The Jersey City news., 1902-01-25
Those Who Were Crowded
Out Last Week Throng
the Hall ard Make
Merry.

Success continues to pursue the mem
bers of Jersey City Lodge, No. 2l1, b. 2.
o. Elks, in their social events, and well
it should, for just as soon as they make
up their minds to give any entertainment
they spare no expense whatever and they
always give the public a first class enter
tainment.
The main object of the Elks in previous
years has been to give vaudeville enter
tainmenta with all the best entertainers
in that line social sessions for which no
admission would be charged, and row and
then a smoker This season, however,
they directed their attention to euchres
and last Friday evening a week ago they
held their first entertainment of this kind
in their spacious building at York and
Henderson streets. To say it was sue
cess would be putting it mildly. When
the doors were opened at seven o'clock
crowds of people swarmed into the build
ing and an hour later it was necessary to
close the doors as no more people could
enter the building. The members of the
lodge were perfectly bewildered and
amazed at such an oatpouring of euchre
psayers. but they held their heads, like
all E,ks do, and in short time had the
enormous crowd under control and every
thing running smoothly.
That evening it took exactly four hun
dred tables to accommodate ali the pay
erS which is equal to sixteen hundred
people. There was $500 in prizes to be
awarded and everyone of them went that
night. Then another difficulty presented
itself-there were hundreds of people who
had purchased tickets who, on account OF
the first evenings attendance, could not
gain admisa on A remedy wse found,
however, very easily. The lodge an
nounced that all people who had pur-
chased tickets and could not pay that
evening would be- given a chance iast
evening. They were also informed that
the pr.zes would be just as handsome and
as expensive as were those OF the hrse
euchre. The lodge then went to the ex-
pense of $500 or $500 more and purchased
at leaet two hundred prizes for last
evenings event There was little more
space. however, last evening, IS only one
hundred tables were used, which meant
four hundred players. 1t was sort OF a
big relief to the committee in charge An
orchestra rendered music while the play
ing was in progress. After the ten games
were played and the prizes awaraed
dancing was enjoyed until three o'clock
this morning.
AmoEg the lucky prize winners last
evening were:-Mrs. H. Deiiz. Frederick
Kruger, Nat E. Smith, A. w. Cathcart.
C. Kuos, Mrs. Thomas Sayre, H. Madden.
Katie Diamond, A. w. Wash, James
Raes.de. Mrs. ]. Crangle, Mrs g. T.. Nc
Govern, Llewellyn A. Wood, Mrs. Bisnop,'
Mrs. Louis CAST. H. Schrivener, Kite
Y. Doyle. Mre. NJ L. Doyle, G. Birch a
Mary A. Ryan, NJ. Burke, Mrs. Edwaras,
Mr1. W. Kenny Thomas Flannery, Jonns
M. O'Brien, Mrs. B. s. Poslack Jasepn
| +. Hart, w A. Smith, Mrs. ]. 3. Morse,
Augusta Mauchet, Mrs ]. A. Dalan,
Mamie f. Shea, c. Bgrts, Mrs Mi iliken,
Mr. J. J. Murphy. John Egan, James
Lurnly. H. ]. Burlington, joseph Oftnen'
Harry Smith, M. Coleman. G. Trem6iy,
| Thomas j. Miskel Mrs NJ BERN. Mrs
John Kent, J. 2. Morse, T. q Weialn. .3fs1d
book, Henry Shier, ]. Cregan. Agnes y.
Doyle, Mrs Henn,s NJ A. DAILY, J; T.
I Leather. w e. Spengeman, Nettie Con
| nell and Thomas Flanagan.