Evening journal., 1900-09-18
Y. NJ. R. c. HOLDS
AN OPEN HOUSE
Friends Of Young Mems Or
ganizatiOn Entertained
Social Occasion OvcrShadOWS POliti-
cal GOSSip-MuSic and Speech
for Guests

Members OF the Young Mems Repub- |
lcan Club and their friends were en- /
joyably entertained last night by the
club at an open house" The occasion |
was one in which there was a mingling |
of social features with political gossip. /
Politics for the most part was side
tracked for the other features which /
Tie clubhouse had provided for the
evenings entertainment There We're
music, speech-making and luncheon.
Some members enjoyed themselves /
at bowling in the clubs recently im- |
proved alley. others took a hand al
cards in the card room, while still |
others drove the worries over the bll- /
lard and pool tables. The affair was
success, .and indicated the interest
taken in the campaign, especially by I
the younger membeds OF the club, who |
were present in large numbers.
The Reception Committee, OF which |
d. p. MO0dy is chairman, furnished /
each guest with cigars, the gift OF Cap |
tain w. c. r. Colquhoun, who is In
Porto Rico. Music was furnished by |
the National Guard Orchestra, and Will |
liam b. johnson rendered a vocal solo. |
George A. Elliott who returned a
few days ago from Europe. entertain
ed the gathering with a speech In |
which he told OF his trip abroad and
the incidents attending. Mr.. Elliott
graphically pictured his trip from the
time he landed in Queenstown until
American shores were again reached
lie said that he was much interested in
Queenstown. this being his second
visit, and told Of the beauties Of the
Lakes of Killarney While passing
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lakes in a pony cart, he said he was
accosted by an Irish woman with jug
of what she called mountain dew.
This stranger would not permit him to
.eave her until he had given her a coin
Mr. Elliott told Of the prosperous con-
ditiOn OF Ireland, compared with
twelve years ago, when he visited 1t
before. In Dublin, the speaker visited
many interesting places, including the
Irish House Of Parliament, which Is
now used by lawyers for their offices,
and for which, by the way, he said,
they do not pay rent. A client, after
calling on the lawyer, is taken into a
spacious hall, where an interview IS
had.
After leaving Ireland Mr. Elliott
crossed over to Scotland, which he said
ccmpetes with Ireland for verdure and
picturesque scenery. While there he
had as his guest at dinner in Dundee
Consul John c. Higgins, of this state,
who; he said. was glad to see Delawar-
cans. Mr.. Elliott was in Scotland on
July 4, and was much impressed with
the demonstrations the ScOtchmen
made in honor Of the day. Everyone
who could procure one wore an Ameri-
can flag This demonstration, however.
was surpassed in Dublin, where a band
serenaded every American on the even
ing Of the Fourth OF July
Mr.. Elliott told Of his visit to Lon
don, and its busy streets, and the alb
sence of trolley lines. While in that
city he visited the Cathedral, in every
corner Of which his eyes fell upon the
names of men who have been famous
in the worlds history in literature,
science, art or battle. He visited q
prison there, in which an ancestor
died, having been incarcerated because
/ he had offended the king and would
not apologize. believing that he was
right. In the cell in which Mr. Elllotts
ancestor was confined there is still a
metal plate bearing his name In this
cell, too, Sir Walter Raleigh was once
confined, and from il two princes were
dragged TO be murdered by being
thrown from a stairway to the ground
below.
Mr. Elicit related other interesting
| sights seen on the continent. and was
much impressed with the Paris Exposi-
ticn, which, while not attended by as
many people as was expected. he con-
sidered a success. At the exposition
there is much bitterness shown by the
Frenchmn for the English. and for
this reason the Englishmen have re-
Trained from encouraging the affair as
! hey otherwise would do He toldof how
Americans had been mistaken for Eng
lishmen. and had shared the wrath
that was intended for the English
brethren. Some Of the incidents were
amusing.
Before concluding his speech Mr. El-
lott told Of the beauties of Switzer-
land. but was much disappointed at the
building of electric railways through
out the country. which has cut of and
shorn it Of much Of its picturesque
ness.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
OF those present during the evening
were: Edmund p. Moody, President
William w. Knox, State Treasurer l..
Heisler Ball. Postmaster Hugh c..
Browne, Assistant Postmaster H. III.
Billany, City Tax Collector Thomas S.
Lewis, George A. Elliott, City Solicitor
Henry G. Conrad. +. Everett Janvier,
DR.. William Green, DR.. H. A. Lawton,
Samuel A. Mcdaniel Joseph A. Law
son, Harry P. Joslyn, Harry A. Brown.
lC. NJ Baedenkopf. Street Commission
ct Frank II. Pierscn. James p. Prem
tiss, DR.. Sherburne Rice, Herbert l.
j Rice, Waldo c. Wilson. j. Hadley
Lewis, Edward Clark, James p. Rat
ledge, County Comptroller George ID.
Kelley, Philemma Chandler. Joseph e.
Martin, DR.. James r. Mahaffy, Former
United States Marshall Henry c. Ma
i. haffy. Levy Court Commissioner John
J. Gallagher E. b. Shurter, Street and
} Sewer Director William Simmons.
james Green, II. Clayton White, George