Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-15

Once a year, so they say, the spirits
Of the departed return to earth. Some
have it that but on one night out of
| the twelve months can this be, while
others hold that the rulers of the spirit
world grant concessions TO certain
shades who may have obtained promi-
hence, and that some of them may
choose their own time of returning.
Be that as it may, certain it is that a
STAR reporter, YEARLY vending his
homeward way late on Saturday night
Tor early on Sunday morning, as you
choose, was startled by certain queer
doings in Military Park. His atten-
ton was first attracted by harsh me-
tallic sounds reverberating at intervals
from one end of the park to the other.
At irregular periods this rumbling con-
tinued until the astonished reporter
traced the sounds TO their source, and
was much surprised to find that they
were snatches of conversation between
the spirit OF General Phil Kearny n
former Secretary of State Theodore
Frelinghuysen. both of whom had
chosen the night Of the annual meeting
of the Essex Club, on Park place, for
their yearly return to inhablt for u
brief few hours the rome statues of
themselves.
Yes, very, very much colder than
this night a year ago. my dear gen.
eraI, when last we met here on the
Ole parade grounds" the secretary was
saying when the reporter first got next.
81 certainly cannot see why my
sculptor did not give me a good over
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military cape complained the general.
MY limbs are unprotected, and at my
time of life. or, rather, death, I am
sorely afraid of an attack"
"Too bad, sir. too bad" sympa
thized the secretary, that you were
not placed up here at my end of the
park, for, though l am sure that the
mercury must be at zero, and, while
my sculptor chose to leave me here
hatless, nevertheless l am quite
warmed through by the hot time they
were having over at the Essex Club,
across the way, tonight"
Here for a moment street noises rob-
bed the reporter of a few sentences,
and when he again picked up the con-
versation it was the secretary's voice
that was continuing:
- reelected. Yes, all of last
years officers, and the retiring gov
errors. 1t was not over the election,
but over that proposition to increase
the initiation fee and yearly dues that
things waxed hot this evening"
well, when they first put me here, 1
could plainly lear all that went on in
the club" replied the general, but
these pesky fat-wheeled trolleys and
all this unnecessary Woodworking have
cut me entirely off, SO that now, Mr..
Secretary, / rely entirely on you for my
club gossip. What happened?"
"Well! I couldn't catch quite all of
1t, for even though I am so close, I,
too. have the trolleys and autos and,
too, the new short-line, to contend
with. However, I heard sufficient to
tell you that the old Guard was COM
pletely routed by the insurgents-.'
"--Rebels!" snapped the general.
Eyes, rebels; if you will. That is
what they would have been called in
our fighting days, general. Well, as
I was about to say, with victory the
rebels were magnanimous and so con-
cessions were made and what at first
sounded as though it might be a great
How Do You Do, Sir?' finally wound
up with a Iovefeast. A real feast, too,
sir, served by a chef and three extra
walters, especially imported from New
York"
- Huh. Boost Newark "
grunted the general.
- and plenty of cigars with the
compliments of the reelected president
and plenty Of"
Again the conversation was inter-
you will remember, general" con
the secretary, apparently not
needing the interruption. the clubs
initiation fee has been $50 n it's an
nual dues a like amount. During the
past year an effort was made and many
young men were induced to join, a new
ennis court being held out as an at
Lately an amendment to the
was posted, raising the
initiation fee to SIS and the annual
dues to the same figure, it being said
by the executive committee thai new
members and new tennis courts neces-
STATED new n Last night was
appointed for he members to vote on
the question. Heretofore the more
elderly members, who make up the
board of governors. have been in con