. Joseph Farney, Fred Farrell,
John Glenn, Alexander Schleisinger and
John Walsh.
DIRECTORS AND MANAGERS.
COMMISSIONS James Hunt acted as
director. President John D. German, in
the absence of Superintendent C. P.
Smith, acted with Martin Collins as floor
manager. assisted by P. H O,Netll, james
Farmer. Hugh A. Kelly. Charles j.
Somers, William H. Reyes. Michael Hen
messy, John J. Power, Jr.,
Joseph H. Evans, Philip Mul-
doom, Alvah A. Bedell, VIM.
Grattan, James Bailey, R.. H. Mvrick, "A.
Duncan. Michael Day, Joshua French, J..
3. Danhard, Abram Post, and o. P.
Powell.
The large Floor Committee, compris-
ing over a hundred well known men, was
under the direction of CITY Hall Commits
sioner Emil DATE. and Register George
B. Fielder had control of n still larger
body which received and cared for the
guests. The Committee on Arrange
Chairman; Daniel Tieruey. Treasurer,
john J. Ryan. Secretary; Timothy Con-
naugnton, John Mcdonald and James
ManniX- al.l.