The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-20
CLUB GOSSIP.
Jersey CITY Athletic Club.

JERSEY C1CV ACni6Ito OluD.
There is a remarkable improvement noticeable
in the girlish figure of Billy Speer. There is an
extra dimple in his cheek: his teeth are evener
and whittier. and his voice when lifted up in my
Sweetheart's the Man in the Moon, is clearer,
sweeter than before.
without Frank Clark, the club would lose
much of its artractiveness for many of the old
time members. The busting counsellor is a
clubmaD from the tips of his stylish patent
feathers to the apex of his sparsely crowned
crowned head. His tact and experience in mat
tiers clubable have done a deal to make life en-
joyabIe at the club,
The Finance Committee will hold its regular
meeting tonight aJ the club house.
The regular monthly meeting of the club Will
be held on Monday evening. Several applica-
tons for membership will be acted upon.
Tonight the card fiends will take possession OF
the tables in the parlor. The most popular
game among the MEMBERS is hearts,
The gymnasium class will meet for practice
this evening.
A large number of seats for the J.. williams
Macy concert have already been disposed of.
Members who have not secured tickets can re-
ceive them from superintendent Henley.
The billiard tables are in constant use. and
now that the bowling season is over the MEM
bers spend the greater part OF their time, while
at the club house, in pushing the cues. Some of
the best pool players in the State can be found
at the club.
A number of members are talking of organic
a lawn tennis club. and 1t is highly probable that
q meeting for organization VIII De held Wltnin a
few weeks. If the club is organized the large
grass plot adjoining the club house will he
turned into tennis courts.
The alleys have been closed for repairs.
1t has been proposed TO amend section % OF
the Constitution, by striking out the words:-
'It shall bs the duty of the chairman OF the
membership committee, to extend " card to
applicants for membership, the privileges of the
club pending their election"
Federal Club.
The Federal Club bu ilding is in a condition of
rapid decay. The cement on the brick walls is
falling off, the house needs painting very much,
and the lawn and fence are in a condition of
neglect that is pitiful to behold. The property
when in repair is magnificent for club purposes.
It is owned by the North Hudson County Rail-
way, which for some unknown reason will not
repair the build iHg, and the members OF the
club profess that lney cannot afford to.
The Federal Club has ADOPTED an ancient, If
not an artistic manner for decorating its win
dows. A pane of glass has bsen broken 10 one
of the north windows, aud the club to save the
twenty-five cents tharit would cost to put in u
new glass, has pasted a paper ten inches squars
over the hole. some member of the CLUB
might solicit subscriptions to raise the twenty
five cents necessary 10 remove this ungainiy
sight.
nual election, aud it Is believed that a complete
change of officers and committees will take
place. There are many members who want
captain Charles Laws to accept the Presidency
of the club again. at the last election he dc.
private business, and August Klein was elected.
Klein in the opinion of many has been a dead
failure, and his committees have been even
worse. When Laws was president there was
plenty of amusement at the club, but during
the last year fun has been as scarce as chickens