The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-28
FAREWELL TO THE OLD ARMoRY
Company A Celebrates Its Removal
With a Great stag.

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The last entertainment given by COM
pany A at the old quarters was held
on Saturday evening, and strangely
enough the farewell event proved the
most successful ever held in the small
room which the members deigned to call
an armory. The entertainment was a
stag affair, with smoking privileges.
The attendance was SO large that the
Entertainment Committee was embar-
raised and the standing room only sign
had to be finally displayed, Almost
every stag was armed with a pipe,
the officers, of course, smoking Havanas.
and long before the entertainment be-
gan the room looked as though a Lon
don fog nae been released. Sergeant
Gaddis became lost in the fog and Ser
geant Maxon had to be called into SER
vice before the lost Sergeant regained
his seat. The officers of the regiment
were weell represented and occupied
bald-head row. which had been reserved
for them. Among the commissioned
officers present were:-Captain j. How
ard Bumsted, Lieutenants H. Bowley,
John T. Pringle, Wallace Vreeland, Ed
wards, Captain Samuel c.. Bouker, Cap
tain Brinkerhoff, Major Smith, Captain
Springfield, Captain Graft, and ex-Lieu-
tenant Charles Wells.
The armory was specially decorated
for the occasion and presented a pretty
appearance, for which the hustling en-
tertadnment committee received many
| compliments. On the rear wall of the
| stage was a large regimental badge,
with the company letter, and on either
ia. a.. O,A- fha
badge was a scroll with the name
Lincoln Guard" On the left side of the
wall was a steel portrait of Lincoln and
underneath the number 1865, the date
of the organization of the company,
while on the right side was a crayon
portrait of the popular Captain Bumsted,
with the numbers 1895 underneath.
Prettily draped bunting formed a pro-
| scenium arch, while the footlights, the
invention of Sergeant Maxon, proved Of
great value.
Sergeant Maxon oficiated as Master
of Ceremonies, and popular Billy" as
usual, made a big hit. Mr.. George Stehl
opened the programme with a mandolin
solo which pleased the audience so well
hat he had to reply to several encores.
Mr.. Tom ~Ballantyne. the well known
humorist, followed with a budget of
brand new stories which, told in his
inimitable style, kept the audience in
roars of laughter. Mr.. George Stehl
then gave a cello solo after which popu-
lar George Refill sang his latest comic
songs Refill and his songs were as
funny as ever and earned an encore.
The Lynn sisters, two little girls, each
under ten years of age, sang and
danced in a manner that ELECTED hearty
applause. Although but juveniles, their
work was better han hat of teams
many years their senior. Miss May AL
pine, the attraction of the evening, a
| clever dancer and soloist. followed. She
captured the front row and likewise the
house. Her questions regarding Lieu
tenant Edwards dreams at camp embar-
raised that young officer for the time
being. May proved a big favorfte and had
&c. Mr.. Stehl then gave a violin solo
and Mr.. Refill sang a few more of his
comic songs. After more humorisms from
Mr.. Ballantyne May Alpine appeared
again and made as big a hit as at her
first appearance. The Lynn Sisters, who
brought the entertainment to a close,
had much fun at the expense of the
officers, particularly Lieutenant Bowley,
whose 1uxuriant whiskers were made
| the subject for a song. The entertain
ment committee, to which the success
of the affair is due, is as follows
First Sergeant William Maxon, Sergeant
Drayton, Corporal Kline, Privates ].
| Judge and Hobbs.