The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-17
A LAWN PAR9Y'S WORK.
1t Threatens to Break Up
the Vocal Musical and
Dramatica1 Club.
THE OFFICERS ALL RESIGN.
Then They Call a Meeting. and
Then the Row Begins in Earnest.

The Vocal Musical ana Dramatic CT ub,
of Greenville, although organized but a
ton and instead Of harmony discord has
become the most prominent feature OF
the organization. Strange as it may seem
a proposed lawn party has caused all the
trouble. and now the members are fgur-
ing In the liveliest kind of a row. AT the
last meeting, which was held on Friday
evening at Giebels Hall, the members be-
came so excited that it was only with the
greatest difficulty that they were pre-
vented from giving exhibitions of the
manly art aud now it is extremely doubt
ful il the organization will live.
The trouble began on last Wednesday
evening. when the matter of holding a
lawn party was broughG up for consider
alton. Several days previous to the
meeting certain members, who Joined
the club for social enjoyment. agitated
the matter and managed to convince Il
number of other members that it would
be an excellent scheme to hold the pro-
posed party. These members came to the
meeting determined to carry a motion in
favor of the scheme.
ONLY FoR MUSIC AND DRAMATICs.
The other members, however, believed
that tue club should only encourage what
1t was organized 10 promote, namely,
music and dramatics, and they came TO
the meeting determined to defeat the
motion or die in the attempt.
When the time for the meeting arrived
everything at the club room WAS activity
and hustle. The lawn party faction had
heard that their scheme would meet with
| nnn0Qitfan and ropsannnnt1u fhou honan
an active canvass as soon as they arrived
at the hall. 1t had been announced at a
previous meeting that a special meeting
to consider the matter would be held on
the night in question, and there was a
large attendance as a result.
President G.. Sobotker called the meet
In z TO order and az soon as he announced
the purpose OF the gathering a member
of the lawn party faction jumped up
from his seat and made a motion that
the party be held. Inc motion was
quickly seconded and President Sobotker
called for a vote on the question.
The members who opposed the holding
of the lawn Earty laid low aud said moth.
ing. They were confident that they were
in the majority and waited for the vote.
When the vote was taken and counted it
was found that the lawn party faction
had been defeated. and, consequently.
there was great rejoicing in the camp of
the anti-party faction.
THEY FELT CREsTFALLEN.
Among the most ardent supporters OF
the movement were President C. Sobot-
ker. Secretary Paul Sobotker, Treasurer
b. HOFFMAN,, Financial Secretary Fred
erick tsoeder aud Instrumental Director
james f.. Lane. aud they naturally felt
much crestfalien when the result of the
vote was They accordingly
vowed that tney would get revenge, aud
Immediately after the meeting they
sign,d a cali for another special meeting,
TO be held the am evening. President
Sobotker presided vt the meeting and he,
together with the other officers above
mentioned, resigned from the club. By
this time the other me beers had left
the hail and the news of the
officers action did not reach their
ears until Friday evening, when
the regular weekly club meeting
was held. BY this time every Der
of the club had heard of the rumpus. and
the attendance far exceeded that Of any
previous meeting. Everybody was ask
ing everybody else how II meeting could
be held when The principal officers had
Iesigue1.
How can we hold a meeting" said
they. "wneu we have no chairman 10 call
US to order"
G. Sobotker soon put an end to eli such
talk by walking up to the presidents
chair, ard occupying his old position.
Secretary Paul SobotKer, Financial Sec
ietarY Frederick Roeder, Treasurer Hot
mann followed suit aud acted in their
Official capacity. Notwithstanding that
they had resigned but a few
days previous. Bx-President Sobotker
called She meeting TO order
and as formerly declared the
session open Tor regular business. AT
this point Mr.. r. Hutchinson jumped up
and declared that Chairman Sob1tker
md tina Ofhp1,r nfiparz Uhn hod rapio-aJ
had no right to occupy their old positions
and protested against their running the
meeting in such a high handed manner,
AND THEN THE ROW BEGAN.
Chairman Sobotker ordered Hntchin-
son to sit down and shut up, but as sew
eral member started in to back up
Hutchinson. Sobotker did not press his
order. He attempted to explain his posi-
tion instead and said that the special
meeting at which he and the other officers
resigned was not legally held ami con-
sequently they were still in power and,
furthermore, that they intended to re-
main there.
This announcement caused a row the
like of which was never before seen In
Greenville. The lawn party exhorters
shouted and yelled at the anti-lawn
party faction. A war of words which
lasted a quarter of an hour followed.
Then one Der started In to do up
another and had not a cool headed mem
Der interfered a riot would have fol-
lowed. The members of the two factions
left the hall glaring defiantlY at each and
vowing vengeance.
1t is hardly probable that another
meeting of the club will be held. The
club had a membership of nearly one
hundred and on the roll are the names of
some of Greenyille's most noted mu Vi
clans. The oucome of the affair Will be
awaited with interest.