The state journal., 1884-05-10
A NOVEL Entertainment,
WEST END CLUB, WHAT HOW
ARD HAS TO SAY OF THEM.
Concerts, Social Life and Clean
ings From the Fifth and Sew
enth Wards.

Plttsburg Conference has passed
away, and we are able to give it a
calm, unbiased study. We look at
the Jesuit attained. and we are at a
loss 70 zee anything that has been
gained by The move. No doubt it
has been benefit to those imme-
dlately concerned, as it has given
some local leaders an opportunity to
be oovn and heard; but otherwise,
we fail to see where it has benefited
or will benefit the masses. They are
the ones who should receive the bene-
tit, if any is to be gained, for they are
the ones that suffer; but, as usual in
such cases. they are not considered;
the only consideration being the ones
in the van, And such will be the
result of all meetings, until we are
able to see that we cannot all be
leaders; for there is never a conven-
ton or conference but what there is q
dispute as to this and that persons
ability TO be leader, and the result
is th,t the leading men, instead of
working IN Uni ~, are each pulling
in a different direction; and then the
outcome IL nothing OF benefit to any
one; but, if anything, the lowering of
themselves in the estimation of all
intelligent people.
We are to have in this city on
Thursday night, something that has
never been attempted before, and
that is the uniting of colored and
white artists upon the stage. The
event will be the Star Concert at the
Academy Of Music; upon which oc-
casion Miss Adelaide G. Smith and
Mrs. Nellie Brown Mitchell, of Bos-
ton, will appear. There is no doubt
but what the attendance will be
large, as the two ladies are great ia.
vorites with our music loving people.
The meeting of the Bethel Lit
erary, on Tuesday evening, was in
charge of the ladies, it being ladies
night. The programme, an excellent
one, consisted of reading, Rotations
and singing. The meeting was we'll
attended. On next Tuesday evening
Jacob Ramsey will give lecture be.
fore the association; his subject will
be 'courtship, love and marriage
and as Mr.. Ramsey has personal ex-
perience of his subject, he will be
able to give an interesting discourse.
Peter M. Laws, the pedagogue,
has returned from Sayford, Delaware,
where he has been engaged during
the winter.
On Thursday evening the fourth
lecture of the berean course was given
at Milton Hall, before fair audience.
The speaker. Rev. VIM. G. Rommel,
had as bis subject ''The Yellow
stone,' and gave good description
of our National Park, claiming that
it could not be excelled by any other
place on the globe.
Mr.. II. Fl. Gilbert, the prominent
mason, has been sent to Brooklyn for
his health, and is in a fair way 10 TO-
covery.
FIFTH WARD.
As | promised last week, will
give short history of the West
End Club, of this ward. The club
was organized by Guy M. Burton;
Luke White; Robert II. Taylor, and
John II. Davis, who called meet
ing of the division officers and work
ers of the twelfth, fourteenth, fifth
teentb, and sixteenth divisions, snd
stated their object was to secure rec
ognition from the leaders of the
ward, rs sll though the western end
of the ward always saved the ward
from Democracy, still no recognition
was given them, and that the east
ern end received nine out OF ten Of
ficeIs given TO the ward. Among
the prominent men in the club are
Richard Rusler Of the twelfth di-
vision; l'eter Robinson, John Llw
son and Con. lIubert.sot the four
tenth; Harry i.ongfellow, Samuel
Rodney, Samuel johnson, and Sig
Cavagnaro Of the tilthteenth. WIN.
III. Davis. Walter Brown, Edward
Kelly, and Andrew Howell, of the
sixteenth. The club has secured
suite Of rooms at GAP Pine street, as
their headquarters. and are working
hard to furnish it in a comfortable
way. The President, Mr. Guy Bur.
ton, has gone to Harrisburg 10 fill a
position, and he is very much missed
in the association.
SEVENTH WARD.
The only talk now ia the reception
of the Mathew Stanley Quay Club.
on Thursday evening, and sll indica-
tons point TO its being the largest
ball ever given at Musical Fund Hall.
On Wednesday evening, if the
weather is clear the club will give q
street parade when all the members
of the club will appear. The ban
ner of the club is on exhibition at
Jacob Reeds, 924 Chestnut street
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