The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-04
CLUB CHATTER.
.rersep citx Athfetic Club.

~ I9rEey C1Ey ALnF9UtC I 5H.
At the request of the officers and many mem
bers of the Jersey City Athletic Club the pic
lures exhibited a few weeks ago have been al
| lowed to remain In the music room since the ex-
| hibition closed to enable such members OF the
| club as had no opportunity to attend the exhi
| bition to vi ew the excellent work OF the Gamers
Division. They. will remain for some Iime
| longer, and all who have not seen them Will DC
| well repaid If they take the trouble TO DO SO.
The gymnasium class will meet for practice
| tonight The class under the instruction OF Fro
lessor Graah is doing excellent work.
| The member of the Dramatic Division are
wondering why they receive so little support
from the members of the club. The gentlemen
! who compose the department have WORKED
hard to arrange for the production OF CLOUDS.
| but they met many obstacles In the shape OF
criucising members who know It al, ana lt Is
very likely that the comedy VIII nos DO PRIV
The dinner of the charter members of the
| club, held last Saturday evening, at the Hotel
Washington, was a most successful ana s iae
| Ahrens, II. c. Bennett, Charles a. Bowly,
Charles 4. Cavallis Frank Cavaia
Dasenberry.E E. NJ. Halton, E. W. johnson, W: J.
| McIlroy. Frank L. Clarke, Carman Nicols, J. N.
Tappan, William ]. TAFT, G. c. Williams, Franz
G. dickson, Charles Henderson. J. Earl Lisk,
f.. A. Gerhard, H. Hartshorn, John w. Heck,
Frank Whiting, James S. Newkirk, Isaac no.
maine and w. Robertson, Jr. .
The members of the wheeling division +h are
fancies turn lightly to thoughts OF runs. biiy
Huson says that he would rather ride than eat
| and every other member says amenl
Tonight viii be card night at the clup.
Hearts Is st i'll the favorite game and on every
| card night the tables are crowded with a en-
thusiastic players.
The attendance at the club house has been
| very large of late and Superintendent Henly Is
greatly pleased at the prosperous air OF tnings'
Federal Club.
The stentorian voice of Captain Grubb Graham
can be heard fl om one eud Of the Federal Club
house to the other when he attends the meet
ings. p,dar.,
| Clubhouse next week promises to Do q very nne
| affair. The committee has done ell in its power
to make it a success. The programme VIII con-
| sist of music, singing and dancing.
A smoker will be given very soon by the mem
| beers of the Federal Club, which will equal all OF
| the past successes in that line OF the club.
Union League.
Every membe of the Union League Club has
| had bis eye fixed on Trenton during the past
two weeks. There is but little else discussed at
the clue than the doings of the Legislature. The
| members OF the club are anxious FOR Inc Legs
Iature to adjourn, for until then nothing can ne
done for the spring election, ana II Is sa ~ a .nat : !
Republican ~AlderInan-at- Large ana a hepupn
| can majority in the Board Of Freeholders.
John A Walker is no longer on the
on Art aud Library of the Union League Ciuo,
and he looks very lonesome. 1t was tnrougn
his efforts that the library was built up 10 its
/ present size. -
| Club since Election Day last fail He probably
will soon go there again for another electlon IS
| approaching and the clubhouse is a pleasant
place to hear political gossip.
Berkeley and Arion.
The stag at the Berkeley Club this evening
will be, in all respects, one of the most enter
tanning which has been given by the club Thu
season. Talent from the club, of WI ich there i
sufficient to start a theatre and a concert troupe
will be brought forward, and the members VIII
have an opportunity of acquainting themselves
with the prof1cencie4 OF one another. /,
One of the members of the club was asked
last. evening what the club thought or the race
| track bill.
ssOh.n he replied, 1--WE don't bother ourselves
much about those things. We come here &
have a good social time, and seldom pay any az
tention TO political affairs"
This is probably one reason for the Berkeleys
good reputation and great success as social
club.
found many bowelers with sleeves rolled up i
the progress of experimental games, as the.
call them. There are match games during tn
week, Saturday evening being particularly de
voted to this, when the members engage i
friendly competition. 49,.
The card tables are patronized also. Whist
euchre, pinochle and an occasio nal game Q
poker serving as diversion during the evening.
THE Arlons are in a fiourishing condition.
New Jersey Club.
The New Jersey Clubs Board of Directors hel
their regular monthly meeting last Thursda
night but transacted only routine business
President Bedell was in the chair. The recen
hosting of the names of delinquent members
and me publication of the fact in The JERsE
CITY NEWS. had the effect of inducing some 9
the deliuquents to pony up their dues. 1t is sal
that a few who failed to respond we're dropped
from the roll. The members are reticent o
this matter.