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The members of the Active Republican Club of the Twenty-fifth Ward, with their wives and daughters and sweethearts, jour neyed to the Alhambra, at Bergen Beach, yes terday for their annual outing. The Twenty fifth Ward is a Republican stronghold and the Active is the oldest club In the ward. So a good turn out was assured. Seven hun dred tickets were disposed of and about 500 Persons appeared. The outing was supposed to begin at 2 in the afternoon, and at that time the reception committee, headed by William Doggrell and having as its other members George W. Farner, William Cham bers, W. H. Hooper, W. W. Pecan, Joseph Covert, A. J. Loux and William Laramee, was on hand. Two o'clock was pretty early for the men, however, and the afternoon at tendance was made up of women and children who came down to enjoy the attentions of the beach and to await the coming of the men. The children romped about the big hall at the Alhambra and danced, while the or chestra played. The men began to come in about 5 o'clock and by 8 the pavilion was pretty comfortably filled. The club made no attempt to come in a body and the members dropped in in little groups, as each arriving trolley car brought its quota. Leland N. Wood is president of the club, John W. Dolan is corresponding secretary, Daniel E. D. McMurray financial secretary and Thomas Hohlweck treasurer. The com mittee which arranged and managed the af fair was made up of William Chambers, chairman; John W. Dolan, Thomas P. Hohl weck, William Dogegrell and George W. Orr. Among those present were: Walter BR. Atterbury, William J. Taylor, Alder man Francisco, Alderman Wassmuth, ex-Alder man Ernest John, Francis W. Weeks, wear Gundineh, William Chambers, William Doggrell, William Leonard, ex-Alderman Robert Hill, P. L. Mennenger, Herbert Lyle, Edward Foster, Philip Post, Frank P. Wise, W. W. Morton, Robert Lorenzen, Chares Stattelman, Anthony Goebel, M. Costello, Willan Stein, J. Sharkey, Frank Muller, R. Webster, Henry Vogel, Theo dore iXarff, W. 8. Read, Frank King,Louis Kiane. The party began to break up about 11 and by midnight only a few remained in the hall, but all united in saying that the committee of arrangements knew how to manage an outing and that the one this year was the Most successful the club had ever had.
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Brooklyn, New York, US
Wed, Sep 01, 1897
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