The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-05
CATHOLIC Club Opens
Its First Reception Of the Sea
son a Success - Who
Were There.

The social season at the Catholic Club
was formally opened last night with a re-
ception. The threatening weather de-
TERED may from attending the success
full event, and it was fortunate for the
comfort of those who needed not the
prospective storm, as the spacious gym
nasium was crowded with comedy women
in handsome raiment and gallant young
men. Two hundred couples participated
and the space for the quadrilles and
square dances was contracted, and in
the round dances the couples We're so
numerous that trifiing collisions could
not be averted by the most skilful. 1t
was a happy, g-ood-natured company, who
did not frown or seoul, but smiled when
suddenly arrested in the merry whirl.
with military precision, and wheeled
around the room like one vast command.
The music was excellent, and the en-
thusiastie dancers repeatedly applauded
compliment by a few extra bars.
The only attempt at decoration was at
the end of the hall, where the platform
waserected for the musicians. The bunt-
ing was neatly gathered in festoons, and
the sides of the platform hidden by bands
of red, white and blue. 1t was intensely
| warm, but the heat was only perceptible
to those who were present to look on,
and even they fingered until a late our
to watch the pretty spectacle.
Refreshments were served in the sitting
room, n the tables were we'll patron
lied. The reception was the first of the
Thursday night (Which is ladies' night
events. The next, a progressive euchre
| party, will be given on October 25. The
mission at st. Mary's Church will begin
mex week, and the festivities will be
suspended until it's close. Among those
present last night we're
Mr.. and Mrs. Lennon. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hevonan, Mr.. and Mrs. Doris, of
Newark; Mr.. and Mrs. W. Machin, MIR.
and Mrs. Hogan and Miss Hogan, Mr..
Glavin, Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Egan, Mrs.
John Duffy and Miss Duffy. Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Somers, William Morris and the
Misses Durry, ex-Judge NJ. ]. O'Donnell,
/ Edward Harrison and Miss Harrison,
Robert Corcoran and Miss L. Wedin,
Myer ]. Sweeney and Miss Wedin. James
DoneIan and Miss f. Pharo, NJ. Irving
and Miss M. Donough, M. Zabriskie and
Miss English, D. Griffin and Miss Kenny,
ply, H. Mackey and Miss Mackey, j. OPP
penheimer and Miss McGovern, Mrs.
Conklin, Mrs. Farrell, Mrs. A. Coyle, the
Misses Coyle, Mrs. Charles Coyle and
Miss K Coyle. George Cronin and Miss
| Kelly, w. A. Mccarthy and Miss NJ. Nc
Carthy, P. Fennelly and Miss NJ. Nc
William o'Connor and Miss N. King, NJ:
j.. Egan and Miss L. White, Louis O'Neill
and Miss L. White, w. D. Anthony and
Miss Campbell, F. B. Wallace and Miss
Wallace, M. Connors and Miss Irving.
Miss F. Glynn, of Boston; NJ. Murray and
Miss Harrington, NJ. Morris and Miss Nc
Donough, Mr.. Donohue and Miss Morris,
Mr.. Faber and Miss Morris, NJ. McHugh
and Miss McHugh, Mr.. Carlin and Miss
Carlin, w. A. Hushion and Miss Man
ming, E. j. Kennedy and Miss Riordan,
| Fred Noble, N. Ayn1ong, w. Rice, Joseph
Duffy, Mr.. Sullivan and Miss Sullivan, OF
Newark; t. Hopkins and Miss Leo, Jos.
| McEntee and Miss McEntee, William Van
Bremen and Miss Van Bremen, Robert
Corcoran and Miss Larkins, J.. Wedin
and Miss Wedin, Matthew Kelly and
Miss Petit. J. Feury and Miss Lawler.
of Brooklyn; George Wenschon and Miss
K. Donohue, II. ]. Burns and Miss Burns,
NJ. Kenzie and Miss r. McArdle, John
| Doran and Miss Jordan, w. Blewitt and
| Miss Blewitt, E.. Riordan and Miss Hal
| sey, Philip Lynch and Miss Ogden, John
| Prindeville and Miss Piercy, NJ. Gilroy
and Miss T. McSpirit, Mr.. Bedell and
Miss German. A. F. Pichot and Miss
| Symes, Mr.. Ferris, of New Haven, and
Miss Grace Ryan, George Dalton and
| Miss T. McArdle. Frank Deppiseh and
Miss Platz, George Hazeltone and Miss
NJ. Deppisch, D. J. Sullivan, James j.
| Mccall, James Moran, o. Prior, j. O'Con-
nell and j. ]. Ryan