The Jersey City news., 1899-05-16
CHANCELLORS' EUCHRE.
st. Bridget's Union Enter
tains the State Dele
gates.

About sixty delegates were present yes
terday afternoon and evening at the con-
vention of the Chaneellors Club, which
was held in ST. Bridget's Lyceum on
Montgomery street. The business trans
acted was of private nature. The meet
ing lasted from three to six o'clock. After
the business session the out of town dele
gates were entertained at supper by the
Hudson county chancellors on the first
floor of the large building. At the supper
the Rev. William A. Keyes, the assistant
pastor of ST. Bridgets Church, spoke upon
the good done by the order. He gave the
ladies great praise for the rapidity with
which they are forming councils through
out the State and the increase in the
membership in each one.
Addresses were alsb made by the Rev
Father Bohles, Mrs. Murray, Supreme
President; Miss O'Connor, Supreme Sec
retary; Mrs. K. Coleman, Supreme Ora
tor; Mrs. Hughes, Supreme Treasurer,
and Miss Carey, Chairman Finance Com
mittee.
In the evening progressive euchre was
held in st. Bridget's Hall on Mercer
street. It was attended by over five hum
dred players. The prize list contained
oyer sixty handsome prizes to be award
Cd. the winners, and they were hotly con-
tested. The first game was played at 8
O'Clock, and the last at ten o'clock.
The prizes were then awarded by Mr..
John J. Mulvaney. The winners and
their selections are:-
Ten games-Mrs. C. Mulligan, jardin-
iere; Miss Alice Campion. placque; nine
games-George Kelly. pair of vases; Peter
Golden. lamp; Miss O. Toole lamp: eight
and a half games-Miss Kittie Walsh,
rocker: John Hart, clock; eight games
Mrs. P. J. Mccormack, clock; Mr.. John
Walsh, rocker; Miss Mollie Revile, rocker;
Mr.. James Hennessy. bouquet holder;
Joseph Sharkey, rocker; Mr.. Steadleman.
bouquet holder; Mr.. John Cannon, locket
holder; Miss Mamie Scanlon, silver butter
dish; John Nolan. silver card receiver;
Miss Carroll Bordentown, N. J., pocket
book; Mrs. Finegan, painted pillow;
Thomas Aughney, cracker bowl; Miss
Annie Curley, pickle dish; seven and a
half games-Mrs. John Conner, sill
yer goblet; Mrs. James Cuff, rub
ber plant; Mr.. Tully, salad dish; Miss
Sarah. Cullon, lamp; Miss Margaret,
bouquet holder; Mr. Hackett, cracker jar;
James Dolan, silver brush; Mr.. Gilmore,
silver teapot; Miss NJ. Boylan, dress suit
case; Miss Mcguire, cracker jar; Mrs.
Smith, bouquet holder Miss Long. cut
glass bouquet holder; Mrs. Stevens
chocolate pot; Mrs. Pierson, silver nut
cracket set; Miss Rose Peters, gold
bracelet; Miss Rooney, vase; Frank Nc
Guinness, silver tray; Miss A. Byrnes
silver nut picker: Mrs. H. Kelly, sill
yer spoons; Mrs, Geraghty, sill
yer bell; Mr.. West, china plates;
Miss Toohey bisque figure; Mr.. Hart
bisque figure; Miss Duffy, bouquet of
flowers; Miss Heckert silver napkin
ring; Miss McManus, jardiniere stand i
Miss Stiles, bisque figure; Miss Annie
Kelly, napkin ring; Miss Mcneil, Mr..
Frank Maloney, vase, and Mrs. Ander-
son. vase.
The committee in charge were:-Mrs.
CHASER, treasurer; Miss Minihan, secre-
tary; Mrs K. Coleman and Miss Morris
The ladies were greatly assisted by Mr.
John J. Mulvaney, James J. McTiernan,
M. T. Maloney. F. Mcguire, J. Murphy,
M. Daniels, T., Drake, William Dunn, Eu-
gene Mahoney, Thomas Sheridan and
John Tracy.