The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-17
Guards Held Their Fifth An
null Festival at Eink's
Park, CARLSBAD Yesterday.
POLITICIANS At the PARK
ALTHOUGH THE CLUB is PURE
LY SOCIAL, EGBERT SEYMOUR
AND ARCHIBALD HENRY GOT
oyArIoNs - REPUBLICANS IN
THE CROWD, TOO.

The old Stovepipe Guards, one of the
finest organizations in the city, held their
thirty-ffth annual outing at Fink's Park
and Casino. Carstadt. yesterday. Nearly
two hundred and fifty members attended.
The Guards are nearly all solid business
men. and while politics are tabooed sy
far as the organization is concerned, it
is bur natural to conclude that when two
hundred and fifty wide-awake business
men get together for days social en-
joyment, especially at this time of the
year, there's something doing in the po-
litical line. Political candidates of both
parties could not afford TO lose such an
opportunity of making hay while the
sun shone'' and few of them lost the op-
portunity.
Egbert Seymour, the Democratic can
didate for Sheriff, and Archibald NJ.
Henry. the Democratic Mayoralty can
didate, were both present and were given
the heartiest kind of ovations. Mayor
Pagan. who is seeking reelection for a
third term as Mayor. appeared at the
grove during the afternoon and was also
warmly received as a guest.
Johnny Kaiser, the Republican Shriey-
atty candidate, was much IN evidence.
Thomas P. Corydon and Frank Donnel-
ly, the Democratic candidates for Street
and Water Commissionerships. moved
freely among the Guards and it was
plainly apparent that both had host Of
friends in the gathering.
But it was not all politics. The
Guards go on their annual outing for
fun and enjoyment. There's lots of "gas
old, boys in the crowd, and when they
go out for a days enjoyment they're
bound to ger it. They made an imposing
demonstration as they marched past the
City Hall yesterday with white high
hats, and carrying canes. the Captains
further adorned with red sashes. At
Eighth and Erie streets they boarded
decorated trolley cars. and in an hour
and a half they were whisked to the
Carlstadt park. in which they spent the
afternoon. Considerable interest was
manifested in the usual target shooting
contest. The first prize was captured by
Fireman Eugene Frank. Four creased"
pigs were let loose, and Assemblyman
Myron Ernst, who is running for re-elec-
ton, caught one of them by the tail and
won $5 gold piece. The pigs were not
creased. They were washed and were as
clean as lady's lap dog. Great big
Lawrence Shooner, a Pennsylvania rail-
road engineer, who weighs somewhere in
the ghborhood of three hundre1
pounds, and ex-Judge Ketts were the on
" two contestants in the fat mems race
Shooner won. Other members took part
in baseball and football contests. but not
for prizes. Altogether it was great
afternoon of sport and was keenly relish
ed by all who attended the outing
Toward the close, President Ferdinand
Heintze, of the Street and Water Board,
proposed three cheers for Captain Frank
Jaeger, who in response thanked the
Guards not only for the large number
which turned out, but for the quality of
the men who did turn out All the mem
pers of the Street and Water Board at
tended the outing. Many other city Of
ticials were in attendance.