New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-14
IN THE ANNEXED DISTRICT.
SKATING ON VAN CORTLANDT LAKE-MANl
FNTERTAINMFNTS.


The Morris Club which began lis existence last year
,.aar and i,s cub. hmI.c too small. The orsanza-
90, u.s succpssful from first meeting anu i NOV
more prosperou, than most Of the oIcer 'IupH Wy
the Harlem. \ proposition to b'N '"o VI , mon,
and erect building suited to the hecu> VI Wv w
hers is under discussion. Inc c"Vc' .ta
,,,.e IT the clnh have arranged for contests 'oE Wv
club members in the playing OF WHIST Dn'"'"1 I a
s .o.,ors The honse used i ploa'd' an"
comfortable md ONLY lacks size 10 idNc " W
ohio for the Use Of the memberN' -'oi"."'V"
oncey, nj the Fordham Club were ma'c '','
" Ellison will probably he the pies'ce" VI NV
W. nov, gear A nominating committee i
'i"o ~ ~, r,,,,. of officer, OF the suburban Gun.
' ,,;,h,. and Fordham iIcight- are rapidly gro"
. snburb, on the West side Many I'll 'o n'P""
,rare Of those places who have ieu INC ",Vu VI
.,.re for political activity met last "cch al" o''
,h Norr;, Heights Republican 'lu"' S'NV"'l "'
''o uoro enrolled Wells SponaOlc was elected
rosidcnt of the club and other "'hCcTo oi''>'' ""
George Rudolph first vice president Dr' " = Lew,
s ,,icc nrosident :. \. Brown, secretary an"
" Hecgar treasurer. lhe mchbeIS VI '
,,r, con,p,i,tcc are samuel Barclay. l.. :. Horne
Corca Hall W Sonthworth, !. licrIlck ". oaAleN "''
L. Jackson
Several well known residents Of the Annexed p'Su"'
,,. diad within the last week or two IN
Cbambcrlain Croker and Fire Comni>Sioncf i"''H
On. Tammauv leaders. lost each brother HVIn- Nv
s Tho Harlem Edmund Croker, the brother u
richard was a locomotive engineer on the Ne"
Central road for many years ana ohN '0,'sr ,.
oonseouence OF a serious accident J"-cp" - "
Mod with hi, brother the Fire Commissioners II,
wehst4rave lie had been an Invalid loF Ss>e''
- Tho Rcv Edward Doucct. =. j.. WHO was "C
y.c,or Of ST John, College from l766 to lS"'' INV
on Tuesday at the college. lie was DOT" Ia
ard was for fOrty-siX years cohne'''u wiz" r
socctv OF Jesus. lie compelled l" -Nc "P ~
nroidencv Of the college on account of ll-hcah Dat
he remained for twenty wears an ll>tru'' "i !" pm
ohy Marshal J. Allen. an importer anu '>.''',''
who carried on prosperous business for ihrN year,
died on Monday and was buried on Wednesday H""
his home AT one hundred and fifty clIT1'-N'' al" '
ave Charles H. SwOrd~. whose luncral V"" f'"
rssdv was the treasurer Of the Jewellers Mercantile
Agency He was trustee Of TRINITY '''-'Vt''D'.'
Church and had at time been IN" preside" 81 ''J
Mercantile Library. lie member ol >cN''"'
literary societies.
The rcd bail wa displayed at Van Cortlandt LAKE
last week and the ice was covered VII" '''-''
skaters i'm spite of the high winds "i '.c ''H' wv
DAYS Work was continued on the buiu'u- u" '''
shore Of the lake and il will soon be ready Tor "''
by the ,Later~. The parh authorities nave ""' I,'
,,idad any means Of Illuminating the lake, ana 'i'
officials of the Northern road. who Ifoht hN INC q"
creased traffic in the skating season. nave Pi"'"
come locomotive headlights along the shore l' MI"
nosition, that the lake j. we'll lighted az nl-h '''''
i.hos and roud, in The TwcntytAiri and T"enNi'
sla,e-S The curriers' who were cheated " tncH sport
Ia, winter ar, preparing to renew ii this "hicr 81
Van Coz Lindt Lake.
