, 1876-12-03


success, the pieces being rendered with force
and hunor. Among the selections we're "brud-
der Anderson BY Bcecher; 1.-THE Deacons
| Confession" by Emerson; "kitty Naloney on
the Chinese Question:" BY Dodge. The reading
was accompanied By the Blancy Quartette, who
intersperscd the programme with choice nusca1 ,
| selections, and were warmly applauded Ihe
next entertainment Of the Lyceum wll DC
! lecture BIZ Prof. Winchell on the "lthlne ana
Its Legends" which will occur Dec. 10:
| Mrs. Reese has entered suit against tile village
| for rent OF the hose house at tie north emu
4 large body of men, to the number Of htty
strong, are to protest against the forty.nrs,,
| street sewer at the next Board OF trustees
meeting, which will occur Tuesday Afternoon.
| The show Of resistance to this sewer by the tax
paycr is so great t[at many Wish that tue etlinS
| could be STAYED off for 4 few months, when
| times might be easier. The majority Of the
| taxpayers protest, aud will fight to the bitter
| end what they consider injustice.
| RELIGIOUS.
The Rev Mr. Cfeigh, of We6tchester, Pa.,
| will preach in St. Paul's Episcopal Church To-
! day. 49,, ..,,n,4
| Of the First Presbyterian Church to-day. Young
peoples prayer-lneeting at 6:43.
The Rev. Mr. Goodman will. preach at the
First Baptist Church to-day Sunday-school at
| $3.50 o'clock.
| j family dinner party was held at the resi-
! dencc Of Mr. Bridge On Thursuay
The roads are now passable, aud slsig5hng .1Io to
hotel Friday night gay party OF twenty, con-
s:sting OF Misses Curtis, Underhill, Boardmat1'
man, Mclean, and Underwood; and Messrs:
Sargent, Mclean, Bi]llngs7 Fisher, Shores, a.
! Downs, C. S. Downs, Jenkins, lsice, and brown.
Yesterday morning aIr. ". F. Tucker, 'Jr, Miss
Logan, Miss Tucker, and Miss Annie tucker ar
rived BY sleigh. --:.....-
| F1FTY-FIRsT STREET PARKWAY.
| For long time the citizens Of Hyde Park
| have BEEN desirous OF presenting to the South
Park Commission as d parkway, t1tty-hr5t
street, from Drexel boulevard to tue lake, a. and
street, to the Lake Shore drive in
the east division Of the parks; also
the small park along Park avenue
adjoining the grounds Of the Hyde Park House.
! That this course would benefit the park system
no one doubts, for it is the only most convenient
route to the east park, but in recent issue Of
the Times appeared an article headed
s.Hyde Parks Hobby" in which the writer
ATTEMPTED to Pre- he p an ha
no right to improve the property il thus ac-
ouired, which fact he substantiates by various
| quotations from Park laws etc.
| In the first place, the writer entirely over-
looks one part Of the rark fa;1",y, D. eou'n
Where the title to the land selected for such park
as herein provided shall have been acquired by SAID
Commissioners By gft contemplation Or othet r
| make, acknowledge, and 1le for record ~ Tue
Office Of tho Recorder of Deeds for Cook County
map showing the said lans, w'tn correct oescr'p-
| The above section was introduced for the ex-
| act purpose Of covering such case as that
| which has now arlsen
Again, the aforementioned article complafn-
| ed q robbing the people by taxation.'' There
arc a few facts that bear upon this subject The
cost Of the land necessary for the laying out OF
Grand Boulsyard was 100000; co tn the
cost of Dfcxc1 Boulevard S160, 900.
forming continuous driveway longer than
either Of those boulcvards, and in the best-sct-
tied and most valuable part Of Hyde Park, which
the property owners offer, free Of all expense,
to the Commission. .
would be taken from the general funds for the
Improvement Of the East Park.
Now, who are i" robbing the people"! Those
who wish them to make all their outlay on low,
swamp lands, often below the lake's level; or
those who offer to them free of all cost chain
OF properly fur above the water, and valued at
$780, 00O!
number OF the wcalthiest business men OF Chi
VINO iabored to found tine parks. Is it then
probable that they should desire to present the
property, as the Times asserts, simply for their
own benefit! The truth is, their offer is made
with wisdom and generosity.
The Forrestville Club gave their third party
for the season at their hall Friday night, and
spent the time in dancing as usual. Among
and Mrs R. 4. Clark, MIR. and Mrs. Tower, Mrs
Baker, Mrs. Fisher, Misses Christian, Carter,
Nav, Cassell, Spooner, Storms, Ford, Fay,
Childs, Rusar, Carter: Messrs. Bayor, Simpson,
Frye, Alexander, Bensley, Hatch, Wallace, Bar
III r. Recves Jackson will lecture on the