The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-24
4 TURKEY SPREE.
A. j. Coreoran's Generous Treat
to His Workers-Pretty
Good Business.

Andrew ]. Corcoran, the windmill
manufacturer of Jersey avenue and Thir-
tenth street, entertained his employees
and a number of friends royalty at his
factory Saturday night. 1t has been
Mr.. C~orcoran's custom ever since he
located in this city to give his employees
a treat every Christmas. The married
men always receive a big fat turkey,
while the single men are made the re-
cipients of boxes OF cigars or a pres
ents.
In honor of the occasion. the factory
was tastefully decorated with flags OF
every nation on Saturday night. 1t the
further end of the room an enormous
sign, in the form of the sail of a wind
mill, bore the name of Andrew ]. Cor
coran, while at various points pictures
of costly mills erected by the concern in
this country and abroad were displayed.
In the centre of the room was a long
table, loaded down with good things.
An orchestra was in attendance and
rendered many lively airs.
A GAY TIME.
The festivities began at five o'clock.
Mr.. w. A. Ccrcoran was unanimously
chosen chairman. The employees of New
York and local Office and factory COM
prised the talent. Songs by Charles Cor
neilius, Robert G. Corcoran. Patrick
Dunn, Burt Scott and John Brown were
greatly enjoyed. One of the amusing
features of the entertainment was A.
G.. Corcoran's singing My Pearl Is a
Bowery Girl" Recitations by A. P.
Brown, a veteran in Mr.. Corcoran's SER
vice; Louis Dubois and Jacob Siefert re-
ceived well merited applause. Accordion
solos by Joseph G~iauntano and an IN.
teresting story by Peter Nelson relative
to his experiences while erecting wind
mills concluded the entertainment. Ad-
dresses, appropriate to the occasion,
were made by C. E. Dodge, G. D. Eaton
and W. H. speer, Jr.
PRETTY GOOD TIMES.
W. A. Corcoran furnished plenty of
fun during the evening by the recital
of stories with a moral. G. D. Eaton
of the New York office delighted the
gathering by reading an order for an
expensive mill for Her Majesty's ser
vice" which is to be built in this city,
shipped to the Cape of Good Hope and
erected as soon as practicable. h or
der was received at the New York office
just before Mr.. Eaton left there to Ike
part in the celebration in this city.
Mr.. A. j. Corcoran, in addressing his
employees, said that although business
had been dull for the past year, he had
had his share of it in this country.
1.-THE s~tagnation we have
here" he said, prevails all over the
world. Dur business has fallen off more
abroad than it has here. I've done the
talking all the year, and you gentlemen
have done the work. Now I want you
to do the talking. These little presents
want harmony to prevail among you,
so that we may all work together for
the success ofsour business. l am proud
of the honesty of my men, and 1have
that confidence in you all that l can
send you anywhere and feel that you
are doing our work as we'll and as hon
estly as if l were with you
Three cheers were given for the gen.
erous employer, and then began the dis
tribution of turkeys. More than thirty,
Weighing from eighteen to twenty-five
gentlemen who received cash presents
W. A. corcoran, 6. W. Allen, Jr., of
the New York office; the janitor. two
hall boy and engineer; in the local fac
tory c.. E.. Dodge, John Ohlsen, R. G.
Corcoran, Dubois, White, P. Dunn, Bert
Scott and one letter carrier. There was
a turkey for THE Jersey City News"
and a fine one.
Among those present were John Casey,
Joseph McCabe, A. Guiton. Joseph Mic
hols, c.. E. Dodge, Edward Nelson, L.
Van Keuren, j. J. Corcoran, A. P.
Brown, Peter Nelson, Charles Roni Pat
tick Dunn. Daniel Bove, Fred McCabe,
John White, James Kerr, L.. Dubois,
John Mccormack, John Long, 0 Cor
nelius, j. Corcoran, Joe Gianatases. J.
Thornhill, ]. Powell, J. Gegan, R. G.
Corcoran, T. Carney, G.. D. Eaton, G.
w. Allen, ]. F. Atkinson, S. Kelington
of New York. e. Weden, Jr.. David
Welsh, s. p. Ellis and M. J. Brennan.