The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-25


he can move a who'll congregation, with
ease.
A portrait of Major Xxx. Pangborn, la
beled THE Man Who Conquered Dewey
also represented another local Hercules.
49,
Mrs. Burdette Post Craig entertained
the Thursday Evening Euehre Club at
her residence, Boulevard and Highland
avenue, last Thursday evening, when
there was a large attendance and a large
number of guests. The next meeting OF
the club will be held at the residence of
Mrs. Leon Albeit, Hoboken, Thursday
evening, March 8.
The Friday Afternoon Euchre Club also
met at the residence of Mrs. Burdette
Post Craig, yesterday, and spent the af-
ternoon in an interesting and close game.
There were ten tables and the play con-
tinued about two hours, at the end of
which time the prizes were awarded and
a collation. was served. The hostesses for
the afternoon were Mrs. Burdette Post
Craig, Mrs. George Bowly and Mrs. Wal
ter Wilkinson. Besides the members
nearly all of whom were present, there
was a large number of guests, among
whom were Mrs. T. Alexander, Mrs. Geo.
Ewing and Mrs. F. /. Vanderbeek of New
York, Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. J. E. Hulshizer,
Jr., Mrs. Matthew Jenkins, Mrs. Varick,
Mrs. H. Laidlaw. Miss X. Mackenzie,
Mrs. Charles Calvin Stimets, Mrs. Will
lam Bumsted, Mrs. F. Mccoy, Mrs. Ar
thu Soper, Mrs. E. F. c. Young, Miss
Emma Bishop and Miss Kitching.
The members present were:-Mrs.
Clarke, Mrs. Livingston Clifford, Mrs.
Everest B.. Kiersted, Mrs. Lynn, Mrs.
Joseph d. Bedle, Mrs. Daniel Bowly, Mrs.
j.. T. Mclaughlin, Mrs. Howard Bumsted,
Mrs. Meekcr, Mrs. Mattocks, Mrs. Ester
brook, Mrs. Brigham, Mrs. Sloane, Mrs.
Avery Ready, Mrs. Hotchkiss, Mrs. Leon
Albeit, Mrs. ]. Barker, Miss Sherwood,
Mrs. McBurney. Mrs. MeDagh, Mrs. lie
Cato and Mrs. Rowland.
The next meeting will probably be held
at the residence of Mrs. E. McBurney.
The next meeting of the Duplicate
Whist Club will be held at the residence
of Mrs. ]. T. Mclaughlin, Wednesday,
March 1.
Quite a number of the Afternoon Euchre
Club nave decided to keep up the sport
during Lent, despite the fact that the
club as a whole played its last game till
! after Lent, about two weeks ago, so the
first of this Lenten series was given yes
terday afternoon by Mrs. Charles H. Mil
Ter, at her residence, No. "a Belmont ave-
| rue.
-,aro 10 ~
ferns and the play lasted about three
hours, Mrs. Seymour coming off first
| victor with a handsome vase; Mrs. Joseph
| Taylor, second, with a very pretty bon
boniere, and Mrs. Jennie Van Wrinkle,
third, with an exquisite sugar bowl and
cream pitcher. The guest prize was won
| by Mrs. D. E. Manton and consisted of a
pretty gilt jewel case.
| After the game a collation. was served
| and the usual social hour enjoyed. 1t was
there the question of continuing the game
| during Lent was discussed, and with yes
terday's success in view, the ladies
| decided unanimously to continue, the next
meeting being set for Friday, March 10, at
| the residence of Mrs. Seymour, on Bran
hall avenue.
Among those present were:-Mrs.
| Charles Fl. Muller, Mrs. Seymour, Mrs.
Dayton and Mrs. Alvers; sof New
York, Mrs. Jennie Var Wrinkle, Mrs.
| White, Mrs. Blanchard, Mrs. Giles Hol-
brook, Mrs. Edward c. Mix, Mrs. D. E.
Manton and Miss Alpha Holbrook.
The members of the University Club
are busy planning a reception to their
| lady friends, somewhere in the near
future, 0he date has not yet been fxed),
and will probably bring up at the next
meeting the question of having a regu-
lar weekly ladies' night when the club
house will be at their disposal.
SO
The Free Kindergarten Mass Meeting
announced for February %, has been
again postponed indefinitely.
There will be a meeting of the Afternoon
| Music Club at the Bergen School for
Girls when the programme will be devot-
ed to Mozart compositions and comments.
49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stevens of Clifford
place, with their daughter, Miss Mabel
Stevens, spent Washingtcn's Birthday al
Lakewood, N. ].
Mrs. Joseph ID. Bedle, OF duncan ave
nue., has been spending the week in Wash
ington, u. c., where h represented The
Daughters of the Revolution as vice re-
gent in Congress, and from where she ex-
poets, today, to accompany some New
York friends to Old Point Comfort, there
to remain a few days longer.
$50
4. Wednesday, March /, the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Bergen Reformed Church
will give another delightful luncheon il
the church parlors:.
The Misses Anne and Virginia Cover OF
Winchester, who have been studying ar
and music, respectively. in Europe. are
the guests of their aunt, Mrs. Willis New
comb, of No. 812 Montgomery street.
The Rev. E. S. Forbes, of No. rs Clifton
place. will spend Sunday and the earl,
part of next week in Poughkeepsie-
One of next weeks brides will be Mrs
Holden, of Bergen avenue and Emory
street, who will be quietly married t.
President r. C. Washburn, of the Hudson
County National Bank. The wedding j:
creating much interest in Jersey CITY
fashionable circles.
Mrs. Robert I. Myers gave the last of .
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