New-York tribune., 1874-03-11
LECTURES AND MEETINGS.

A benefit for the poor of Brooklyn will be
given by Ito company and employees OF the Brooklyn
Park Theater this aitcrDoOh
The Rev. Charles Kingsley of England will
deliver tonight his lecture Westminster Abbey"
Of the Academy OF Music, Brooklyn.
The last lecture in the Free Course at Unity
Chapel Harem will Dc given by the Rev. o. b..
Frofhngham. dis evening on" Saints, Old aud New"
The regular meeting of the Homeopathic
Medical Society will be held tonight at the ophthalmic
Hospital at Third-aye and Twenty-third-st. The Bu
reau OF Clinical Medicine will mako report.
X. s. Guernsey viii read paper tonight
before the New York Genealogical aud Biographical So
oiety at No. 81 Madisouave., entitled 3boUaphy Of
tue uutted States relating to Military Collective Bogfa
ply" POO .-
James Dunno delivered last evening lee
ture on the Failure OF Universal Suffrage before the
DE La Sale Catholic Association. lie hoped that the
question OF universal suffrage would rise into prom
ncnce and tnat men, fearless and bold would be onnd
to point out existing evils and proceed 10 Apply Iee
dies, careless OF public censure ana applause.
The lager beer retailers of the Eighteenth
Ward held meeting last night !at No. IS Fourthave"
GEO. B. Bardes presiding It was unanimously re-
solved to oppose the present Sunday liquor law and
general committee was appointed 20 visit all the other
wards the city with view 20 forming 9ne
grand society. 10 also resolved TO request the Rep
resentatiyos OF the people in the Senate and Assembly
70 frame and introduce a modified SUNDAY liquor law
bill more just and consistent than the exstingiaw.
The monthly meeting of the Ladies' Home
society having of.the Baptist Home OF
tho Aged was held at the Flfhave rBaptst Church in
West yesterday the Rev. Thomas Arm
tage, ID. d. presiding. Articles X. and XII OF the Con
sLutlon defining duties OF the treasurer and the re-
cordng secretary, and Article Kill, relative TO the
conditions of admission 10 the Home, were Amended
Dr. ArmItage behalf OF tho LADIES'. SAID t1at TIE Iuf
nishing Of the new Home In West Sxtyelghth.st wac
proceeding rapidly $40 rooms being already furnished
At the weekly meeting Of the Womans So
cial Educational Society. at Pympon Hall, yesterday
afternoon discussion of the subject OF free kinder
gartens continued Mrs Soule said that before the
Board of Education would become interested In the cub
iect school OF this nature must be established and
carried for some time, 10 order to snow then tne
feasibility Of the project Mrs. Kent thought tha sue
kindergarten from a the churches In te city provided
she could tell tho trustees OF the churches just what
would be done with the money. Committee was aT-
pointed procure all the published books relating 10
tho subject, and they will DO produced at tho neat
meeting.
The Bar Association met last evening at
their rooms, No 20 West Twentyseyeuth-st Gen. c. W
Sanford presiding Toe Treasgrer's report showed the
amount now on hand to the credit OF the general fund Is
5000 75 aud the amount the credit OF the library
fund.- $3.50 The followingnames were proposed for
memberships John A. Bush Geo. L. Rives Edgar A.
Turrell and J. j. Marren II unanimously resolved
that all laws authorizing the Sheriff. Register, anu
County Clerk OF the City aud County OF New YORK 10
charge fees for their services detrimental To the
public good and should be repealed, aud that these ON
ssting OF L. L. Delahed. w. W. Pockham, John hckeon
Clifford A. Hand, and Charles Tracy Was appointed Nv
the Chair prepare the necessary acts ana present
them TO ana urge their passage by the Legislature