The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-02
TEACHERS CLUB Fab
Mayor Hoos Compliments the
0rganization-Ladie
in Charge.

The fair for the relief fund of the Jer-
sey City Teachers Club, which is to be
held all the week in Phillips Hall, at
Bergen avenue and Montgomery street,
vas opened last night by Mayor Hoos.
The attendance was small, owing to the
heavy storm. In opening the fair Mayor
Hoos said
"a very pleasant task devolves upon me
this evening and yet it is a task difficult
to perform in order to do justice to the
good cause that it is desired TO accom-
plish. You all know how mucn we ars
indebted to our teachers for the GOOD
they do our children. They are Inc GUS
todians of our nations present and III,
ture greatness. They mould ana rouna
develop them into useful and patriotlc
citizens. They lay the foundations Tor
brave men and noble women. They truly
stand in loco pare nus l nnae endsi how
and do accomplish more than the aver
sNow, what is the reward for this life
of continual hard work, with nttie OF
no pleasure, and with a small nnanclai
remuneration. When worn out and agea'
because this must follow unless you mar
and no more pay. The teachers, very
wisely foreseeing this result, are ssehltS
to better their future condition, ana Win
this object in view they Iormed IT'S
Il Aldb IA -
members, raises a fund which enables .ns
Individual members to receive a pai.ts
sum when they are sick ana unapie ~
perform their duties. This Ialr is neiu
for the purpose of increasing this funo,
and to enable it to pay a larger penelit.
"For these reasons you are appeaied 10
by our teachers to make their fa1r q sue
cess. Let us help as much as possible,
not only with sweet words OF praise, pue
will that which all require in order TO
live-money. Our tea aGhe1d,s T Tsir for ns the
results they have accomplished; anu We
are and ought to be proud of them, and
now as Mayor OF this city IorHialy J.
clare this fair open and trust that success
may attend it from beginning to end.
The hall was prettily decorated with
flags. bunting and vari-colored streamers.
A handsome booth is that which grocer
les are sold. 1t is decorated in the Ma
tional colors. Eight little girls, members
of Miss De Vaney's class in No. Il School,
have a table which they decorated and
arranged themselves, on which they nave
exhibited for sale a large assortment OF
dolls of various sizes, all prettily dressed.
The girls are:LMary Thomas, Catharine
Smith, Phoebe Nutting, Ethel Butler
and Jennie Driscoll. The tables are in
charge as follows
Fancy Booth--Section miss Morgan,
Miss Burke, Miss Whitaker, Miss Speir,
Christie, Miss Ramsay, Miss Gallagher,
Miss Carlin, Miss Stanton, Miss Reardon,
Miss McCarter, Miss Walton. Miss Hewitt,
Miss Garry, Miss Brown, Miss McCor-
mack, Miss Guinan, Miss Mable, MRS.
Riggs, Miss Guinan, Miss Clark Miss Kos-
sell. Miss Keegan, Miss Tiffany, MISS
Frost and Miss Winans.
Fancy Booth-Miss Post and Miss Hors-
ley. assisted by Miss I. Wheeler, Miss M.
Pocknell, Miss G. Sayres, Miss Roe Siss MSS
Brooks, Miss Koch, Miss L. Staudinger,
Miss H. Phillips, Miss 6. Bushfield, Miss
N Walker, Miss Banfield, Miss &. Cam
eron. Miss A. Wittpenn, Miss e. Witt
penn, Miss B. Brensinger, Miss L. West
n others.
Klondike Mine-Miss A. Cox, assisted by
Miss NJ. Davies, Miss L.. Vance, Miss G.
Hansell.
By Miss NJ McGrath, Miss L. Tennard.
Miss A. Park. Miss #. Carrick. Miss E:
Hyatt, Miss M. Scott, Mrs. Carswell and
others.
Whfnyates, assisted by Miss F.. L. Hitler,
Miss NJ. Fowkes, Miss NJ. Childs, Miss p.
Childs. Miss V.Ralph, Miss Cameron. Miss
Roster. Miss McCabe.
Flower and Candy Booth.Miss Kate
Gaffney, Miss Lillian Kelly, Miss Joseph
inc Daley. Miss Nellie Murrer. assisted by
Miss M. Childs, Miss N. Hauser, Miss A.
smith. Miss A. Reilly, Miss Meehan and
others.
A well appointed restaurant is in charge
The guests were received by the follow
ing Reception Committee:-Miss Jennie
Horsley, Miss Kate Spier, Miss Ella Rich
ardson, Miss May Dugan, Miss Elizapeth
Morgan, Miss ma Brown n Mrs.
Georgia Crater.