The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-26
DANCING ATSEAG GRIT
The Governors Ball a Bril-
liant Social and Mill
tary Event.
FOSTER VOORHEES, IN CAMP
Many Visitors Keep Up a Sem
blance of Big Thursday-Ex-
cellent Scores at the Butts.
FOSTER VOORHEES, IN CAMP
snecia1 10 The Jersep .cau Ne.rs.

Special to the JeYscp Cstp Nelrs-
STATE CAMP. Sea Girt, July 26, 1915
The grand military ball took place at the
Beach House last night amid a blaze OF
glory. Over 500 invitations had been issued
and the wealth. youth and beauty OF the
State were there. The reception was held
in the large dining-room, which was gayly
festooned for the occasion. The Executive
Committee comprised the following: Colonel
Michael T. Barrett, chairman Colonel A.
R. Kuser, Colonel Charles A. Sterling, Coz
onel George Pfeffer, Jr.. Colonel Asa. a.
Dickinson. Colonel Cyrus Loutrell.
The Reception Committee was made up
as follows General William S. Stryker,
chairman: General Bird Spencer, General
John D. McGill, General E. ?. Meany, Col
onel Joseph D. Bedle, Jr., Colonel William
Fl. Early. General Richard A. Donnelly.
General William C. Heppenheimer, Colonel
Leon Albeit, Jr., Colonel j. S. q. Clark,
Colonel H. P. Perrine.
The historic building, which was the home
of the late Commodore Stockton, never
looked prettier. Around the spacious
porches were hung lanterns of every hue,
while the corridors were prettlly festooned
with the national colors.
THE GUESTS PRESENT.
Among those present were Governor and
Mrs. George 7. Werts and daughters, Ad-
infant and Mrs. William S. Stryker, General
and Mrs. Richard Donnelly. Surgeon Gen
eral and Mrs. John d. McGill, Inspector
General and Mrs. William c.. Heppenheimer,
General B. W. Spencer, Miss Fannie Spen-
Ger. General and Mrs. Edward T. Meany,
Colonel and Mrs. Robert Adraln, Colonei
aud Mrs. Michael T. Barrett, General and
Mrs. Leon Albeit, Colonel A. K. Kuser.
Colonel Asa w. Dickinson, Colonel Clark,
Colonel and Mrs. C. F. Loutrell, Colonel w.
II. Early, Colonel and Mrs. George G. Eel
ton, Colonel and Mrs. George +. Olcott and
daughters, Captain and Mrs. Samuel 5.
Armstrong, Captain Charles F. Snowden,
General P. Farmer Wanser, Colonel John A.
Parker. Major Enos Runyon, Major Robert
I. Hopper, Captain Allan B. Wallace, Cap
tain S. Wood McClare, State Treasurer
George B. Swain and Miss Swain, Judge ).
Howard Carrow, Judge j. Clarence Conover,
Captain and Mrs. Alvin Graft, E. ?. Run
Won and wife, George 7. Smith and wife, w.
e. Bumstead and wife. Miss Julia Brown,
DR.. and Mrs. w. S. Washington, Louis z.
Washington, Colonel B. A. Lea, Captain w.
V. Compton, Lieutenant X; L. PATTERSON,
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Decker. Miss Grace
George ". Whitehead, C. w. Irving and
wife. MIR. and Mrs. II. A. Campbell, DR.. and
Mrs. v. Marvlag, Victor R. Marvlag, DR..
and Mrs. Charles Noble, Mr.. and Mrs. +.
OReilly. DIR. and Mrs. r. 81. Andrews.
GOVERNOR WERTS AT CAMP.
Thursday, Governors Day at the State
Camp here, and. hundreds of New Jerseys
most prominent citizens did homage to the
occasion. Several large excursion trains
came dow in the morning. and at the re-
= --1o+1,Jau offopnoan Thnra ware at
least 500 people on the grounds. Politicians
of every degree in business were present and
jostled one another on the field.
They missed the famous 6 Luxury Row.
however, that has heretofore been the all
important place on big Thursdays. The
gilt-laced colonies were among the missing,
90 were the colored gentlemen whose only
duty was to pull corks and see that all had a
sood time on Governors Day.
Governor Werus had many callers at the
cottage. His family were there and enter
tanned. The club house at the rifle range
was one of the gayest places in camp. The
club house is really outside the camp proper,
and there is no reason why all should not act
as ordinary citizens while there.
State Senator Foster NJ. VOORHEES,, who
has the Gubernational bee buzzing in his
bonnet, spent a portion OF the afternoon
there. surrounded by a party of friends.
The Senator was in high feather, and en-
joyed his day at the camp immensely.
DISCIPLINE NOT RELAXED.
The soldiers were partly paid for their
hard weeks work by having their friends IN
camp throughout the day. Colonel Cam
bell did not relax the discipline, however,
and the soldier boys and their sweethearts
spent the day among the tents. The bathing
grounds were the only place they were al
lowed to go outside the lines.
The day was a perfect one. The hot rays
of the sun were tempered by a cool south
wind and the soldiers have not suffered from
the heat. The regular routine of duty has
been observed.
Contrary to expectations Governor Werts
and staff did not review the troops this af-
ternoon. The Governor has not been well for
several days, and this afternoon his physi-
clan, Major David L. Wallace, surgeon OF
the First Regiment, advised him to remain
indoors and save his strength for the Cover
nor's ball in the evening. This arrangement
was a great disappointment to the hundreds
of sightseers.
General Wanser and staff reviewed the
troops at 6 o'clock. His staff is as follows:
Assistant Adjutant General John A, Parker,
INSPECTOR Charles Boltwood, Surgeon Char
les f. w. Myers, Quartermaster Thomas F.
Bedle, Pavmaster .Enos Runyon, Judge Adj
vocate Robert I. Hopper, Engineer Lewis FL.
Broome, Aides-de-camp Allan b. Wallace
and S.. Wood McClave, Colonel Lee and
staff of the Third Regiment were also on the
field.
TRIED TO RUN OVER GEN. PLUME.
Among the sightseers at the review was
Major General Joseph w Plume, the divi-
sion commander. The General was in citi-
zen's dress and surrounded by a party of
lady friends who were standing just inside
the line of carriages whose occupants were
witnessing the review.
AS the last company of troops passed the
reviewing s and the onlookers made a rush
forward to get nearer the reviewing officers
and were, of course, followed by the wagons.
Andrew Sheible, a stage driver, drove his
team ahead and found his way blocked by
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