The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-13
LADIES' EUCHRE.
Davis Association Enter
tanned It's Fair Friends
Last Night.
HANDSOME PRIZES WON
Beautiful Women Attracted
Crowds of the Members to
the Club House.

terfered with the attendance at the pro-
gressive euchre rendered by the Robert
Davis Association to the ladies last even
ing 1t was in the form of ladies
night" and one of the many means the
association has adopted of showing its ap-
probation of the work done by women at
the great fair which enabled the associa-
ton to fit up such admirable headduar-
ters.
Notwithstanding the rain the splendidly
equipped clubhouse was thronged with
members and beautiful women in exquis-
ite costumes. Forty-four tables with four
at each table were occupied by the fair
tested for in a spirited manner The prizes
were artistically arranged and within
sight of all the players.
The double assembly room presented a
pretty and animated spectacle. 1t was
decorated with palms and flowers. The
tables were surrounded by wives and
daughters or sweethearts of members
who have made the association what 1t IS
"a county Democratic Gibraltar. For
there were members who brought their
families even from as far as Harrison and
Kearny, from Bayonne and from North
Hudson.
The players enjoyed the excitement OF
the contest, and their lively exchange OF
bonmots, their sallies or repartee and gen
orally bribht conversation were contagious
and exhilarating. Gallant men, many OF
them in evening dress, We'd with them IN
briliancy of conversation and saw THAT
they were entertained in such manner as
to make the event what it was designed
to be-a pleasant evening for the women
friends of the association. Dainty refresh h
ments were served in the parlors on the
second floor and all participated in most
ENJOYABLE dance which followed the con-
test.
The prize winners were:-Mrs. Alonzo
Rooney. who tied Mrs. Catharine Rear
don for first prize, a gold watch, Mrs
Reardon took handsome vase; MISS II.
Rocheller. Miss Maude Barrow, Mrs.
Crandall, Mrs. James Ellington, Mrs.
Carter, Mrs. Charles Somers, Mrs Don
nelly, Mrs. ]. N. Noonan, Miss L. BLING
ton. Miss McHugh, Miss Clostermann,
Miss Linton, Miss Maher, Miss Egan,
Miss Wells Miss ]. Walker, Miss ay
Duffv. Mrs. J. Mccarthy, Mrs. W. II.
Quinn, Miss Dugan, Miss Mylotte and
Mrs Egan. Miss Callahan won the
consolation prize.
Among the other fair contestants were
Miss Mary c. Dugan, Mrs. William z.
Davies. Miss z. McMenney, Miss A.
Forte. Mrs. Ignatius Noonan, Mrs. j.
Perlm1,tter. Miss Eva Perlmutter, Miss
Mamie Whelan, Miss May Turner, Mrs.
Dannis Mclaughlin, Miss Margaret STACK,
Miss ]. Stack, Mrs. John L. Feeney' Iaiss
Agnes Carlin, Miss Tessie Cariln, MISS
Mary Norris Miss Anna Morris, MRS. D.
n Kelley, Mr.. B. Wertheim, MT. =. n
skinner. Miss H. R. Kelly, Miss cara
Heintze. Mrs. C. F. Days, Miss cara L.
Rirdsall. Mrs. Pauline Keassmann, MISS
1xatie Dodd. Miss Katheryne G. Whelan'
z1iss Mamie L. Maher, Miss Katharine
" seaman. Mrs. d. Cohn, Mrs. Charles
smith Mrs. Thomas Mcguire, MISS Juha
Donnellv. Miss H. Fallon, Miss mary
ouigley. Mrs. M. F. Kellener, MIS-
M n Connolly, Mrs. w. II. Quinn'
Mrs T. J. Havey, Miss M. McDermott
Mics Adele Madden, Miss Hattie MADDEN
nFiss Sadie McDermott Miss Nellie COLI
gan Miss Elizabeth Kenney, Miss Mauoe
rarrall Miss May Mylotte Mrs. E. Mills
Mrs w. Kenney, Miss M. e. Rice OF
iRranford. Miss x. Rice of Harrison, Mlss
Flizabeth McHugh, Miss Florence Carroil
Mrs Joseph A. Whelan, Miss veronlcd
A. stanton, Miss Lillian Ellington, MISS
Helen ]. Somers. Mrs. N. P. Wedln, Mrs
Joseph M Noonan, Miss Rose II. Weoih
miss Nellie Douglass, Miss Agnes Rooney
miss NAV Duffy, Miss Marie Shorteil
Mrs. Duffy Mrs. Kelly. Mrs. Crangle
Miss I,owery. Miss Lillian A. Van Horn
miss Maud E. Childs, Miss Lizzie Keiaher
Miss Lucy C. Harrington, Mrs. j. A
w,belan. Mrs. It. A. Lynch, Miss Sarah
+, Moe. Miss Anna ". Hayden, MISS
stella M. Crangle, Mrs. Frank Mckenna
Miss Mary Hague. Mrs. L. Fischer, Mrs
p seichenaw, Mrs. Charles F. Kelaher
Miss Katie Kelaher Mrs. D. Reardon
Miss Agnes A. Harrington. Mrs. ]. Baulf
Mrs. C. J. Somers, Mrs. Thomas Hopkins
Miss Lynch, Mrs J. Ellington, Mrs. Jas
r. Bowen Mrs. S. M. Egan, Mrs. John
Walker. Mrs. F.. T. Kellaher, Miss Bessie
uM Smith. Miss E. Augusta Mauchet
Mrs. O. Lawrence, Miss Sadie A. Wedin
Mrs. A. A. DAILY, Miss Reardon, Mrs
Reardon, Mrs. Walton Miss Emma q
Hewitt Mrs. C. Westervelt, Mrs. A. P
Rooney, Mrs. M. Wells, Mrs. J. A. suther.
land.
The members of the committee which
arranged the successful affair and who
deserve a great deal of credit for the ex-
cellent manner in which the details of the
ARRANGEMENTS were carried out. consisted
Of George II. Donaldson, R. B. Fish, M
J. Garry, Frederick Crandall, w. j. Davis
Sherman Bonhan, John ]. Lenahan, Thos
]. Rutlege, C. H. Smith, Joseph Perlmut-
ter. M. Rooney, Philip MeGovern, VIM
Fullam. James Carlin, Jr., and William r.
King.
The splendid prizes for which the ladies
contested were contributed by Corporation
Counsel Allan L. McDermott, Freeholder
A. ]. Clements, Alderman Eugene
Kinkead, Freeholder Clerk John Egan,
Abram Wilburg, ex-County Clerk Dennis
Mclaughlin, County Clerk-elect Maurice
J. Stack, Abram Post, Perlmutters, E.
Ackerman, Furst Bros, Register-elect
JAS c. Clarke, James Kelly, Col. r. G.
Smith, Thomas Fallon, Samuel Ellis, VIM.
N. Baron and George Donaldson.
Those who contributed cash with which
the committee bought prizes are:-Ex-
Judge R. S. Hudspeth, Director of Ed
ucation J. e. Hulshizer Comptroller r.
S. Jordan, City Treasurer VIM. c.. Hep
penheimer, commissioner Charles J.
Somers. Street and Water Commissioners
Hauck Nolan, Heintze and Sullivan, Col
lector Robert Davis, City Clerk M. J.
|sO'Donnell Water Registrar VIM. Fl.
Peckham, District Court CLERK ]. n Bra
missioner Charles Birdsall and Surrogate
Lillis.