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


nrst time. The uniforms were delivered
| At closing time last night the record on
/ the blackboard in this contest showed
A. 8. II. and Is for 4. O. ii. No. s. The
i emblem of American freedom. TO be con-
tested for by the various political or So
from the Alex. ]. Clements Association.
| The Sixth Ward Democratic Association,
the Frank McNally Association, iaa t3 1,Iis the
| liam Wiley Association were announced
as being in the race. The Irish flag was
can cam dag by by < Albert Datz In the vast as
| sortment of articles with which the booth
is stocked was noticed particularly ~ q
Resa Jpafs a ase aote large
riSia rocRer Gy Sy Ts0fs Brown ~Sap Van anglen
| and beautiful Haviland set of dinner
dishes donated by Mrs A. Post.
| The ladies in charge including those as
sisting in securing chances are:-Mrs r.
Quinn, Miss Annie Singleton, Mrs. N. Sim
| gleton Mrs. Mary CoIohan, Miss Maggie
Jacques, Miss Burns. Mrs. Hannah Quinn.
| MISS Annie Brown, Mrs. A. Rooney, Misses
| Katie, Mamie and Johanna Malone, Mrs.
X. Kelly, Mrs. Gertrude Kelly, Miss
Keeshan. Miss Emma Taylor, Miss Mary
! Coyle, Miss Nellie Cullen, Misses Winifred
and Lila Ward, Miss Mamie Dobbns.
Mrs. Hannah Quinn, Mrs Prout, the
Miss MISS Slack. MRS: Conrad, Miss 2. Wi!sle
| Miss M. Wall, Mrs. Sullivan. Mrs. Fitz-
patrick. Miss N; Fitzpatrick, Miss Ranau.
| Miss I.odick, Miss GNligan, Miss M. Segel-
ton, Miss M. Bannon, Miss Yulke, Mrs
Sherlock, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Rooney Mrs
| Holbron. Mrs. Flynn and Mrs. Calvin.
The First ward has an annex at the
| other end of the room and below on the
first floor
Booth are in pink and white, with fora:
I horseshoe as a centre piece. 1t is located
| in the northeastern corner of the room,
/ trum of the hall, between the First and
/ Second Ward Booths. The three take
up the northern end. Around the Second
Ward Booth, last night, We're gathered
| a number of prominent politicians ana
| residents of the Horseshoe, including
Under Sheriff John J. Heavey. Chairman
| of the Male Committee in charge; AS
| f. Kelleher Secretary: School Director
| w. H Quinn, Treasurer; City Clerk
Michael j. O'Donnell, ex-Street and Wa
holder Michael J. Kenny, Assemblyman p nan
| T. J. Carroll Thomas B. Crotty, George
r. and Michael Egan, Thomas F. Carey,
John Kenny and others. me laoles WHO ". .
books were:-Nrs. John ]. Heayey, MRS.
| William Fl. Quinn, Mrs. j.: F. Madden,
Mrs. NJ Kelleher, Mrs; , =, y Moasrr3h Garr4l,'
Miss Adele McGrath, Miss Hattie Mao
| den, Misses Mamie and Sadie McDer-
mott, Misses Mary and Jessie Connery,
Mss Mss Minnie mahs Marphy. r5n Miss Thornhill,
| Misses Maggie and Mary Egan, Miss Mag
gle Walsh, Misses Hattie and Florrie Car
| roll. Miss Lora Purcell, Miss Mamie DIS
| coll and others In addition to the spiei-
| did assortment of fancy and useful arti-
| cles with which the second booth is stored
There Is an annex aeloW "a ana az Mergan spieuiS <
| Son. occupies a place with other similar
| donations in the 'orchestra,s corner on
the floor beow q flne : Daea req morse aoha. iSe
/ Second ward donations, but is not on ex-
| hibition at the fair There is also Il BIZ
| cycle sulky and a fine set of harness.
