New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-10
UP IN BUSY HARLEM.
REPrBLIGANs AT WORK-ACTIVITY AMONG
TIE SOCIETIES AND CLUBS-NOTES
FROM THE CHURCHES.

Beyond the unex expected and unwclcOmc arrival OF
a large and busy contingent Of NcwJcrscv mO,qutocS
the incidents Of the week have been hot other tah
those of the usual order General building operations
proceed without CcssatiOn.s labor troubles HdN"e
lately ntcrfered with any Of the work II Is ID tIe
air however. that scheme IS on foot Tor Scnc'''
boycott Of tic Philadelphia brick, which enters 80
largely into the composition Of lisrlcm buildings anu
should this project take practical form fnl! "'OVo
men, it Is said would be thrown out OF EMPLOYMENT
The larger builders and contractors 40 not ho"o'
appear 10 anticipate any such catastrophe
The Tribune reporter of uptown ahair~ Is a'Ned I"
say word in correction Of some things tat nave DecH
rinted about the death Of the actor spencer frtcaiu
which took place at the home Of friend IN lhu"c'
some aays ago The inference from inc accounts
unfinished in certain sensational papers was tNt Or'
Prltrlard literally starved 10 death, that nc wa
neglected BY the actors Fund that Inc was aosorlfN
destitute and was forsakcn by his friends According
IN The Tribune, informant every one Of the above
statements is false Mr. Pritchard, though uiortu-
nate IN his professional ventures, was by no means
reduced 20 anything like poverty though oo"o''eS'
his pride and regard for neaness Of appearance con
cealed a certain amount Of financial enDarf"ssino"''
He was able however, to pay his way 10 'ls i"S''
His friend in whose house the actor died' says "'''
Mr. Prtchard wanted for nothing that was necessary
IN snstoin life and il is known that the Actors FUND
* soon rs II heard of his sickness. maze prompt
prOiers Of assistance ,u,. -.
There was a large attendance on IuesudS ils"' n.
the meeting Of the XXIlId District Republican 'iuo "'
the rooms No ESQ Third ave. second wee p'eSpuc''
( W Uonhins presided Henry Grasse presented
sot az resolutions rectng the story OF recent PoIo
crtiope of the Jews in Russia, and requesting te
President 10 exert the friendly Offices OF the omVco
States for the amelOratiOn OF the pTOScrlpVe ho'O
rho resolutions were unanimously adopted by rising
vote A set of resolutions. Handsomely chgfo'sen au
4roroed was presented 10 the club by Charles H.
those
meeting of July 81 on the death OF the CLUBS pre'l-
don, Morris Frjedsam \ resolution declaring LOT d
str,irht Rcpublcan ticket in the county this fa was
laid upon the table on the ground that the resolution
was roo cr1ldely drawn and that II was 100 ed'N W.
10 draw the political lines for campaign "''on =
likely to afford many complications. seventy -'No
neraous were proposed for membership III the cluO.
Tho now meeting of The Republican organization oi
tn district will be held on the second Tuesday OF hcA'
month. ~. , T.,
LAFAYETTE Post Alexander Hamilton Post ana Juu-
con ruu.tric1 Post Of the q. \. H.. will be largely
rcpV,ortcd at the National Encampncnt al Boston
this week rc
The Rev Dr. Wesley Reid Davis, pastor OF the tc-
formed Congregational Church of Broolyn' VIII preach
tris morning Al st. Jame>s Methodist Episcopal
Cburcb Madison-aVc and one hundred ana l"chS
sIxth-st Dr. Davis former pastor OF 81 'diu'9'
7, is said that oscar IIammer,tenS building opera
tions in Harlem for the last two years nave a'ou'o
10 nearly S3OOOOOO. his payroll for the PAST "teA
runninr ND to over $4,000 His project OF maAihS inc
Harlem Opcra House a permanent home ior EnsI'"
onera is 4 bold one but one well thought Of ana likely
70 meet with substantial support and recognition
The Harlem Athletic Club held a reception on
Wednesday evening at the club rooms Ihrd'aVe anu
ono hundred and.fifth-st. There was musical en-
,srtainment and an athletic exhibition and dancing
concluded the programme some OF the guests Pe,cm'
were William Morton. Miss EnglciaTdt, r, hcaion'
Miss Nav Keat0n. J. A. Noble. Miss Mamie barrier
W E. Woldell, Miss Jennie kes>ler o. Moo9Ionl'
IL Lack Miss Alice Holmes Mr.. and Mrs D. Lang
i Hrady Miss Eicnley. \. Wright Miss A. MoGre.
ychn Midnight Miss Ida Wilson, +. Mundy, Miss Ida
DR. Cntliffe. of tho Manhattan Hospital, Is taxing
wcllearncd vacation. -, ,o. e,od 10, rro
Thc will of Morris FTiedsan has been nie1 LOT pho
hate He leaves all his property " MS willow" "i"'
with four children. survive nm.