New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-27
PHILADELPHIA.
REAL EsTATE-sHK CULTURE MEMORIAL
HALL.

REAL ESTATE-SILK OULTURE-MEMORIAL
HALL.
rFRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE.
PHILADELPHIA, April 26.-Mr. George w
Chds will greatly miss Mr.. A. j. DreIel, who has gone "a
Europe Every day at l O'Clock II tho custom OF
Mr. Childs to go down the banking house and lunch
with Mr.. Dre1cl. But tho habits Of these
firm friends have been broken into con
sidcraby OF late. Mr. Childs IL sull
At his country seat Wootton and that has prevented his
daily morning saunters down town with Mr.. DreIeL
When he Is in the city Mr. Chds walks from his Walnut
st. home out toward West Philadelphia until he meets
Mr. DroxeL Then he turns and the two proceed east
ward together. Mr. Chds is a great walker, aud 10 that
exercise he attributes his almost invariably good health
The site at the Of Fifth and Chestnut sts., upon
which the new Drexc banking house he erected has
long been in tho possession " that firm. Newspaper men
say that In one Of the upper stories OF building now
standing there Mr. Chlds has had for years com
plce composing with type IN cases and everything
in readiness for the printers to go Immediately to work
the event OF anything happening to The Led9er office
at sixth and Chestnut sts.
The neighhOrhOOd at Fifth and Chestnut ats IL about 10
see many changes. The new DreIe Building Will adjon
the new structure Of the Independence National Bank.
and next to that old post Office which Is expected
will De purchased from the Government and torn down
to give place magnificent marble pile for business
purposes Mr. DreXel has also bought tho old Philade
pha Library Building and the law offices which are next
TO It on the north SOB 900. The Philadelphia Library
Building Is at Fifth and Library sts Just below Cnestnu t
and was erected in 1888. The Library Company left It
10 take possession of the u ~ Building LOcusst. be
low Broad and IL since been occupied by the Central
Ncws Company None Of the structures OF TINS new pur
chase will he disturbed at present.
On Thursday Governor Pattison held reception at the
fair of the WOmen's National silk Culture Association at
horticultural Hal ms sih t pcl Is A.
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industry.
People enough have come from somewhere TO crowd
bo crcu,rs Fashionable circus parties have been tho
rage. They buy their tickets uptown, " at the usual
slight adv ance and evOid the Jam az the ticket wagon
The ladies carry instead OF bouquets little SIX bags dec
GRATED with light ribbons aud filled win peanuts Inc
circus made everybody happy but the theatre mana
gers, who are in despair.
Mrs Elizabeth D. Kane, widow Of General Thomas /.
Kane has carried the wishes OF her late husband by
formally presenting to the trustees OF the Presbyterian
Hospital Of this city the pudding known a. tine So
gwen without any restriction whatever.
smoking is TO he positively prohibited all the open
street this and the gIOws are numerous anu
loud In consequence Hilnerto upon tohe vi ine ieT
have been allow ed the privilege OF the three BACK
The Pennsylvania Railroads new line 20 Germantown
and chestnut Hl will open on or about June l. Ihs ROAD
will open mp new region ior SUBURBAN ZONES A,rdhY
number of handsome villas have been built and there Is
grand hotel which will be managed this summer by the
Messrs Kingsley, OF the Continental
Memorial nan, III falrlouH' mn - ~" no @ -
an interesting and valuable collection OF ceramics, min
er.s ETC. while the schools accomplishing great
work II was in aid OF this institution that the Ladies
Centennial Executive Committee was again called to-
geher ami they assisting the gentlemen IN increasing
the endowment fund Al tea party
last winter they raised several thousand
dollars and further entertainments for the same purpose
will he given next winter Joseph f. Temple offers this
institution $4,000 with the restriction that It's Income
shall 20 him the remainder OF bis life. After that
money belongs the Museum and school absolutely
Mr. Temple also specifies certain uses To which the money
shall be applied but II is said that TINS not REGARDED as
an objection funds for the very pur
rolp MOI