The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-25
NAUGHTY MIR. DETERLE.
He nidn't Appreciate the Domesticits
of His Patrons.

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He nidn't Appreciate the Domestiolty
of His Pa;rons.
There was a crowd of women standing
on the sidewalk in front OF Foye Hall last
night and gesticulating and talking in a
loud tone of voice. There were evidently
holding an indignation meeting. and a
JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter who was
passing stopped to ascertain bhe cause of
it. The women were perfectly wiling co
tell what was the matter; intact they
seemed anxious to let the world Know the
manner of MIR. Deterie, who manages the
hail. He had actually turned the lights
u and closed the hall after having
promised them a rehearsal. They said
that they had gathered there fifty strong.
twenty-seven of them being children and
had expected TO rehearse for the enter
tainment which the Summit Council of
the Order of Chosen Friends IS to give
his evening. They furtbnr SAID that
they had three good men to prove that
Mr.. Deterle had promised them two re-
hearsals upon that day.
"Haven'5 we o right TO be angry after
such shameful treatment as we have re-
ceived at his handsf" they asked.
The reporter went to Mi. Deterle to get
his explanation of the matter.
ION December IL, the Summit Council
of the Order OF Chosen Friends came to
me, and engaged the hall for April 25,and
were to have no ~reheaf5als. About five
weeks ago some Of them came to the
office and asked If they could have three
rehearsals. This was rather an nnusuat
request to make, as we generally allow
but one rehearsal, but we granted it and
they held a rehearsal. On another,
afternoon that same week. they came
the second time, but Instead of holding a
rehearsal they made a playground of the
hall. The boys played ball. regard
less of the piano OF the
windows and drummed on the
piano to their hearts content. 1 heard
the racket from down stairs and went
up to see what was the matter. They had
pulled the piano, which we never allow
to be moved, into the middle of the floor,
scratching it and spelling 1t for dancing.
[ told them that we couldn't stand this,
and told them that they coald not have
any more rehearsals. Then they Hred up,
aud said that l had promised them three
rehearsals a week, This would have
mean fifteen in all, and you can see the
absurdity of 1t when you consider that
after each rehearsal the floor has so be
cleaned. After this rehearsal we had TO
have the piano tuned, as they had banged
all the tune out of it. After this they
came and pleaded hard for one more re-
hearsai to take place yesterday. We
granted them this request, as we didn't
want to appear mean and they came
yesterday forenoon. When we gave
them the key to the hall
they asked for the key to the kitchen too.
l asked them what they wanted with 1t,
and they said they were going TO build a
fire. They held a rehearsal in the morn
ing, cooked a dinner anu att there, had
another rehearsal in the AFTERNOONS, aud
aU seven o'clock it wns time to close the
office SO I went upstairs to close the ball
was more. they had the gas lighted and
were cooking their supper. / told them /
had come to close the hall, and they be-
came indignant and said that 1 had prom
ised them they could have a rehearsal
and they were going to have it. It was
getting late. and after Darleying with
them for about ansxnour / turned the
lights out and closed the hall. They con-
gregated on the sidewalk and staid there
until q late hour talking it over. 1 never
heard of anything quite so cheeky before.
We don't want any Of that kind of
people. We don't cater to Them"