New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-29

WHAT WELTrKNOWN MEN ARE DOING!
| The newly formed Fourth Ward Club known a
the James W. Birkett Association was the OutgrOwtl
OF the J. W. Drkett Battery, organized in the in
terests of Harrison and Morton. 1t Is a social
political organization, all the members also belong
ing to the Fourth Ward Republican Association
Their comfortable club-rooms at No. 81 MyrtIe-ave
have been completely refurnshed recently at an ex
pense Of about 5000 The active membership now
numbers eighty and is steadily increasing Among
the members some of the most enterprising OF
the business Of the ward. The officers
Henry jones' president John Jochum vice pres
dent; William Curtin, recording secretary, George A.
Smith, financial secretary; George Finn, treasurer
executive committee, John Dillon, Caswell lie Clair
Charles White and Frank Partridge Among the
prominent members W. J. Beattie ex-prcsident :;
A. ". HaOck, Charles Diss, William Scallay, Lester
Henderson. DR.. Frank Worthington and John Bowie
The new Board of Supervisors will hold its first
session Thursday. Supervisor at-Large KretZ-
schmaf will succeed John a. Quintard presiding
officer. a number of Republican members will
take their seats and who served in former years
are returned to their places Among the latter are
Supervisors Fitche of the seventh, and Wrightngton
of the seventeenth wards. Among the new members
of the Board Supervisors SimOnsOn Of the First
Willis Of the Third Saffen Of the Fifteenth, OF the
Eleventh. and Carrick of the Nineteenth wards. The
Board will stand fourteen Republicans to sixteen Dem
OcfatS republican gain OF one over the present year
The following appointments in the Navy Yard and
Treasury Department announced yesterday James
Cunningham, Fourteenth Ward: George Jacquillarc,
sixteenth Ward; Francis Barber. Ninth Ward: Henry
Meyer, jr, Twenty first Ward; Frank " Miller,
Twenty fifth Ward James VOcel Twenty sixth Ward :
John Kissell, Nineteenth Ward Frederick Metzger
sixteenth Ward; William II. Cross, Flatbush; and
Charles skidmore, Flatlands.
Henry A. Willis the recently elected Supervisor Of
Tho hind ~, oi+,
many friends Not little of his popularity is due
to the fact that he is the brother of Naval officer Theo
dorc b. Willis, who for several years represented
the First Ward in the same capacity. 1t now
seems as II the Third would become solid and sure
ward for the Republican party.
The genial secretary of the General Committee,
Clarence a. Barrow, possesses a fund of political
knowledge which should not be lost the party by
his retirement from the Office he so ably fills.
General regret is felt that William H. Ray, of the
of the Commissioners Of Charities and Correc-
ton, on New Years Day. Mr. Ray has commanded
as president Of the Board Of Charities
EX-Assistant District Attorney Foster L. Backus
find, time from his large law practice TO drive ID
Prospect Park and down the road.
A close rivalry in educational gifts is that between
Academy last year. and Dr. Donald Ayres, who gave
S25OO0O to Wesleyan University recently. DR.. c. n.
his debtor by founding the Hoagland Laboratory.
Willis a. Bardwell, the competent and courteous
librarian of the Brooklyn Library, reports the recent
series Of lectures under the pieces OF the library
highly successful The sum of S400 turned over
to the Copyright League Fund the proceeds of the
readings by authors
Since 5. V. White gave up his seat in Congress no
has been attending closely to his duties in Wall Street.
but still finds time to turn his eye upon the heavens
Heights.
In spite of eghty-three years, Mayor John W.
Hunter IS regularly at his post as treasurer of the
Dime Savings Bank.
Andrew Mclean will lecture upon Organized Labor
as a Regulative Principle in the Labor LyceUm, in
Myrte-st., today at 3 80 O'Clock
Bcnjamen Reece, of the Social Science Club, Of
Cleveland, Ohio will lecture upon Evolution of thc
Revenue SYSTEM" in the Second Unitarian Church
this evening. and the subject will be discussed by
Professors Van Buren, DensOw and George GuntOn,
T. Il. Sherman and Charles Spahr.