The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-05
ST. RATR|GK'S HlGRRE
The Various Societies Of the
Church Unite in q Grand
Entertainment.
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LIST OF THE SUCCESSFUL PLAYERS
Father Carroll Presents the
Prize to the Winner
Those Who Par
ticipated.

The joint progressive eucnre parry anu
dance, held last evening in Crescent Han,
| Crescent and Belmont avenues, under the
auspices of the various societies OF 81.
Patrick's Catholic Church, was a huge
success. even more SO than any event OF a
similar nature ever held in that parish.
| While it was not the largest event OF .its
kind held in this city, 1t was plenty large
enough for the committeeman, who had
their hands full all the evening looking
after the players. Seventy-fve tables were
FUSED with four playersSat each, ana the
task of registering games at hat NUMBER
of tables was by no means a small unaer-
| taking.
The smooth manner In which the event
passed off reflects credit upon those VINO
had the affair IN hand for there was not
a hitch or a mistake. Father Carroll, the
chairman of the joint committee, was on
hand all the evening, and at the coneiu-
sion of the euchre he distributed the
prizes. There were fully three hundred
/ participants in the euehre, and about half
past eight the event began. For more
than two hours the playing continued.
There were many spirited games ana N
many cases the ladies excelled the seiftie-
men in playing.
When the twelve games had been play
ed Father Carol beg "a, me taep Worh ST u hose us
winning the most games were c0nse.eu
andthe prizes were awarded as follows
Mrs; Kalladan won ,ttlh e liz, la 9 s. nas p Pre- her
credit; Mrs. Higgins took the seconq prlle,
a beautiful cut glass fruit dish, with ~
games; Mrs Gaffnsy captured ana t mrs
Brewing won a silk parasol. ana MRS. =
Fagen won a puff bowl, each-also navlns
eight games to their credit; MISS Mary
1 E:-- = ;cl a mir nf Dresden vases,
Miss Irene Warren won q iamprequln.
Miss Cunningham won q glove puttoner,
Mrs. Libby, a jewel box; Mrs: BlacKer, al
i easel: Mrs. Cunningham, a cologne spray,
Miss Bella PRICE. a fan, and Miss w. A.
Gallagher, a book.
The gentlemen's prizes were won by the
following:-W. Az Rickerich, q shaving
set. with nine gamess George +. Egan, a
toilet case; john Purcell, a clock; lohn T.
Nfchol, an umbrella: Jacob Arm; a per
fume bottle; A. Brannigan, silver link put
tons; Thomas Lynch, an order for q hat;
p. O'Mara, a smoking set; Thomas Cor
kman. piano cover. and w. ]. Blacker. an
umbrella. Mrs. CrOwell won the doof
prize, a s. gold piece. ~.
City Collector Robert Davis and Ihos;
higgins were on hand all the evening ana
took part in the euchre. Neither was
i fortunate enough to capture a prize.
Those who stayed to the dance Were Mr.;
and Mrs. Pensenault, Julia Leo, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomson, Elenore Cosgroye, Lii
lian Reed, Gertrude Reed. Mrs. Higgins,
Belle Price, Mr.. and Mrs. James Price,
Fathers Carroll, Monohan and kehoe,
John Lane, Daniel sByrnes, JOS Byrnes,
James Price. Andrew Brannigan. Annie
Foley, Mrs. James Leo. Jos1e sm15h, Mrs.
). G~uilfoyle. Miss Nugent, Irene Warren,
! Gertrude Warren. Josie Mehan, May
Mehan, Anna OsMara. Miss Brannigan,
Miss w. Gallagher, Nellie F2gan. Nora
Fagan, Mary German, May. Hurley. Mr.
and Mrs. P. ]. ponnelly, Miss 7 KERN.
Baldwin. Mrs. Cassidy, James Pierce
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel McAghon, F H.
Kilroy. P. Doyle. T. Blacker, ". Blacker,
Horace Libby, Frank Brady, John KERN,
han, G. Conway. Frank Wallace, .Chass.
Rickerich. Mrs. J. Cunningham, Maggle
Lowry. Ellen Clark, Miss Keilt, Miss e.
FLYNN. Miss NJ. Lillis, Mrs. ". Murphy,
Miss ]. Murphy, Mrs. F. Brady, Mr., and
Mrs. Dunn. Mrs. < K L pyari Ms RRarrz
Rickerich, Frank G,uilfoyle. John o1Hara;
alderman Kelly, John Driscoll, David
Price, M. Norton, J Riley, w. Riley,
John Cassidy, Walter Lawless, JOIN
Brothers, DR.. O'Gorman pr. Hendricks,
:: DonawaE; Humphrey ITlee; Ai eoamaTl
", Nora O'Mara, Mrs; J. Price, Francs
Maher. Joseph QUINN Richard Lyons,
Kate Norton, Edward McCleary and Miss
McCleary. -
The committees in charge were:-Fron
the Ladies' Benevolent Association; Miss
Mary Murray, Miss Mary Lane and Miss
Catholic Benevolent Legion-Horace
Libby, James Price, and Daniel Byrnes
St. Patrick's Catholic Club-AndreN
KERN, Frank ]. Brady and John y. MUIR
ply. 49,,
Floor Committee-John Murphy, Frans
Guilfoyle. Joseph Byrnes, James Door
man, w. Rickerich and Thomas Miskell