The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
BEEFsTEAK oDuBs DINNER.
First Event Ons III Great Epioym.nt
~Who Were 'riperr.

First Eve 0ue af Great EDjoymtB Mt
Who Were irilerr.
The. Beefsfeak C1up of Jersey City gave
its first dinner last night in its rooms at
No. 81 Newark avenue, and there's not q
doubt it was a splendid success.
What more could a guest WANT There
wero juicy steaks. washed down. with
sherry and Barton ale: cigars and a first
class entertainment afterwards. to say
nothing about meeting a ~good-natured,
jolly. patriotic. crowd of citizens, who
threw all care aside, and, for one night at
least. forgot all about fake exposes and
mud-digging committees.
Presiding 1t the small table on the dais
sat the President Of the dub Assembly
mar TEDDY Carroll and near him sat
Vice President John H. Brown, Chief
Murphy. Alderman e. Barr. James F.
Woodmencey. John Coyle, Joseph o'Con-
nor, Alex, Giles, James Haggerty, j. W.
Donelan, James Robern, James Jansen,
Thomas Cummings, Edward Lavertye De-
teetive Michael Doyle. Patrick McCon-
vile, James Robertson, Joseph Kaiser OF
Metropolitan Hall, Greenville. founder
of the first Beefsteak Club in Hudson
county; Clarence Outwater, John Flah-
erty. e.. NJ. Flaherty, James Knowles,
James Kerney, Alexander Glien of New
York, Edward cosgrove. w. c. Collins,
Joseph Dodds. I. Keeley. Rector B. Fish,
Samuel Ellis. Thomas Price, Denis Galla-
CHER, Frank carleys James Kelly. F. Lo-
sey, William Layerty, Thomas McLaugh-
lin. Peter Garyey, Patrick McHorney, IA
trick Baxter, Joseph Buckridse, James
Mckee, William Davis. Colonel Robert G.
Smith of the Fourth Regiment, Surrogate
James Z. Lillis, ex-Alderman Day, Capt.
Thomas F. Nugent, Peter Madden; Capt.
Carey, Frank McKenna, John Bell, VIII
lam Ormsby, Joseph Quirk. James NJ
gent, City Marshal Vreeland, James
O'Neill, George Donaldson, Frank Nc
Mahon, ex<Assemblyman James F.. Nor
ton. ex-Freeholder John p. Gorman,
Harry Donglass, Deteetiyee R o. Goa peap-
Fred Crandafl, DR.. Harry Griffith OF Ran
dalls Island, Rudolph w. Sailer; Dennis
Sullivan. Edward j. Cooney. Alexander
Watson and John Roberts.
There was no time lost after the guests
had been seated around the small square
tables, on each of which stood a huge
tinguished chef of the Gordon bleu,
Thomas Flanagan, who had as his mar
mitonss James Nugent, Joseph Buckridge
and Edgar A. Vreeland, While j. Mckee
Frank Mcmahon. John Roberts. 1. Con-
merton and others quickly served the
dainty morSelS to the Hp-SmacKlnS
guests. My. how the steaks disappeared
and didn't the roasters at the south end
of the room. led by Edward Cooney, get
away with them? By the way. Mr.. Coo
ney was afterwards presented with a Dig
badge. on which was the legend, Cham
pion Beefsteak Eater of Hudson county.
and well he deserved the distinction; ne
even out-Divvered Paddy Diver, ana
that is not saying a t There We're
other presentations of delicately per-
fumed cabbage bouquets to the president
and vice president, which ceremonies ere
ated roars of laughter. Then came the
music. There were such clever artists as
Joseph O'Connor. Philip Heck. Sid. Jor-
dan. Harry Mangan n their confreres
of the famous Temple Quartette, whose
singing is ever finished and delightful.
James w. Donelan. who evidently has
mistaken his vocation and should drop
his law books and go on the variety
stage; E. A. Vreeland and others, thus
completing a continuous performance OF
steaks, ale-Sherry songs, SOLOS. cigars anu
the process repeated many times.
To Mr.. James Nugent. George Garfet-
son of the committee. not forgetting tne
officers, particularly the very gentle
manly, courteous amateur WATERS, VINO
actually wouldn't take a tip, al praise
was due for their efforts to make every
one comfortable, ii they had heard
only the nice things said about them their
cheeks would be as rosy as the steaks
they served. These are the officers of tn
club:-President, II. J. Carroll; Vice Pres
ident. John H. Brown; Secretary, Phlhp
McGoverna Treasurer. George Garretson,
and Sergeant-at-Arms, Michael Doyle.