Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-06-26

ham, r. H. Ingersoll, C. L. Cole, S. Cam
eron Hinkle, Carlton Godfrey, William
Clevenger, A. Stephany, B. G. Godfrey
Robert E. Stephany, Charles c. Babcock
George A. Bourgeois, Aurthur W. Kelly
o. W. Payran, G. G. Shinn, M. f. Steel
man, Louis A. Repetto, John C. Reed, J
S. Wescott, Harry Wootton.
The first meeting of the association
will be held at Mays Landing, during
the holding of the regular term of court
in September, when officers will be cleo
ted.
Sunday was a great day for Atlantic
The weather was perfect, the water warm
enough for bathing and the breeze just
right TOR sailing. The railroads brought
down seven thousand passengers Satur.
day and Sunday and there were many
thousands already here. Hundreds Of
bathers disported themselves in the
waves, and thousands sat in the pavil-
ions or walked along the strand or on
the Boardwalk. Numerous bodies OF
excurslonists were in town and made
things lively every where. Prominent
among these were numbers of the
n. j. Saengertest who came down on
Saturday as previously arranged several
weeks ago.
Large delegations from the Trenton
Lieder Tafel, the Hoboken Quartet Club,
the Arion Singing Society and the Union
Hill Lieder Tatel, of Jersey City, the Cam
den Mnnnerchor Society, the Eintracht,
and the Aurora, of Newark, and the Au-
rora Singing Societies of Egg Harbor
City, were present.
The S;engerfest began with a commers
at Schauffler's on Saturday.night. Pres
ident j. L. Baior, of the Atlantic City
Mannerchor, presided, and during the
evening introduced President Schlcssin-
ger, OF the Jersey City Arion Society,
who with Others, made speeches. The
visiting societies and also the Atlantic
City MRhnerchor, under Director Albert
E. Moerk, rendered selections. Mr.. E. T.
Hoffman of the Eintracht of Newark,
was the soloist of the evening and re-
ceived great applause. Mr.. g. c. Brick
ner performed on the musical glasses to
the great enjoyment of the audience.
Sundays treuschodpen was held at
Koenekes Hotel at Arctic and New Jer-
sey avenues, where about 200 more
members who had just arrived in town
swelled the number of singers. In the
evening a sacred concert was given by
the societies and the Hussar Band, of
Philadelphia. Schaufer's was also the
headquarters of the Carnstadter, of Phil
adelphia, which came to Atlantic City
Sunday morning on their annual ex-
cursion and numbered 800. About 700
members of the Philadelphia lodges of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians also
came down on Sunday. The party ar
rived at ten O'Clock at the Reading depot
via special train at Camden, where they
were met by County President Edward
Barnett and ex-County President Ber-
nard Conway, of the local branch of the
order. The lodges represented We're
Lodge No. 32, Lodge No. "A and Lodge
No. 35, Of Philadelphia, and royal time
they had OF it. Bathing, a visit to the
Inlet, sailing, etc., We're details of the
days program. The party dined at var
ious hotels in the different parts of the
city, and returned to Philadelphia on
the 2. M. train. Up at the Inlet, Meh-
rer's Pavilion was crowded IN the after
noon by thousands who listened to the
music and enjoyed the cool breezes that
swept shoreward from the ocean. The
Inlet was fairly alive with yachts and
boats OF every description flying about
in all directions.