New-York tribune., 1890-05-04
UP IN BUSY HARLEM.
A MOVING TALE OF MAY DAY-SOC1AL EN-
TERTAINMENTS.


episodes. disagreeable and comic, were one pe'"i "
the metropols-a day once greatly dreaded ana ne
moaned and jokcd upon Till the Strings VI h'''no'
harp nearly worn out, has becohe a'hos. u'iS
of the past. TO be sure, more changes vi o"s' -
location and residence stl take place upon that day
than upon any other in the year. but te chahses arc
few in proportion to what they were years ago Inc
reason for tbi, is easy of comprehension: Formerly
nearly every one who rented az all reh'eo oN "'I
YEAR Now the multiplying OF mats al" "p'''nieh'
houses has made rental by the mOhth ihe Tie r"'"eF
than the exception. Especially Is TINS true ol u'e
uppcr parts Of the CITY. MAY Day TINS year. so lar
As moving was concerned. was httle diicrent from
any other dav and what difference there was was sup
Iied by the immigrant bringing his household eneciS
from Brooklyn, from Jersey and the lower streets OF
the city, 10 deposit them IN harleni'
The most moving tale OF the week is that OF the
exnericnce OF Manager IIammerstcn, whose story mas
been fully told in the press OF the city Inc 'io'S
of his house on Thursday night and the arrest OF the
manager and Others, on mere tecincall'N-aId IL ~
% decidedly open question if even the rchhcal'y eA
isted-was felt to be hagidht aDuNc "i
power and a contemplate exhibition OF petty omclai
spite II public expression correctly voices Puphc
sentiment, and if public sentiment means any
the terms used to characterize the action OF captain
Hooker are too strong. II the opera house hau
been some low cOncert-ha or dance-h0nsc thefe ""lu
have been some for arbitrary ponce acloh' o'
Judging from the past and what goes on all lhe tne
4 is III
ieen molested. But the house is respectable III every
wav the proprietor is of the most popular and en-
terprrsng men in Harlem, there was not the slightest
doubt of his intention to renew his license or ih' s
petition would be granted, and from every poht III
view the procedure OF the captain OF the lhrue'n o
cinct was wholly unwarranted
The unsightly pcket-fence around Mount MOTIFS
Park is being removed and work begun on the iouhua
ton for the enclosure For some reason inc S''S
and foliage in the pleasure ground are not 50
as In some OF the other parks and squares 'hOushooo
the city, Perhaps they waiting for the inspiration
Of the weekly afternoon band concert, about which 20
much has been said and written. but OF the securing oi
which there seems slight prospect.
pleasant social occurrence which was madvert-
emily allowed 10 pass unmentioned N this counn was
the wedding the evening of April - OF Miss ran
ME Graham Hail. daughter of Alfred b. Hail. t" Dr.
Ralph Waldo. The ceremony was performed at Ola
ST. AIMS Church. One hundred and fcrtieth-st and ST.
Ann'save. at s O'Clock. the rector. the Rev. Dr. Kit
tell officiating The church handsomely decorated
The best man Robert Burns Waldo. brother OF the
bridegroom, and the maid Of honor was Miss May Hail.
sister of the bride The bridesmaids Miss Chatte
Hail. cousin of the BRIDE Miss Alice Beal Miss Anne
Waldo sister of the bridegroom and Miss Ida Baseou
The ushers were Alfred L. Hail. r., brother OF the
bride: her cousins. Henry Hall and Rudolph Muih-
berger; Harris McKeever and Reynolds Beal Among
those present at the reception which followed the c%
mony were Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt C. Graham. Mr and
W.
Archibald c. Gunter. Mr. and Mrs. ID. P. Arnold, DE-
and Mrs. Joseph Harrington, Rudolph Galngue ana
Miss Gaingue Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo will make thelr
home at the Chelsea. in West Twenty thlrds''
A pleasing entertainment was that given al A>so
citation Hall on Friday evening by the young ladies
Of the Classical School for Girls assisted by the pupils
of the artist W. NJ Chase. II was for the benefit OF
the Union American Chapel at Berlin, ana cohsls'eu
of readings from old plays and ballads with Illus
trative tablcaus. Both readings and taoieau' were
admirably done and of the effects produced wer"
strikingly artistic. AS the hall was well filed a
considerable must have been realized Tor tue
worthy object Of the entertainment.
