The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-08
SALUTINe THE FLAG.
Freeholder McNally Presents
a Standard to His Club
Patriotic Speeches.

The members of the Frank J. McNal-
ly Association were treated 20 a grand
surprise last evening when their popular
| standard bearer, Freeh5lder McNaiiy. had
| them all assemble at the rooms, and
then presented to the club a handsome
flag which was flung to the breeze before
fully one thousand people who gathered
| about the nelghborhood. The nag was
a beautiful one, 20 by Y feet. The CUBS
headquarters are at Grove and Fourth
streets. and the flag will wave from one
| Of the middle windows on the Grove street
| side.
AS the flag was raised st. Peters Fife
and Drum Corps played the Star Span
gled Banner" and the club shot off Re-
mar candles. The crowd, in consequence,
went wild with enthusiasm, and some
sang and others shouted themselves
hoarse. It will be a long time before the
people in this quiet n~eighborhood Will
| again witness such a sight as that last
night.
After the flag had been unfurled Law
yer John F. Marion spoke about the pres
| ent war, and how many brave Americans
have lost their lives while fighting for
the Stars and Stripes at Santiago, and in
a number of other battles with the Span
iarCs, whose loss seems to have bee2
twice that of the Americans, and VINO
have now been driven TO the city, where
they are preparing to make their last
| fight.
Mr.. Marion was loudly applauded. and
before he finished, said that the members
of the McNally Association shoald thank
the standard bearer for his handsome
| rift a nj throo baoptr nabaorc ura,cG rt,-ar,
to him.
Mr.. P. II. O'Neill was the next speaker.
and his address aroused the enthusiasm
of the audience. TO such a pitch thai he
was frequently interrupted with APP
plause. Mr.. O'Neill gave a description of
what he and a number of others in the
city had gone through during the Civil
War, and he said although there was a
| time when a man who wore an American
i flag upon his breast in any foreign coun-
try was treated with very little respect,
he thought after this an American will be
received with the greatest courtesy, and
nothing will be too good for him.
Freebooter McNally then thanked the
members and their friends for assem-
bling in such a large number, and gave
as his reason for presenting the flag that
al LIE ciuDS III LIE CITY were puttlilS OUT
new flags to the breeze, and of course it
would not do for the McNally Associa-
ton to be behind the times. Refresh
ments were then served.
The rest of the evening was devoted to
this Recommendations Mcdonald, hu-
morist; Joseph Black. song; VIM. Law
renee, comic songs. and s'Neb,'' the mas
cot of the club, who rendered a number
of negro melodies.
Among those present were j.. J. Hogan,
Robert Mcdonald, VIM. Lawrence, Peter
Koonz, James Ferris. Frank Cody, John
DAILY, Hugh MCGEE, p. H. O'Neill, T. II.
Carroll, d. OaCennell. John Russell, Chas.
McNalIy, John Healy. John Conway
Michael Kane, T. Ferris, J. j. Walsh.
Patrick Flannery, Jas. Tumilty, Michael
ellison, M. J. Purcell, G. Dolan, C. e.
Boettcher. Jas. Reilly, Nate Brown,
Nicholas Burdell, Harry Burns, J. j.
Quinn and George Brown.
The officers are:-John F. Brennan,
president; M. J. Harkins, first vice presi-
dent; George Moore, second vice presi-
dent; Jas. Donohue, recording secretary:
John r. Dunn, inancia secretary; Jas.
McCauly, treasurer, and l.. Barton, SER
geant-at-arms.
The embers of the association will
hold their annual excursion on August
10, to Empire Grove. The steamer Isa-
bella and the large barge, As. M. Church,
| have been chartered for the day.