The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-15
AMONG TIE CHURCHES.
st. MichaeI,s.

st. Michael,s.
The committee tina has been appointed
Mic arrdng Club 1G next r. Thursday evening, re:
ports that it has now almost compleieo
arrangements for this affair, and that me
members are doing their utmost 10 laaKe
of William H. Foley, Chairman; ~ y
Carly. James Curley. M. +. Reardon,
Thomas Carydon and Thomas Foley.
st. Bridgat.s.
There will be an invitation reception at
the school hall on January q, under the
auspices of the Catholic Circle connected
with this church.
The smoker to be given by the mem
evening. promises to be II of the best
ever, given by a Jersey CITY club. The
committee having this matter in charge
have spared neither time or expense 10
make this affair a success. The pro-
which follows, is made up OF a
number of first-class artists from TINS
and nearby cities.
programme. He is one Of the best artlstS
in his line in his vicinity. He appearea
in this city ~recently at an entertainment
hit of fhe evening. The committee con-
slider themselves fortunate in securing the
services of Mr.. Dillon for this event and
it goes without saying the audience VIII
Com Corbin, also a first-class humor-
fst,' who has lately made his home IN TINS
city, will be a strong attraction. ne -
about to go on the road in a new speclaity
and will entertain his audience with d
number of new songs and stories winch
he has prepared. -
Charlie Roden and Eddie Cornell. mem
bers of the Lyceum, and tom" CARNEY,
and Ed Grey, will be among the principal
features. Ism
Club. of this city, will give an exhibition
at bag punching. He has been practicing
a number of new movements for the past
two weeks and is prepared TO give d
frst-class exhibition.
Higgfns & Pulins, song and dance ar
lists. well known throughout the state,
will be among the features Tor the even
The performance will begin Will :.
1aughable farce, "A Quiet Nignts Rests
in which Mr.. Thomas Gaffney, Patrick
Rrennan and Ambrose Mohr, membe OF
fine association, will take the comeuy
parts. in which they are adopts, as mas
been shown in the past. m,+b
James Tumulty,. a strong fayorlte with
the people of this city, Will appear AZ
this event and will sing some OF MS latest
songs. His friends will be giad OF the
chance to hear him once more. Inc pal
ance of the programme viii consist OF
parallel bar performance and club swing
ing by members of the Anchor Atnletlc
Club of this city. songs by Mr.; Percy
Gilbert and the Lyceum musical team.
This club is noted for it's social events.
which are all well patronized ana inns
smoker should bring out then nai
The crack billiard players OF q.
Bridget's Iyceum are practlclng lnlghtly
for the handicap. billiard ~tournainen.
which begins on the club tables WedneS
day evening next. A small entry Zee VIII
be charged and liberal handicaps allowed
by the experts, so that al may nave an
equal chance for the three handsome
prizes which will be awarded. Entries
close al a meeting of the House COM
mittee. which will be held in the club
rooms tomorrow morning at eleVen
o'cloek. This tournament, it is expected,
will close on Saturday, January ~, Wnsi
a handicap pool tournament will be start
ed. There will be prizes AWARDED 70
the three best men in this event also;
Following the pool tournament there Will
he A scratch Chicago pool tournament
Started; inner il, this event vii also
receive prizes. The arrangements for
those tournaments are in the hands OF
the House Committee, of which Mr.. John
+ Mulyaney, first vice-president. is cnah-
man.
81. Pauf.s, Greenviiie.
The committee appointed at the last
maeting night Of st. Paul's Catholic Club,
which was held on Tuesday night are
h11sv making arrangements Tor q play
which the club will present shortly before
f,ent lust what the nature of the piece
viii he has not yet'been decided, but will
he at the next meeting on January %. A
majority Of the maeem4i members, fsrse Comedy dse
while fhe others suggested to run off sew
eral plays in one week by way Of a nov,
eitv. Harry O'Melia, George Riley and
srhomas Fitzgerald are looking after the
details. The club at present Is in debt
10 the amount of $50 for rent, and It IS the
attention of the members to give a series
af entertainments, the money realized to
he used in wiping out the debt. On the oc-
casion of the last entertainment given the
narish hall was not nearly large enough
to hold the enormous crowds which
hacked the hall night after night. over
S0a5 was the amount received for these
and the members hope, to
sven eclipse this. The stage in the hall
WAS rebuilt when the recent play was CIV
on and some very fine scenery put up,
which gives the stage a very pretty APP
p~earance.
81. Patrick'r.
The entertainment committee of st.
pafriek,s Catholic Club is very busy COM
pieting arrangements for the fourth pro-
gressive euchre party, WHICH Is TO pc
given in the club house, on Grand street.
On Thursday evening cexf. The q res to
be awarded are novel ones, being seats