The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-05
pALMA'S RECEPTION
To Be or Not to Be" Now
AgitateS the Officers
and Members.
CHANGES IN THE CLUBHOUSE
Great Success of the First Stag
What the Committees
Are Doing.
In THE CLUBHOUSE

The Board OF Trustees of the Palma
Club will meet in the club house tonlor-
row night. There is one important sub
ject which will come up for consideta-
ton. II is a subject in which all the
members of the club are interested. also
their friends of the fair sex.
In the fall of each year the CLUB has
usuaily prepared "a programme of en-
tertainments and receptions for the
winter season. This year. for various
reasons. no regular programme has been
arranged. One reason was the question
of the a~dvdsability of giving the usual
yearly reception. Last year the recep-
ton was not the success the members
hoped for. The a~ssemblage was an ex-
elusive one. but so small that the ex-
penses were not met.
The yearly reception of the Palma Club
has always been a prominent event of
the social season. No expense was ever
spared in decorating the club house or
in making everything as cosy and COM
Portable as possible.
Shall we nave a reception this year?'
is the question that the officers are ask
ing the member now. Tomorrow night
the Trustees wild consider the question.
No matter what conclusion the Trustees
arrive at. it will not be final. If they
decide the reception should be held. then
notice will be sent to every member
asking his opinion and requesting mat
he state whether he will attend and
assist in making it al assured success
Some of the trustees believe a reception
this year would be well attended, be-
cause of the alterations made in the club
house. Last spring members of the club
subscribed for 5000 worth of scrip. The
money was used in altering the build
ing. Formerly the basement floor was
devoted to bowling. The parlor was on
the second door and SO was the gymnas-
ium. 1t was in the gymnasium that the
receptions and entertainments were al
ways held. The room was too small for
comfort n after careful consideration
it was decided to raise the roof about
four feet.
The top floor was occupied by the bill
lard and pool tables. When it was
agreed to raise the roof it was further
decided to build a stage for stays on
that floor, over the old gymnasium. 1t
was planned also to SO construct the
floor that. by opening sliding doors the
whole floor could be made into one large
next moved upstairs and the billiard and
pool tables down stairs. in what is now
called the back parlor."
The handsome furniture has been
changed about and nearly all the rooms
have been redecorated The members
contend that they now have the prettiest
clubhouse in the State.
They take great pride in showing visi-
tors the new stage and scenery. Ihe
stage Is large enough for almost any KIND
of a performance.
The first stag of the season, which was
given about two weeks ago, was such
a success that the entertainment COM
mittee, of which John Rich is chairman,
has decided to give another one on Satur-
day evening. Excellent talent has been
engaged f q. WnlbRrt will as usual.
be announcer.
The first ladies' night has been set
down for December IL.
The Wheeling Committee. of which
Thomas Bedle is Chairman, has finished
its duties for the season. Members Of
the wheeling division have stored their
who is also Chairman Of the Gymnas-
and have an Instructor engaged.
John S. Menagh. Chairman of the
Care. Committee. consulted with the other
ago, and it was decided to arrange a
progressive euchre tournament 1t will
probably open imediately OTTER the holt
William M. Klink. Chairman of the
Billiard and Pool Committee, IS arrang-
ing a tournament which will begin after
the new year has made its appearance.
Edward Smith. Chairman of the Bowl
1f, a1lyns noIn4 Tbe is yo' also So arranging "a z
the club bowl a great deal, and many of
them are anxious to ave a tournament
IOr members only.
M. Murray. of the Library Committee,
recently added a number of new volumes
to the library.
Robert Bonham, Chairman of the House
Committee. has made everything as cosy
as possible for the club men.
Justice J. Herbert Potts, who is Chair
man of the Board of Trustees, and as
such the head of the Cigar Committee.
has. introduced several new brands of
perfectos. The attendance at the clufo-
house nightly is large, and many fine
stories are told by the older members,
who congregate in the card rooms.
The officers of the club are:-Ne.son J..
II. Edge. President; DR.. L. J. Gordon,
Vice-President: Walter Gardner, Secre-
tary: John Gallagher, Treasurer. and
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