The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-03

VIVA IL t6h AoaN = AN q
scroll of music in front of him, Conduct
ing a choir Of birds perched upon the
branches OF q young tree. birds of a
feather flock together" saws an old adj
age; but MaTk Twain says Birds of a
feather cans flock together" But prob
ably Mark. the new Apostle, never saw
the flock together at feeding time.
This is the menu that was served in
the style that has made Landlord Linn so
popular
THE MENU.
Little Neck CLAIMS on half shell.
Soup.
Bisque of lobster cardinal.
Relishes.
Sliced tomatoes. Radishes. Queen Olives.
Fish.
Fillet of striped bass. Wine sauce.
Eutree.
Tenderloin of beef. larded with mushrooms.
New string beans. Parisienne potatoes.
Columbia punch.
Rotl.
Spring chicken. Lettuce salad. French dressing.
Dessert.
Vanilla ice cream. Strawberries; Assorted cakes.
French coffee.
Cigars.
WHO WE'RE PRESENT.
These were the gentlemen who occupied
seats Of honor:-President Charles A. G..
Stimets. Rev. George S. Bennitt, Major
q. K. Pangborn on the left or tide Presi-
uent, on Inc rigub mayor WaHser,
Rev. Cornelius Brett and r. o.
Babbitt. Rev. John L. Scudder,
Colonel Charles q. Fuller and Linn Bruce
were absent. Along the main table sat
Frederick Dedan, Joseph DetwiIler.
Clarence Detwiller, Prof. Victor Baie,,
w. Wegmau, 0. Merlin Dealing, A. N.
Perlee, A. l.. McGown, w. w. Outwater,
Oscar Schmid, A. L. Houlistou, E.
S. Smith. Varian Banks. H. c.
Wilson, Duncan Cameron. W. E. Rogers,
Adam Reed, f. r. Morse, J.. $. Adams,
George Daggett, George Decker, S. R.
Collins, f. w. Kennedy. w. H.. Brown.
r. Braithwaite, Samuel Eells. Frank
Youmans. W. H. kase, Eugene Hicks,
Wesley Negus, PresLley Mclaughlin,
the Rev. G. r. Garrettson, G. q. Tennent.
]. H. WeasteIl, L. Wlrsnire, j. A. Cas-
tens, Il. j. Adams. E. GroescheI and
Messrs. Cole, E. A. Noltmeyer, Mitchell
and Williams.
H MAYORS SPEECH.
Rev. Cornelius Brett said grace. This
was followed by the singing of DR.. Byrd's
mon Nobls," written III 1929, for the old
est glee club in existence in New England,
copies of which in this country are ex-
cldslvely the property of Prof. Victor
baier.
Mayor Wanser was introduced. After
saying: II desire to thanh you for this
cordial reception, and am glad to
be here tonight" His Honor, said:
while | am no musician and have no
subject especially to talk about, it is well
known that I have been talking about
Jersey City for the past year Ii will con-
tinue to ak about 1t for another year.
A voice, thought TO be Major Pang-
born's:-"What the matter with three
more years?"
10y the local papers you will find
- ffpaan fhnr Hf,au rrf ory Cr1afo-
lions stronger than | put them, and at
others not 80 strong. To the taxpayers
aud the rentpayers | say / intend to fol
low a course l have laid out, aud ir I
tread on a~nybody's toes they only have to
stand 1t. Idon't know anything about
music; as TO cleffs and bars / know moth
ing. am accused of knowing some
thing about the latter. (Loud and con-
tinuous laughter.) We have with us Ma
jor ~pangDorn."
st is presumed that / know all abou5
them?" nall queried the Major. Uaugh-
teri
President Stimets made a short adj
dress, in which he explained that she club
was in fair financial standing, and that
its aim was TO elevate the public from a
musical standpoint. He declared that the
club aud Conductor Victor Baier were
in~separable.
When Major Pangborn was introduced
to respond to the Toast The Shubert
Glee CLUB" someone called out: whats
the matter with the Major?"
"Oh, he's all right" answered another.
sis that l can't sing"
A voice: "Give us a skirt dance, then"
But the Major, true to the instincts OF
journalism. made a pretty speech. vi
course he didn't know ANYTHING about
notes, except promissory notes and such
lik es, and he knew nothing about clefs,
etc.; but he was not impervious to must
cal impressions. All through human
history the power of music over the
human mind could be traced.
THE MAJOR STORIES.
The Major told several very pretty
stories illustrative of the power of music
over the human mind, and declared that
he loved the singing of the Shubert Glee
Club above that of the stars that the club
brings from other points. One great fac
tor in the successful history of the CLUB
was that peace prevailed. Musicians
generally were quarrelsome, and thu
Major left it TO the clerical gentlemen
present If it were not true that in the
majority OF instances where trouble oc-
Cured In a church it did not arise from
the choir. Your success" said he to
the club, SIS that you do not ask " or
three to do all the work" l"Hearl HearF'
and applause.
MUSIC IN THE CHURCH.
The Rev. George S. Bennitt followed in
a very neat speech in response to the
toast, Music in the Church, In All
eloquent speech he claimed that music in
the church existed for the purpose of
worship of the Supreme Being, who is
the Autho T Of music. The world was in
de1ted to the Church for music. AS ia
Mai9r Panaborn . assertion, Mr.. Bennitt