Anon Among the articles that attract particular
| attention at the regular booth is fancy
cabinet donated by the. teachers OF no.
p School, magnificent lamp 3 by Brqsh IIs d q
! Neimann, beautiful water color picture
by Prof. Mackey, of No. 21 School, entitled
Silver and Gold"; a parlor lamp oy = MSS =;
rector ]. j. Mooney, a silver set py the
| Crotty Association, beautiful hand painted
satin pillows by Mrs. J. f. Madden, afd
F'lorentine mirrors by Misses NJ. and A.
Few booths, if any, are more attractive
than that of the Third Ward, OF which
1 Mrs. William H. QUINN, Mrs Frank Nc
| Naliy Mrs. John P. F'eeney and Mrs.
Densis Reardon are the patronesses. i
|
| octagonaI in shape, and white and gold
| il. color of decora tions. 1t is stocked with
| q beautiful assortment Of fancy articles;
! embracing almost anything that would
< twenty twenty-dollar gold piece, donated BY
| the principals and teachers OF NO. -
! to be chanced off In the annex below ~
/ a magnificer4 Cornish piano. The male
| posed of Director of the Board of Free
/ holders Frank McNally, ex-PoIice Com
missioner John P. Feeney, P: Il. Murphy
ana Joseph j. Farmer. Miss Mary Dugan,
| the booth and chance books. The other
/ ladies are:-Miss Carlin. Miss K Reardon,
Mullins. Miss Biggan. Miss Maggie Kelly,
Miss Lille Van Horn, Miss Agnes Carlln,
Miss Tessie CarliIn, Mrs Forster, MSS Mss
Agnes Reilly, Miss NJ. Gallagher, Miss A.
Morgan, Miss G. Smith, Miss Harrison,
Miss Burns Miss Eannie Beats Miss MIS-
Miss Brann. Miss Herlihy; Miss Fitzger-
aid. Miss Brady, Miss Thompson; Miss
Thompson, Miss Kennedy, Miss Mount.
| The Fourth and Fifth wards have con-
soidated and occupy double booth on
| the west side of the hall. The decorations
/ is exhibited Mr.. Stephen Egan. as
Chairman. and Messrs. T. 7 Brown, Geo:
/ c. P. Smith Thomas Fallon, Thomas
| Jordan and John McEntee. constitute the
| male committee in charge. The ladies
| who preside or who are assisting IN the
! disposal of the many beautiful articles
/ with which the double booth is stocked.
are Mrs. Stephen Egan. Misses Venie aud
| Grace o. Mara Miss Jessie Graham. Miss
| Maud Farrell and Miss Elizabeth A.
Duffy.
At one end of this booth is located the
| popularity contest department, in charge
| of Robert Davis. assisted by his son Will
| lam, Edward Hewitt and Matthew Roo
/ ney The results of the balloting are
| marked down on an elevated blackboard
and are in full view of all. Several con-
| tests in addition to those for the Amerl-
can and Irish flags above mentioned. were
| started last night. A handsome and
/ costly bicycle donated by Clothier Bern
stein, will doubtless be. hotly contes led
| five votes for George Donaldson. Six pc
| lice sergeants figured in the police popI-
| larity contest as follows:-Sergeant Kelly,
5. Sergeant Quinn, 5; Sergeant Reardon.
Z; Sergeant Duffy, 5; Sergeant Finnie, s.;
1 Sergeant Cody, Is.
/ At the other end of the Fourth and
/ Fifth Ward Booth is located a refresh-
| ment booth, where John d. German, as
/ sisted by Joseph OMara and Harry
Brummel dispense the celebrated Co
/ lumbia waters.
Ths sixth Seventh Elghttfh Nggstff. WITH With
Booths o,tIl take u up all the east side Of the
second floor. The tops of all form a
| picture gallery.
President Halick Of the Street and
| Water Board heads the committee in
| charge of the Sixth Ward Booth, and
| takes a lively interest in its affairs He