The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-12
FOR SWEET CHARITY.
Greenville Ladies Play
Euchre to Provide a
Christmas for Poor
Children.

a ilS uSbdl SUCCESS dtltilueu the EGSuidE
annual charity euchre held Saturday aft
ernoon In Columbia Hall, Greenville, for
the purpose of raising funds with which
to purchase presents for the INDECENT chill
dren of that sections Of the city. It was
a decided success from both a social
and financial point Of view. and the
ladies in charge are greatly pleased with
the amount Of money received. The hall
was filed with ladies from every part of
the city. who took an interest in the
worthy charitable work Others, who
could not come, purchased tickets there
by Increasing the Christmas fund.
Everything used at the euchre was do
mated. Mr. Joseph Kaiser kindly left the
hall at the disposal of the ladies. All
the chairs and tables We're supplied by
well known furniture houses. IN fact,
every year, Mr.. Kaiser offers the hall to
the ladies'. Every prize awarded was
donated, and there were some beautiful
ones among the lot.
When play began about three o'clock
there were more than eighty participants
Messrs. Robert Carey WilIiam Speers A.
H.. Bennett, Frank Thomas and A. De-
Willer kept account of the games, and
were very busy all the afternoon punen-
ing the cards of the players who won.
Not until five o'clock did the pleasant
affair terminate. The prizes were placed
upon the platform and each lady. accord
ing to the number of games won, was
given the privilege to select a prize. This
Continued until all were disposed OF.
Forty-three prizes We're awarded, and
many who only had four or five games 10
their credit were fortunate enough to cap
lure prize because of the abundance of
them.
Greenville ladies who are IN charge of
this Christmas fund are confident that
the receipts of Saturday will amount TO
more than 800 This money WILL as
usual, be spent in purchasing all sorts OF
good things for the tots. For several
Years the ladies have provided for the
little ones and hundreds have been made
happy in this manner. Last year about
four hundred youngsters received pres
ents and the ladies' are sure that that
many can be taken care of this year.
of the gifts. but the children win doubt
less be made happy during the week
after Christmas. Columbia Hall will be
the scene of the merry making and all
cts SO that every one viii come in for
his. or her share.
These ladies certainly deserve much
credit for the work they are doing. The
majority Of the prizes awarded at the
eucllre party were solicited by them
Those who won prizes were:-Mrs. D.
way drop lamp: Mrs. G. Perry, sofa pill
low: Miss Mary Murray, banquet lamp;
Mss Belle Phillips plate; Mrs. Bradley
char Miss Tinnie Scott. pocketpook
Mrs. G.. Writ. fernery. Miss Mary Dem
nin plate: Miss Dalton table; Mrs. j.
Sutherland. Dresden plate; Mrs. A. Reid,
scrap basket; Mrs Fl Harms, nut dish,
Mrs J. Williams, book; Mrs. NJ OUT
water, Jewel cabinet; Miss Amy Mitchell,
opera glass bag:s Miss Katie Mitchell,
book: Mrs. NJ. Clark, ink stand: Mrs.
Grimm, violet bottle: Mrs. Goodspeed.
ornament; Mrs H. Rose, bisque orna-
ment; Mrs. Enerl book; Mrs. H, Oler-.
SON cup and saucer; Mrs. Eadnus.
faseinatof; Mrs. Jaesfe. ornament
Mrs j. Mitchell cenuloid box;
Mrs FIinse ornament; Mrs Plat
pudding dish: Mrs p S. Van Win
kie. palm Mrs Grady, ink stand; Mrs
o. p Vree3and. jardeaiere: Mrs Rush,
bog OF handkerchiefs. Miss Sarah Haiglt,
budding dish: Mrs Elizabeth Carey.
hook. Mrs ID. Schultze. dish: Mrs. Hat
ten. palna Miss Fannie Outwater book:
Mrs. B. Caldwell. picture Miss Elizabeth