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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-06
ST. PATRIcK's CLUB OFFICERS.
Father Carroll Talks OF the Years
Bright Prospects.

The usual monthly meeting of st. Pat
rick's Catholic Club was held last evening
n The clubs quarters, on Grand street.
opposite the church. and it proved to-be
even more interesting than was antici-
pated. because of the election of officers
for the ensuing year. There were two
members nominated for every position but
that of President, which Office is now held
by the Rev. Father Carroll. The officials
elected were:-President. Father Carroll;
Vice-pres.dent, James Pierce; Secretary.
Patrick O'Donnell: Financial Secretary.
Frank Brady; and Treasurer, James
Price.
A committee was then appointed to
his arrival ait the club house, he thanked
the member for comforting the honor
upon him, n then told them he was sure
that. with its present officers, the club
would always be decidedly successful in
all its undertakings. He said that the
plans for the new club house were al
most ready, and ground would be broken
in Bramhall Park early in the Spring of
next year. The corner stone. he said,
would be laid on the second Sunday in
June. and that Bishop Wigger would be
present on the occasion.
On that date Father Carroll will ceIe-
brate his twentieth anniversary as a
priest, being ordained in 1879. A week
from Wednesday a smoker and euchre
will be held in the club house, and on that
evening the newly elected officers will
be installed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-06
FoREsTERs OF AMERICA DANCE.
Court Jersey City Entertains Its
Friends at Imperial Hall,


The annual ball of Court Jersey City,
No. 10, Foresters Of America, took place
last evening at Imperial Music Hall, and
was a financial success. The grand
march was led by Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
J. Boyle.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Ramsay, Mr.. and Mrs. Hagan. Mr..
and Mrs. Brady, Mr.. and Mrs. James
OsMealia. Mr.. and Mrs. Durnin. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cantrell. Mr.. and Mrs. Boyle, Mr..
and Mrs. John Marion. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carroll, DR.. and Mrs. John Fl. Finnerty,
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
lane. Mr.. and Mrs. Sheridan. Miss Kate
Kelly, Miss Maggie McKiernan and the
Misses Jennie Boyle, N. Ormsby, Regain
and Ezell.
Those in charge were:-Director, Mi
chael J. Fox; Floor, Patrick ]. Boyle,
chairman; James Mariner, P. J. Carroll.
Martin J.. Lang, Charles Orr.
Reception-Philip Hagen. chairman;
Jas. F. O'Melia, Albert E. Stoll, John H.
Finnerty, Thomas Ramsay.
The officers are-Thomas Ramsay, S.
G. r.; Michael J. Fox, G. r.; Philip Ha-
gan, s. c. R.; Walter Grady. financial
secretary; William a. DENIM. recording
secretary; John Dillon, treasurer; Pat
rick J. Boyle, s. w. Michael j. Geragh-
ty, J. w: Harry Cantrell, S. B.; Philip
Brady, g.. B.; JOHN II. Finnerty, physi-
eiaa.
Committee Of Arrangements-Philip
Hagan, Adam J. 1oller, Patrick Boyle.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-06
Business and It's Burdens--The
weights and Measures Ordinances.

The opposition of some of the mer-
chants of this city to the ordinance pro-
viding for the verification of weights and
measures is inexplicable on any grounds
favorable to the kickers themselves. The
instrument has been modified and modi-
fed again to meet their views, and still
it does not suit them. The inference is
irresistible that they dc not want any
ordinance. They prefer to use go-as-
you-please standards in dealing with the
public.
The fee which the ordinance provides
for is SO small as to be burdensome to
no one. There is no injustice or impro-
priety in obliging the merchant to pay it.
1t is a legitimate expense of his business.
1t is for him not only to provide scales,
weights and measures with which to con-
duct his trade. but also to provide proper
guarantee of their accuracy, just as he
might be called upon to guarantee the
quality of the goods which he sells.
In the discussion of this matter at the
meeting of the Merchants Protective AS
ISOLATION. last evening, all sorts of fool
ish things were said. One gentleman
spoke of mel chants as being taxed out Of
business in this city. He said that on
account of the taxes here, New York
houses were able to undersen the local
ones. The gentleman talked like a child.
Perhaps if he went over and found out
he rents of stores in New York, he
would be glad he had only to pay Jersey
City taxes.
The fact of the matter is people who
attend to business have no trouble in do
ing business and big business in Jersey
City. 1t is the drones, who spend their
lives buzzing over %trifies, who are al
ways in trouble.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-06

