The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-31
TABERNACLE DANCERS.
The School Founded by Rev.
John Z. Scudder Has
National Celebrity.
FOREIGNERS WANTS 70 JOIN
Letters From Various Quar-
tiers Three Glasses Full
and Another in Con
temptation.

The Rev. John l.. Seudder's dancing
class in connection with the Peoples
Palace has proved a big success. The
membership is so large that Professor
Williams, who has the instruction of the
pupils, has his hands full each class night
| There are three classes and it may be
necessary to start another, so numerous
are the applications.
The classes at present meet on Tuesday
and Saturday nights II Saturday after
Moons. The afternoon class is for chill
dren. The publicity which was given the
dancing school in the newspapers has
made 1t famous all over the country, and
applications for membership have been
received from New York, Hob0lzen. Bay
onne and all cities within easy reach Of
Jersey city. Enough applications have
been received from New York City alone
to make up a class Of Respectable size.
From the 0 Of the letters received by
| the Rev. Mr.. Scudder it appears that It is
not so much the small price charged for
| instruction-ten cents a lesson-as the fact
that the class is under the auspices OF
the church that appeals to those persons
who desire to join.
Some of the letters which the Rev. MT
| Scudder has received are interesting. He
has consented to the publication Of a few
| of them. with tho stipulation however
| that the names of the writers be with
held. Most of the letters are from per-
| sons living outside of Jersey City. Here
is one from a New York girl
Dear SirAReading in the = that
you will let your young people learn
to dance 1 thought | would write ana
- - to L 49, ~ nIcac a iniff ~ | a m a
young girl keeping house for nay
father and am not allowed to so 70
public dance halls. NY father Thought
1t would be better ii ] would get more
aceuainted as / have 10 friends and
never go out [ do not know how to
dance At ali. but would like to SO
papa told me to ask you II you Would
let me join. as l am such a BABY I 1eel
so hamed to go anywhere Wit1Gul
him and he is getting to be an Q!d
man ana can't go out with me. he did
not know if you would mind, being
live in New 1ork.
1 have no mother and am very care
full where / go, and the church IS the
only place for any one TO go, Tor
think the dancing schools are no NJ
place for anyone 70 go. You must
pardon me. dear Rev. for writing, Only
your letter in the - was so true
thought would write and ask you.
Please could ! ONE for | am very
lonesome and | know II / go 10 a
church that | feel at home in 1 VIII pc
better off. / would like to so over 10
your church, for l have not found g
church / felt at home in since ] came
TO New York. | went TO the ConSre-
gsfianal Church in Shelton, ConnectI-
cut. [ had a Sunday school class
there. Hoping you do not think me
forward and hoping to hear from youf
l remain.
P. S,-Papa said please do not TT
the reporter get my letter, as ne would
not like my name in the paper.
A married woman living in New York
writes as follows
Dear Sir-I am a stranger not long
here. Have read through the paper
of YOU. l am of good moral character
and would like very much to join the
dancing class as | never go 10 puplis
dances would like very much TO pc
where there are nice people. l can
give good reference as TO my CHAR
acter.
A young man living in Jersey cits
writes
Learning through the columns of
the - of your proposed dancing
school and also that you are about 70
enroll names for membership, | desire
to make application for enrollment.
am eighteen years OF age ana Teslae ~
- and am employed with the ABOVE
society "a well known New YORK m
suranca company, which | mention
i desire also to submit the name Of
my sister VINO IS q Iea aras4rm 4
that vouches for her. VIII you please
inform me on enclosed postal Wnetner
our applications meet with your ldVoI-
aisle consideration, also the Gay upon
which the first lesson Will pc given
and any further directions which may
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