The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-15
THE BIC OUTING.
Davis Association Made
Plans Last Night for It's
Annual Event.
COL. SMITHS SUGGESTIONS
Clubs Will Be Placed in
Line According to Their
Representation.

bers at the regular monthly meeting of the
| Robert Davis Association hast night, and
! considerable discussion concerning this
| years outing took place. There is no
| doubt that 1t will far eclipse that Of last
year. in which over three thousand men
participated An effort will be made to
/, turn out with somewhere in the neighpor-
hood of five thousand men.
Chairman John D. German, of the Ex-'
| ecutive Committee, which will have
| charge of the arrangements for the out
| ing, reported that that committee had
| appointed Col. Smith, the President of the
| association commanding officer OF the
| outing. This announcement was received
with applause, as was also Mr.. German 8
| supplementary announcement that the
| committee had donated 500 for the asso-
| ciation's annual Fourth of July celebra-
| ton.
Colonel Smith thanked the Executive
| Committee, not only for his appointment
| as commanding officer of the outing, but
also for its patriotic donation. as there
! were many hundreds of people who an
| nually enjoyed the associations Fourth
| of July celebrations. In accepting the
position as commanding officer of the out
| ing. Captain Smith advocated the adop-
ton of certain innovations that will cause
friendly rivalry between the organizations
of the cities, wards. towns and townships
Several times since he was in charge of
the parades, he said he had been asked
why the ward delegations and those from
ont of Jersey City could not be kept to-
gether The Colonel said this Wouio pe
dome this year. In a short time leaders
of wards, cities, towns ana townships
would be summoned and asked to organ
ize meetings and to stir up enthusiasm
.aThe separate organizations Will De kept
together" he said, "and the leader Oh the
ward or town will be held responsible 1or
| their good order. Captains for every
twelve men will be appointed, as we VIII
march with twelve files front as hereto-
fore The captains will all be chosen from
the wards they represent ana thus cap
| tain their own men. The wards Will be
| divided into battalions commanded py
ma iors as heretofore. The largest dele-
| cation from any ward, city or town VIII
| ha eiven the right of the line and the
| smallest representation will bring up the
| rear"
| The Co1onef explained that this would
work no hardship on those participating
| from outlying and thinly populated sec
| tions system would be devised whereby
several of their organizations can COM
! bine.
"As an extra incentive to each organiza-
| ton" resumed the Colonel, sit is proposed
| to give each one beautiful silken pan
| per. suitably inscribed, that increases IT'S
representation over fifteen per cent. Last
wear the largest turn out of any ward
organization was 800 and the smallest TO.
| And we had the largest outing ever held
| in this State, or in any other one, SO lar
as have been able to learn.
The Colonel further said that each or
ganization would be assigned rendezvous
before organizing and that the parade
would organize at $3.50 and not IL A. M.
| Standard Bearer Davis, he said, Wouiu
| review the parade both from IN front OIL
the clubhouse and the City Hail. he
would also review the parade from IN
front of the clubhouse on the return OF
the association from the outing. Hats ana
badges. he said. would be issued as usual,
| starting Monday or Tuesday a week be-
| fore the date of the outing. The leaders
of each town or ward would have to turn
| in the number of subscribers on the Mon
day night before the outing, when the
/ numbers from all would be compared and
each delegation assigned to positions In
the line.
| The First ward led off last year. with
| the Fourth ward second, and the Second
| third. The Colonel predicted one of the
biggest outings ever held, and said 1t
would in size remind one of the great mil
| itarv parade in Washington at the close
| Of the Civil War.
N. P. Wedin was not inclined to agree
| with the idea of awarding ward organiza-
| tions to positions in line according to the
! Colonel's methods. He thought the old
| plan of drawing for positions would prove
| more satisfactory He was enthusiastic
| on the banner presentation scheme,
| though.
| The Colonel said he was but outlining
views generally approved by the Execu-
power the views he expressed were sub
| iect to some little changes which might
be decided upon before the outing takes
i place.
Treasurer higgins asked that he be rem
| dered some assistance in the work of
/ computing figures on the nights when the
| number of participants from each ward
/ and township are handed in. He said that
1 he and Mr.. Wedin and Daniel Smith
| would have their hands full on those
nights. He suggested that they appoint
Michael Garry, of the City Clerks office,
| to render. such assistance Mr.. higgins
was told that his request would be given
| proper eonsidera ton.
Treasurer higgins reported that the re-
| ceipts during the past month amounted
/ to 81. 1880. of which s372.50 were paid in as
/ dues. The expenses amounted to $1.SS5- 16.
| The treasurer stated that sl.06 had been
| loaned to the outing committee for the
| purchase of, 5000 envelopes, and $50 had
! been paid down in connection with the
/ chartering of the steamer for the outing.
! The entertainment committee had ex-
! pended s69S9. The net profits for the
! month were s25S.S7.
| Last nights receipts amounted to
$1sT.5o.
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