The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-18
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New Jersey Bowling Club
Cosy Home-Winter
Plans.

The New Jersey Bowling Club, OF Vir-
ginia avenue, is the youngest institution
of its kind in Jersey City. 1t has. how
ever, the distinction of being a remarka-
bly, healthy and lusty youngster.
The club originally consisted of a hand
full of jolly young people, who met once
a week at Becker's alleys, on Jackson
avenue, and made that part of the city
lively at night. with the clash of the
balls and when. by chance. match games
were being played, a more good natured
and good humored lot of gentlemen could
not be met in a days march.
Principal among them were ex-Judge
Fred. w, Wright, Max Erdwurm, John
Rowe and others who laid their Heads to-
gether, and, as a result, the pretty club
house opposite the Newark and New York
Railroad Station, on Jackson avenue, be-
came a condition and not a theory.
STEADY GROWTH.
The young club had the usual trouble
attending its early days. Like children,
it passed through the measels and whoop-
ing cough period, and gradually devel-
oped into a strong and financially healthy
institution, solely by the energy and 10y
atty of a handful of men. 1t was not all
plain sailing, not all beer and skittles,
but often various difficulties confronted
the club, which happily has withstood all
attacks and is now IN smooth water.
The interior of the club house has un-
dergone the usual cleaning up for the
winter season and is now in applepie or
der for a rushing time" The billiard
room is handsomely equipped and the IL
brary decorated with bowling trophies
ic a doliphtf1l1 n1o 90 far rocSin var cf,,dxr
but the latter is mostly practiced in the
den.
At the end of the hall are the bowl
ing alleys and these are not to be sur
passed in the county. Many a well fought
game has been rolled thereon, and when,
say the Harlem boys, pay a visit, pan
Ur stairs are the card and committee
rooms and the entertainment hall, which
also does duty as a dining room where
most appetizing suppers are spread. From
top to bottom the house is ~splendidly
furnished and everything to be found in
q mans club is there in the house on
WINTER PLANS.
During the winter there will be a series
of entertainments, the definite plan of
dent Max Erdwurm, the j%oliest, truest
and most energetic little gentleman, is
brimful of schemes which he hopes to
develop De1Of0 q rev lays are over.
Aided by an active Board of Governors,
he is doing his level best to make the
club attractive to the men, and at the
same time command the support and
sympathy of their better halves. To
make up for busy nights at the club,
my DEAR" the Governors will give enter
tainments at which the ladies will be
present and thus straighten things out,
as 1t were.
In the first week of the new year it
is the intention of some of the members
to get up a subscription danee and this
will be the first given in the club house.
There are plenty of young men in the
club who will give 1T their support and
carry it through to q successful end.
NO POLITICS ALLOWED.
One may duscuss any politics un-
politics, and that is tune chose in
said. The club is for social purposes,
ice of politics is pretty certain to be
allowed for unwary n indiscreet mem
dividing the dangerous topics of discus
the members zealously respect. There
is one thing which distinguishes the New
Jersey Club and that is the absolute aar-
mony which prevails in that building.
There are no cliques, no coteries, no
groups of individuals trying to run
things, but an ~assemblage of gentle
men banded together for one purpose
and having one motto. ''Ihe common
aninvmanf nf ain