The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-17
new CLUB HOUSE
Seventh Ward Democrats
Are Now in Their Own
Home.
ROLL NUMBERS SEVEN HUNDRED
The Members Say Their Or
ganization is Second Only
to the Davis Associa-
ton.
ROLL NUMBERS SEVEN HUNDRED

For the First time since its organization
the Seventh Ward Democratic Club, last
night. had the pleasure of meeting IN lts
own club house The members now Ieei
that they are something more than an
itinerant band of the faithful. who previ-
ously. through necessity, were forced 10
arrange political battles in undesirable
quarters.
The consummation of the new CLUB
house project has only been accomplished
by the hardest kind of work AS usual
in all organizations, the hard work falls
to the share of a few willing and ener-
getfc men. In this case, fortunately, the
workers, besides being willing, possessed
the essential intelligence to carry the pro-
ject to success.
The new club house is situated on
ocean, between Stevens and Warren ave
nues which is about the centre OF the
Seventh Ward The building is a two
story frame structure. In the rear OF the
store on the ground floor, which was
formerly a saloon, are two bowling al
leys. 96 feet long. The whole length od
the building is about $50 feet. On the
north side of the alleys there is at least
room for two pool tables, which VIII pc
provided by the Executive Committee as
speedily as possible. The store, Whicn
measures about 25x5O feet will make an
admirable meeting room and will be SUI
fcientlv large for ordinary meetings. In
the event of mass meeting being held
that portion of the building taken up by
rhe bowling alleys can be pressed into
service.
The upper floor consists of seven rooms,
II ;~ 1ao intention
of the House Committee to engage a jani-
tor allowing him the use of four OF the
rooms. while the remaining rooms will pe
fitted up as card and reception rooms
A committee. consisting of Edgar Vree-
land. Michael Fagen and George
Pi,ev was last night appointed to
1renare Iist OF essential furnish
fngs and their estimated cost The
Executive Committee will then take steps
to provide the articles deemed necessary
In a few weeks it is expected that the
club house will be properly fitted up and
furnished and a political home in the Sew
enth Ward will have become a certainty
There are between six and seven hun
ared names on the roll of the Seventh
ward Democratic Club. While all OF
these are not what are termed active menu
an int E~est in politics and never fall TO
vote. For an organization Of this size
the necessity of permanent headquarters
can be readily understood. The leaders
have long realized the urgent need of
permanent home in central part OF the
ward. where Democrats could meet ana
fraternize. In addition to its political I'M
portance the various forms Of amusement
+1,a To-
gether and will doubtless decrease to
minimum that political half-hear-edness
manifested in districts not properly or
ganfzed. The members of the Seventh
ward Democratic Club boast that their
organization is second in membership to
the Davis Association. and are inclined
to feel that for a ward heretofore not
considered a great political factor they
have made a most commendable showing
and merit the praise of their many Demo
cratic brethren throughout the county.
The club has the funds necessary to fur
nish the clubhouse. The members will be
asked to pay dues promptly and do all
that is possible to assist in the general
welfare of the organization
The officers are:-Joseph Blaese, Presi-
dent; Commissioner Edward Barr. Vice
President; Freeholder Joseph Murray,
Secretary; George Riley, Financial Secre-
tary, and City Marshal Edgar Vreeland,
Treasurer. At theA meeting last night
twenty-six new members were added to
the club roll. A committee consisting of
Henry Jaehne, Michael Fagen and Edgar
Vreeland was appointed to revise the by
laws, so that they will correspond with
the club charter.
Julius Breternitz received the club en-
dorsement for an appointment as in
spector of the proposed new water works.
William Chambers was endorsed for an
appointment in the Fire Department. A
committee was appointed to arrange for
house warming, to be held Monday even
ing, April 90.