The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-11-17
RAILROAD MEMS
BIG BALL
Palisade Lodge No. 500 Had
a Merry Time at Elks'
Hall Last Night.
GUESTS FROM MANY TOWNS
Everything Ran Smoothly
Over a Clear Track From
Start to Finish.
GUESTS FROM MANY TOWNS

Start to Finish.
Members of Palisade Lodge, No. 592
brotherhood of Railroad Trailgmen, with
their wives and sweethearts and guests
and the latter's wives and sweethearts
had a merry time of it at the Lodges
third annual ball, which took place last
evening at EllSs Hail. Members of the
order from Newark, Elizabeth, Railway,
Trenton, Philadelphia. Chester and even
as far south, as Baltimore were in at
tendance.
| Palisade Lodge is composed principal
" Of conductors, brakemen and other
trainmen on this branch Of the Pennsyl-
yania railroad. The ball held under its
auspices last night ran as smoothly as
does Pullman railroad train. There
We're no jars or bumps or collisions and
consequently no wrecks. The conductors
and passenger brakemen exhibited all
the traits which characterize polite peo-
pie and even freight brakemen-those
! fellows have to run over the top of ice
on sleet covered swift-moving ..freightsv
a single misstep meaning a violent
death, showed that they knew how to
-.handle their feet
All the committeeman were in evening
dress and more beautiful and appropri-
ate badges.
JosephJ. Kelly who was floor manager
led the grand march with Mrs. Kelly.
The latter was presented with magnifi-
cent bouquet, Master of the Lodge e. f.
McMahon making the presentation. The
assistant floor manager was William Nc
| Ghrystal Edward r. Grace was chairs
man of the floor committee. His confreres
were William Il. Gilligan, 7. II. Lock
wood, ]. Whelihan, H. P. Hornbostle, Z.
A. Allen and G. Van Arsdale. Messrs..
lockwood and Allen were accompanied
by Mrs. Lockwood and Mrs. Allen; Mr..
Wheelihan by Miss Van Horn and Mrs
Hornbostle by Miss Putnam.
Every member of the reception COM
mittee was accompanied by his wife. The
committee consisted of E.E. Arnold chair
man; George Reed, T. A. H. O'Learty,
II. Hopkins, E. G. Reynolds, and G. B.
Frank.
The committee of arrangements con-
sisted of William II. Gilligan, chairman;
Joseph J .kell, secretary; L. Leitenberg,
treasurer; Il. NJ Adams, sergeant-at-
arms; w J. AfeCready, assistant SER
geant-at-alms H p Hornhostle e. p.
Grace and W. McChrystal. Messrs.
Leitenberg, Adams and McCreerS were
accompanied by their wives.
Others Including guests present,
were:-Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Carhart,
Lodge Master and Mrs e. F. Mcmahon.
Mr.. and Mrs, T. B. Jerold, Mt. and Mrs.
B. f. Ellison, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Roberts,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Orner, NJ. j. Sinons Of
| Railway, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Skirm Of
Newark, Mr.. and Mrs. William Van Bus
kirk of Newark, Mr.. and Mrs J. w
Williams of Railway, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
J. McCreedy of Point Pleasant p. J.
Hogan of Trenton, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Driscoll, Miss Margaret Healey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Nolan. Miss n Gilligan,
Miss Jennie Coyle Miss O'Leary, Mr.
and Mrs. W H. Brown, Joseph Kilcum-
mings, G. B. Meyers, Of Elizabeth, +. N.
Mclaughlin, J. Sweeney w. Porcall, T.
Mullins, Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Casker and
Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Kettner of Rah-
way, Mr.. and Mrs r. 3. We'll of New
York, r. Murphy Of Philadelphia, George
| Mastel, Enoeh Williasm, Mr.. and Mrs.
III. Lewis, D. Finley, J. O'Connor j..
| Stakley, of New Brunswick, v. Camp
bell, Mrs. George Pinkhaqn, J A. Ham
merqy, J. A. Harmon, Mr., and Mrs. JOS
| eph Garrison, John Alexander OF Lodge
No. 10 and Thomas D. Murphy, who