The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-11
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BAYONNE DOINGS.
Mrs. William Il. Merrick's Sudden
Death-Triple Installation at
Hendricksons-Notes.

The festivities attending the.tripie installation
of officers at Hendrickson's Assembly Rooms last
evening by James N. Van Buskirk Post NO. 1Oe,
e. A R.: Van Buskirk Circle No. Is, Ladies OF
the G.. A. R., and Custer Post No. 6, S. OF W.
we're saddened by the death of Mrs. William ID.
Merrick of No. 10 East Thirty-third street, a
member Of Van Busklrk Circle and wife OF a
comrade of Van Buskirk Post. She was within
ffty feet of the hall when Comrade George WI
lains noticed her stagger and Gluten at Ine ar
He caught her before she could iall and seated
her on a horse block. She gave sc, eral gasps
and a stream of blood poured from ner NOUN.
She was carried into the home OF CIty Englneer
Smith, but the. acknowledgement fatal before
medical help arrived. At the time OF the attacK,
Comrade Merrick was attending o meetlng ID
the upper hall. o,
was discussed, but as all the arrangements mad
been completed and many persons from out OF
town were present, it was decided to carry OUT
Mace in the upper hall. The newly elected aud
appointed officers of Van Busklrk Post were
first installed. Captain John McElmeei, the hrst
Post Commander, oficiated as Department In
The Officers installed were:-Post Commander,
Jacob Van Pelt; Senior Vice-Commander, Louis
bradbury; Junior Vice-Commander, Monroe
Ziegler; Q-uartermaster, Howard l. Lockman,
Chaplain. Alexander Lawson; Officer OF the
| Day, Matthias B. Stewart; Officer OF the Guard,
William w. Broker; Adjutant. William Il. FIRE.
VERT. O1LSlQC DGuLtUCl, IliioS L = A0iSA
The installation of the officers Of Van Busk frk
! Circle followed. Mrs. Margaret A. Stevens of
| Newark, National Junior Vice President, con-
Quoting. The officers installed ~were:-Presl-
| dent. Mrs. Phoebe Van Buskirk; Senior Vice
| President, Mrs. Elizabeth Lawson; Junior Vice
President. Mrs. Elizabeth Haight; Secretary,
| Mrs. Abbie Carroll; Treasurer, Mrs. Margaret
| Graper: Chaplain, Mrs. Elizabeth Eppinger;
| Conductress, Mrs. Rsbie Mettam: Guard, Mrs.
| Sophie Donnelly. /,
The installations were concluded with that Of
| Custer Post, s. of V. P. D. G. Bogert acted as
| Deputy Departments mastering and Installing
| officer. The officers installed were:-Post Com
| mander, Andrew M. Van Buskirk; Senior Vice
| Commander, Thomas ]. Shortall; Junior Vice
Commander. Herman Graper; Quartermaster
| George S. Bogert; Surgeon. William p. Levers
Chaplain, Alexander Lawson, Jr,; Oficer OF the
| Day.. Van Orst Levers; Officer OF the Guard,
James E. Van Buskirk; Adjutant, Daniel E.
| WaIrod; Inside Sentinel, Patrick ]. Shortal.
| Following the ceremony, the guests descended
| to the lower hall and did justice to an ample
COLLATION.. There was also vocal and instru-
mental music. The ladies of Van Buskirk Circle
pose of arranging for Mrs. Merrick' S funeral.
Court Co%rcordias Officers.
The new officers of Court Concordia, No
| a.Os2, A.. O.. f. of A were publicly installed last
| evening in Bestels Germania Assembly Rooms
| collation. were side features of the event.
Board of Education Meeting.
The Board of Education met in the City Hal
last evening. Four Trustees were absent
President George E. Griswold, who was pre-
vented by business from attending the foul
previous meeting was, however,. on deck. HI
apole gized for his absence. The majority o
also present. and tbey gladdened numerous
4 creditors BY auditing scores OF delayed claims
agqregating-severa thousand dollars.
Sophie W. Brown. Of Piainaeld, sent In an ap