The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-26

Direct Business Methods Employed IN
Dealing with Local Politics-Party Or
PLANTATIONS Utilized in the Interests OF
Good OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES STUDY
for Hudson County Citizens.
This article was alluded to by one Of
the member who happened to read the
journal, yesterday. Surprise was. ex-
pressed on the faces of almost every Nc
Ewanite in the crowded room.
II move you, Mr.. Chairman" facetious-
ly said one of the surprised members,
whose appreciation of humor is widely
known, that the Evening Journal be
extended a vote of the thanks of this as
sociation.
81 can imagine a little telephone
seance," said one of the foremos Nc
Ewanites present. Before ten o'clock to-
morrow morning there will be a tingling
of bells in the editorial sanctum of the
Journal 4 want the editor in charge
will come over the wire from the City
Hall. I don't know all the officials in
the City Hall, but I am sure we AVE a
City Treasurer there, and hell be at the
other end of the wire. Where's the edi-
tor?' he will ask. Gone on his vaca-
tion,' he will reply. We'll, who in the
hill is responsible for that article in the
journal yesterday from Chicago?' Will
BIZ the query from the City Hall end Of
the line.
II second the motion that a vote of
thanks be extended to the Evening Jour
nap for its publication of the Chicago ar
ticle,'' exclaimed another member, and
the motion was carried unanimously.
A real genuine vote of thanks was ex-
tended The Jersey City News for fair
and accurate reports of the associations
meetings.
Thomas owen Evans, of North Bergen,
submitted another list of twelve propo-
sitions for membership, bringing Mr..
Evans full list up to seventy-eight mem
bers. Major William B. Simmons sub
.mitted seven new names and w. Q. Jen-
nings twelve, making twenty-nine prepo-
sitlons submitted for membership last
night. These names will be all acted upon
by a specially appointed subcommittee
of the Executive Committee, which passes
upon them and advises pro or con con-
corning their enrolment. The association
now has about 1000 members.
The Constitution and Bylaws report
ed by Chairman Edward Schultze, of the
committee appointed to draft them was
adopted section by section. The execu-
tive committee will be composed of one
member from each ward in tn county,
and ten members at large, making the
committee consist of ffty-eight members.
The chairman is empowered to remove
any member of a committee who does
not attend the committee meetings..
H. J. Jennings, chairman of the COM
mittee appointed to arrange for an en-
tertainment to raise fands to be handed
over to the Citizens War Relief Com
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the dramatic and musical entertainment
to be held at Central Hall formerly
Prasser's), in Central avenue, on October
II, 1000 50-cent tickets and 1000 25-cent
tickets had been printed and would be put
upon sale in public places within a few
days. The choice seats are to be sold
at auction. The subcommittee in charge
of the souvenir journal or programme re-
ing promptly. Application for member
ship cards were also reported printed and
distributed among the members.
a motion to the effect thai the Declar-
meeting was laid over. The length of the
instrument made the motion objection
able TO some. 1t is probable that the real
ing of only extracts of the will
form part of the routine exercises of the
weekly meetings.
The war being over, and some doubt be-
ing expressed as TO the proceeds of the
coming entertainment being used for the
purposes originally intended Major Sim
mons moved that in case the funds were
not needed to relieve the families of SOL
diers who recently volunteered, a COM
mittee consisting Of the President Of the
association, the Treasurer of the Citi-
zen,s War Relief Committee and the
Commander Of Zabriskie Post be empow-
cred to devote the funds to charities most
deserving Of it.
Mayor Simmons SAID the Wa Keller
Committee was doing noble work. he