The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-02
Soeietp Topits.

kind of a plan was proposed, but 4 char
ity euchre was found to be the only thing
by which Il great amount or money could
be raised with no expense attached; no
expese that Is to the Lenten Sewing Cir
Gle. The expense to the merchants of the
city is not of course, taken into consider
alton. They are expected to be delighted
to contribute their mites to the enjoyment
of Jersey City society. The Lenten Sew
ing Circle met Thursday and decided to
hold its big euchre Tuesday afternoon.
April u, In the Palma Club. The tick
cts are now being cirulated.
The Christmas Guiid will also give a
charity euchre. Miss Louise Edge, the
President of the Guild, has charge of it..
The euchre will be held in st. Aloysius
Hall. Saturday afternoon, April 10, at z
O'Clock. This euchre is ON the same
benevolent plan as that given by the Len
ten Circle. Society ladies will be very
generous, and give one dollar for which
they have a chance at thirty or forty
beautiful prizes. by playing euchre, all
the prizes donated. The ice cream and
cake are also donated ard the charitable
ladies have that thrown in for their dol
lar. oh. charity, charity!
There seems a great lack of originality
IN Jersey City. One kind of entertain
ment. silver tea, pink tea, or progressive
enehre. is introduced, and then all the
variations are played on it till one be-
comes weary of the very name.
There is a slow town called Philadelphia,
where the Inhabitants play a lively game
in place OF euchre. They play checkers.
Perhaps its introduction into Jersey City
society might make q diversion.
Even a novelty like the Yale tea is to
be duplicated. For years college glee
clubs visited Jersey City and gave their
concerts and went, and that was the end
of it. Blu last year Yale deigned to
honor us. and nothing was too good Tor
her boys. We gave them a tea and the
usual after dance, and ever since then
there has been talk of it with every club
which has visited the city.
Now the Princeton boys are coming and
they too must nave a tea, and a dance,
and. still more, a supper. But they say
the boys can't come-they have lessons,
and must study until time for the concert.
This the girls consider a hard blow and
they still have hopes. They are now con-
sidering. it is said. the ACCESSIBILITY OF
sending a delegation of the prettiest girls
in the city to the hard hearted president
of Princeton. and intreat him to let us
have the boys.
There is now another instance going the
rounds of that good-breeding, frequently
spoken OF in this city. It was at a recent
meeting of a senai-social organization-te
tell what the ladies had met for would be
10 give ii away-when a certain question
was brought before the body. The ma
fortiy of the ladies were in favor of it.
In fact. there were but three opposed.
The chairman suggested that the three
give their reasons, when much to every
ene's surprise a lady, prominent in the
organization, one of the prime-movers,
said III an-evidently intentionally audible
voice, "Oh, 1T isn't necessary. They don't
counts'
4 The last of the four subscription dances
given By the younger set" will be held
in Phillips Hail, Monday evening, April
18th. The younger set does not waste
much time in sackeloth after Lent IS
over. The committee having charge OIL
the dance is Messrs. Robert NJ Jarvis,Jr.,
r. Percy Schenck and Eugene c. Batch
elar. The -patronesses are Mrs EDWIN
Bennett. Mrs. William G. Bumsted, Mrs.
Jonathan Dixon, Mrs. Joseph A. Dear, Jr.,
Mrs. Garwood Ferris, Mrs. Robert M.
Jarvis, Mrs. Everest Beach Kiersted. Mrs.
George Marshall, Mrs. FIavel MCGEE,
Mrs. Willis o. Newcomb, Mrs. Edward T..
Young. Mrs. Henry E. Niese. Mrs. Wal
ter Rae, Mrs. Vincent R. Schenck, Mrs.
James Throekmorton and Mrs. William J.
Toffey.
The second of the three readings given
by Mrs. Carolyn Paddock Pratt, will be
held next Tuesday afternoon. at the resi-
dence of Miss May Forman, Bergen ave-
nue.. Miss Edith Cairns will play the
piano, and Miss Edna Edwards the violin.
The General Society of the Daughters
of the Revolution will hold it's annual
meeting in Boston, instead of in New
York. as it formerly did, April 25 and rs.
A reception will be given to the Daugh-
ters at the Algonquin Club. Tuesday af-
ternocn. Several Jersey City women will
probably attend the 1Aeeting.
The Rambler Club which met Wednes-
day afternoon in Hasbrouck Institute,
and heard a lecture by Mr.. Chester jay
Hunt, on ssWilliam Morris" will not meet
again until Wednesday afternoon, April
q. Miss Myers, the Presidents of the Club
will spend Easter week with the former
associate President. Miss May Florence
Park. now Mrs. B. K. McIntire, at Carl
isle. Pennsylvania, and for that reason
the Club will omit one Of its meetings.
1.-THE Problems of Today" will be dis
cussed at the next meeting, and Miss
Myers will endeayor to have Miss Brad
ford speak about Social Settlements"
The Old Volumes will meet next We'd
nesday. and continue the discussion OF
Greek art, literature and history, begun
this fall.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
First Presbyterian Church, Emory street,
gave a sociable to which children of four
teen were especially invited. There was
an interesting programme.
The Rutgers Glee Club will give a con-
cert Friday evening. April Is, at Has
brouck Hall. The Forensic Society OF
High School, is arranging the concert to
celebrate the -twenty-second anniversary
az the organization of the Forensic So
5orco will fnl1nW the concert.