The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-15
Reception Committee For
Greenville's Day APP
pointed Last Night.
Et-JuDGE HUDspEYH TO SPEAK
Father Mcdowell Will Make
the Invocation and Naval
Reserves Will Assist
in the Raising.
E1-JUDGE HUDSpETH TO SPEAK

The Dewey Flag Committee of Green
vile held an enthusiastic meeting last
night at Columbia Hall. Ocean and Gator
avenues. vice-Presfdent Fry occupied
the chair in the absence of President b.
l.. Stowe.
A representative of the Jersey City
Ladder Company was present. He re-
ported that the pole would be placed Ill
position within a few days. The pole has
already received two coats Of white paint
and it will receive the fina coat when
erected. The base of the pole below the
ground level viii be embedded in cement
which will increase its stability and also
prevent it from rotting.
1t was decided to refuse the offers made
by two down town business houses to ex-
hibit the flag in their stores. The COM
mittee decided as the project originated
in Greenviile it would be proper to keep
the flag in that section.
1t was previously suggested that a con-
cert be arranged for the benedit of the
fund. The suggestion was adopted last
night. A committee composed of Robert
| Carey, William Rose, william c.. Collins,
William Charlock, DIR. Frazee and A. A.
LANCER were appointed to arrange all de-
tail for the event. Mr.. LANCER announced
that the Thiesen Amateur Orchestra had
volunteered its services. 1t is not prob
| able that any difficulty will be experienced
in obtaining the services of a few talented
~soloists and musicians for the proposed
event. Mr.. Isaac G~oldenhorn, who has
won fame as an amateur v~iolinist will be
invited to participate. A dance will fol-
low the entertainment
1t was decided to hold the concert at
Columbia Hall, Wednesday evening, Sep
TENDER q, which will be the evening pre-
ceding Admiral Dewey's arrival. Mr..
Joseph C. Heider volunteered to furnish
| the essential gratis. The offer was i'm
mediately accepted.
MI. LANCER announced that Father Nc
Dowell, of ST. Paurs Roman Catholic
| Church, had accepted the invitation to
deliver the opening prayer. Father Nc
| Dowen was chaplain of the Fourth New
Jersey Regiment, during the recent war
| with Spain, and he is an enthusiast on
military subjects. He agreed to allow
seventy-fve of the pupils of the st. Pauls
| Catholic school to participate in the
event. They and s~eventy-five pupils of
School No. Is, and seventy-five pupils of
School No. 20, will sing patriotic airs.
| Director George. Witt, and Principals
Reinhardt and G~oodenough, of Public
| Schools No. 20 and Is, will assume the
management of the children.
The contract for the erection of. a plat
form for speakers on the park site, was
given to Mr.. Grossklus.
Mr.. Carey announced that prominent
| speakers were difficult to obtain, but he
| had secured the services of ex-Judg
| Robert Hudspeth, who has acquired fame
| as a public orator. He expects to obtain
| the services or one or two others before
the date of the celebration. Mayor Hoos
accepted the invitation to deliver the
opening address and to receive the nag
in behalf of Jersey City.
Mr.. Carey said that he would endeavor
to obtain the services of at least four
members of the New Jersey Naval Re-
serves to assist in the flag hosting cere-
mony ais an additional attraction.
Vice President Fry %nnounce hat the
| committee is still short of the requisite
| amount. He Instructed the members to
call ON every citizen in their respective
districts, who has not previously sub
scribed, and give him an opportunity to
display his patriotism by contributing to
| the fund.
MI Sa1Q That Tx 4i2Q III tA(
| pole and found a number of boys playing
about. HI expressed a fear that the pole
| would be marred in some manner. AS a
remedy he suggested that communications
be sent to principals of Schools Nos. Is
and 20, requesting them to appeal to the
patriotism of the boys with the view of
preventing them from disfiguring the pole.
Vice President Fry appointed the fol-
-.f1 -1a4-+sNn 4.rnVn4ffoa. ~ n4afo
Thomas Nugent, Joseph Kaiser. James
Dodd, Joseph C.. Heider. Charles Refill,
Peter Ehrhart, Jacob vender, G. w.
Daumont. George Emmons. John Me-
Manus, Frank L. Evans. ]. j. Brown.
James Dickson, William J. Burns. Joseph
Graef, P. Brown, John Fitzgerald, J.. Kill
patrick. Charles Heaney, William Row
land, A. Behrens. JOIN Grady, Martin
Miller, John Backus, A. ]. OBrien.
Charles Ehrhardt, Conrad Menken. Louis
Harrington, Edward Walsh, Frank Ben
nett, p. Livingstone. G.. w. Henry, George
Harding, John Grosslrlauss, r. J..
Brownell. E.. Wuestner, Jr., Theodore En-
mis-, B. Franklin, John Scholl. Charles
Rode, William Gotthardt, B.. Krug.
Timothy Aarons, John Morrell, William
Ennis, ]. W~arwerwoski, John Roven-
don, John Prout, COMMISSIONS Edward
Barr. Thomas Keely, Charles Haag. Win
field Dunn, Michael Schultz, Jr., Henry
Lembeck, Charles Agnew, John Strut
hers, f. A. Grady, Paul Lignot, ]. Hay,
c.. CoIbeek. ]. ]. Detwiller, Sergeant Ar
thur Fry, A. Roherbeck. James S. Erwin,
Edward Schultze. Henry Lutz, Daniel
Flynn, e. S. Lembeck, Julian Booz,
Daniel Seeman. Charles Waller, Henry
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s. Brown, r. Simpson. William Huber,
George M. Saybolt, L. w. Lockwood, w.
A. Gahagen, Wallace Vreeland. Edward
Zeiger, Sergeant Craig, Detective Robert
Pearson, Edward Clark. Edward Woek-
ner, Adam Reed, William Zimmerman,
Henry Letter, Louis G~oodeonugh. ]. c.