The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-07

two years old, ''but," he added, II ne
isn't the youngest man in the punen you
can kick me- .....t
such an opportunity to congratulate MT.
Davis, and he hoped his future would pe
as full of success as his past has peen,
His success is our success (ApplauSSJ
Then the Colonel said it was his sad duty
to propose a silent toast TO the memory
of three members of the association VINO
had ded dSrng an 5ne sisone Ras. oran and Pat
rick Turley.
John D. German in the course of short
but eloquent address, complimenteu the
Entertainment Committee on the success
of the dinner. He phophesied that beSf-
steak dinners would become permanent
and popular feature of the social life OF
the club The benefit of social contact OF
the members could not be over-estimat-
ed in looking after the general success OF
the club. 1t had tendency to cause
members TO forget their little personal
differences, TO know each other batter
and cause them to pull together for the
clubs success. Glancing at the floral
recalled to him 1.-THE Boys in Blue who
in 1854 raised the first banner of Robert
Davis and presented him to the Demo-
Gratis of Hudson county.
1.-THE associat ton which he now heads -
continued the speaker, lis the flagship
of the Jersey Democracy. The boys
behind his political guns were known as
the 'Moxies,' a coined political expression
meaning to never bend or break. They
fought in the trenches in those early bat
ties of Democracy. Their banner was
incribed, All for One and One for ALL !"
Abiding to the chair again he declared it
was emblematic of the chair Mr. Davis
filed with honor and distinction. and
which he had earned by efforts under
adverse circumstances, fighting his way
to the front by sheer executive ability.
He declared Mr.. Davis was an unequalled
leader. His speech was greeted with
cheers and applause.
Mr.. Davis in response to repeated calls
said he merely desired to thank the mem
berS of the Association for contributing
so much towards making all the as
sociations's affairs such great successes.
He thanked the donors of the chair for
such an expression of their good will and
expressed the hope that the members
would enjoy many years of prosperity.
He good naturedly twitted Mr. German on
Mr.. Davis's age. John and were boys
together He was a bigger boy than l
was forty years ago You can judge his
age" daughter and applause:)
The affair closed before midnight by the
party singing For He's Jolly Good
Fellow
James Mannix was awarded the medal
as the champion beef eater.
The committee which arranged the ar
fair and served the refreshments was
composed of Rector B. Fish, George Dom
aldson, Freeholder Phil McGovern, Fred
erick Crandall James Carlin, William
King, Joseph Perlmutter. Matthew Roo
ney, Michael Garry, William Fullam,
Sherman Bonham. Besides those above
mentioned there were noticed, in the gath
ering, Register-elect James Clarke, Sur
rogate James Lillis, Aldermen Mcbride,
Cole and Kinkead, City Marshal Nree-
land. Joseph Kaiser, William c. Collins,
James Dodds Thomas Healey, Frank
Mahon, Timothy Burke, James MCCOY
ern, Charles Egan, Elias Bloomthal, Will
lam Harmon, John Hannop Harry Davis,
T. Y Brown, Thomas Kenny, James
Dougherty, Terence Shaw, F. Kelleher,
Police Court Clerk James F. Norton, ex-
Police Commissioner Roberts, Henry
Traeger, John Noonan, George Henry,
Thomas Migging,. James Kelly, John n
W. Spengeman, William j. Herbert, Clerk
McCue of the Freeholders' office. Thomas
Fallon, Andrew Boyle, Assistant Secre-
tary to Mayor James NJ. Collins; Stephen
Egan, NJ p. Wedin. Bernard Foley, Rob-
ert Hoos, George Bremner, Peter Kane,
County Superintendent c. P. Smith, 4.
Edwards, Louis Sternberge. Assemblyman
T. Carroll John Sullivan, Joseph O'Mara.
John Nolan, George Davis and William
Davis.