The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-10

him. has personally assured ME that l
have made no mistake in my selection.
Q2enewed cheering.) Long may he ano
the association which bears his name live
and prosper when, as now, all their eff
forts are used to secure and maintain a
creditable government for the people
through the Democratic party. Great
applause renewed when the Mayor
said:- I now declare this fair formally
OPEN
Immediately following the Mayors
felicitous and extremely graceful speech,
the orchestra struck up with the Star
SpangIed Banner" and after the inspir-
ing strains of that noble hymn had ceas-
ed. the bevies of exceedingly pretty la
dies, as the Mayor well described them,
descended on the men like the Assyrians
of old, with their dresses Substitute for
cohorts) cleaning in silk, satins and
gold Each armed with an ominous lit
tie book and neatly pointed pencil,
these utterly irresistible ladies began:-
Now, please. won't you take chance
for that beautiful combination cabinet
and bookcase, given by The Jersey City
News % Wont you let me put you
down for this lovely dining set OF t'urst
Bros 2? You can't refuse, surely, 10
take a chance for John Mullins beautiful
buffets?" Now just oblige me by let
ting me put you down for a chance for
fine Wissner piano?" Here's a fine
chance for Wolfson Bros. nice articles
or OBrien's pretty goods, or this sDlen-
did chance for Brown & Van Anglen's
beautiful presents-oh won't you, please,
Mr. Man, let me put you down for some
thin@?'
And SO on went these enticing creatures
cleverly wheedling the dollars out of the
mems pockets and leaving him poor, in
deed But it was for good cause, and
it was wonderful to see how cheerful the
victims looked while they were being re-
lieved of their dough Just to show
how ably the ladies performed their task
of dough-maling, at the close of last
night Manager w. Heller had turned over
to him nearly $4,000.
1t was a wonderful gathering in that
building last night; a wonderful dazzling,
exhibition of rare, costly, useful and orna-
mental goods; wonderful result of the
brains and persistent energy OF The
members of a powerful political organl-
cation, and if any man had a right to feel
proud or become seized with megaio-
mania, surely that man was Robert Dav-
is, who as is usual with him, bore meek
ly the blushing honors which fell thick
and fast upon him. He, too. didn't es-
cape any more than Mayor Hoos or Mayor
Pagan of Hoboken did from the seductive
wiles of the engaging ladies. Their rGlls
grew smaller by degrees and beautifully
less until at last poor Mayor Hoos turned
his empty pockets inside out and good
lhumoredIy said to Tax Commissioner
'Jim'' Konke:-
.sPlease lend me nickle for car fare
home''
With the Mayor was his son and private
secretary Edward. A. Hoos. and his
charming sister-in-law, Miss Ottilie Ker-
ner of Park Ridge, and there were also
Register Geo B. Fielder whom the ladies
dubbed delightful gentleman, Mr.. ard
Mrs Myron J. Furst. Mr.. and Mrs. John
P. Feeney, Mr.. and Mrs. Max Erdwurm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph NJ. Noonan, Sheriff
and Mrs VIM Heller, Miss Reardon,
President Anthony Hauck and Commits
sioners J. S. Nolan and Robert G. Smith
(dy, didn't the ladies circle around nim)
Commissioner John Mehl, Director McNal-
ly and nearly all his colleagues of the
Freeholders; Police Commissioner Walter
Commissioner C. H. Dayton, Assembly
men Marks and Murphy, William Davis,
NJ T. Kelaher, City Clerk M. j. o'Don-
nell, Thomas J. higgins, ex-Director H.
Dewitt, Martin Dewitt, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
f. Woodmencey, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Col
Inns. Commissioner and Mrs. E. Barr, A.
Datz. Commissioner and Miss James c.
Clarke, Miss Clarlle, Miss e. Dugan, Mr..
and Mrs. M. T. Connolly, D. 7. Smith,
ard, in fact a very large number of pec-
pie impossible to enumerate. People were
coming in even as late as eleven O'Clock,
and a rough estimate at the number of
those who paid their quarters to Mr.. Dan
lel Smith exceeded 500.
For the convenience of the visitors the
police had made excellent arrangements.
Officers stood at the door outside and in
side. and quick-eyed detectives moved
through that busy throngs on the lookout
for these nimble-fingered gentry, aye,
and often women too. who make it a
practice to visit places which people who
wear valuable jewelry and carry fat
p0ck6lDOOhS lfSQutilt- 1AclC vas PiS1iey
of opportunity to pilfer, for valuable ar
ticles were on every hand. and it is inn
possible to even convey an adequate idea
of the beautiful objects in that fair.
Downstairs, as the visitor enters the
building, the eye rests on a mass of ar
ticles, from a matchbox to a piano, and
when he or she has sufficiently admired
these there is the willy friend ready to
steer one upstairs to the lair of the
chance-taker. The fair is really on the
second floor, and what a collection is
there! The walls are decorated with
escutcheons, draped with the American
flag. and the booths are resplendent with
color, dazzling the eye and making one
think of picture out of the Arabian
Nights" To each ward is allotted a
booth, and healthy, good-natured rivalry
has produced a remarkable variety in
the exhibits. These are, to say the least,
extremely attractive, from every point
of view and betray the woman's taste
in arranging. Where these booths are
located, their exhibits and the ladies and
gentlemen managing them, appear as fol-
lows
The First Ward booth is located in the
northwest corner of the second floor. Its
decorations are principally green and
white. Through the energetic efforts of
ex-Alderman w " Moran and others,
nearly $500 in CASH. along with articles,
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