Mclean on it's staff, who knows all this,
even if Carpet-Bag Rappleye from the
Sums does not, insist on perverting the
truth. or slandering public officials who
are doing their duty well, and on impair
ing the reputation and the credit of the
city, wherever it is read?
The Journals article goes on to speak
of the money received from liquor
licenses, and of the water account No
body knows better than Mr.. Mclean that
the liquor license money all goes to
special objects designated by law7part of
It to the school building fund and part
to the repair of paved streets and of
sewers. Whether it be much or little its
disposition is the same. It has no effect
on the general city budget, and none upon
the tax levy. AS for the water account,
the .Journal'' also well knows that the
Republican Street and Water Board, two
years ago., saddled upon the city the con-
tract with the East Jersey Water Com
pany. which eats up that fund Mayor
Hoos and his officials have no more con-
troll over the matter than they have over
the National debt. All they can do is
collect the water rents and pay the East
Jersey bills whenever they accumulate
money enough.
The process of jumbling all the accounts
together in order to reach a total away
up in millions, is a rank exhibition not
of political bias but Of partisan malice.
It cannot be anything but conscious vii
lainy. It is made of the same stuff as the
display of morality from the stews of
Coney Island which shocked the public
a year ago, and from which the Jour
nalsv circulation has not yet recovered.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-06
KERAnlC ARTISTS MEET
Olive Dishes Submitted Yes
terday and Arrangements
for Christmas Exhibi-
ton Made.

The Jersey City Keramic Art Club met
yesterday afternoon in the kindergarten
room of Hasbrouck Institute. 1t was not
an extra large meeting, though the num-
Der of competitors was quite up to the
average. The Keramics yesterday sub
mftted olive dishes Of exquisite design
and workmanship. Among them were
some of the sweetest miniature landscape
scenes ever painted on china, at least in
Jersey City, besides some very pretty
but feel it a pity tina the Judge, Mr..
Licett, of New York, failed to appear,
as well as tina there seemed to be no one
present capable of giving an impartial
criticism. OF course the awarding of
the medal had to be postponed for The
January meeting, when there will also be
a second medal awarded for the best
PLAGUE design on paper. This Is due to
the fact that the club is in the habit Of
furnishing the china used, in order 10
nave each piece uniform, and that on this
occasion the club failed to fulfill its
duty.
The subject under discussion .yester-
day, aside from the paintings submitted,
was the coming exhibition to be held in
the parlors of the First Presbyterian
Church, on Emory street, December Is
and Ii. The decorations are to be of
white and green velour. and there will
be about fifteen tables, each lady taking
charge of her own exhibit. There will
also be a table containing the cups and
saucers which the members pledge them
selves to donate, and some twenty-five of
which have already been received. For
the best of these a prize will be award
ed. and they viii all be sold at a uni
form price. There is also to be a table
of antique china mot for sale}, many
pieces of which have been loaned from
the china closets of prominent society
women. Of the other articles exhibited
nearly all will be for sale. Invitations
yesterday for distribution among their
friends, and a large attendance on De-
cember Is and 16 is anticipated. The club
was also invited to view an exhibit of
the kind given in the Walderf-Astoria by
the New York Keramic artists, on De-
censber 70, 10 and IA. which, no doubt.
a large delegation of Jersey City artists
viii be present.
Among those present yesterday were
man, Mrs. L. Dougherty. Miss Cornelia
Post, Miss Harriet Vreeland, Mrs. Dress
Ter, Mrs. Price, Mrs. Baker. Mrs. Erwin.
Miss Nellie Reid, Miss Becker, Miss Nc
Kane, Miss Grace Darling and Miss Ehl-
ess, Of Newark, who has just been elect
ed a member.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-06
OPENED BY THE MAYOR.
Pretty Scenes at che Fair of St.
Matthew'S Lutheran Church.

