The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-29
THE PEOPLES PALACE
The First Reunion Of the
Season Occurred Last
Night.
LARGE GATHERING PRESENT
Kindly Welcome by Pastor Scudder
and His Assistant, Rev. Mr..
Wells-BeautieS OF the
Palace.
LARGE GATHERING PRESENT

Long before eight o'clock last evening
small groups of young men and maidens.
and even old men and children, gathered
around the doors of the PEOPLES Palace
on Grand street awaiting the beginning
of the first reunion of the season. The
Rev. DR.. j. L. Scudder aud the Rev. Les
ter Wells ~signalized the event by inviting
a host of friends of this institution. who
wandered through the building admirlng
the methods used in intoxicating muscu~
lar Christianity. There was unboundsd
admiration. aud justly, too, expressed at
the condition and arrangements which
are, indeed, as perfect rs means aud cir
cumstauces will permit. The reverend
gsntlemen mentioned were in
taeir alterations to the visitors. u
spared neither time nor pains in eX llain-
ing and showing all that thera Is to be
seen, and there is Il great deal, In the
Peoples Palaces.
READING ROOM AND LIBRARY.
The first room into which the visitors
were taken was the library. Here books,
periodicals aud newspapers are found.
atfordine ample mental food to the most
~omniVorous. The calling, which a few
mouths z fell down, has been replaced
with one neatly flushed In yellow pine.
A soft carpet. comfortable chairs aud
pleuty VI llEuU H6Ac Lu0 IOUul u OSllSuL-
full resort for the studious,
SWIMMING BATHS.
a few fest further along the hallway
are the swimming tank shove
baths. Here again the carpenter, paper
hanger and painter have been busy. The
dressing booths are bright with
white paint, waile even the water in the
plunge bath mas none Of the muddy
characteristics of the Passaic River. A
few minutes after the opening the
youngsters were splashtng about like
''troutlets in a pool"
BILLIARD ROOMS.
From the baths one descends a few
steps into the billiard rooms. we'll lighted,
clean and highly attractive In appear
ance. 1t was not long before the visitors
were banging the balls about the tables,
making extraordinary carroms. scientific
masse shots aud potting the ball swith re-
marksble celerisv.
BOWLING ALLEYS.
At the end of the billiard room are TIL
bowling alleys, which had especial charm
for u batch of young men from the Y. NJ.
C.. A. and PEOPLES Palace Clubs. and
these quickly made up a match game.
The alleys have been put In irst-ciass
order, and during the approaching long
winter nights will be the battle-ground
for many hot and exciting contests.
ASSEMBLY HALL.
Upstairs in the ASSEMBLY Hall two long
tables were spread, with cups to be filled
With coffee, bowls of lemonade. piles of
cake and sandwiches aud many other
good things too numerous to mention,
but intensely appetlzing, and possessing
much attraction to the small boys crowd
lug about the doors and catching q Whit
OF the fragrant coffee and a glimpse of
the feast afterwards gracefully and
bountifully dispensed by Mrs. Lester
Wells, Misses A. G. Macomber, II. Lueier.
Dougherty, Lizzie Arbuckle, Loss e,
Wakefield, B. Dumont, H. Dumont, h.
Doriand u L. McGovern.
DAY NURSERY.
OF all pretty sights IN this wonde rful
Palace none is more worthy of praise
than the day nursery. or 'creche" as it is
often called. Three small rooms are set
apart for the amusement Of small people
VINO are under the tender care OF Miss
Agnes Wright. In one of the rooms
stand four cots. into which the drowsy
little lots are put to bed. A small dining
room with a small table aud small chairs
adJoins the sleeping room aud beyond is
the kitchen where the meals are pre-
pared. A mother NAV leave her little
ones here at seven O'Clock in the morn
ing, go to her daily work and return for
them in the evening perfectly satisfied
that they have been we'll taken care of.
There is a closet full of toys for their
amusement land ali this" as Mics
Wright explained with a fne attention to
business, for ten cents a head; Two
children, fifteen cents"
GYMNASIUM.
There are not many roolns in the county
better equipped than the gymnasium OF
the Peoples Palace. To tae uninItlated
il resembles at first a torture chamber
With its ropes, cross bars and curious
looking machines apparently constructed
10 wrench out oue's arms aud legs Bat
under the skillful tutelage of Professor
Bramley, who conducted an XXI ibition
last night. these inventions are SD Iendid
~preVentatives of round shoulders, weak
chests and other defects, which flesh is
heir to. The managers of the Palace
have added to the gymnasium a room
40 feet IN length, fitted up with lock sra
u other requisites Of a dressing room.
II took some time to inspect ehese M
raugements; but the visitors patience
was not exhausted uer did their Interest
flag in making the tour Gu this frs
opening night, or free aud easy,' as Mr..
Wells described 1t, of the Peoples
Palace.