The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-23

FREEBOOfBRS SC0ORGEb
Frank Piercy Describes HIS
Colleagues as rim
mers and pongers."
ERWIN ON THE A'ARTHUR BILL
"Haryest" Feast OF the Greenyile
Republican League Was
Highly Entertaining"
ERWIN ON THL A'ARTHUR BILL

The Greenville Republican League Club
held very successful harvest feast last
evening in the cosy clubhouse on Dan
forth avenue, near the Boulevard. The
rooms were elaborately decorated with
flags and bunting, and every kind of
fruit and vegetables known were taste
fully arranged on tables and on the plat
form. The gas jets and the footlights in
front of the pretty little stage were dec
grated with tiny punches of crab apples.
On all the tables large bouquets of asters
and tube roses were placed, giving the
room a very beautiful appearance.
The event was gotten up chiefly in honor
of the birthday of one of the members of
the club, and no efforts were spared by
the House Committee, who had the affair
in charge, to make it a huge success. In
vitations had been sent to various Re
publican organizations in this city and
delegations from the Minkakwa, the U.
s. Grant and the Lafayette Republican
Clugs werepresent. Ex-Sheriff John Tof-
fey, Congressman Thomas McEwan and
Judge James Erwin were expected to be
present, but Judge Erwin was the only
one of the trio who appeared.
About ten o'clock supper was served,
and when the menu had been thoroughly
discussed the following programme was
give:-Song. by Walter Mabie; banjo and
mandolin solos by George Geraghty;
song by Henry Petty, William Charlock
and Theodore EMS, and banjo solos by
August Paul.
Judge Erwin then spoke, saying, among
other things:-.Gentlemen, I have been
to many harvest celebrations in other
parts of this city, but this is the first
time I have ever attended one in this
part of the town. have no doubt that
this festival was gotten up to celebrate
some other event which took place in the
early part of this week, but as we all
know it did not turn out as we expect
ed
Mr.. Erwin alluded to the iniquitous
Macarthur bill, which the Court of Errors
and Appeals declared unconstitutional
last Monday. He then went on to praise
the Republican party as usual, and wound
up by telling several funny stories, which
Mere greeted with laughter.
Freeholder Frank Piercy then made
short address He said
Gentlemen l would rather be at a A
meeting of the Greenville Republican
Club than at meeting of the Board of
Freebooters. / am a Republican and
have always been one and not trimmer
and a sponger, like the rest of the Re
publican members of that Board They're
in it for what is to be gotten out of 1t
and nothing else"
song by Walter Mabie. The fruit and
vegetables were then distributed among
the members, and it was a very short
time before the place was cleaned out.
Taking all things into considerations the
affair was a very entertaining as well as
successful
Previous to the harvest celebration a
meeting was held, and the club adopted
the resolution of the Republican State
Committee urging support and vote for
the anti-race track amendment The
meeting was very short one and
adjourned after passing the above reso-
luton. The success of the evening was
due to the following members of the
club:-Messrs. Henry Petty, George
Fremgen. George vanderpool, Charles
Cocks, Robert Lutz and Walter Mabie.