The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-27
THE DAVIS BALL
Great Preparations for the
Annual Festivity of the
Association.
SMITH TO LEAD THE MARCH
Familiar Names in the Long
Lists of COMMITTEES
men.

The ninth annual ball of the Robert
Davis Association, which takes place In
| Woods Han tomorrow, promises to surpass
any similar event the association has
ever undertaken The several committees
have worked to provide everything which
will add to the comfort of the guests.
1t is estimated that there will be at least
fifteen hundred people in the hall when
the grand march starts. Unless different
arrangements are made the manly form
I of County Superintendent C. p. Smith
will beat the head of the dress reception.
The decorations will be elaborate. De-
signer Finke has been at work on the
decorations for a week and he has
promised the association great things.
There will be flowers. flags and bunting
galore n hidden away in masses of
drapery will be anary birds. There will
be two bands. One will furnish promenade
music while the other is reserved for the
dancers. A special programme of dance
and music has been arranged for the
| occasion. THE members of the several
committees have been instructed to APP
pear in evening dress and it is probable
all will comply.
The Committee of Arrangements con-
sists of:-John H. Masker. chairman;
John Roberts, vice chairman, Robert
Davis, VIM. H. Peckham, VIM. Heller,
VIM. J.. Moran, Frank McKenna, VIM. J..
Calnon, John .Donellen, Mark Curley.
James Ceyle, Joseph A. Whelan, c. p.
Smith, Robert F. Norton, Adolph Priesler,
Peter Madden, John w. Winters, Daniel
Tierney. Julius Breternitz. John Boyd,
John M. Kelly, N. P. Wedin, Jr.. and
NJ. F. Cronin.
Others in charge are:-Floor Director.
Michael I. Connolly; Assistants, Robert
g. Smith, George H. Donaldson. Thomas
F.. Jordan, John M. Kelly, N. p. Wedin,
Jr., and Charles Somers.
John P. Mccormick, James f. Norton,
Daniel McAghon, Charles Ransom,
Charles J. Milton and Louis Vultee.
Floor Cominittee-Wm. Allison, H. ].
Benjamin Bertscn, T. Y. Brown, A. J.
| Boyie,.Jas. Brodie, Jas. Biggane, Daniel
Cole, Jas. p; Connolly. T. J. Cummings,
Comstock, Jas. Coleman, Jas. Cutley.
Timothy Conaughton, John ]. Cone, Alex.
Clements, u. Harry =. Davis, Henry
II. Duff, e. A. Dugan, Chas. DUNBAR, s.
NJ. Egan, Chas. Esterbrook, John Egan,
Ralph D. Earle. Jr., John p. Feeney,
| RGIuGTu II Ol6y, Joe Il. dTuGT, JOIn p III.
Fay R. D. Fish. Wml Farrell Geo w:
Garretson, John D. German, John Glenn,
Jas; E. German, o Green, Martin
Carney, Lawrence Gibney, Jas. Hunt,
", M. Higgins, Chas. e. Hendrick, JAS.
p. Hal, F.sH. Kimmerly. John Keilt, J.
B. Kitchen, Geo. w. King, John Kelly,
John Kavanagh, Jas. J.. Kelly, Jos. Il
3. Lembeek. Jas. s. Lynch. Albert Losel,
Geo. r. Langon, H. w. Moser, Simon
Meyer, Andrew J. Manning. Patrick Ma
McGoyern, Thos. Higgins. Philip Null
doom, Jr., Louis Meyer, Jr., Maurice
Marks Jas; r McGovern, Jas. Nugent,
dgnatius Noonan, Fl h o,Neill. John
Jos. A. Quirk, John Quinn, c. j. Rooney,
Jr., A. Edw. Rohde, John ]. Ryan, Jas.
A. Shea, John H. Sullivan, Walter Skiff,
s. C. Smith, Emmett Smith, Ernest Seitas,
Dennis Sullivan, Frank P. Shredder, VIM.
A. Tolson. VIM. H. Tuttle, N. Toppin, Jr.,
Matthew Thees, Jas. j.. Wiseman, Edw.
F. Whelan, A Walter, Jr., Geo. H. Bow
John J. Mooney, M. ]. Kenny, Frank
Hague, Jas. J. Larkins, Charles c. Kelly,
John A.. Denim.
Reception Committee Robert Ryan,
ton, Al. M. B-ruggemann, w. H. Buck
ridge, ST., A. A. Bedell, Jos. A. Brensin-
ger, VIM. H. Budlong, Jas. Birmingham.
Bowen, Jas. G. Clarke, T. J. Carroll,
Robt. Coar, Patrick CoyIe, ~EugenesCon-
don, Michael Day, Michael Doyle, gJae..
Dohsrty, John Edelsteln. Thos. Fallon,
Fielder. John J. Finnerty, Edw. Green,
Joh Grimes, VIM. Gorriil, Jas. F. Gam
non, Henry A. Gaede, Thos. Graham,
Hudspeth, M. j. Hennessey, JOS. II.
Buckridge, Cornelius Healy, Henry Hin
etemann,. Patrick Hayes, Robert A. Jor-
l. don phf1irn Kn1nhnr @ Toc III o.
car E.. Krieg, Patrick Kelley, John s..
Kelly, Chas. F. Krebs, Thos. J. Kelly,
David Larkins, Otto Lawrence, a r.
Moran, Philip E. Martin. H. T. f. Moran,
Philip Muldoon, Jas. McNulty, Dennis
Mclaughlin Robt. J. Murphy, H. C. Nc
GaEtin, Henry Martinez, Jas. McGrath,
Peter McDermott, Frank Mentally, Frank
McCaftin, Patrick Moran, Jas. J. Nc
Quirk. Chris. Meisner, John Nevin, Owen
3. Nolan, Thos.. P. Nugent, hos. +. Moo
la. q OMEN, Henry o,Rourke,
Daniel O'Meara, Henry Puster, Vim. N.
Parslow, Norman L. Rowe, Dennis Rear
don, e: r. Roberts, Henry Rohlfs. Carl
mon. Terence Sullivan, Martin Siguard,
Thomas Trotter, N. Toppin, ST., Emil
Xockroth. Chas; Van Keuren, W. 8.
cock, Jas. Wakefield, John A. Whelan,
r. G. Wolbert, Jas. F. Woodmancy, Chas.
White, Jas. X. Watt, j. G. Weiter, Chas.
Wohlkenn, 2; +: e. Young, John zellor,
rick Baxter, Thos. Egan, James Hennes-
| sey, Thomas B.. Crotty.
The officers of. the association are:-
Christopher p. Smith, President; VIM. H.
Peckham, First Vice President; Robert F.
Norton, Second Vice President; VIM. J..
Moran, Third Vice President; VIM. Hell
Ter, Treasurer; Joseph A. Quirk, Record
cial Secretary; Danie Smith, Correspond
ing Secretary; Patrick Fallon, Sergeant
alarms; and Thomas Nelson, Collector.