The Jersey City news., 1899-10-25
PAL Ma CLUB EUCHRE.
Brilliant Affair Starts the
Social Season--The
Prize Winners.

The winter season was opened Last even
ing, at the Palma Club, on Jersey avenue,
with a progressive eucfre and dance. The
euchre took place upon the second floor
of the building. Thirty-five tables were
occupied when the bell sounded 70 begin
play The prize list contained 50 many
expensive and handsome prizes that
every player put forth his or her best
efforts to capture one The games were
started promptly at S.30 O'clock The last
game finished at eleven o'clock. At the
close OF the last game the cards we're col-
lected and Mr. John S. Meaagh and MI
p Anthony Brock picked out the winners
When that had been finished Mr. BROCK
announced the winners names and they
selected their prizes.
Mrs. w. Nj Collins, won ten games, and
her choice was large cut glass dish.
Mrs. E. B. Anderson with slz games, TOOK
the ladies' silk umbrella. Miss Fursnan
captured third prize. winning nine games.
and she took a large and expensive
piacque The next prize went to MISS
Demarest with nine games to her credit
she selected a study lamp.
The order for box at the Academy OF
Music. to be used at the convenience Of
the winner went to Mrs f. W. Schmidt,
with SIX games to her credit.
The gentlemen's prizes were in the nol-
lowing order:-F E. Msnagh, games,
dress suit case. NJ. Bower, S11 games
carving set. P. Anthony Brock 81 games
SILK umbrella; c. c. Kelly, 81 games. TO-
bacco jar.
The committee in charge of the euchre
was:-J. r. Wortendyke Chairman, + e
Barlow, G.. coley, P. A. Brock and =.
Menagh.
Dancing followed the euchre and re-
freshments were served.
Among those present were:-Chief OF
Police and Mrs. Benjamin Murphy, MT.
and Mrs. P. Anthony Brock, Mr. ana
Mrs. ]. w. .Lahey, Mr.. and Mrs William
Midlige. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Van
Beuren. Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Earl. Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Van Horn, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. w. Schmidt. Mrs. e. B. Anderson,
Mrs. w N Collins, Mrs. H. w. Dewitt
Mrs. McCloskey, Mrs Leach, Mrs A. Il
Howe. Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Kelly. MT.
and Mrs e. Mount. Mrs. A. A. Cornish
Mrs r. A. Ryer. Mr.. and Mrs Charies
Somers, Mrs J. w. Leonard, Mrs.
c. J. Mahoney, Mr.. and MIS- n.
Scott, Mr.. and Mrs M. Bauer, Mrs. 2. K.
Adams Mr.. and Mrs. G. x. Lewis, Dr.
and Mrs. c. c. Marggraff, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. w. Dewitt, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Hen
derson. Mr.. and Mrs. William Clark Mr..
and Mrs. @. w. vreeland, Mrs. Charles A.
Loesel. Mrs. H. f. Morse, Misses H. A.
Kennedy, Berta Williams, F'ursman, DEM
Arrest. c. D. Lowell f. Fermier. Holeomp,
M. A. Beuily, Ida Whyte- Maud Knower,
w. Edge, KIotz, J. E. siekels, McCrocker,
Elsie /. Whyte, Maud Warner, Nellie
Arnott, Goodspeed, L. M. Clark. Grace
e. 8. Cornish. Messrs- G. E. Smith,
Edward Freeman, E. L. suter, Theodore
w. Kennedy. c. L. Heath. Arthur van
Horn, G H. opdyke. D. Eyarts, Joseph 9.
Murphy, John S. Menagh William Il.
wills. e. P. Clark. H. H. Horstmann,
F. e. Menagh, g. H Coley, George ".
stebbins, John McCloskey, Henry Koste,
II. CRUDE, C. P. Fermier, N. J. H. Edge,
e. ]. Fox, r. Holcomb, w p Gardiner,
r. C. Losch and A. E. Poirier. The En-
tertainment Committee consisting Of J. $.
Menagh, chairman; F. Schmidt and d.
schermerhorn had charge of the dancing