The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-07
FOUR7H'S GREAT BALL
Sale of Boxes at the Armory
Meets With Gratifying
Success.
MAYOR HOGS AMONG THE BIDDERS
Colonel Toffey Buys Next to the
List Of the
Purchasers,
HOGS AMONG THE BIDDERS

The sale of boxes for the Armory ball,
which is to be held on February 16, oc-
| Cured in the Fourth Regiment Arnory
on Saturday night. There was a. slim at
| tendance, less than 100 persons partiei-
pating in the bidding. Aside from these.
| Who sat in chairs, arranged in front OF
the auctioneer's stand, which was at the
Bergen avenue end of the Armory, there
were perhaps another 100 persons who
watched the proceedings out of curiosity
| from the balcony. Not a bid was received
for fifteen of the boxes, but despite this
fact the Ball Committee say that the sale
was by far the most successful ever held.
While the number of boxes sold at the
| auction did not equal that of last year
| the prices brought were decidedly better
and the sum total, when the other boxes
| are disposed of by private sale, as they
undoubtedly will be, will be much larger
| than in 1897. over $500 was received Tor
the boxes sold Saturday night and the
| minimum prices for the boxes unsoid Is
over 5000. The sum realized last year was
a little over $500.
The sale did not begin until nearly min
o'clock. The persons interested IN the
purchase of boxes began to gather snort
| ly after eight o'clock, and with diagrams
| Of the boxes in hand went about the
Armory examining the various locations
and making their choices. In little groups
here and there mel chatted OF politics,
the club and things not exactly related 10
the matter in hand. In one group We're
seen Mayor Hoos, former Sheriff John j.
Toffey and Frank Stevens. the a~pctioneer.
| m another corner, Robert Elliott, James
Young. Judge Bedle, Leon Albeit and j.
j. Hulshizer, Jr., were chatting pleasantly
together. The ladies, not more than a
dozen of whom were present. sat in the
chairs arranged for the bidders while the
men strolled about the floor.
The boxes were arranged on the four
sides of the building with the principal
box, which is to be reserved for wee
President Hobart. Attorney General
Griggs and the Governor and his staff, in
the center of the right. The right hand
boxes are lettered B and the number be-
gin with the box newt the Tuers avenue
entrance and end with box No. 10, at the
Bergen avenue end. On the opposite size
the boxes are lettered A and the num-
hrs begin at the other end and run from
to 20. In front of the Tuers avenue en-
trance is a marquee for the patronesses.
Opposite the box reserved for the Vice
President. Governor and party is a SINH
lar box. which will be occupied by General
Merritt and officers of the United States
Army. The boxes along the Bergen ave
nue. end of the armory, nine in number,
llare lettered c. In the centre of these
boxes is a double box, which VIII De re-
served for military guests.
Before beginning the sale Auctioneer
stevens announced that a person buying
two boxes adjoining each other could
have the dividing railing removed. Each
box. he announced, will hold six persons.
A minimum price was set on each box.
The first one sold was B II, adjoining the
Governors box on the right. There was
but one bidder, Colonel John J. Toffey,
who secured it for the minimum price
$35.
AT no time was the bidding spirited and
many of the boxes went the minimum
price. Colonel Robert Smith secured b
IA, the box on the left of the Governors
for $40. Mr.. Hulshizer secured B : ana .,
the one for $s5 and the other for $50. The
rninumim price on each OF these boxes
was s25. General Wanser secured A . next
General Merritt's box, for $3S, the mimi
mum price. General Wanser bid by
proxy. He was not present at the sale.
Mayor Hoos will occupy c ;, which he
secured for $26, am advance OF 81 over the
minimum price.
The complete list of purchasers and the
prices paid, is as follows
B martin Collins, 81.
B 2-Daniel Smith, $40.
B s-Mrs. Eta Henderson, $40.
B HGeorge Miller, S2S.
B 5-William C. Post, $26.
6-Frank L Vanderheck, $50.
III. E. Hulshizer. Jr., $50.
S-J. E. Hulshizer, Jr., $50.
9-Robert w. Elliott. ss5.
1O-Smith D. Mackey, sS5.
b 11-Colonel John J. Toffey, $35.
l2-Colonel Robert Smith, $40.
B 1sICaptain Frank J.. Matthews, SS5.
H-E. r. c. Young, $50.
B 15-Colonel Leon Albeit, $50.
l6-Major William ]. Parker, SIS.
17-William Utz. $2s.
r 1s-colonel J. Howard Bumsted, Jr.,
s25.
B 1s-Edlow w. Harrison, $50.
AL. j. Cullen, $lO.
A IA. M. Henry. SIS.
A S-Dr. Philip j. koonz, $50.
9LGeneral P. f. Wanser, $50.
A 15-Oficers of Company G, $40.
A 1~6-Lieutenant James A. O'Neill, $50.
A 19-Judgc Jonathan Dixon, SIS.
A a-Peter Bentley, SIG.
Major A. L.. Steele. SIS.
p. M. S. Thomas, So.
c s-Lieutenant William Robinson, Jr.
s25.
c 4-Joel Dickinson, $25.
g Mayor Edward Hoos, $26.
C 9~-Lieutenant Frank II. Cole, SIS.
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