The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-04
Smietu Topies.


majority OF the social clubs, cuchres, ETC.,
have closed for the season, and those
that have not are making speedy prepar-
ations toward that end. Golf, tennis,
cycling, etc, are now the fad of the hour.
The Jersey City Golf Clu has been grow
ing steadily and when the membership
was limited TO $50 it probably never en-
tered the minds of those making the rules
that the club would ever reach that NUM-
Der. Today. however, there is an enroll
ment of 1SS, leaving a margin of only
twelve. Who will be the lucky dozen?
Lost Saturday the club held its closing
tournament and on Wednesday, the win
ners of the various tournaments played
a match game for the prize. Mr.. Charles
Hamstead carried off first and Mr.. George
H. Toffey second honors. To Mrs. b.. 2.
Craig remains the glory of being the best
lady golfer in the club.
So successful have been the various
tournaments that, although the members
are even now complaining of the mosquf-
toes on the links the clubhouse will be
open all Summer, and many interesting
games Will be played. In the fall a club
tournament will probably be held, for
which all members will AVE to qualify
before entering.
Although the new clubhouse was for
mally opened only last Saturday, there is
some talk among the members of build
ing a larger house and turning the whole
affair into a country club. Perhaps this
Will be accomplished in the fall
The Jersey City Tennis Club will hold
a meeting during the coming week, when
arrangements will be made to prepare at
least three of its courts for a tournament,
in which the Bergen Tennis I'll will
participate. AS yet there is but one court
in readiness This is wing to the recent
heavy rains. which. until the past week,
have hindered the progress Of all outdoor
sports.
There has been considerable work done
on the tennis grounds adjoining st. Johns
Episcopal Church, on Summit avenue.
during the past week. and it is hoped
everything will be in readiness for the
healthful and exciting pastime by the
early part of next week.
Now that the weather begins to look
encouraging. several new cycling ciubs
are -brming, more especially for Saturday
excursions, as that is the day most suited
to the men, without whom even a ladies'.
wheeling club cannot exist.
The Epwerth League Cycling Gu has
about completed its list of members and
will be ready for active pedal-pushing in
the course of a week or so, when a short
rum. probably to Bergen Point, will be
arranged.
Another form of outdoor amusement
now interesting society is the trolley ride.
Many large parties have already opened
the season in this way and many more
are following suit. A number of the ladies
from the Bergen Reformed Church, on
Bergen avenue. are making arrangements
to charter a car for next Wednesday
evening. when they will ride TO the Point,
have a clambake and return home.
Hasbrouck commencement exercises will
practically commence on Sunday, June Il,
when the Ba~ccalaureate sermon will be
preached by the Rev. j. c. Allen at the
Bergen Baptist Church. There will be
seventeen essays this year. As there are
twenty-five graduates this is two-thirds
of the entire class, but as these essays
are limited as to time they will probably
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programme. Miss Elizabeth Mclean will
be the valedictorian. Miss Mary Suther-
land. salutatorian, and Misses Josephine
Van Horne, Susie Sands and Mr.. Frank
Gravatt, first, second and third honors.
There is still another honor, though of a
totally different character. It has been
won by Mr. Daniel Hardenburg, who dur
ing his nine years of school life, has never
been late or absent. When the fact was
officially announced it proved too much
for the other gentlemen of the class, who,
taking Mr.. Hardenburg on their shoulders,
something after the manner of a success
full football player, marched with him
through the building.
The graduates are:-Misses Elizabeth
Mclean, Mary Sutherland. Josephine Var
Horne, Suzanne Sands, Sarah Nive, Bessie
White, Florence Phillips, Matte Nordine,
Marvion Blake, Alice Mitchell, Edna Van
derhoff, Mabelle Reimer and Mary Brown,
Messrs. Elmer Ames, Robert Anderson,
Carl G.. Metzler, J. Herbert ~Lippincott.
Frank F. Grevalt. Clinton Fiske, Isaac N.
Quimby, Arthur Haskings, George Staples,
Irving Vanderhof, Daniel Hardenburg
and Ernest SewelI.
The matter of essays at the High School
-mence has been settled, though
it has not yet officially known just how
many there will be, but it is officially an
nounced that Miss Elizabeth Briggs is
valedictorian. AS this means the stu
dent of the highest standing in both the
January and June classes Miss Briggs is
to be conTplimented. Close on her heels
comes Miss Tillie Pferson, who holds first
honor, missing that of valedictorian by
asgd. The salutatorian will be Miss
Christine Catrevas.
The young ladies of the Alpha Sigma
Society graduating classes gave their
farewell spread yesterday, at four
O'Clock, in Miss Nichols room OF the
school building. The menu was tasteful
ly gotten up with a fac smile of the
badge of the society at the top. and tied
with blue and yellow ribbon. the colors of
the Alpha Sigma. OF course the menu
was in French. but as the majority of
those present did not understand that
language, the various dishes We're eaten
regardless of their respective names.
Toasts were responded to by Misses
Grace Tilden. Lucy Harvey and Christine
Catrevas. besides which there was a solo
BY Miss Elizabeth Z. Speers, and speeches.
by the dozen.
n,ono tba honorary members present