Mayor Hoos opened the fair last even
ing at ST. German Evangelical
Lutheran Church ON Wayne street. This
is being held under the auspices of the
Ladies' Aid Society, and the members are
assisted by the members of other societies
connected with the church. The fair will
continue for the rest of the week, and
the receipts will be devoted TO raising the
debt on the recently built church ediice.
The principal decorations of the booths
were pink, green and white. The booths
are all well stocked with articles of al
most every description, and a large as
sortment of Christmas articles are among
the features.
Fancy Booth No. l is looked after by
Misses Pauline Klussmann. Lena Betz,
Katie easier, and Annie Wasserman.
Fancy Booth No. 2 has for It's attend
ants Misses Annie Adelung. Libbie Stelt-
man, Julia Kehr, and Christina Cordes.
Candy Booth and. Soda Water Fountain
have q host of fair young ladies. who
know how to get rid OF the sweets they
have for sale, and last evening their re-
eeipts were very large. Those in charge
are Misses Annie Klussrnann, Nellie
Betz. Mamie Meyer, Martha Kuhl, and
Emily A0pl.
Grocery Table-Mrs. Hachman and Mrs.
Behrens.
Apron Table-Misses George Dust,
Helen Daring. and Annie Kopf.
The Santa Claus Headquarters are On
the second floor, and q large room is
devoted to holding all the good things the
ladies have for sale. Thepeople in charge
of this department are:-Misses Dora
Evers. Katie Ewald, Mamie Yulke, Ann.e
Denecke, Dora Wassermann. Katie Neid-
hart, Annie Daring. Annie Keeling Freda
Hoecker, Minnie Gasker. Annie Stenken.
and Lizzie Hartmann. The Museum is in
charge of Misses Young and Clausen.
The committee in charge of the fair is
made up of:-Mrs. Rech, Mrs. Ewald. Mrs.
Martens. Mrs. Hintenan. Mrs. Rugse,
Mrs. Anrnann, Miss Pauline Klussmann,
Miss Dora Evers, Miss Katie Ewald, Miss
Freda Hoecker, and Miss Annie Kopf.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-06
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
The Christmas Number Of Frank
I.csIse's.

The Christmas number of Frank
Leslie's Popular Monthly has success
written all over it. The literary feature
of Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly is
w. D. Howeli's farce, THE Smoking
Car Illustrated by Grunwald. "The
Praise of Golf. is by w. G. Van Tassel
jSutphen. "The Romance and Tragedy
of Schonbrunn', are %recounted by John
Paul Bocock. Mrs. Frank Leslie gives IN
Cuban BygonesD some delightful remin-
iscences Of life in Cuba under the old
Spanish regime. Naval Divers is by
Minna Irving. Cynthia Westover Alden,
OF the New York Tribune writes help
fully about Women in Journalism.
Marconi's wonderful inventions and
achievements in Space Telegraphy' are
interestingly described in a non-technical
article by Arthur Vaughan Abbott. April
Bloom. by Egerton Castle, is continued.
There are complete short tales and poems.
Of seasonable nature. by Professor Edwin
T. Reed, Julia G. r. Dorr. Eta w. Pierce.
Helen Chase, Isabel Darling. Theodosia
Pickering, and others. r. X. Munklttrlck
contributes to the Marginalia department
one Of his unique oomicalities. entitled
"A Lesson IN Eong Carpentry
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-06
JAMES N. E CHURCH FAIR.
Church Societies United to Raise
Funds for the Church.

A fair was opened last night in the
lecture room of the James Methodist
Episcopal Church, Summit avenue and
Bowers street. The proceeds are for the
benefit Of the church and every depart
ment is cooperating to make it a big
financial success. Each department has
charge Of an deliberately decorated and
splendidly stocked booth. and each is Vie
ing with Others In an effort to turn in
the largest receipts. The fair will close
on Friday night next.
Epworth League, United Chapter. No.
400, has a very attractive booth, In charge
of the president, w. E.. Taylor; Vice
Presidents Jonathan Hill. Miss Mary
Walter, Frank Reich, Mrs. j. Hill. Sec
rotary j. Herbert Neill, Treasurer Fred
erick Reich.
The Junior Leagues booth is in charge
of Superintendent Mrs. J.. Hill. Mss Wes-
sic Johnston, Robert Pentland, Misses
Hattie Johnston, Emma Taylor. Lizzie
Taylor, Florie Moore, and Ethel Brad
shaw.
The booth of the Ladies'. Aid Society is
in charge of President Mrs. w. NJ. John
ston, Mrs. Lottie Walsh. Mrs. Mary
Neil and Mrs. Alice Post, assisted by a
bevy of young ladies.
The Penny-a-Day Society, Of which
Miss A. Van Drser is president; Mrs.
Clark, vice president; Miss Ella kneale,
secretary, and Mrs, Q. cosine, treasurer,
has a very attractive booth, and they
have numerous assistants.
Mrs. Charles Posts Sunday School
Glass is in charge of the doll table, n
has a very choice collection of dolls for
sale. The Sunday school has a table in
charge of Mrs. Cosine and assistants.
The w. Z. Taylor Syndicate las charge
of the grocery store; Mesdames Post,
Bradshaw, La Fetra and Willse have
charge Of the restaurant, where a good,
substantial supper is served at a rea-
sonable price.
Miss Marie Johnston is the Rebecca at
the Well, and Misses Helen Clark and
Gertrude Lundy have charge of the con-
fectionery booth. Charles E. Bradshaw
has charge of the ice-cream department..
The Executive Committee of the fair
consists of the Rev. William M. John
ston, president; Mesdames Hill and Co
sine, vice presidents; Miss Jennie Post.
secretary. and II. c.. La Fetra, treas
urer. An entertainment for the amuse-
ment of patrons is given each evening OF
the fair.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-06

