The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-31
At GREENWOOD LAKE
City Council. A. L, of
H.. and Their Friends
Martin Zinner's Tea
Party.

the ex cursion Of Jersey City Council No.
&c. American Legion Of Honor, TO Green
wood Lake yesterday. The train was In
two sections. Tie first section made up
of nine cars, moved III Of the dspo OF at
ten O'Clock. Next to the engine was a
private car occupied BY the..participants In
Martin zlnner's Tea Party More OF
this anon.
IL was a great big family excursion,
aud the committee Ia charge have every
reason TO feel gratifsd with the success
OF the entire affair. AT 40 Tins during
the day were any of the patrons heard to
pretty section of the country. Mothers
with babies IN their arms looked out in
a admiration upon the green hills aud
valleys and limped streams, while the
babes themselves. with siiken trei ses
tossed by the breeze occasioned by
the swift movement OF the train gazed in
| wonder at the natural panorama. The
young man with his best girl was numer-
GUS. OF course his hest girl sat nearest
to the window, aud the 1apping OF rib
hons and rustic Of fabrics in general half
drowned the merry peals of laughter pro-
duced by some witty remark OF the funny
young man ut her side or The exclama-
t'O0S ~ 4StAAuh oA4 10l Ab 6QAlE
picturesque piece of laudscaps that seem
inglv melted in the distance TO make room
for other views PROBABLY even more pic
turesque. On swept the train, the old
iron horse No. 1914. IN charge of d. Dris-
coll. engineer. aud Harry Harlng. fire.
man. rounding curves and seeming to
delight in pluncing into what seemed to
the sxcursionist making his first trip
hitherto upeXplored territory.
ARRIVAL AT THE LAKE.
Arriving at tue lake. the crowds were
greeted by orchestral music on the stair
side. overlooking the placid waters of y
tame but Immensely picturesque lake,
neither end of which is In view from the
station. The lake was already dots ed
with pleasure boats cruising around the
islands, aud along the opposite banks.
where numerous camping out parties
were spending the morning In the usual
way.
.nost Of the excursion party climbed the
stairway leading TO the Casino. Propri-
etor Fenton looked pleased at the
size and appearance of the crowd
OF invaders and sueeseded In MAX
ing everybody feel q welcome. The
piazzas, tue pavilion, tastafuliy decorated
by the way, aud Srounds OF the Hillside
were soon med with tue party. The old
fashioned rope swings were soon mono-
pal!zed. as were the rustic tables by
family parties. while everybody drank in
ths beauties of the surrounding scenery.
After dinner the dancing pavilion was
crcwfet with merry dancers, who
whirled most of the afternoon away In
the bewilchiug mazes of the waltz. and
the celebrating hteps Of the schottische
ard polka. The entire party reached
nome before eight o'clock. AID every
body was regrettiDg that tho trip
home appeared to be SO short.
The committee in charge ware BARLEY
Ccrliss, John e. Madden, John V. Nc
Gully. Michae! Dineeu. Caarlss e. Cas-
| .idy, Kerry Shea, William Nichols. Mrs.
J.. F. Hogan, Mrs. A. A. Burke aud Miss
the personal SUPERVISION OF Superinteu-
dent b. E. Moody, of the Greenwood
Lake Division.
MARTIN zINNEa's TEA PARTY.
But what about Martin Zfnuer's "Tea
Party" you ask? Well, though small in
number. the participants figured largely
In the events of yesterday. iIu the first
place. as stated above, the party had Il
car all to itself. When q reporter for The
NEWS WAS assigned to cover the A. L.. OF
| H. excursion. he found also written oppo-
site his name on the assignment book
ours Outing at Greenwood Lake."
MARTIN Zluner Association Outing at
Greenwood Lake. "McLaughliu Associ-
| alton Outing at Greenwood Lake" 1t was
all one, and as tue party at first scarcely
knew what 10 call stscif, the suggestion
| that it be called Martin Zlnner's Tea,
Party" mel with &c isral appreciation
1t was composed OF the following gen.
men.
Charles Cassidy, William Quinn.
| Martin Elmer, Mlchael Kenny, NJ. t.
Connolly, James Nininan, Frank Muller,
William O~bergfeli, Charles Hager, John
Mahan, Patrick Kipp. b. O. Crawford,
J. H. sylvia. Patrick Fallon, Joun G.
Evans. !. "A. Hunt. Ashley. kimballl,
Corcoran. Charles Dndgs, Coroner John
Faherty, George Richter. Louis O'Neill.
Harry Kraus. MI. Snyder. James Cassidy,
j. j.. Regau. Samuel Ellis, j.. j. Counol-
~, H. L.. Kellsrs and Patrick Connolly.
1t was originally Intended that the
party would go it alone, but when 1t was
found that the date was the same as that
of Jersey City Council a. L.. of H.,
among the members of which they had
so many friends they decided TO make
their Tea Party a feature of the excur-
sion, and they did IL. They went along
with a full stocked larder. Arriving at
the lake they chartered whoie field some
distance away. andd here they whiled
away q few our kicking at two foot
balls and at Martin Zinner, aud PLAYING a
game of baseball. Anathemas were
neaped upon the head OF the popular Pa
vonia avenue jeweler, who had charge
not Only Oh tue general mel Is, Out
especially Of the commissary department,
aud Martin hadn't calculated upon the
tardy velocity Of rapid freight transit in
the vicinity Of Greenwood Lake. But
when il did arrive the old Zinner was
heralded as a saint. The key Just fitted In
the crotch OF an apple tree nuput tweaty
feet from home base. Ex-President
James Minihan, OF the Mclaughlin AS.
ISOLATION, captained one baseball nine.
ana Billy Flynn, Of baseball renown.
captained the Other. But Billy wasn't
packed up by the right ii of players.
seer So the game ended after Miuihan
made a home run on a hit to u place
where the kids are perhaps yet looking
for the ball. When the game stopped
the score was S to 3 in favor of Minihan's
team. Among those who distinguished
themselves was Contractor NJ, I. Con-
molly.
The party cIned at the Casino. Mr.. A.
j. Corcoran was naturally one of tho
leading spirits IN this entertaining por-
ton Of the programme.
AFTER DINNER SPORTS.
After dinner the crowd sduntered into
the pavilion. Then the fun commenced.
The party included several well known
Rallants. OF what use wal 1t for Charley
steps In the waltz, while that crowd OF
civilized Indians invariably howIed a
chorous of 'ahs' every ttme Charley and
his fair partner passed the revie wing
stand. The climax was reached on one
such OCCASION when Ztnuer In sport fred
a blank cartridge. The young lady