New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-04
LECTURES AND MEETINGS,

There will be meeting of the Cotton Ex-
change on Monday for the election OF members. The
candidates are W. c. Hubbard and George 5. Evans.
The Kings County Democratic and Repuhf-
con General Committees met night at their respective
rooms. AT the former new election for delegates rom
the Tenth Ward was ordered.
DR.. Brown-SGquard will deliver tomorrow
evening in Plymouth Church, by special request q
lecture on 1.-THE Mechanism aud the seat In the Brain or
the Volitiona SensorLil, and Mental Phenomena"
A concert will be given this evening at
stenway Hail. by the skdmore Guard, for the benefit
of their relief fund those who will take part IN
the entertainment are Mile A. Cuzent, SIX G. 1renelnI
+. j. Eben, aud A. Ledeklus
Police Commissioner Russell raised the
question at special meeting OF the Republican Central
Committee at Republican Hall, last night " Can a
Police Commissioner, under the Ninth Article OF the
Constitution OF the District Associations. hold seat IN
the central body I" After short debate II was re-
ferred to the Committee Contested Seats. The Cen
trail Committee Will meet again Two weeks nom last
night.
A missionary "tea meeting under the di-
rection of the womans Foreign Missionary Society
held from to D. yesterday, in the Chapel Of st.
Panrs Methodist Episcopal Church. Twenty secondst
and FourChve The exercises consisted OF ROTATIONS
from various authors and singing by the Aron Glee
Club large collection Of recent photographs OF scenes
Palestine, and other localities ID the Old World, were
exhibited.
AT meeting of the German Ladies' Society
for the Relief Of the Widows and Orphans held yester
DAY at st. Matthew's Church Broomest., the follow
ing officers were elected President Mrs. Oswald often
dorter President, Mrs Dr. Frances Leber; Secre
tary Miss sarah Stohlman and TREASURED Mrs George
as s659 the expenditure, A,60l IA cash on hand,
s22 &C. The Society has $50 members aud % eonrbu
tors.
Edward Powers, a Chicago civil engineer
delivered lecture last evening Plimpton Hail. on
War and the Weather, the Artificial Production OF
Rain" Tue lecturer contended that rain had BEEN In
multitude OF instances produced by battles or the hrng
Of heavy artillery ana ne eaen Ihas Tue ppnS t
act the country In conclusion ne proposed that the
Government should make some experiments to determine
If rain cannot always be had when needed.
The annual ball and supper of the SOcet6
Culnaire PhilanthropIque will be given tonight at
Irving Hall The French cooks have deseryedy sc-
dured reputation IN New York the orignators Of
one OF most brilliant and attractive entertainments
of the The ball Is always very pleasant, and
the supper is positively superb. each member OF the
contributing his or her share prepared In the
il a deserving one and. II no untoward circumstance
prevent. the ball to- night will do much 70 extend the
Societies field Of charitable labor.
The commencement exercises of the Eclectic
Medical College OF this city we're held last evening 81
the Cooper Institute Prof. w. II. Burnham, in an I'D
dress ~ the graduating class described the reforms
which had brought about by the Eclectic School OF
Medicine. Prof julius Van Meyer read an essay on inc
sented 10 tue following graduates George Cooper John
A Elliot Lucy w. Harrison Edwin HungerIord, Ed
h ~ oninn ana MARY r. Young The valedictory
address was delivered by Mise Lacy W. Harrison.
The Ladies Home Society" which has the
management OF the Baptist Home Of the AGED and
Iufrm.~ held It's annual meeting at the Hfthave.
BAPTIST Church yesterday. The Rev. Thomas Armitage
d. D. presided and the Rev. Dr. Miller offered prayer.
Jobn NJ Bruce read the miputes Of the last annual
meeting aud the report Of the Board OF Managers
then read by the Chairman According to the report
but little sickness prevailed In the " Home et NO Al
royeHt aud but persons had died during the past
wear The new Home Sixty eighth st. had not been
finished mainly through the failure Of the contractor 10
OMEN that street The estimated cost Of the structure
$40 900 and II insured for 10000 The Treasurer had
already received 292 So toward the building fund. OF
which s7T1 "a remained the treasury For current
past year. $3.50 81 had been received, OF
which sl.I2i 63 remained xpended The following
officers for the present year elected: first
Direotress Mrs ID. G. Hays; Second Direcress, Mrs D.
NJ Amber; Third Direotress, Mrs.. W. d. Murphy
Treasurer, Mrs. j. NJ. Bruce; Second Secretary Mrs
william j. Todd: Corresponding Secretary, Mrs L. II
Butler