The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-22
MERCHANTS EAT
Protection Association Gave
a Banquet and Heard
Speeches.
ROOs ON CONSOLIDATION
Benny Airs His Views on
Important Topics-The
Chef Joked.

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'n There were many members of the Mer-
chants Protective Association of Hudson
County who felt proud as they glanced
o over r a bbaafnque scene at Pohlmann's last
night. The occasion was the tenth an
niversary of that organization and II
was duly celebrated. Men who have
watched and nursed its career since hts
birth with the joy and solicitude of a
mother over her first born, grew pardon
ably proud as they viewed the exhibition
of the associations health and strength
as shown to Such excellent advantage at
last nights banquet.
Mayor Hoos and other locally distin-
guished men were guests of honor and
these with prominent officers and menu
bers sat at a long table on the south side
of the big dining room. From this table
branched four others rur i1ing to the north.
Every seat was occupied. Covers We're
laid Tor exactly two hundred and ten per-
sons. 1t was generally conceded that
pavilion, music hall, nor dining room OF
the festive resort which has been the
scene of SO man big similar celebrations
for several decades. had ever been SO
uniquely and artistically decorated as the
dining room was last night.
The colors were national, nothing but
the stars and stripes, with satin sheen
and stars glistening under the white arc
lights, were deity draped into pleated
half circles from the frieze as to cause
one to wonder at the skill of the decora-
tor. From various points of a festooned
ceiling red, white and blue bands crossed
each other in a somewhat bewildering, yet
pleasing manner. 1t the north side of the
room a screen composed of woodland
scenes running from the stage of the
music room gave a slightly rustic appear
Rnce to the general aspect of the dining
room, and the walters arranged some OF
the refreshments for general distribution.
The decorations were more artistic tnan
the menu, and were they not the Stars
and Stripes, it could be truthfully added,
s'but not more substantial" For the
chef evidently took a notion to be funny
In preparing the menu and did not succeed
half as well as a humorist as a chef.
He forgot to put down several of the
menus best features. This was the
printed menu:-
Blue Points on Deep Shell Watereresses
SOUP
Bayonne Chicken with Rice
No Sugar Allowed
ENTREES
General Miles Roast Beef
Philadelphia Turkey from Hudson City
French Peas German Asparagus
Cranberry Sauce Greenville Celery
g Lettuce Salad
Hoboken Ice Cream
Coffee Cakes Fruits
Jersey City Cigars
The banquetters charged on this at nine
Up. NJ. 1t was half an hour after midnight
~hen they arose from the tables, having
listened Ito a number of speeches on pro-
posed rs rsaeda ton sof the various muni-
Etfes, various Needed local improv-
cents and affairs pertaining to the well
fare of the association. Very little was
said in self praise.
President William Cough presided and
was tmaste AT the head table be-
side him were His Honor, Mayor Hoos,
JosephA Dear, DR.. Drossner, Assembly
man Allan Benny of Bayonne, Counselor
Joseph Anderson, President William Kas-
tennuber of the Hudson City Business
Mems Association; ex-President William
G. Meyer, wv. Callahan, editor of .The
Retail Grocer of New York; James E..
Banks, DR.. Putnam, James Beach, Joseph
E. Bernstein, Henry S-chellenberger, julius
Berger, Andrew Knox, Albert E. Roy, ex-
President Henry Hoersch, James Findlay
and John Bosauet.
Prof. Walters orchestra furnished
music and the addresses were inter-
spersed with songs and comic recitations.
President Cough introduced Mayor Hoos
as the first speaker. In doing so he said
it was gratifying to note such a large
gathering of representative men, show
ing as it did an interest in the affairs of
the association. He alluded to the fact
Ii. - - -4on
in all lines of business, grocers, doctors,
harness makers, insurance men, under
takers.
This gave Mayor Hoos a cue. He was
particularly struck with the remark of
President Cough that there were under
takers in the association. A political cam
paign was on and some candidates would
have to be buried. This remark was
greeted with much laughter, and know
ing ones understood that the Mayor knew
he would not be one of the buried candi-
dates.
Mr.. Hoos said that as an old merchant
who had carried on business in this
city for twenty years he was extremely
gratified to be- invited as a guest to a
banquet held by an organization of bust
ness men. He said he had been inform
ed by the President that it was his duty
to extend to the guests from Bayonne and
Hoboken, the freedom of the city. He
cheerfully did so. He said he hoped such
would feel that they were among friends,
notwithstanding Jersey City was reach
ing out to bring all the cities and towns
of the county into one great municipality.
Applause.)
The Mayor talked as a business man.
He said he knew what hard work 1t was
for a merchant to lay a few dollars
aside. He knew that municipal improve
ments meant prosperity to the business
man. He believed that the business man
had a right to be heard by the municipal
authorities, and if they had a real griev-
ance and were not listened to they shout
assist in overthrowing such authorities,
whether Republicans or Democrats.
1--WE all nave our short comings," he
said. but We have our rights. We re-
joice in the grand land of plenty, and
none are more ready to lend a helping
hand to unfortunates than Americans
The Mayor expressed some sorrow in not
seeing the Mayors of Hoboken and Bay
onre present
As-sembiynan Benny was the next
sneaker and he snake exc1usively on the