The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-14
PALACE PEOPLED
Grand Night for John 1.
SCudder, ]. Lester Wells
and a Thousand
Others.
GYMNASTICS AND BOWLING
The Renovated Tabernacle Annex
Has the Largest Kind Of an
Opening.

The opening reception of the Peoples
Palace was given last night in the
Palace. As usual the entrance and re-
freshments were free, and as a matter
of course the Palace was crowded. The
Rev. J.. Lester Wells stood at the en-
trance o. Grand street and welcomed
everyone who came. giving each one a
refreshment ticket. The Palace has been
newly painted and papered and several
alterations a been made. The parlor
was bright with its clean, new paper,
new red table covers, freshly painted
woodwork and chairs and pretty pictures
which have been hung on the walls.
The natatorium has been painted white
and the water was let into the tank last
night for the first time so that visitors
might see it in working order.
FRESH PAINT EVERYWHERE.
In the Amusement Hall the floor has
been painted. the bowling alleys cleaned.
repaired and painted and the woodwork
of the tables r~evarnished. The gymna-
SUM is also the better for a coat of
paint. No decorations in these rooms de-
tracted from the effect of the clean paint
and paper, but the Assembly Hall, where
no repairing has been done, was gay
WAeA eHS bditAiiS pISSGUlGQ LIS w CHS
by the Christian Endeavor Convention
held in Boston last summer. Red, yellow
and black bunting was festooned from the
walls, ceiling and chandeliers.
CROWDS THRONG THE BUILDING.
As early as seven o'clock. the crowds
began to come and at times during the
evening the people in the gymnasium
and the Assembly Hall were packed like
sardlnes It was impossible to give the
Entertainments nrnyri6nd RI cn1oh n hot
crowded, and excited audience, SO only a
pairt OF the performance was given.
Mt. Will Conger gave two negro sketches;
Heart of Ny Heart" and Prof. Fred
Smiths orchestra played several selec-
tons; The music was SO inspiring that
before long a few energetic young peo-
pie had cleared a space and were whirl-
ing around in the mazes of the dance.
DR.. MITCHELL'S HIGHLAND FLING.
Mr.; scudder a%nnounced that DR.. Mitch
ell, formerly of the Scotch Presbyterian
Church, who was present, would dance
the Highland fling. bqt the Doctor tor
more abou dancing han he, so he
waived his claims. The crowd evidently
agreed with the Doctor, for hardly wait
their dance. 1t seemed to make no diff
ference that the hall was SO. crowded
that at every turn there was a bump
of, IF at first you don't succeed. try,
try again. And try they did until fin
ally some of the people who had stood
around watching moved away and went
home, leaving a space which was quickly
taken advantage of.
PALACE TEAM WINS AGAIN.
A match game of bowling was played
between the People's Palace team and the
Orange team. The Peoples Palace boys
won both games, beating in the, first
game by 81 pins; in the second. by q
pins. The billiard and pool tables and
the Switchboard were also used continu-
oIlsIy though there were no match games.
In the gymnasium Prof. Bender's
young mems class in gymnastics gave
an exhibition of dumb-bell exercises.
standing high jumps and running high
jumps.
y Msere litt ah9 children hhen are Hisit cared for daily
During the evening refreshments We're
served by the Ladies' Auxiliary, of the
Peonle,s Palace. Mrs. George Clerihew.
Mrs. H. H; Farrier, Mrs, W +; Fa Mart
Miller and Mrs. Hiram Lutier were IN
charge. y