The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-19
Society Yopics.

Ism IL q pity lldt tieiS - sohaS
malicious people in Jersey City? No mat
ter what the topic this city boasts a
few who persists In saying disagreeapie
things about everything. Here we have
a golf club. organized only this week, a
club which is expected to redeem the
reputation of this city, and yet alreaay
there are some mean insinuations afioat.
Whether or not there is foundation Tor
the talk can be but guesswork. And II
the talk be true it is probable that IL
has been started by those who CONSIDER
themselves most ag~grieyed. Just what Is
the matter it is hard to say, but the
story goes that the Golf Club, though
having the name of being a city, indeed,
a county, affair, is instead a close cor
poration run by a few of a certain set.
III reason for this statement seems 10
be that some people4not in the sci naVe
been sighted. They say the invitations
at first were very general, the ten OF
twelve at first interested sent invitations
broadcast, and most of them TOOK root
and bore fruit, i. e., letters TO those III
power signifying the desire of the writer's
to learn golf. Then, they say, when II
was found that there was no difficulty in
filing the list. some of these writers re-
ceived answers telling them to CONSIDER
themselves members. and-some did not.
And why? That is the question that is
causing all the disagreeable remarks.
What more natural than to him the let
ters have not reached their destination?
The Postoffice is not infallible. And yet
in spite of this obvious solution OF the
people who persist in making a mountain
out of this mofehill and in saying that the
Board of Governors is supresslng them
Tbev don't even take into consideration
the little time the Board has had TO an
swer the quantities of letters received.
1t is a sad thing to see this determined
righteousness on the part OF some people.
The Golf Club, for a time at least, shoulo
be exempt. from such mean criticism.
why not wait until it really does some
hing? Why not give it credit FOR gooa
Intentions? 1t is a pity to XIII at the
start all laudable organizations. 1t is Wen
known the city has a dearth OF them- %
here's to the suppression of malice and the
success of the Golf Club!
"
The opening of this season has been
auspiciousE for Jersey City folk. For the
last two or three years a private recep-
ton has been almost an unknown guam
tity and when such occurred 1t was near
the end of the season. Last year the
house warming reception given by Mrs.
E. f. C. Young stands out as the one ana
only affair not given by club or subserlp-
ton. And was it not the season pe1ore
that the one redeeming feature was the
reception given by Mr.. and MRS Ohvef
Hazard Perry to Introduce their daughter,
Miss Jessie Perry? OF subscription dances,
of euchres. of club dances even, there
has been no end, but the affairs, when
make society in other cities. given at
private residences without the aid of
clubs or subscriptions nave been lacking.
DR.. and Mrs. P. j. Koonz last Monday
night started the ball rolling and set a
good example for the rest OF Jersey City
society by giving a dance for their
Miss Anna Koonz, at their resi-
denee. No. SO Clifford avenue. Miss Koonz
is one of the most popular young ladies
of the city. She was assisted in receiving
by several young ladies, among whom was
Miss Jennie Toffey, whose engagement to
DR.. Albert Koonz has recently been an
nounced.
The season has been started we'll with
a most delightful dance. May the good
work continued!
"
And there is to be the annual Armory
Ball. AS usual it will be on a superb
scale. The drill shed will be beautifully
decorated, the music will be the best
there is. the supper will be excellent
what more can be desired? Oh, of course
society people win attend. The floor is a
magnificent one and when the pretty girls
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so think Jersey City's voting population.
is well worth the subscription price.
Wen stand by our boys in blue when
they are called to protect US, we'll dance
with them once a year-and, yes, there's
knows?
The engagement is announced of Miss
Lulu Thompson of this city and Mr.. Frank
Lebkuecher, son of the ex-Mayor of New
ark. Miss Thompson is especially well
known here through her charming reeita-
lions. The marriage will probably take
place soon.
Mrs. George w. Case gives an sat
home next week in honor of Miss Ander-
son, to whom Mr.. George w. Case, Jr.,
will shortly be married. Miss Anderson,
though not a resident of this city, has
many friends here To the reception only
the young people of the city are invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Perrigo Leach will
be at home next Tuesday from to $50
at their residence, No. 81 Summit avenue.
Mrs. Leach will be assisted in receiving
by her sister, Mrs. Frank Pearson, and
by her maid of honor, Miss Harriet Storm
Hill.
The Board of Domestic Control of the
Children's Home gives a Thanksgiving re-
ception this afternoon at the Home, Glen
wood avenue. The friends of the Home
have been invited and nave been told tina
donations of food, clothing and money will
be gratefully received.
The Need1ework Guild of the Heights
holds it's annual exhibition of garments
next Tuesday in the Bergen Reformed
Church. Mrs. Marcus Beach is president
of the branch. 1t is thought that the ex-
hibition will be larger than usual.
The Odd Volumes met Wednesday at
tho residence of Mrs. Brett, and listened
to interesting papers by Mrs. John Head