New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-18
LECTURES AND MEETINGS.

The Produce Exchange will have its annual
dinner this evening.
The Tenth Assembly District Republican
Association at No. 81 Avenue A. last night passed reso
buttons approving the new Charter.
The posts of the Grand Army of the Repub-
Tic will send delegates to meeting to be held on the
evening OF April 49, TO complete arrangements Tor Deco
ration Day
At the free meeting of the Polytechnic
Association this evening" the following papers will be
read: ION the Comparative Value OF Lfe-rafts and
Lfo-boats !" "on Nickel and Its Uses" by Dr. L.
FeuchtwaDger.
The New-Yogk Club has elected the follow
ing officers:
Prent-FredericE Gilbert vcePresdenzJohn 3. stevens
Treasurer McJmsey. secretaVeny G Laght Direct,
Tborp Toisn Eugene schefn, and VIM NJ Fe
Mr.. George w. Hows will give his humorous
lecture called Peters Ambition or, All AstTay" at
Association Hall, this evening. Mr.. Bows possesses
initiative powers humor ana terary Hkln, anu is en-
teaches saluary lesson, IN merry manner 10 All
stagc-strcken youth.
A meeting of the Committee of the Naz-
areth Hall Association of graduates of Nazareth Hail. at
Nazareth Northampton County, Penn, was held yester
dav morning at the Astor House, perfect arrange
ments for n reunion and dinner Sept. IS, 10 cOmmem
the seth anniversary OF the Organization OF the
school.
The Easter festival OF the Orphans Home
of the Protestant Episcopal Church, at Forty
the institution, which handsomely decorated for
the occasion. The exercises consisted OF PRAYER sing
lug by the children, &C. the distribution OF variety OF
presents the little orphans, AS tokens OF their bene
love- constituting not the least pleasant feature
OF the day.
The annual Junior Exhibition OF Rutgers
Female College held yesterday afternoon in the
Central Baptist Church Forty-secondst. The exer
eses were opened with PRAYER by the Rev. Dr. Samson,
the President consisted OF the following essays
" Power without Right" Miss Lizzie Harrington
" ExCuses." Miss jennie Irwin; Rainy Days" Miss
EllCnOra Ferguson Esquisse des Fcmmes Celebres de
la France" Miss Utta Il. Burns Dlseonte1t,' Miss
Burns The Coming Then--a sketch OF New York as IT
viii be-" Miss juliet Warner Language OF the Future,
referring Minister Morris proposal To organize new
ana improved International speech" Miss Ella A. Tai
man aud " Des Deutschen Vdterland," Miss Anna q
Hudson.
The attendance at the Temperance Confer
ence held yesterday afternoon in the parlors Of the
Young Mems Christian Association, so small owing
20 the storm prevailing that Dr. Elisha Harris de-
cided postpone the delivery OF his address on 1.-The
actual relations of nebrety crime, and the practical
view of the crminaity OF drunkenness" for week.
took place the subject OF curing drunkenness, which
was participated III by the Rev. DR.. |. B.. Prime, DR..
Elisha Harris the Rev. John Wletts, Superintendent Of
the Kings County Inebriates Home, Dr. Willard Parker,
and A. NJ. Powell, Drs Harris and Parker and Mr. VIII
let's camiug that medical treatment must constitute an
important means restoring inebrates to health and
sufficient strength TO resist the temptation to drink al
hitting al the time the value OF moral restraint
aud the need of divine support upon WHICH tue otAer
gentlemen laid considerable stress