The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-29
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l4C lA-@% ~ 1922
the breakfast Is forgotten in the iuncheoh
of the Colonial Danes. It was the sixth
annual meeting and promised a success.
Tn day. last Wednesday, was set apart
II commemorate the founding OF the oiu
town of Bergen. and happy was the We
man who could boast of Duten ancestry
The day was rainy, but the DANES
sbowe5 their Dutch blood, donned rub
bers and macintosh, and padded Iorth
n tba direction of the Carteret Cup
Ho,se where a reception was held, the
warmfh of which could only be cooled
nv iced lemonade and coffee Never
aid sparrow on a bright sunny morning.
after a heavy rain, set up such a CHATTER
as these dignified DANES. Mrs =. =
Bedle smiled her sweetest smile as she
extended to each guest the white gloVea
hand OF welcome. All felt perfectly az
home in a gathering where everypous
knew everybody else. Everywhere reign
Ell the buff and blue Colonial coiors'
while the speakers played 30 Peep with
the large punches of yellow chrysanene-
NUNS tied with blue ribbon when poppea
up before them at every turn rms, now
ever. was too much for DR.. Brett, Whei
If came his turn to speak. He was not
practiced in the art of lodging, ana 50
took the liberty of quietly removing d
larga bl,nch of the favored flowers. which
bobbed up before him
So much was said in honor Of the Dutcn
and what they had done for Jersey CITY.
that for a while it seemed as though
these Hollanders were the only nation on
the elobe. till the Hon. Flavel MCGEE
6red American enthusiasm with q speech
on the recent Spanish-Ameriean War.
Tbis was at the afternoon session, held
in DR.. Brett's church, WHITTIER these
Dutch defendants navigated by means o.
,,m,rel,as and overshoes, Immediately
after ..The Star Spangled Banner, Al
Tho cjub house. and where a sumptuous
renast was served, garlanded with yellow
chrvsanthemums and blu ribbon some
of those chrysanthemums still live to dec
crate table or mantel in many a Colonlai
Danes home.
Last night brought home a number OF
tired but happy club women, who nave
been away from home and husband lof
two whole days. They had been attehar
ing the Federation of Women's Clubs. IN
Elizabeth, and were almost too tired 10
talk. Not that the speeches, though d
few of them might ad-vantageously nave
been dispensed with, were oyerpo"efihs,
but the election of officers, which oc-
cured yesterda, and took the entire Day
was enough to wear out even the htfie
president herself.
Ard yet they had all enjoyed thein-
selves. mingling pleasure with duty Wo-
man fashion
Thursday evening, a large reception was
given ait the residence of Mrs. William
-,.lflrta for nrpci-I
dent. where the ladies were received by
the hostess and Miss Jaime The latter
looking her sweetest. in d pretty gown OF
white organdze. The decorations We're OF
orchids and lilies of the valley, inter-
snersed with palms, while the dining room
table was a perfect fairyiand of flowers.
lights. and cut glass. and delicate viands.
This did not tend to prepare the ladies
for the morrow, when that weary election
of officers took place, as it deprived them
of the rest necessary to face that ordeal.
However, there they all were at ten the
next morning ready to vote. There must
have been a tremendous vote cast, for
though the ballots were deposited at
eleven. at half-past one not ever the vote
for president had been told. and still only
delegates were allowed the privilege. Two
years ago a whole days session had to
be devoted to this event, so that possibly
in the course of another two years the
system may be boiled down to such a fine
point that by getting up extra early in
the morning, the two or three hundred
votes cast can be counted by noon
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Club life is doing much for woman. As
one of the fair ones remarked, 1T is
teaching her to open her mouth though
this is simply a case where nature got
ahead of the clubs. No man has yet been
able to discover the age when woman did
not open her mouth.
And we women know what a man
ought to be- was another remark made
by one of these Federation women, the
other day. Yes, so well do they know
what he ought to be that they can now
surpass him in the imitation of his Gus
toms. even to the matter Of lengthy lee
lures.
Perhaps, after ali, the new woman may
be the new man.
The Ladies' Afternoon Musical Club
met on Monday afternoon, at the Bergen
School for Girls, and enjoyed an excel
lent programme. They did not start work
on the new chorus. as originally intended.
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November II. This chorus is bound to
be a success because everyone in the
club possesses musical talent, because it
is the first of its kind in Jersey City, and
because it is under the direction Of Miss
Lucy Nelson. Already congratulations
from outside have been received by the
ladies, among them a very nice letter
from Mr.. Victor Baier,. wishing the club
and chorus every success.
Last Tuesday morning the links of the
Jersey City Golf Club were dotted here
and there with the red jackets ard short
skirts of the LADY, golfers. 1t was the
opening game of the ladies' fall tourna-
ment series, and they had the ground ali
to themselves. Mrs. B. P. Craig carrying
off the honors.
Mrs. Craig, Miss Lewis, Miss Amy Lew
is and Miss Mcbride qualified for tho
match game which takes place next We'd
negday. Today is gentlemen's day and
they are likely to have a wet time of il.
The Players Club has not yet decided
upon a play for its next production, al
though there is some talk of giving a
"charity Ball. if these amateurs can
manage to get the scenery, etc. neces-
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