New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-26
BOSTON,.
sPoKES FROM THE HUB, PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL

SOCIAL.
[FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE
BOsToN, April 25.-The Rev. EndicOt Pea
body principal of the Episcopal School at Groton
Mass OF g. En- icot Peabody, is to be married
the last to his cousin Miss Fanny Peabody OF
Salem.
Minister Phelps was received by large company OF
members and their friends &C the Botolph Club last
evening where he arrived about o'clock after dining
with his host, Mr. Francis Parkman, and a few OLD
friends
The Hon. Robert c. winthrop, in retiring from the
presidency OF the Massachusetts, Historical Society gave
luncheon mt his house Electromagnetic 10 hfty
OF his fellow members.
The Commercial Club gave " ladies' night" on Thurs
day evening at tho Parker House. which proTed very
pleasant OCCASION The guests OF the club invited for the
evening were the Hon. II. c. Winthrop, the Hon. John
D. Long the Row Dr. George T. Ellis. the.Rev. Phillips
Brooks Dr. o. W. Holmes and Colonel John G. Wyman.
The Institute 177O the oldest OF the Harvard college
societies and great sophomore secret society," elected
last week its first ten from the freshman class OF SO rs
follows: Charles Francis Adams 3D. ]. W. Appleton OF
New-York; Copley Amory +. J. Bradee, J. g. fooker
OF Newport @. A. Fargo, ofChlcago o. A. Porter J H.
Fargo. OF Chicago, f. g. Bach and f. O. Woodman. Mr..
Adams Is president Of his class
At the fortnghtly meeting OF tho Metaphysical CLUB
Wednesday afternoon. Professor C. c. Everett dean Oh
tho Harvard Divinity School. read paper upon the
Philosophy OF the Comic"
Admiral George II. Prebe, u. g. ~, which began Thurs
doy was an event OF unusual interest and has been
attended by largo number Of booksellers from all parts
of the The library IA not only OF unusual sze
containing 4I0 ots cataOgued, but Is particularly
rich IN Ger ain special departments % literature and
contains many old, and finely illustrated editions
strong feature OF the collection Il It's assortment OF
works naval subjects which Ia almost exhaustive
There are cghty-Onc books tho War OF the Rebellion,
forty volumes on Napoleon and the same nulhDer Oh
Washington. The sale continued two days.
has been the ou,tOm OF the various p0tca cIuOs oi
tho city to give ladies' day once year. ana THIS
event was observed Wednesday night by the Norfolk
Club ut Youngs Hotel There present over LOO
ladies' aud Gentlemen and tue prominent guestS hculed
| Governor and Mrs. Robinson eN-GOvetn0r JOhn ID;
Long Lieutenant Governor Ames and Mrs. Ames, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ames.
There Ii good deal Of disappointment because Pattl
will the trouble To sing IN " ne Daughter OF
the Regiment" week. for which Martha has been
sub-titutci. and because Mr. 1hOmass engagement OF
Nine Fursch Madi pTecludes the promised pet formance
OF Der FrelschutZ" Colonel Maplc-ons programme
for his brief season here very scre0typed one but
fair interest Is shown In subscriptions. Mr. Ihomass
two concerts eagerly anticipated ana there - Soou
prospect of long series ~ summer pronen"ies 10 ne
given In Music Hall by cOmDetont orchestra uhder Mr.
Neuendoin.
Al the theatres this week has been dull but the coming
one PROMISES better. The linton Square Company VIII
return ior a week at the Bou playing one Touch o.
Nature and Three wives 10 one Husband Iheo VIII
omen al the Globe; Miss Clayton In her own popular
"Fayetie" ut the Pa and ON"il ut tue Howard WIN
hts prreunla Monte Crsto." Tho week following VIII
Ice n gala one with Mr. Days company III Love on
afternoon and evening the Museum with she Stoops
10 Conquer" and The Rivals respectively hJed lne
hoIse 10 the utmost capacity. The AUDITORIUM was
decorated With bowers.