The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-29
JERSEY CITY TARS.
Naval Reserve Associations
Dinner at the Hotel
Washington.
Mr.. M'ADOO'S COOPERATION
Governor Werts, Commander
Jacques and Other Prominent
Officials Speak.

jacques and Ulnef prominent
officials Speak.
The Executive Committee of the First
Naval Battalion Association did some
thing practical last night towards OBJ
tanning recognition as a State institu-
ton. They aimed to bring about meet
ing of prominent officials with those
interested in the movement and intro
duee the prospective commanders of the
New Jersey Battalion to the Executive
Committee, which is composed of twenty
four members, the Jersey City and New
ark Divisions being each represented by
twelve. To bring all together the COM
mittee hit on feasible plan and gave a
complimentary dinner at the Hotel Wash
ington to Hon William McAdoo, Cover
nor Werts, Adjutant General Stryker,
Quartermaster General DonneHy, Com
mander William H. Jacques, Lieutenant
Commander Washington Irving, Col. E.
A. Stevens and Col. Alex. C. Oliphant.
When the dinner began the only vacant
chair was that reserved for Hon. William
McAdoo. His absence was later ex-
planned by George NJ. Christian, who pre-
sided. This menu was thoroughly dis
cussed:-
Blue Points Deep Shell
Petage
Green Turtle a fauglaise
Hors DOeuvres
Kalamazoo Celery Queen Olives Hot House Radshes
Petit Bouehees a la refine
Poisson
Kennebec Salmon boiled Moussellne Sauce
Relieve
Fiet of Beef la jardiniere
Pontet Canet
Lobster la Newburgh Potato Croquette
Herbert Punch
Rotf
Philadelphia SQUAD toast CuIrant Jelly
Lettuce, French Dressing
Mumm's Extra Dry
French cOnee Assorted Fruits Havana Cigar:
MR.. MADDo's BEST WISHES.
After the feast the following telegram
was read
WASHINGTON, Sept. %. 1894.
GEORGE NJ. CHRISTIAN,
1O7 Plymouth street,
Jersey City.
regret to say matters here make it
utterly impossible for me to catch a
train in time for dinner this evening.
1 need not assure you that I will do
:
New Jersey Naval Militia but the State
and local authorities must take the in
itiative and be prepared to support the
organization, Federal aid being auxiliary
to their efforts. 1t is probable therefore
best that the initial movement should
be entirely Independent of this depart
ment and subject to no influence what
ever from this quarter. You will be we'll
Cd aa hTr hO APio aad ror1tI m
you have invited. There is absolutely
nothing that I could do that would be q
substitute for individual effort and State
aid. Starting right on solid local basis
is the first element of success. Kindly
express my regrets and assure the or
ganization of my active sympathy.
W. MADOO.
Mr.. Christian, who made the opening
address stated the object of the commit
tee He then introduced Governor Werts
as father of the project.
GOVERNOR WERTS SPEAKS.
Governor Werts in his address refused
pleasantly to accept the honor of being
the father of the movement and said
the first ne had heard of it was from
Mr. Christian, and then from the Sec
retary of the Navy. The opposition at
first had been the estimated cost, but
this objection had been removed as the
actual expense had been carefully de-
tailed by Mr.. Christian and that they
might expect to hear from him in a week
or ten days He realized the Importance
of the Naval Reserves for New Jersey,
as they. in conjunction with those of
New York and Connecticut would have
complete control of the harbor. He had
come to the dinner TO obtain information
and advice and had received it.
Commodore Jacob w. Miller of the
New York Naval Reserves was the next
speaker. He is a graduate of the Ma
val Academy, and was appointed from
this state and has been counsellor and
! adviser in the New Jersey movement.
He declared that New York would be
seriously handicapped without the coop
GRAFTON Of New Jersey. He gave inter-
esting details, said they inspected the
coast from Coney Island to Shelter ISL
| and. and aseertained depth of water and
| best method OF protecting the various
points. were familiar with the docks.
their measurements and construction.
and the nearest points of supplies and
communication.
THE COMMANDER.
W. H. Jacques, also a graduate of An-
napolis and an expert on gunnery, steanl-
ship and naval architecture, formally ao-
cepted the command of the battalion.
Colonel E. A. Stevens urged the Cow
ernor 10 give to the battalion prompt
recognition.
Washington Irving. commander Of one
of the New York divisions, gave an en-
tertaining account of the formation of
the New York Battalion. He impor-
tuned the Governor to recognize the New
Jersey body.
ORDER OF SCOTTISH CLANS.