The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-13
REPUBLICAN BIGO9RY.
Narrow Minded Minks Kicking
Because the Clubroom
Was Rented to the
Baptist Mission.

At the melting of the Minkakwa Club
held at it's rooms on Ocean avenue last
Monday evening, Mr.. Walter s. Knierie-
men, one of the clubs Oldest members,
handed in his resignation.
t the meeting 1t is said that there was
considerable trouble on account of a few
of the most prominent members taking
the. responsibility of the club upon their
own shoulders the week before and rent
ing out the club rooms on Sundays and
Thursday evenings to the Baptist Mis-
sion Sunday school. The chief objec-
tons of the members were that they had
not been consulted M they paid their
dues with the Intention of using the
rooms upon Sundays for a social meeting
place where the events of the week could
be talked over. But when they arrived
at the rooms on last Sunday afternoon
they found the place in the possession
of the church people, they got mad.
So on Monday evening a consultation
was held n a. committee was formed
to state their grievance. Some Of the
members were agreeable 20 letting the
rooms to the church while others were
against 1t, and after thoroughly discuss
ing the situation a vote was taken which
resulted II to 13. votes in favor of the
letting. Then it is alleged tina several
OF the losing members arose and left the
club rooms, at the same time vowing
that they would never enter them again.
Mr.. knierseman quietly waited until the
meeting was over, then. securing writing
materials wrote out his resignation and
handed 1t to Mr. S.. NJ. Leach, the re-
cording secretary. A few minutes later,
as he was leaving the rooms, the remain
ing members hearing of his determine
ton, crowded around him and tried to
~indl1aa him fn uyifh6r vi hfc acso ffar-
but he was firm. so there the hattie
rests. The result of next Mondays
meeting will be anxiously awaited, as it
IS said that before hat time Secretary
Leach will have several more resigna-
lions.
Z Last evening Mr.. Knierieman, during a
conversation with a News" reporter,
said:-'I Joined the Minks' some years
ago I have always been a good steady
member and have always worked in the
interests of the organization. / am the
only Republican in my family, all of my
brothers are the staunchest of Demo-
Gratis. Last Sunday afternoon, with
several other members, I ~journeyed
to the rooms expecting to nave a
nice social chat. but when arriv-
ing at the door imagine my surprise at
seeing a party of possibly forty people
all in the attitude of prayer. / could not
understand it. but later meeting one of
the prominent members l was informed
that the congregation l had seen was the
Baptist Mission Sunday School, n that
several of the most prominent members
among the Reuben Simpson had spok-
en- for the club and had rented the rooms
for a long time. OF course I was in
~dignant, and said so, when / want to
go to church / viii go where my chill
dren go. to the Episcopal Church. On
consultation and decided to make a COM
plant, which we did, and it was put to
vote and we lost. I then observed that
unless one is a prominent menbe with
- If = a - ~ a-- ya7L - s-N& ~ - .
as the little boy says After the meeting
l wrote out my resignation and handed it
in. l do not suppose it will be accepted.
they will do with II as they do with all
Objectionable communications, table it.
but / have firmly made up my mind and
1 will not be shaken