The Jersey City news., 1902-10-21
CLOSING JUBILEE
Merchants Feast at the Ave-
une House Over Green
ville's Sunday Rest.
PIANO STUNTS AND SONG
Rev. Mr. Heindel Talks About
the Crusade -Bsnchmen
Well Pleased.


the other merchants associations in
Hudson County. About two hundred en-
joyed the evening.
A short business meeting was held in
Muller's Hall, No 622 Newark avenue,
and two merchants, Joseph II. Pilson
and Hutton Busch, We're elected mem
bers.
After the meeting, about nine P. NJ,
together with large delegations from the
Benchmen's Association and the Green
vile Merchants Association, they ad-
journed to the Avenue House, Five
Corners. where jubilee was held and a
love feast was prepared.
Professor A. J. Trickett entertained
the merchants with numerous difficult
selections ON the piano and sang popular
coon songs. His limitations of various
instruments on the piano were heartily
applauded, especially that of the casta-
nets. He not only played with his
hands, but with his feet and head. and
he whistled many popular airs.
James P. H. Waldron sang pathetic
ballads and was repeatedly applauded.
PASTOR HEINDEL SPEAKS.
The Rev. John e. Heindel, pastor of
the Redeemer Church of Greenville, who
helped to bring about the Sunday clos
ing movement in Greenville, said:-
You may wonder why clergyman
is in business. | am in business because
l thought your patrons should observe
the golden rule.
Through the press, the merchants
gained the public sentiment. In Green
vile the principal stores are all closed.
One man told me that Sunday was the
first day he was not in his store for over
twenty-seven years. Another said he and
his family had enjoyed his first Sunday
in nineteen years. Many have said that
they can now sleep Sundays and take
needed rest.
You clergymen are to blame for this.
Mr.. Heindel because your congregations
compel us merchants to keep open," said
prominent grocer in my section took
it on myself to visit all the elergymeA
in Greenville and got nearly all the
merchants to sign a petition to close
Sundays. | had talk with Chief Muir
ply and he said the butchers and gro
GERS must close on Sunday.
Last Sunday one merchant was ar
rested for keeping open and this caused
another to close his store. l am graft
fed with the work done in Greenville,
and certainly hope your merchants will
make it a complete success.
Il will give youNny assistance in this
work | can as citizen, not only in
Greenvill, but all over Hudson County.
l wish you abundance of success as an
organization. | pledge you my support
wherever | cam
BENCHMEN THANKFUL.
Mr. Hunt, president of the >Benchmen's
Association, thanked the merchants for
their invitation and said he was glad to
see the success the organizations had
met with in this movement.
Mr.. Hersch also made few remarks.
Mr.. Banks told how for eighteen
years he was the only grocer to close
Sunday. He was glad to see the day
when nearly all the, stores closed on Sun
day on Newark avenue, and said if moral
suasion would not close them force would
have to be used. He praised the bench
men for their first movement in this Sun
day closing and for the prompt crusade
they took up alone.
After the speeches the members and
the guests enjoyed an excellent supper
and the remainder of teh evening was
social event.
The committee in charge were:-Jas.
P. A. Waldron, chairman; William
Howeth, John Coffman and p. Levering.