The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-20
ST. PA7RICK'S PARTY.
Bramhall Park Crowded By En-
thusiastie Practitioners
Mayor Hoos' Address.

party given by st. Patrick's r. C. Church
in Bramhall Park, Ocean and BramhaH
avenues last evening, was very success
full On entering the beautiful park,
which has lately been fitted up for the
OCCASION Is confronted with a beauti-
full sight. The pretty refreshment booths
are the first things that you see. The
decorations around are exquisite. On the
top there are over two hundred Chinese
lanterns and flags and bunting are also
very much in evidence. On the counters
are to be foun the choicest of fruits, and
also any kind of a temperance drink you
call for you may get. There are also
several pretty little tents scattered
around the lawn, where pretty girls are
busy making clam chowder and coffee.
In the extreme end of the park, on Clerk
street. in the left hand corner, are the
shooting galleries. They were also very
much patronized during the evening and
the merry cracking of the rifles could be
heard until closing time. which was pre-
eisely at half-past ten.
Mayor Edward Hoos was there n
after being introduced by Father Carroll
and mounting the platform he said
Ladies' n Gentlemen-It is with great
pleasure that I address you this evening.
l am very glad TO see SO many Of you
present at this party, helping a good
cause along. I am glad that you take
such interest in the work and in helping
Father Carroll, who has taken up the
work where your late priest, Father
Hennessy, who lies over there in the
shadow of that beautiful church, left off.
The work, l feel sure, win be very sue
~cessful. and l look forward to the time
when a beautiful building will be erected
on the ground, which I feel sure you all
will feel proud of. Don't be backward
in helping Father Carroll in the good
work, but put your shoulders to the
wheel aid your hands in your pockets.
Help along this worthy cause as much
as you can.
After the Mayor had finished talking,
Father Carroll SHOWED him around the
grounds, after which he left for home.
The pretty dancing platform, on which
Mayor Hoos had been talking, quickly
filled up with merry dancers when the
strains of Primrose's band reached them.
The first dance. was a waltz and about
two hundred couples participated in it.
The floor was very mooth sand had been
well waxed, which made dancing a pleas
ure. AT the other end of the park, where
the exhibition platform is. the bag-pipes
and fiddle held sway, and there's where
you could see some genuine Irish reels
and jigs. There was also a stand where,
when you hit the niger on the head,
Wen patronized, and the eolored man was
kept very busy lodging the balls that
were thrown at him by the men who
We're e~ndeayoring to secure cigars.
The party win be continued the rest of
the week. Wednesday afternoon mas been
set for the little tots, and Saturday after
noon the athletic carnival Will take place.
The sports promise to be very exciting,
as some very fast runners have been en-
tered to compete for the prizes. An ex-
cellent programme has been ARRANGED BY
the athletes. The programme will COM
mence at three O'Clock sharp.
The ladies in charge of the refreshment
booths arc tents are
Booth No. miss A. G. Judge, presi-
dent; Mrs. Forsyth. Mrs. Rebecca Bald
win, MissesElizabeth Price, Rose Keilt,
Julia Leo, Kittie .Guilfoyle, Jessie Brown,
NJ. and A. Crowley, IA. and T. Gleeson;
Winnie Gallagher, Sarah Jacques and
Booth No. H.-Miss May ]. KERN, Presi-
dent; Miss Susie Kerwin, Miss Mamie
Coleman. Miss Mary L. Lane, Miss Nellie
Mccormack, Miss Maggie Lennon, Miss
Agnes Kealey, Miss Kittie Shannon, Miss
Kate O'Brien, Miss Kittie Mcclure, Miss
Lille Merrity, Miss Nellie Lane, Miss
kate DennlSOn, MIS- MARY OdTduy, MISS
Kate Payton, Miss Kate McArdle, Miss
Mamie Driseoll and Miss May O'Grady.
Booth No. uI-Miss Mary r. Manning,
President; Miss Cecilia Keegan. Miss Bes-
sic Carmody. Miss Mary Molyneaux, Miss
Jennie Molyneaux Miss Minnie Russell,
Miss Lille Russell. Miss Nellie Whelihan,
Miss Bella McGuckin. Miss Emma Scully,
Miss Lille Scully, Miss Annie Byrnes,
Miss Katie Lowe, Miss Gertrude M. Man
ming, Mrs. Minnie Lyons, Mrs. Mary Far
reli. Miss Nellie Molyneaux, Miss Jennie
Manning n Miss Anna q. Mullery.
Booth Iv.-Mrs. J. McGovern, Presidents;
Mrs. j. Murphy. Mrs. J.. Mallory. Miss
Mamie C~unninghan, Miss Johanna Cum
Murray, Miss Agnes Scully, Miss Annie
Nugent, Miss Maggie Kelly. Miss Lille
Stockhammer, Miss Maggie Brannigan,
Miss Mamie Hagan, and Rev. L. Carroll,
Chairman.