PROGRESS CLUB (Forerunner of Greenacres)

 PROGRESS CLUB (Forerunner of Greenacres)

One of the leading social clubs of the present day, with a membership exclusively Jewish, is the Progress Club, which since 1922 has been occupying a handsome club house at 178 West State Street.

This organization began in November 1894 as the Young Men's Hebrew Club, with a membership of twenty-seven.

Its first meetings were held in a room in a building on South Broad Street, below Factory, but later the club moved to East State Street, between Broad and Warren Streets. Arthur Schwartz was the first president of the old club, which was interested in improving the mental, moral, social, and physical conditions of its members and of protecting Hebrew interests.

 

About 1905, the club changed into a purely social one and adopted the name of the Progress Club. New quarters were acquired in the Alhambra Building, and sometime after the Thropp property on East State Street became the club's headquarters. In 1922 the members bought from John S. Broughton the present home.

Dr. Samuel Freeman was the first president after the establishment of the Progress Club; Barnett Elting was vice-president; A. Siegel, treasurer; and Philip Papier, secretary.

In 1925 the Progress Club men bought a country place on the Lawrenceville Road, where they have established a golf club. When this purchase was made, the official name was changed to the Progress City and Country Club.

http://trentonhistory.org/His/Social.html

 

NEW YEAR'S FUNCTION FOR PROGRESS CLUB

Members of the Progress Club will enjoy a New Tears Eve dinner and dance this evening at the club house. Cards will be Played from 8:30 until 11 o'clock, and later din­ner will be served. There will be a cabaret show and dancing also. Rey­nold will cater.

Those in charge of the affair are Albert Gold, Philip Lazarus, and Albert Block.

MASQUERADE FETE BY PROGRESS CLUB1

The members of the Progress Club and their friends enjoyed a masquerade dance last night at No. 85 North Warren

street.

Handsome prizes were given:

Various games were played in the rooms.

At the close of dancing, they attended a party hosted by

Miss Hannah Vogel, Miss Barbara. Vogel. Miss

Miriam Kahn, Miss Bettie Siegel, and Miss Jennie Fox.

 

Those who participated in the "Crazy Patch" Were

Mrs. Emanuel New. Mrs. Barney Elting, Mrs. Jonas D. Rice. Mrs. S. Krueger, lilies A. Elie-gel. Mrs. Louis Fuld. E. J. Kahn. Mrs. Herman Kahn and Mrs. Philip Lazarus.

 

"The Big Eight" party was com- I Posed of Mrs. Louis A. Fold. Mrs. A. Siegel. Mrs. 3- D. Rice, Mrs. Emanuel New. Mrs. B. Biting. Mrs. Herman F_rank. Mrs. S. Krueger

Some of the characters were: Card Lady,  

Mrs. Sol. Papier; I. Bean Brommel, Mrs. I. Goldberg.

Po1iceman, Isaac Goldberg; Lieutenant, Simon Gerson; Policeman. Harry

Kahn; Minister. Sol Papier: Indian Chief. Louis A. Fuld.

Woman, Eli 1 Simon: "Sis Hopkins." Mrs. Philip Papier         

 

Dancing Girl, Mrs. J. Jacobey:

Liber­ty Girl, Miss Fannie Freeman.

Policeman, Emil Fox: Chinaman. Fisher Finkelstein, of Newark; Woman. Philip Papier; Mexican Chief Dr. Samuel:

Freeman; Scotchnian. Mrs. Zerkoff; Gypsy. Solomon Berman: Farmer, Otto, Vogel: Flagman. David Plough:

Cowboy, Solomon Block; Old Maid, Mrs.! S. Baron; Soldier. Jacob Berman:

Princess, Mrs. Jacob Berman; Mrs. A. S. Rogowski: Fanner. H. Sei­gel:

Old Maid. Mrs. Samuel Levy:.

Schoolgirl. Philip Papier: Rabbi. Sol.; Papier: Rabbi. Philip Lazarus: Gypsy, Miss E. Donnor. of New York.

Refreshments were served by the Hildebrecht Catering Co.,

William Koch. Jr., in charge. Edward Attwood, John Schwartz and Harry Watson assisted him.

The committee in charge: J. Philip Lazarus, chairman; Barney Elting and Sigmund Baron.