The Jersey City news., 1906-06-07
Tall Esen Morgan Will
Will Have to Choose Be-
tween Amateur and Pro-
fessional Musicians
SUNDAY LAW REPEALED
AsBURY's COUNCIL WILL PER-
NIT BEACH FRONT SHOWS
ELECTRIC ROAD GETS A
DOUBLE TRACK FRANCHISE
Special to .erhe Jersey City News. .

Especial to sThe Jersey City News. y
ASBURY PARK, June Z, 19O6.-The
Auditorium orchestra at Ocean Grove,
composed of sixty odd musicians, some
of them members of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Musicians, but most of them
amateur players, will have to rid itself
of one or the other of these classes of
musicians. In previous seasons the
Ocean Grove orchestra has been classed
with those of other religious organiza-
tions and the rule of the union applying
| to :. aggregation of musicians playing
at paid concerts did not therefore apply
1t is understood. however, that at the
recent national convention of musicians
with the plans of Ocean Grove was
brought up. 1t was decided that to be
consistent either all of the non-union
musicians must leave the organization or
all of the union members
President Joseph Webber, of Cincin-
natl, head of the society, was in Ocean
Grove to see Musical Director Tall Esen
Morgan Tuesday. He said that the
Morgan orchestra could no longer be
classed with amateur organizations and
/ left it to be understood that notices will
shortly be forthcoming in regard to the
matter Just what action Mr. Morgan
and the association will take is hard to
predict. 1t would hardly be feasible to
employ all union musicians, because of
| the plan upon which the orchestra is con-
| Quoted. Though of undoubted talent
most of the musicians at the Grove are
1 classed as amateurs and come here each
i season because they can spend the sum
mer pleasantly. with little work and no
/ expense, every single necessity being pro-
vided by the Camp Meeting Association
1 in return for services.
Council has repealed the Sunday OBJ
/ servance ordinance by unanimous vote.
/ Thus the ban is removed from beach
i front Sunday performances. The old or
dinance was looked upon as entirely uns
fair, for it permitted any kind of show
/ or theatrical entertainment provided no
admission was charged at the door, but
expressly prohibited any paid performance
except band concerts. The councilmen
put themselves on record as in favor of
some restrictive Sunday ordinance in As
bury Park, and many are of the opinion
that the old ordinance was repealed to
pave the way for a more discriminating
Sunday law which will not be oppressive
or unfair.
Attempts are being madeby the local
convention bureau to get the annual con-
vention of the American Press Humorists
for this city in 1907. The convention is
now being held in Philadelphia The re-
sort has been after this aggregation for
some time, wishing to profit by the write
ups the men would naturally give the
place upon returning to their homes. The
convention bureau has also extended an
invitation to the American Medical AS
sociation to hold its annual convention
for 1907 in this city. The association is
now meeting in Boston and is attended
by about 5000 people.
A franchise has at last been granted
the Atlantic Coast Electric Railway Com
South Main street. The city officials held
| off for some time hoping to make the
traction company pave the street with
Belgian but backed down from its posi-
tion when it was shown that the city is
now receiving the highest percentage be-
ing paid on a traction company's fran
chise tax anywhere in the country. The
traction company has agreed to macad-
amize the street and keep it in repair.
For the new privilege granted they
will pay $4,000 a year. With the new
tracks cars may be run between this city
and Belmar under fve-minute head
way
A. L. Newman. of Belmar, in an au-
tomobile trip yesterday from Bradley
Beach to that resort. smashed farm
wagon, huckster's wagon, killed horse
injured two men and wrecked his ma
chine The men injured were Jacob
Gassman, of Allenwood, and Howard
Petit Newman accepted the blame
for running into Petit, but said that
Gassman turned to the wrong side Of the