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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-06
DUNCAN SOCIAL CLUB RECEPTION

The sixth annual reception of the
can Social CLUB was held last evening In
Columbia Hall. AS usual, the event was
successful. the spacious dance hall being
comfortably filed. Those in charge
were:-
Floor Manager. Charles Bertram, Jr.;
Assistant Floor Manager, William Jack
son.
Floor Committee-John D~epenbrock.
Charles Splieth, David Pearson, Frank
Anderson. Frank Morphay.
Reception Committee-CharIes Forst,
chairman; Thomas Hopkins. Frank Bye,
Daniel Lynch. Charles strang.
Arrangement Committee-John Z. jean
dron, chairman: William T. Melin, Mar
tin Moran, William Maily, Bernard M.
Depenbrock.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-06
AFTERNOON MUSICALE.
Current Topics Discussed at
Yesterdays Meeting--FWe
Vocal Solos.

The Ladies' Afternoon Musical Club
met yesterday at the Bergen School for
Girls. The attendance was not as good
as usual owing no doubt to the nearness
of the Christmas season. The programme,
however, furnished the usual excellent en-
tertainment, with an unusual number of
good solos. Miss Louise Manton sang
Say Yes" by D'Hardelot, charmingly.
followed by Mrs. Frank Hall in a violin
solo, .Barcarole." by Fisher, and Mrs.
Frank Cayalli rendered a piano solo,
cotton Field Dance by Glider. Miss
Munson continued the programme with a
second vocal solo, Spanish Love Song
by Chaminade; Miss Barnes, a third,
whisper and ] Shall Hear, by Picolo-
mine; Mrs. Tanner, a fourth, 9Gypsies,"
by Brahms, and Miss Lucy Nelson rem
dered a fifth solo, which with Miss Retta
Smiths piano solo, 'Faschmgsschwank.'
by Sehumann. 1t was a miscellaneous
programme. and during the afternoon
Mrs. Rlauvelt read what she termed Cur
rent Events consisting of clippings from
the various of recent date
containing criticisms on the music of the
day.
The Choral Union did not practice yes
terday, as the attendance was so small.
The next meeting will be held Monday.
December Il, when Mozart will again be
studied. This will be the last meeting
for the year of '9S.
Among those present yesterday were:-
Miss Paddock, Mrs. Frank Hall, Mrs.
Tanner, Miss Barnes, Miss Lillian Pear
sall, Mrs. Frank CavalIi, Miss stimson,
Miss Lucy Nelson, Mrs. Henry Blauvelt.
Miss NJ. Mcbride. Miss Louise Manto,,
Miss Retta Smith, Miss Munson, Miss
Clark.
The club also entertained as visitor Miss
McBurney.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-06
MlAas PLAY EUCHRE.
Exciting Games Rewarded With
Handsome Prizes.

Immediately following the business
meeting of the Minkakwa Republican Club
last evening a progressive euchre party
was held. There were only four tables in
use. with four players at each, but the
games were quite exciting and every point
was contested. The contests continued
until h%alf-past eleven. When the games
were counted Frederick Sehultze. William
Frantz, Christopher Paulson and Winfield
Dunn were tied for first prize with ten
points each. On the play off Christopher
Paulson captured the first prize, a silk
umbrella; Winfield Dunn took the second.
9 handsome pack Of playing cards, and
Frederick schultze won the third, a
pocket knife. The consolation prize was
awarded to William Trantz.
Those who took part were.-samuel Will
Mans, Edward Fry. Henry Borgstede. Jr..
Michael Schulsze, Charles Herig, Ado,ph
Lange-. William Frantz. Charles Brown,
Winfield Dunn. Charles Merker, Freder-
lex schultze. John Brill, DR.. Frazee.
Frederick .Merker, Christopher Paulson
and Richard Petit. Samuel Williams and
Henry Borgstede were in charge.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-06
Wreoking the City's Credit.

