The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
DRUM CORPS PICNIC
Rain Did Not Interfere With
the Big Crowds
Pleasure.

The annual picnic of the Jersey City
Fife and Drum Corps at Greenville
Schuetzen Park, Saturday evening, was
largely attended notwithstanding the rain
storm. The crowd was obliged to confine
itself to the big dancing pavilion and the
hotel, but there was enough room under
shelter and although the event was ham,
pered by the elements it was far from be-
ing a failure.
Those in charge of the affair were:-
Thomas Bradley, Floor Manager; Frank
P. Quinn, Assistant Floor Manager, and
John Winans, Robert A. Bell, Adam
Ruby, Jacob Decker and Louis Keucher.
Arrangement Committee. The officers OF
the corps are:-Adam ]. Ruby, President;
Louis Keuscher, Vice President; Jacob
Decker, Treasurer: Robert A. Bell, Finan-
cial Secretary; Peter M. Decker, Record
ing Secretary; John Lawson, Correspond
ing Secretary; Michael Dempsey, Ser
geant-at-Arms, and Thos. Downey, As
sistant Sergeant-at-Arms.
The grand march was led by President
Adam ]. Ruby and Miss L. Weis. Over
two hundred copies participated.
Among those present were:-Miss p.
Keuscher, Miss l.. Keuscher, Miss u.
Feltz, Miss e. Pagan, Miss l.. Morgan,
Miss A. Doyle, Miss L. Hemberger, Miss
P. Hemberger, Miss A. Hemberger, Miss
L. Baugh, Miss L. Bumeli, Miss K. Ryan,
Miss K Smith, Miss A. Smith, Miss S.
Dixon, Miss M. Sullivan, Miss E. Will
Jams. Miss ]. Conway, Miss M. Meyer,
Miss E. Connolly, Miss j. Golden, Miss B.
Farmer, Miss A. Boothe. Miss L. Dugan,
I INae lice
Hoffman, Miss A. Knox, Miss L. Martin.
Miss j. Miller Miss A Riley, Miss l..
O'Brien, Miss NJ Hogan, Miss A. Doyle,
Miss G. Arnold. Miss M. Dayton, Miss l..
Green, Miss A. Ehrgott, Miss M. Downey,
Miss J. Cox, Miss M. Fitzgerald, Miss A.
Gibbons, Miss M. Long, Miss ]. Scott
Miss L. O'Rourke, Miss n. Barnes, Miss
A. Childs, Miss N. Lang, Messrs. ). Dozen,
E. Dozen, R. Seller T. Seller, b. Fielder,
J. Eberle, C. Baugh, J. Dahl, L. Dahl, T.
Jones, P. Hemberger, T. Downey, J..
Quinn, J. Martin, j. McKeever, J. Brad
ley, ]. Smith, E. Smith, ]. Louis, G..
Rugge, w. Kopf, ]. Hughes, P. Foley, j.
McGovern, H. Boehm, T. Byrnes, ]. Lud-
low, ]. Maxwell, H. Urquhart, w. Doher-
ty, j. Scanlan, j. McMann, 7. Dempsey, j..
Dempsey, r. Kayanagh, w. Ross, j.
Williams, w. Russell, ]. Black, B. Bell,
C. Sullivan, w. O'Keeffe, 7. Hogan. u.
Hogan, w. Neise, G. Dixon, J. Brady, p.
Sneehan, T. Mccarthy, T. Jefferson, A.
Gardner, A. Foley, T. Henderson, F..
Ryan, f. Anderson, G. Thomas, ]. Foley.
f. McGinnis, J. O'Neil, G. Mcdonald, w.
Armstrong, G. Walton, T. Nugent, G..
Felty, G. Rupp, ]. Connolly, M. O'Brien,
G. Sullivan, F. QUINN ]. Riley, A. Nor
gan, w. Beatty, c. Engles, w. Costigan,
]. Cameron, o. Wagner, NJ Collins, r.
West, T. West, ]. Kelly, M. Fallon, H.
Fallon, C. McCabe, D. Morris, G. Brown,
M. Brown, J. Jones.
Among the different drum corps and
clubs represented were:-Columbia Drum,
Fife and Bugle Corps, Unity Fife and
Drum Corps, Central Fife and Drum
Corps, Greenville Fife and Drum Corps,
Castle Point Fife and Drum Corps, ]. b.
Maxwell Association, Ludlow A. c. of
New York and Liberty P. c. The presi-
dent, Adam Ruby, was presented with o
gold watch by the members of the Liberty
p. C.
The officers in charge of the picnic were
Adam J. Ruby, President; Louis
Keuscher. Vice-President; Jacob Decker.
Treasurer; Robert A. Bell, Financial Sec
retary; Peter M. Decker, Recording Sec
retary; John Lawson, Corresponding Sec
retary; Michael Dempsey-Sergeant-a at
Arms; Thomas Downey Assistant Ser
geant-at-Arms. Committee of Arrange
ments: John Winans, Chairman; Robert
Bell, Adam Ruby, Jacob Decker, Louis
Keuscher. Thomas Bradley was in charge
of the floor and his capable assistant was
Frank Quinn.