The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-18

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mentary ON social life in Jersey City
than the fact that the young people are
forming a Dutch Treat Club"2 The idea
is that the members of the club go to the
theatre or give a dance together and
ladies and gentlemen share the expenses,
It has been found by long years of ex-
p~erience that the men, whether able OF
unable, do not spend much money for
the benefit of Jersey City girls. They
have ever been heard to declare that the
girls expected too much; that no man
getting the proverbially small salary of a
Jersey City man could possibly do what
the girls required, Because of the girls
great expectations, therefore,, the men
said they were obliged to do nothing.
But an inspection of the records of the
last few years would show that the men
have little to complain OF. Far from ex-
pecting anything of them, the girls have
done everything for them. The girls got
up subscription dances and paid their own
subscriptions, letting the men pay for
theirs. These dances seemed unsuccess-
full, the men didn't come and didn't dance
1t they came. So the girls gave a leap
year dance, paid the expenses themselves
and invited the men to accompany them.
/ This dance was fairly successful for the
girls invited the men to dance and the
men were not wen trained in the art Of
saying Il am really too tired" so they
had to accept.
Since then the young ladies nave tried
IN every way to save the men expense
and trouble and leave them free to enjoy
the society of the aforesaid young ladies
unWorried by thoughts of possible ex-
penditlre- The most recent and as yet
the most successful of these attempts is
the euchre club of the, younger people of
the Clifford avenue section. This club is
composed of aides only. That does not
mean mat no men are admitted. Quite
5ne contrary, The men are highly favored.
Edcn young lady must invite a man to
her to each meeting. There
IS put one restriction. One man can be
asked py the same young lady but twice.
u was thought that the escorts would.
OF the men who attended the arst meet
ing said recently, I'VE might worry If
mere was another dozen men to be in
vited, but as 1t Is / guess they'll nave to
cnange us round among them.p
And the men are quite content to 1et the
young ladies' do all this. They do not
seem to consider 1t undignifed or I'M
many 70 accept so much, without any re-
1u y a. me hands OF the young ladies.
Tof the men never make any return.
ihey nave never given a dance and
poFne an the expenses themselves: they
nave never organized a euchre and in
saseu the young ladies; if they AVE ever
even given the girls a theatre partv If
mas gone unrecorded.
IN the race OF all this it really seems nm
necessary work to try to- organize !
are pu try,n lre ca Do these people who
Ihlnk that the men will join? Do they
thinK that after having their expenses
pald Tor so long by the girls the men will
WISH Lo som a club that will make them
pay their own expenses?
The young people who last year organ
lzed a bowling club found the change
rom the everlasting euchre so enjoyable
1nat they have taken up the game again.
The club bowls every Saturday evening
at the alleys, Sip and Summit aven1,e
cnaperoned by Mrs. Garwood Ferris and
NETS. EDWARD Bennett. The member are
nett, Nellie and Margie Post. Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Post, Isabelle Ferris. Clover
Pope. Laur and Roealine Toner, Ida Jar
W. b9ssie Dixon, Matte Miller. Edith
Harl, Laura Drake and Messrs. Edward
Ferris, Robert Post, Oscar Gubleman. Ed
ward Bachelor, Leonard Ferris. Abelle
Williamson. Dudley Parker, Franklin
Bradford Bumstead, Philip Brett and
Clarence Durrie.
The Musical Club was entertained Mon
gay evening by Miss Maude Brett, No. 500
pelgen venue me programme was an
interesting one. The artists were Mrs.
Talbot r. Chambers, Miss Fora GLADYS
Horlocker, Mr.. John Holland, Signor Car
los Curt and Mr.. Louis r.. Dressler.
and Mrs. Cornelius Brett, Mr.. and Mrs.
= C. Stimets, Mr.. and Mrs. Joel W.
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Tompkins
Mt. Tompkins, Miss 'TompkIns, Mr.. and
~ re kfarotn IL - - -
MI. and Mrs. Thomas williams. Mr. and
Mrs. Augustus Creyeling, Mr.. and Mrs
George Holmes, Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. q.
Thomas Mr.. and Mrs. Louis r. DRESSER.
Wells, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Smock, Mr..
and Mrs. H. c.. Bennett, DR.. and Mrs.
Mrs. and Miss Roorbach, Mr..
ana Mrs. Newcomb, the Rev. Robert K.
Olmstead. Mrs. H. E. Niese, Mrs. w. b.
Grafton, Mrs. Edward Linn. Mrs. George
f. Record, Mrs. George Wilkinson, the
hey M. Boocock, Mr.. Philip Brett. Miss
Mrs. q. t. Davis and Miss Leila Kinds.
And still the euchre clubs are organized.
The Monday Night Euchre Club is one Of
the most popular. This club will give a
Leap Year dance on the last night of
Leap Year at the residence of Miss Daisy
Reinhard. No. 50 Van Reipen avenue. The
club will not play euchre again till after
the dance.
The members are:-Misses Clara Angel.
mora Garrison. Mae Barricklo, Lillian Van
Wort, Helen James, Blanche Beltaire.
Bertha Dumont, Lillian Trenery. Margaret
Page, Rosemary Lascell, Hattie Taft. Daisy
Reinhard. Messrs. Frederick Landfear.
Lester Mathis, William Speer, Robert Ca
rey. Frederick Stuhr, William AFFORD,
James Gordon. M. Coffin, Marshall James.
Edward Lehman, William Smith, John
G~lendenning, William Corbett, Frederick
and Jay Perkins and Charles Buddington
of Linden. N. J.
several interesting things from taking
place. The Odd Volumes did not meet. In
this case though the absence of Miss
| Gaines. the beloved President of the club,
had about as much to do with it as the
| storm. There were about q dozen ladies
| present, but Miss Gaines was absent. so
the papers were unread. The Odd Vol
umes seem incapable of action when Miss
| Gaines is away.
The Ramblers have postponed their
meeting until January 6. On that day the
papers which were to have been real last
| Wednesday will be gi~en. The general
subject is Christopher Columbus and the
papers are:-"With Columbus in Spain,''
| Irene Calvert Phillips; witt Columbus
In America, Pearl I. Brooke; ssThe Ups
and Downs Of Columbus Life" Gertrude
May Bushfeld; columbus the Dreamer, ?
| What We Regret in Columbus the club;
summary, Miss Park.
The storm also prevented the delivery
OF Miss Mary Philbrook's lecture on 9TH
| Legal Status of Married Women and In