The Jersey City news., 1898-06-11
& Soeietp gopics.


Jersey City abounds in places or in
terest. So the Keramic Art Club says
and SO 1t has proved. These numerous
points Of interest have been cleverly por-
trayed on piacques and are now in pos
session of the various members OF the
club. Although these products OF art are
almost priceless they might possibly be
bought for song, provided of course the
quantity OF the song was sufficient.
How often Is heard the lament of Jersey
City people. Il should love to take walk
this lovely afternoon. but there is no
place in Jersey City to walk to-
This phrase is most frequently heard
when the speaker is entertaining some
New York friend ON a beautiful Sunday
New York. they say. has her parks
her pleasant streets. her buildings, her
style and her churches, but Jersey CITY
looks mean in comparison.
These pessimistic people are not among
the Keramic Art students. The latter
have gone out into the city and dug out
old ruins, looked up the records, and Wed
with each other in finding forlorn ola
house. often only a shanty, with the Old
est date and the oldest history. No need
10 go to New York for historical sites
Go to the Keramic Art Club and ask to
see its collection of placques. and plenty
of places of interest win be suggested
Places that are passed and repassed every
day without thought, too.
50.
In travelling through Maryland. Vir-
stnia and a few other Southern States
many old, ordinary looking houses will be
seen. A stranger does not even comment
upon them. but some native is sure to
point them out as t'the house where
George Washington spent the night,
until one begins to wonder how long
George Washington really did live. or II
his home life was something like Rip Van
Wrinkles and he dared not return after
DAYS outing On one occasion. upon see
ing an unusually old, broken down resi-
denee. by no means palatial, traveller
in one of these Southern States inquired
about it. expecting the usual answer
about Washington and his night
Oh said the guide, that is noted
as being one house in which George
Washington never slept"
Although there are probably many peo-
pie in Jersey City today who could tell
all about these Southern spots of inter-
est there are comparatively few who
know that Washington had his head
quuarters on the corner of Bergen and
Clinton avenues. This was one of the
facts brought out by the Keramic Art
Club Many other forgotten spots. per-
faps not quite as historical, but just as
interesting, have been portrayed. One of
the best of which was the "Old Tice
Tavern which won the prize at the June
meeting. 1t was painted by Miss Isabelle
NJ. Wightman. and was portrait of that
building DID, deserted and overgrown
with grass and weeds, which now stands
on the corner of Glenwood and Bergen
avenues The casual passerby would
probably wonder why on earth that old
place was not torn down and respect
able edifce erected but the Keramie
Art student would pause to briefly run
over its history, noting every tree, every
shrub and even the old shingles now rot
ting away. Over one hundred years old
is the place. Then it was a tavern; also
later in 1872, and in 1s40 1t was the polling
place for Bergen Township, which then
included all of Hudson county. This was
the time of the elections of William Henry
Harrison, or better known, perhaps. as
"Tippecanoe and Tyler too At least
twenty-five other entertaining histories
might be quoted from the Keramic
Artists placques, but in case New
Yorker comes to spend Sunday with
Jersey City friend again it might be wise
for that honored person to apply to the
Keramic Art Club for a suitable spot of
interest TO visit
One by one the various social clubs of
the city have closed for the season The
Woman's Club, with all its committees;
the Odd Volumes, the Ramblers, and last,
Monday the Keramic Art Club. This
club had very successful year One of
its members, Mrs. Priestman, having won
the diamond medal offered for the most
original design for cup and saucer, at
the Waldorf-Astoria exhibition last May,
and another, Miss Cornelia Post, having
honorable mention for the two bowls
comprising her contribution.
The. club as is usual with most scIubs.
ended with a sociable, and thought and
planned as a final send off, trip to the
Museum of Art, in New York. This, how
ever, was abandoned. when it was dis
covered that day when every member
could be present was impossible to find.
The club viii probably take the trip early
In the fall. The subject chosen for at
leGSI the 1fSL TWO meetings OIL Ile her-
annie Artists is Scenes from the present
war" and the members are going to work
at this, off and on, during the summer.
Probably more .'off' than "on.''
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Another club, exceptionally late in clos
ing, is the Ladies' Afternoon Euchre.
1t met last Tuesday at the residence of
Mrs. Anderson, on Bently avenue. the
regular day of meeting being changed
from Wednesday in order to accommo-
date some of the members who partici-
pated in the famous trolley party of the
Bergen Reformed Ladies' Aid Society on
that day. Gradually the attendance at
the euchres is dropping off, and the ladies
are not sorry that next week will be the
last till fall. There were three tables on
Tuesday, or twelve ladies' For the first
prize there was a tie of three, each '1av-
ing nine and one-half games out of the
ten, and Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Edward
Van Wrinkle and Mrs. Boltwood played off
the tie, Mrs. Anderson winning. The prize
was beautiful centre piece, embroidered
in maiden hair ferns.
The second prize. an exquisite etching,
was won by Mrs. Edward Van Wrinkle,
and the third. a Bohemian lilly vase, by
Mrs. Boltwood. The consolation prize,
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