The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02
THIRD ASSEMBLY DANCE
Largest Of the Season Given
Last Night in Phillips Hall
Those Present.

Thus far the largest assembly dance OF
the season took place last night at Phll-
lips Hall. The intense cold only served
to bring the young people out in greater
numbers, and better spirits than at either
of the.two previous dances, in November
and December, besides which there was
an unusually large number OF guests-
Almost as many out of town as Jersey
City people" according to one of the as
semblists.
There were the usual number of dances,
twenty, not including encores, with Won
Baar, of New York, as musician, and sup
per during the intermission served by Fur
cell. The little anti room was decorated
With an artistic eye toward rest ana
comfort. in Persian ~hangings, rugs, ORR
entail corners, ~settees and cushioned divans,
relieved By a generous display of palms,
ported plants and flowers, with here and
there the soft light of a prettily shaded
piano lamp.
The Committee Of Arrangements was
the same as at the dance given December
IS, including Mrs. William t. Vidal, Mrs.
James F. Fielder, Miss Laura Dixon. Miss
Matilda Miller, DIR. Harold koonz and Mr..
Robert C. Post.
The same plan was carried out in the
matter of patronesses, and Mrs. Edwin
Bennett. Mrs. Robert M. Jarvis, Mrs.
Daniel Bumsted, Mrs. Philip j. Koonz,
Mrs. Woodruff Condict, Mrs. George Mil
Ter. Mrs. Jonathan Dixon, Mrs. Oliver II.
Perry, Mrs. George B. Fielder, Mrs John
j. Toffey, and Mrs. William v. Toffey
acted in that capacity.
Among the guests entertained were
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Anness, Mr.. and Mrs.
J.. E. Hulshizer, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur L. Soper, Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Kier-
sted, Mr.. and Mrs. e. l.. McBurney, Or.
and Mrs. Fred C. Gudebrod. Mr.. and Mrs.
Burdette Craig, Mr.. and Mrs. William T.
Vidal. Mr.. and Mrs. James +. Fielder,
Miss Isabella Ferris, Miss Adelaide Bliss,
Miss Florence Bliss, Miss Grace Insle,
Miss Adele Wilson, Miss May Forman,
Miss Richie Bennett. Miss Virginia Ben
nett, Miss Lillian NJ. Percy, Miss Helen
Cadmus, Miss Mary Finlay, Miss Laura
Towar. Miss Edith Fitch, Miss Grace De
Hart. Miss Grace Toffey, Miss Florence
Hovey, Miss Elizabeth Dixon, Miss Laura
Dixon, Miss Matilda Miller, Miss Jessie
Perry. Miss Amy Lewis, Miss Alice Lew
is. Miss Cassie Speer, Miss Bertha Mar
tin. Miss Ethel Potts, Miss Helen Lock-
wood. Miss Annie Reid, Miss Nellie Run
Won. Miss Louise Perry, Miss Ida Jarvis,
Miss Florence Hayes, Miss May Bishop,
Miss Clare S. Hoe, Miss Cornelia Post,
Miss Maggie Post, Miss Gulielnla jack
son. Miss Blanche Shafer, Mr.. Marina
duke Tilden, Jr., Mr.. Edward Vultee, Mi.
J.. Fred Post, Mr.. Farley Osgood, Mr..
George B. Fielder, Jr., Mr.. Sidney Wal
lace, Mr.. George H. Bowly. Mr.. Alva Will
kinson, Mr.. William A. Lockwood, DR..
Wallace Pyle, Mr.. J. Abel Williamson,
Messrs. Manuel NJ. Llera, Dudley Parker,
Hanford S. Weed. Roy S. Younglove, Bert
Wonderley, Chapman M. Kirby, james b.
Price, Wesley H. Negus, Charles Negus,
Harold A.. Koonz, William C. Post, Will
lam J. McIlroy, Charles E. Henderson,
Thomas +. Adriance, Clark Runyon, Wal
ter B.. Eager, Alfred G. Sidman, William
III. Appleton, Frank Roundy, Randolph
Redle, Julian Schermerhorn, William j.
Field. William Reid, E. Bradford Bum
sted, Otis Smith, William H. Speer, Jr.,
Harry Harms, Edward G. Babcock, j. H
Fountain, John S. De Hart, Jr., j. Alfred
Bumsted. Henry V. Fitch, William Y. Dear
Charles Hardenbergh, George r. Beach,
oscar Gubelman, Robert L. FIemming,
Charles w. Bumsted. Shaler Darlington,
William Gress, Pierre F. Cook, Walter
Collins. George r. Percy. Harry L. Scott
Edward J. Batchelar, T. Z. Ferris, Leon
ard Ferris, Laidlaw Servoss, George w
The fourth and last dance of the season
will be given in april.