The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04
BLUECOATS DANCE
Annual Ball of the Police
mems Mutual Aid Society
a Great Success.

LAST night WAS q gaia nlEnb loE tue
Jersey City Police Department. 1t was
he o ccasion OF the ninth annual ball OF
the Police Mutual AN Society attached
the Department, aud like all previous
affairs of the society was a SUCCESS.
The ball was held at Pohlman's Hall.
The hall had been handsomely decorated
with the national c%olors, and The
coat of arms of the department..
At nine o'clock the two la ga
ball rooms were brilliantly lighted, aui
the gallant boys in blue with their wives
and sweethearts began TO arrive, and at
ten O'Clock the halls were crowded with
the stalwart knights of the locust IN
| evening dress. For the time being they
had forgotten all about the hardshlps OF
their lie. ana were prepared to enjoy
themselves in the merry dance.
Prof. Beggs had his orchestra divided.
One half was hidden behind plants on
the upper dancing floor, and the Other
half played promenade music on the
lower floor. Shortly before eleven O'Clock
tho band struck up Che opening march
and Superintendent Christopher P.SInirh,
looking very handsome in evening dress.
stepped out on the waxed floor with a
pretty woman attired in pale blue
silk leaning upon his arm. She
was Mrs. Mersheimer, the wife OF Frsd.
Mershetmer, the Fourth district poll
tician. Directly behind the Superinten-.
dent was President of the Police Board
John P. Fseney with his sister, Mrs.
Moriarty, on his arm. The President
looked as well as he always does and wa
right in his element, as he is a most
graceful dancer.
In the big crowd that followed were:-
Capt. and Mrs. Johu F. Kelly. Capt.
Fred Farrler, Capt. and Mrs. McNulty,
men who could possibly ate nd the ball.
DANCING
After the march, a lancers was played,
and both halls We re owi with the
merry dancers. P oliticiaus began to ar
rive in droves, and they were taken IN
charge by the reception committee and
escorted to a little ide room, where
champagne was plenty.
After fifteen numbers on the dancing
order had been played, their was inter
mission, and the crowd adjou rnei to the
supper room, where mirth and joliity
reigned supreme. After intermission
there was another march, and dancing
was INDUCED in until day break. Ser.
geant McGinnis had charge OF a detail or
half a dozen patrelmen. and they were
very successful 10 managing the large
crowd. Everything passed of pleasantly,
and great credit Is due the Committee oil
Arrangements.
The following were the officers of the
ball:-Floor Director, Superintendent C.
x. OmlUH. SSlSbd1u LII AAS oOu
jamin Murphy; Floor Committee, Pa
1rolmeu Patrick Higgins, Enoch Riche.
rich, VIM. Heath, milford Cooper. John
McGoyern, Charles Meyers, Frederick
Rose, Roundsman Engles, Patrolman
Henry GoetZ, Roundsman Quinn. Ser
geant NJ. Reardou. Roundsman Richards,
Ex-Sergeant w. Coward. Patrolmau
William Hamburg, Detective John Clos
and Patrolman L. Toner. N
The following gentlemen made an ad-
mirable Reception Committee Presi-
dent John p. Feenev, COMMISSIONS
James F. Kelly and Benjamin Van
The Committee of ARRANGEMENTS in
c1uded Captain J: F. Kelly. Chairman:
urer; Sylvester Mulcox, Secretary;
Detective M. Doyle, Patrolman
w. Logan, j. j. Cornell. William Heath.
Sergeant c. E. McGlnness, Patrolman
G.. Lomasney. Patrolman J. D. Jackson,
Detective M. Egan. Patrolman William
Patrolman Thomas Toner, Patrolman D.
kilburn. Patrolman A. Mccoy.
HOSP PRESENT.
Among the many who attended the
ball were County Clerk Dennis Nc
Laughlin, Robert Davis, Police Justices
O,Donnell, Kimmerly and Birdsall, Free
holder Hennessey. John Henry and Miss
1ilSCus uhlCud0t ACiACAoL dAt UnAoo L
Lyons, John Burns and Miss Maggie
Hunt, James Mccarthy aud Miss Thomp-
son, Patrick O'Hara and Miss Annie
Murphy, Eugene +. Sullivan and Miss
Murray, Dennis +. Sullivan, Hiram
Weeks and Miss Noonan, Michael Auder-
son and Miss Mamie Batiman, Mamie
stack. Michael McEotee and Miss Alice
O'Rafferty, John O'Toole and Miss
Ryan.
Owing to illness Captains Newton and
McKaig wsre unable to attend.
Besides being a social success, the ball
was a gratifying financial success, and
will add several hundred dollars TO the
treasury OF the Mutual Aid Society.
A journal was published in connection
with the ball, and u neat sum realized
from ads. So me of the good work done
by the society can be imagined from
the following which was published in the
society's journal:-The family of Michael
Bone. who died on April %. 1884. received
$500; Abraham Brown, $500; Edward
Ryan, $500; George Vessels, $500; Will
liam Van Wart, $500; James Lindsay,
$500: John BogerT, $500; Jacob q.
Mannus, $500; John J. Kent, $500: H.
P. GiennY, $500; Cornelius Tuers. $500;
Joseph Beck, $500; John L. Bird. $500;
John Blanchard. $500: Charles Reynolds.
E. O'Connor, $500; John Nevins, $50;
Peter McCarty, $500; Bernhard McCarty.
$500; Charles FranhRm, $500; William
Burns, $500; Jos. Tyson, $500; Benjamin
Kaiser, $500; Dennis Brennan, $500;
George J. UNDERESTIMATE, 500; Isaac j.
Struble. $500; Thomas E imondsou, $500;
Peter Reen, $500: Labon Creed. $500;
Daniel Roberts, $500; John Sigma, $500;
Edward Jones, $500: Cornelius Harvey,
$500.
Tine officers of the Mutual Aid Society
are:-Charles H. Cox, President; Alex
Score Myo@ &, p r. Rob iscl financial Sec
Rotary, C. NJ. Solomon; Treasurer, F.. I.
Farrier; Sergeant-at-Arms, Alexander
Watson; Medical Examiner. John Nevin.
NJ. d.
BLAINE'S MEMORY HONORED.
An Grafton on thu life and work of the late
James G. Blaine was delivered last evening DY
Jacob De JONI before the Young Mems Rep ub-
Iican Association of the Fourth district at rneir