one hundred and twenty five boys from the Barnari
School took part in competitive military drill for
stand OF colOrs opera House Hall OH Friday night
There was large gathering of the friends OF the pupils
Company A, which the cOurs Is oitcered as fol
lows: Captain. Charles X. stewart; lieutenant, George
Howard ii. schopp third sergeant, Charcs c. liough
nrst corporal George W. sullmGn: color GearrS trca
ersh %4ihur H. s. hqly yae FRANK o. rne' f~"'' '"''' anu
aecided e iS consoIst With ihe Manhattan Athletic
Club. The Gramercy members get remittance Of
'o The marriage of Miss Florence j. Knight daughter
of Mrs II. knight to Howard A. solomon OF Freehold, 30,
y. j., took place Oh Wednesiay evening al tle
homo Of the brides mothcL no 24o West one hun
aed and dirty seSondS The celem09y lemon wa, ,o per- +
Holy Trinity. The ceremony was followed by re
At the regular meeting Of tie Crib Club held
Wednesday evening. John H. Van Ting F. W. Beet
II.
The sycamore club has decided not 10 lease from
and twenty -hfth-st The owners terms were 100
Hamilton Post G. A. R.. held meeting at IL,
rooms in Lenox-ave. on Thursday evening one new
member was yeeeyed BY transfer iPp sn9ngr R'sl
Boston August Wa up for discussion. IL i prop
able that at least l2o comds, gi me ps & WIN a ad," "a
send large delegation Of Grand Army men from
this city. ,,,.,. ..
The spring gymnastic contest and exhibition oi
the Harlem branch of the Young Men ohriStlan u n
on Monday evening. The young men appearing IN
the contest and exhibition were Edward 1luEhes
Benjamin j. Blauvelt, william d. BOYD, IT, 4rrn :
wightman John y. Ryan Henry Schmon' Edwin G.
Nandervoort, Martin schwerine. Horace D. KELLEY
Cutler. Charles Proescher Wetmore WQrtLlY' Mi'3@l
oughon John C. MeIIor Howard < koEgI W. H,mS
nixon oswald c. Boyle Robert McCa,tiine, Wlll
lam & EoGc: NmS William James G s"1lh Wa%S hDOc' r5%a h
II. stewart d. f. Graham. Frederick +. Minter
H. Grmey Frank D. EarTe!l Eo'cP9 Thc a. cSmda, SaTI
contestants on the b" horse horizontal bar, dunno
f. smith Freed Cutler. Blauvclt. Williams Wander
WORT and Kimble The jude, wefc J.. ,d,oN D %oIa M
prizes TO Ncssr-. Williams. Smith and Nandervoor
For physical development the first prEe %gn1 u u
u'sf r. carma@ nS jonS B. "a camppc R Yam anyso
and r. VI. Bull. McsSrs Blauvelt Cutler. lloughtOr.
MeCr Roscr rS9 teea Frar cca.n hnshe
Nacr oSeris 'aHGS''Or and Wiia% ay ''S Smith havn
passed satisfactory examination were made clas'
leaders for the ensuing year; Medals for SPecla Pla,
proficiency given 10 Boyle and Cutler Ihcr'
was a twominutc contest in club swinging be;wecr
Ricketts, and Williams, Ricketts, being considered :
tiife the better at the sport. James H. liuShe
and Charles IIenc Of the Young Mems Institute hdf
two wrestling bOuts-Onc GIdecO- Roman, the otIc
oatchaS- atcl-can. 'Ihc first won by Heine
the second by Hughes O. \. PuvcrHdcr ant
Charles II. Reiss Of the Young Mems Institute. gave
an exhibition Of handling l0O-pOund and Is pOunC
dnmhbcls. and visiting teams from the Harlem TurI
Verein and The Young Mems Institute exhibitions
I'm the various apparatus in during the evening
Tuesday evening witnessed the close Of the cduca
tional season Of the Harlem branch Of the lOunt
Mems Christian Association Of len9'DO. The eXcr
6Ses took place in the association parlOrs. Addrcsse
were made BY the Rev. Thomas Dixon Of the Twenty
third street Baptist Church, and by Vice ITe,iden
william IL. sage. Nr. sage presented the ccrti
dcatcs to the SiXtylVc Young men who has