The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-11
MINKS MAKE MERRY
GTeenvil1e's Big Republican
Club Celebrates It's
Twenty.first Birth
day.
GOVERNOR VOORHEES, BodMED
Tell What Virtuous Peo-
pie There Are in the Party and
Eulogize One Anothers

Eulogize One Anothers
Greenville wore a lively appearance last
night when the Minkakwa Club celebrate
ed its t~wenty-first anniversary with a
dinner and social reunion. Governor
Voorhees, was there, and many other shin
ing lights of the Republican party who
took the opportunity to start several
booms in the interest of favored ones for
official honors.
The "Minks" present and their guests
numbered about two hundred. among the
latter being several prominent Demo-
Gratis, who. casting politics aside, en-
tered heartily into the social enjoyment
of the occasion, and participated in the
enthusiasm created by the patriotic por-
ton of the speeches. and the National
airs played by the orchestra.
Three tables were set the entire length
Of Belvidere Hall, with a cross table at
the upper end, at which the President CT
the club and guests were seated, on the
right of the President being Governor
Voorhees, and Congressman Charles M.
Fowler of Union county, and Prosecutor
James s.. Erwin, and on the left State
Senator William NJ. Johnson, Major ".
H. Armstrong, ex-Mayor Wanser, FL
nance Commissioners Henry Brautigam
and Reuben Simpson and ex-Comrnissioner
]. ]. Detwiller. Other prominent citizens
present were:-Ex-President of the Board
of Education Joh j. Voorhees,. Finance
Commissioners Cone and Minis, Colonel
Samuel D.. Dickinson, Chief of Police
Benjamin Murphy, Police Justice Potts,
Police Court Clerk Higgins, Counsellors
Robert Carey n William H. Speer, Jr.,
Creswell Mclaughlin. Corporation Attor-
ney w. D.. Douglass, Aldermen Decker,
Bcrneman and Fry. Michael Schultz, Sr..
Michael Schultz, Jr., Horace FarrieI,
William Blakeley, Clayland Tilden. Coun-
selor Peshall, ex-Assemblyman George
Nelson, Frederick r. Lockwood, Theodore
Wegman, John p. Landrine, John Westail
Elmer Demarest, Charles Merker. /. It.
Goidenhorn, John ]. Yule, Joseph Guisto,
Charles N. King, John Keller, William E
Reed, Frank Lockwood, Clerk Martin
Finck of Board of Education. Assistant
Clerk Winfield Dunn, H. H. Holmes, John
Morrell, ]. Henry Borgstede, Jr., B..
George Wegman, Edward S. Brown,
Samuel r. Williams.
The gathering was called to order by
President Charles Merker and a blessing
invoked by the Rev. C. F. Hull, pastor
of the Linden M. E. Church, and then
Mrs. Zeugner served the following
SOUP
Mock Turtle
Salmon Trout, a la Minkakwa,
with dressing
ENTREES
Filet, with Mushrooms
Potatoes Parisienne
Vim ROUGE
ROTI
Turkey Green Peas
Cranberry Sauce ana Potatoes
ENTREMETs sUCREs
Pudding Rochefort Cheese
Assorted Cakes Fruits Ice Cream
Coffee and Tea
After the feast Robert Corey was toast
master, and be ably filled the position.
After a speech of welcome by President
Merker, in which he told of the origin,
rise and growth of the club and his antici-
pations of its future prosperity. he con-
cluded by Offering a toast to the memory
of Peter Dafeldecker. a member who had
died during the year. The toast was
drunk in silence. Mr.. Carey, with a pleas
ing Introduction, read letters of regret
at being unable to be present from Presi-
dent William Mckinley. Vice President
Carrot A. Hobart, United States Attor-
ney General John w. Griggs. J. Frank
Fort and Adam Reed. IN absent mem
Der, and the following communication
from the Chairman Of the Dinner Com
mittee:-
Any man found here tonight in a
sober state of mind will be turned
- ,rrri ~ he nm
marily dealt with.
Governor Voorhees, was then introduced
to respond to the toast, Our State" At
ter expressing his thanks for the very
cordial greeting he had received. he said
II am not sure that the people of Green
vile are so honored in having one filling
the position of Governor come among
them as the POSTMASTER has declared.
Lawyers have not yet fully made up their
minds whether / am Governor Of the
State or a Senator. 1 certainly will not be
Governor If / resign as Senator, but in
the language Of the Chinee. l am Cover
nor alice samee.' When I was invited to
come to Greenville to the dinner of the
Minkakwa Club ] said to myself
sGreenville, Greenyille. Where is Green
Vile. and what is the Minkakwa Club?'
But when I was told and arrived here I
was ashamed of having been so ignorant
Of the place and it's people. and glad to
know that l a a hand in the appoint
ment of one of its prominent citizens.
Mr.. Erwin, as Prosecutor of YOU county
1t is true Mr.. GriggsN anticipated my ac-
tion by appointing him. but it became my
duty to sign his commission, and to SUBJ
sequently give him a reappointment.
II am in a position in which it is not
best for me to make any exrenueu re-
marks. / might open my mouth and put
my foot in it. Blu let me say that in
whatever position / I'm placed ! intend to
do tina which In my best judgment I be-
lieve will be for the best interest and
welfare of the people, and the prosperity
of the State. You are all loyal Ameri-
cans; the flag of your country is upper
most In your minds. and you have the
satisfaction of knowing that those in
charge of the Government nave so acted
in the present state of affairs as to conl-
rnand the commentator of the whole
world. They have not acted rashly, put
so as to command the approval of all the
patriotism and loyalty of the American
people, which can be relied upon at all
times We are upon the opening of an
/ Important campaign, and unity is essen
tial for success. While / shall endeavor
to SO conduct the high position / hold I
ask the suppo OF all good Republicans.
I shall always invite your criticism of
my acts and hope to receive your SYM
no thv annrava1 and slluDort.ss