The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
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There is now another case of evolution
in the city. Last year it was the Six
Hundred Euchre Club that went through
several intermediate stages and finally
became a sewing circle for the benefit OF
the Newman Industrial Home and Mis-
sion. This time it is the Merry
Twelve or Merry Sixteen" as 1t
should be now. The Merry Twelve" is
a card club. It has as member six
young married couples, who all awe been
married in the last five years. Recently
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas G. Kinds, who
have been married rather more than that
time. were elected members. The club
meets as do all card clubs and plays in
the same fashion. There is nothing about
the club that differs from every other
euchre club but the ember The orig
ina six couples were MI. and Mrs. James
f. Fielder, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Leslie
HotcLkiss, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. James f.
Hulshizer, Jr., Mr.. n Mrs. Arthur L.
| Soper, Mr.. and Mrs. William T.. Vidal and
MIR. and Mrs. Edo Van Wrinkle. of Pat
| erson. Since the marriage of Miss Throck-
morton and Mr.. Elias Hewitt Sisson, Jr.,
tuGy nave, D6GA duLullLeu " Liz Slub,
making it sixteen in number.
The Merry Twelve as still they call
themselves, decided recently they would
/ do something to give some one else a
merry time. They thought and thought,
and discussed and argued and finally de-
cided upon a plan which will be con-
| ducive to merry-making in two quarters.
They would give a Charity Balloon a
40 1oo1A - ~ .,,r I,,4 e{t11 n 1han-
ity ball. After due consideration of the
subject 1t was decided to give the pro-
ceeds to the ChildreHs Home.
The dance will take place tonight in
Hasbrouck Hall. All the arrangements
have been made by the members of the
Euchre Club. Mr.. and Mrs. Hulshizer
have been more actively engaged in PLAN
ming than the other members, and they
have done a great part of the work. Mr..
Hulshizer is acting as treasurer.
There was some fear last week that
Mrs. Young's reception would nave to be
postponed. Mrs. Young had the grip and
Mr.. Young was suffering from a slight
touch of pneumonia. Mrs. Young was
urged to postpone her reception until she
and Mr.. Young had recovered, but she
refused to do it. The preparations for
the reception were continued and last
night it was given.
1T is really surprising the small number
of receptions, ances or at homes given
by Jersey City people. Almost all the
social life is carried on by means of clubs
or subscription affairs. When anyone
does entertain in ones W home with
out doing 1t for charity and charging
ones friends for the privilege of being
entertained it is such a marvel that it
takes much longer ian the usual nine
Mrs. Young should be regarded as a
public benefactor. For the sake of Jersey
City society would that more would fol-
low in her footsteps!
$50
The younger people in Jersey City seem
able to have a more enjoyable time than
their elders. If the leaders of society
don't give dances for them they go ahead
and arrange their own dances. This sea-
son Miss Condi arranged the subscrip-
ton dances and to her their success is
u The third Of these dances was
Hall. 1t was postponed until next Thurs
day evening.
49,
The annual dinner of the Sorosis last
night was of interest to a number Of
Jersey City people. Mrs. John L. Scud-
der made one of the after dinner
speeches. Mrs. Horace c. Wait and Miss
May Florence Park are members of the
Sorosis. and they were present.
The Odd Volumes met Wednesday at
the residence of Miss Annie Adriance,N No.
ia Pacific avenue. The club continued
the study OF the course mapped out for
this years wofk by Miss Gaines. At the
conclusion of the business meeting Miss
Adriance served refreshments.
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Miss Louise Grace Farrant will lecture
next Monday at the residence of Mrs. A.
]. Newbury on THE Problem Novel;,
Miss Farrant is giving a most interesting
course of lectures on the novel. She re-
quests the ladies who a,ttend the lee
lures to read the novels of which she
talks and they are then better able to
discuss the point mentioned by Miss
Farrant.
Mrs. Wait lectured to her classes to-
day of job Bunyon.' Mrs. Wait has
two classes. one in the morning and one
in the afternoon. h gives the same
lecture to each class. This year Mrs.
Walt does not attempt to make any
social side to her lectures as heretofore.
49,
1t is probable that Miss LUCE Nelson,
who has been giving a series Sf song
r~ecitals Saturday mornings, will give an
evening concert within the next three
weeks. Miss Nelson has not yet an
nounced her decision. out it is probable
that the concert will be given.
The ladies of the First Presbyterian
Church, Emory street, gave one of their
delightful teas last Tuesday afternoon in
the session room. 1t has become quite
the thing for ladies' societies in churches
to give teas, luncheons and dinners regu-
larry to make money for the churches
In the Bergen Reformed Church a lunch
con is given every month.
The ladies OF the Park Reformed Church
gave a luncheon today.
The Ramblers will meet next Wednes-
day in Hasbrouck Institute. The general
subject for the day is ''The Literature of
Spain" There will be talks by Miss Eta
s. Pelzer on THE Cid;" Miss Heloise
Hamilton, Spanish Ballads" Miss Grace