The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-31
TIE DAVIS BALL.
Crowds Present at the Great
Political-Social Event
Of the Year.
A GRAND GRAND MARCH.
EyolRtions Abandoned On Account
Of the Tlrong-Beautiful
Decoratiops-Well known
People Present.
A GRAND GRAND MARCH.

time the grand march started about eight
hundred people. Woods Hall was never
so deliberately and tastefully decorated.
Flags and bunting Were entwined round
the u~nssshtly iron supports of the roof
and from the chandeliers TO the balconies
bunting was STITCHED in an effective
manner At The end OF the ballroom
floor. formed by gas jets, was the word.
welcome" ana under it appeared the
Robert Davis Association"
AS early as eight o'clock people began
to arrive and at half-past nine o'clock
Barrow street was lined with coaches.
The costumes of the ladies' were mag
nihcent and the members of the a~ssocia-
ton and their gentlemen friends looked
well in their dress suits.
1t was about ten o'clock when, to the
sweet strains of music furnished by a
band of sixty pieces, County Superin-
tendent g ? Smith with his wife
started the grand march. His assist
ants, twelve in number, fell in behind
him, and before one round of the room
had been made there were one hundred
couples in line. More and more crowded
in and such a display of beauty has
: never been seen in the hall. Jersey City
beasts OF pretty girls. and it was re-
marked by many of the onlookers that
they must have turned out in force last
might The march was a grand success
and the leaders efforts were loudly APP
piauded by the crowds in the balconies.
The e~volutions that had been planned
= by Mr.. Smith, however, had to be
abandoned. There was too much. of a
crewd to allow picturesque Vancouver
ing.
M-- Davis was an interested spectator.
AE soon c 4ba roora1 uyo ONar Ga ufpnt
Down stairs where John Boyd, clerk of
the Board of Freeholders, as chairman
of the Reception Committee, had ar
ranged a little private room for the en-
tertainment of the invited guests. Mr..
/. Davis had scarcely seated himself before
politicians sprang I'D on all sides with
congratulations upon the success Of the
bah. A few of the people present were
Senator Dry Dollar Sullivan, Florence
Sullivan, Michael Callahan, Frank Stew
ems, Alderman Goodman, all Of New
York; Captains Daily and Berry of. New
ark: DR.. John Nevin. ex-Street and
Water Commissioner and Mrs. E. A..
Dagan. Deputy internal Collector Joseph
Farmer, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. P. Smith,
Misses Helen Smith ard Jessie Graham.
Albert DATE, jeremiah Murphy, Miss
Nellie Rafferty,, ex-Street and Water
&DI-4AtSSlcnSI dHQ MIS- ~. D.. oOiHGlS,
M. and Mrs. NJ. T. Connolly, ex-Police
Commissioner and Mrs. James Kelly.
Michael Kelleher, Assistant Prosecutor
~Ignatius Noonan, Misses Laura
Schoep and Agnes Lawrence. Henry
Hess, Mr.. and Mrs. James Dough
Mr. ana Mrs. Philip McGoVern and Miss
Annie MeGoyern, Alderman .Calncn, Jos.
Cutley, Recorder McDoneugh, Freehold
ers Heating, Cullen, Bindernagle and
Klumpp Of Hoboken; Martin McDerrnott,
Ky Ky an Glsrk vo 81 H~oe ePa e =; :; ie gogle,
oen LaVerty; Warden Ryan, Colonei
master Jordan. P. l.. OsNeiii, M. J.
OeDonnel, Dennis Mclaughlin, Police
Commissioher Feeney. Ybcnas Daeley
ParsloW, Horace Allen, John =. Hewitt,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Donaldson, Mr.
Willard Evans. Misses Louise Hart.
Mamie Mcdonald, Carrie Eyarts, Lulu
Moore Sarah Alien, Bertha Lewis, Made
line Norris. Nr. and Mrs. John Masker,
Vim. r.. Peckhan. Mn. and MRS. Cum
nigba9n, Freehol1er and Mrs. Frank Nc.
NallT. eS.Abaerman Day, NJ. and Mrs
Moran, CAPTAIN and Mrs. John Kelly.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Heller Robert T.
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James Coyle. John Donellen, Daniel Tier
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son, Superintendent eff Letter Carriers
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BrunrasIl. Louis Meyers, Jr., John r.
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Joseph Buekridge. Mr.. and Mrs. sydney
O'Donnell. Mr.. ana Mrs. william Daw-
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Nugent. H. T. Moran. 2. Malone. JOHN
McEatee., 2. McGrrath, 2 MeGlrk, Ter
snith. s Pim5th Burke. J f5hhr1015 +. Burke,
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r. J.SGannon. Andrew Manning. Daniel
Hickey, Geo. ". King. John J. Keilt,
lanes Kerwin. James Mannix, Thomas
Miggins, r. Voekroth r. 3; Fish, Nn,.
f. Schwenk, w. s. Weed, James Clark,
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Joseph McGuinness. Joseph A. Wheian'
s eioerael Charles EsterbrooE,,
Henry Hanley, L.. Gibney, Charles LadG.
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James S. Lynch, VIM. J. Moran. G. J.
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man J. B~ernningham. Daniel Cole, G.
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Henry Poynton, p. H.. Daily. Charles
Eamstock, M. Tnees, James McNu1ty,
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A. Bedell, J. H. Brensinger. James C.
CLARK, 4. j.. Carroll. j. Z. Connolly,
Jno. H. Gable, Patrick Coyle, Jno J.
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Iembeck, Jno. J. Lawler, 3. f. O1Melia,
Daniel 0,Mara, Ky O'RourSe. James H.
OsNeill, Ernst Seitas. H. @. PeckharD,
N. L. Rowe, William S. Sweeney. p.
Foley, j. D. German, H. Hintenlan. Jas.
T. Lillis, r. ]. Murphy, Frank Moran,
James McGrath, Fl. p. simon r. G.
1icfnrd Walsh. w. Fl. Tuttle.
M. Doyle, Jno. Bungert. c.. T. Krebs,,
Jousnerty, John Pearson L. Fl. Rich,
r. =. Mheelihan, e. j.. Farley, James
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r. Kelaher. D. Reardon. VIM. Il. Speer,
Oscar E. Krieg, J. T. W~oodmaney, Jas.
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ridge, r.. P. Woodcock, David Larkins,
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