The Evening Journal apparently is
regaining breath and courage from its
Crusade of last year-which, by the
way, it does not dare mention now-and
it has started upon a new raid of in
fanny. This time, it is not SO much per-
sonal character as the public credit that
Is assailed. Once before, the Journal
tried to force down the market price of
city bonds by printing a faxed story that
a default in the interest in the water
account was imminent. Only the prompt
indignation of the city officials and the
business men and property owners avert
ed disaster through this ssbear raid"
n~neasiness by a general attack upon the
city's financial management.
The articles in the Journal, abound in
deliberate and unqualified falsehoods, and
the circumstances are such as to preclude
the idea that these result from ignorance
or error. One of the most prominent
members of the Journal" staff is Mr..
Alexander McLean-indeed public opinion
credits the authorship of these very
articles to this gentleman.
Now, Mr.. Mclean is an official of the
city, and, what is more. of the financial
branch of the city government He rep
resents the city as Commissioners in the
County Board for the Equalization of
Taxes. In his official capacity, it is his
duty to acquaint himself with the details
of the city's finances, and those who
know Mr.. Mclean best are least inclined
to think that his errors are due either to
ignorance or lack Of comprehension.
Then what shall be thought of an asser-
tion like the following. which appeared in
the Evening Journars of yesterday
Last year the city received 1872. 900 from
the taxes levied upon its railroad prop
erty.
This is a baId-headed lie. hi amount
received was exactly 1891. 600. The year
before, Mayor Wanser's administration
had Eeeeived 1929, 900. Therefore the in
crease last year was Just s1os.ooe. But, be
It embere that the very week before
Mayor Wanser's term ended. the Repub-
lican Board Of Fire Commissioners, APP
pointed by him. abolished the Old buffalo"
system, and established the present full
paid Fire Department., at an added ex-
nanso ~ <7s mn a
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-06
Superior Vaudeville Show at the
Bon Ton Theatre.

A straight variety show of nine good
numbers furnished three solid hours Of
fun at the Bon-Ton last evening. and it
is safe to say that with all the good
shows the management has provided this
winter few have equalled, and certainly
lone have surpassed the entertainment
given last night. Cooper an Bloom. Who
come from Proctor's Pleasure Palace,
were down at the bottom of the bill, as
the best things are always kept for the
last, ana it was well worth ~anyone's
While to wait for this clever pair of
comedians. Such screams of laughter as
they produced has, perhaps, never before
been heard within the walls Of the Bon
Ton. The makeup of Mr.. Cooper as the
tramp is simply q triumph in the art OF
stage makeup, for the tramp certainly
looked as if it would require a plentiful
supply of soap and water to bring him
back to the semblanee of a respectable
citizen.
The song. at Never Troubles Me was
uproariously received. There is nothing
in Mr.. Cooper's performance that is not
finished and clean cut-the kin of work
that stamps the artist. His partner. Miss
Bloom, was all that could be desired as
a real nice 'sDown East old maid" -Ier
dialect is enough to delight the heart of
a New Englander n make him wish for
home and pie.
The C~armontelle Sisters are two clever
little ladies, especially Miss Hattie.a A
cleverer negro comedian thar She is not
to be found in the vaudeville business.
Her quips and jests were irresistibly fun-
nv, and<When the sisters finished .sHay-
ing Fun with the Mississippi Gal" the
audience was simply exhausted from
laughing. The three Ouri Sisters were a
novelty in their act on revolving globes.
such business being generally left to men.
But the work of these three
young women will compare favor
ably with that of any male
performers in the business, and the COM
edy work of the smallest one, and pres
umably the youngest of the trio, IS
seldom equalled and shows how a panto-
mimist can be funny without being stu
pidly silly.
Newell and Shevett did some very clever
tricks on the horizontal bars. It is hard
but these two performers have succeeded
in showing a lot of new feats that at
times almost took ones breath away.
The programme does not give the names
of the sRager Girls" There were eight of
them all told. But whoever they are they
introduced a dance that is called THE
Rag Time Waltz which to say the least
of it. is startling. The whole show in
fact is good in every particular, and, what
is more, is clean throughout.