The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-23
Greet Crowd of Merry
Makers Attend the Reeep-
tion of the First Ward
Alderman's Association
THE BEAUTIFUL DANCE ORDERS
PROMINENT POLITICIANS WHO
wRRE SEEN IN THE THRoNG-
COMMITTEES WHO ARRANGED
THE EVENT.


One of the principal patriotic celebra-
tions in the city Wednesday evening was
the inaugural reception at Elks' Hall of
the John j. Cunningham Association. of
which the popular Alderman of the First
Ward is standard bearer. The front
cover of the dance order bore magnif-
Gently Nembossed medallion portrait OF
George Washington, embellished with
American flags, shield and eagle and
copy of the celebrated picture known as
THE Spirit of 1776." The appropriate
ness OF the design of the cover, the lat
ter of which bore portrait of the stand
ard bearer, was remarked by everybody
who attended the reception, and the
dance orders wsre eagerly seized as SOU
venirs. Music was furnished by Prof.
adiesegoes. The grand march was led by
the standard bearer and Miss Maud Coz
zler Counsellor Patrick Dooley, on be-
half of the friends Of the standard bear
er in the Ninth Ward, where the stand
ard bearer conducts business. presented
him with magnificent bouquet, which
the standard bearer presented to the lady
with whom he led the grnd march.
That tho starJ-rd bearer is popular in
the First Ward. which he represents,
wA1 econ in the delegations of the yari-
ous usariz1tions and ward LEADERS, rep
ra-ented. and these were somewhat COM
pAex from political standpoint.
Prominent in the gathering were John
]. Powers, the Et,gan leader of the First
Ward; Frank NJ Lima, the old recular
Democratic war horse of the First Ward.
and president OF tho First Ward Demo-
cratic Association, and James Brennan.
Delegations we're present from the
James J. AlcCue Assoriesion, the Jag
gerowskia, INC "skles," the Elks, the
Montgomery Club, the Pennsylvania
Ferry Emnloyes' Association, the Gam
'montown Rangers, the Ramblsrs, "the
Last Of the Hogans," the West Side Ath-
letic Club, the Langden Association and
the Owen A. Doyle Association. Joe
Whelan was there individually "forty
ways" An interesting party among the
many who turned out to pay their re-
spects to the popular Alderman were Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Neilan and Misses
May and Ellen Brown, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Fitzsimmens, Mr.. and Mrs. Pat
rick Coyle and Mrs. Daniel Connors.
These, however, were but few Of the
many parties who helped to make up the
great throny that demonstrated the popu-
larity of the standard bearer.
John ]. O-Jle, Republican Assembly
Ean, was chairman Of the reception COM
mittee. Jo4a =. Brennan was floor dir
rector. He was aSsisted by:
frank Wilson. Richard Doherty, Dam
iel Driscoll, Joseph Whasen, John Nash,
William Scully, James A. Nugsnt, Harry
Perkins, NJ. j. Fallon. VIVA. Higgins, ].
jefferson Davis. M. J. Stnckey, Frank
Griffin. Hugh Meehan, Michael Kelly,
Richard Cooley. John J. Powers, VIM.
S. O'Brien.
Chairman John ]. COyie, of the Recep-
tion Committee was assisted by:-
Richard Ludddck. VIM. Post, Thomas
r. A. Griffin, VIM. Smith, Sam Mil
Ter, VIM. Cunningham. G. ]. McCabe.
John Post. Frank Logan. Bennie Smith.
Alfred sofeId, John Haley. Robert
Adair, Stephen Wyse. Frank Lehane,
Frank McKenna. CHRIS Niehaus. Thorn
10 Golden.
The officers of the Associa tion are:-
Frank Burke, president; David Barry,
yice-president; Patrick J. Dooley, treas
srer; Thomas Golden recording secre-
cary; Otto Lueders. financial secretary;
John 4. Ward. corresponding secretary;
George H. Stevens. sergeant-at-arrns;
James Westervelt, assistant sergeant-at-
arms.