The hall Of The Eureka. Moni,ana, fremont and
E>canaba COUNCILS OF the Legion q Honor wa, one q"
the largest that Ia, been held in The Annexed DISTRICT
a. each of the councils has nan\ members WI" P'"''
of friepd All these members and large proportion
Of the friends were at Urbachs Han Oh "'7'h'7uAH
evening. The committees were made up "i prominent
ooen,hor nf In. different councils some Of the pH'e~
and committeeman were: Committee Of Arrange
ments-C,eorcr W. Holding, chairman; O.. l.. i'o'"'
secretary John L. BurGOync, treasurer hAc'""'e
Comuitter-J l. Burgoync |. +. Foster. b. e'hhclu'r'
w ~omer, Arty q. Field, |. -. Dclckc }. g. h'dd'
Cbarle, H. Protein. Reception Commttee-Thoma~ ".
Smith Chairman Floor Maracer-Chnlc> +. Nrd e
assistant floor manager. q. W. Holding Floor Com
mittee-E f. Fuess. :. d. Co5uIu, W. ;. bIabiial"'
Mr. Wal1cnberg. c. Schuze, G. Dunlop. t. Messenger
F. H. scardefeld, Jane, p. SOnbeborn, v trecs FRANK
A. Field Joseph Bernesser George r. FED pr' l. y
Balloon. ,, $50
The concert and dance Of the Powhatiah 'IuD on
rb,,r.dav evening was thoroughly successful
The PinochIe Club Of Melrc~e gave a reception ana
hall Al Grove Hill Hall Monday evening George
y Diehle was the floor manager Frederick thurman
the assistant floor manager, and EMIL IhurDef' JON"
Vorburn and Joseph Mcbride were at the head OF te
various committees.
The ,a,rs of the week included those Of the
Morrisania Congregational Church and 81 Peter ,
German Lutheran Cnurct The Rock sand con
tert at the Morrisania Congregational 'hurch
on Monday evening listened ~ by large audience
Tie Rock IarmOnicon@ which wGs u,ed cSh,IH'a %
few inches ~ nearly four feet Each piece OF ,tpHt
when struck gives forth different SOUND rom l"A' ~
any of and TX compete '"'
formed william and MalteT I'LL and Miss MlIuIlt
Till the performers On TINS lnsiilIen'' h,, ~
Folks Concerto" with some new features Wa hc,d A
the North Nev--lork Methodist Episcopal 'Huic" :"
Wedne4day and THURSDAY evening". 49, .., .
An Evening With 1eny-"n' was me NJ ILL.,, VI .
recent pleasant evening entertained at the home
M,s Dennis, No. 3l4 AleNanGcr-avc; sAr''h o
Tennvson's lfo va, re.id by Leonard stewart, l"n
tsbl.us presented Mis-, licn" Perry a. me i,rS-i
Maid Mis-, Lille williamson a. AirN fdrN LIi'a t'
Mis- Marion Palmer The MAY Queen, any ~
e. ssjc STA A. Lady Clare" and the vocal s"lr''n
ircI9ded Tyfak Rr,s1R Er,stk." The Miller Daugl
tor" and Ring ont. Wild Bells. AluoLg il"sc VI
attended were Mr. and Mr.. Denn~. r. hu'"i' ~
Rutler Mis-. Elsie Butler Mis-. Annie Luii"rloh Mr
Eta Miss Stet~ou. Of Boston: Mrs I'rown' vi liD
Rex and sister Miss Eloi-c benedict. tIlh N"- ;;,.,n
Cl,ver. Louis RocSee. Miss MMion Wilan-"h' W
lam H. Young. Miss Eta harrington. Ms Jr h,r W.
son Marion Wilks, Mis- Addie la 'oNic ana W. an
Mrs WeSteryelt. -. 80 .....o
" Many of tie friend, Of Mis~ Eleanor Wall att"nar
. recrntiou Al her home. 40 30 AieNandoranc' ~
guest included Mr. and Mr., Jane, th"4n. In,r," "
& Draper. Harry IaImeuticH. El"1ad pau, >a i
william Robinson Frank Robinson. >lal"y N"il3
William r. Miner. George II. Wright. M;,- NJ ~
Vcver Mis- Florence BROOKS. MI. Hcl"n Love. ~
Nav love Miss Edith Butler. Mis- carrie NicI,n
Miss Florence Above, Nil Nice Il. Zeal MIS- MAI
r. Zeal and Mis- L0ttic Miner
The Belmont Tennis Club began last week IN" ,cIl'
Of pleasant monthly reception, which VIII cohlhl
through the winter
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