New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-06
UP IN BUSY HARLEM.
NOTES ABOUT CLUBS. SOCIETIES AND
PEOPLE.

PEOPLE.
The unf,rlinc OF the Stars and Stripes on the
NIT of Mount Morris ushered in Fourth Of July fo
Harlem whose observance was chiefly characterize"
BY an unintermittent recracker and torpedo warfare
waged by Young America against the peace OF NINA
and general comfort OF that unpatrotic inVcfeoide
or fossilized portion OF the community which Is too
poor or too mean TO escape 10 the countIy-cer'"hN
too mean to remember what the day is for ana VIVA.
II commentaries There a liberal display ="
patriotic bunting public and private bmuH'eS h'u
altogether the day unmarked By any un'o"dfu VI
strkingy exceptional incident. Fires there "e'o
none worth mentioning: few accidents were repor'eu
TO the small boy. who seems to have enjoyed p'o'iu0
tial immunity from designation and dlsmen'bermen,'
a ,he community At large was spared the usual hol-
aav accompaniments Of "batte. murder and sudden
aeathn At the various clubs-the h'rie'" hoP"0"
can the Harlem Democratic, the Saea'hore 1ho i,'"
Nineteenth Assembly Republican CIuo anu IL o''0'
resorts OF a poltico social character-htte ae"P va"
made at formal celebration the members oon'ehuhs
.honssvas with hanging their banners on the outer
uaus and spreadng their tables and sideboaWS win
the eood things which the varied climate OF TINS great
and glorious country affords. The Haihii'en h.P""
liean Club was the exception to the RUE ie'o ''0
uere speechmskng and singing ana he 'V"u'I,s ~,
.hc Declaration of Independence after the Eoou ou
.ensibe fashion of earlier days The ciuo honso ~S
Handsomely decorated both inside ana OUT anu '''
display of fireworks was gwen. , Do
The regular monthly meeting OF the harle" NO
publican Club will be held on Iuesoay c'o"iie' -
6idates for membership are TO ne Vo'7o IO''
designations are TO be acted upon, ana an aN'o
IN the bv.lays considered making one-tlluu hs'ca"
of a one-ffth vote necessary 70 excIuue 'snu "'
An officer of the club responsible for the 1Oio"n-
statement: There has been deal OF un"aiI'''.'
and foolish talk lately about large nWhoer oi WIN
dravals from the club. 1t is true that there are aoo
dozen designations to be acted upon at the lnesual
night meeting but that is nothing strange ior u's
season Of the year. II is the ending of quarer anu
o,t NJ club of over 400 members il is natural tla8
some should desire to withdraw for private reasons
touching their business, their place OF living Or DC
cause OF belonging 10 other clubs OF similar charac
Ter out OF the twelve or more designations WIN"
have been handed in only two have anytmne I" 40
with factional politics, and even in those cases
believe that other reasons are equally strong. There
is no apparent of the club going 10 pieces on
any Of the political rocks at present in sight
The Metropolitan Minstrels gave excellent enter
tanment at the Harlem Athenaeum on Wednesday
evening for the benefit of Manhattan Hospital The
audience was large and The affair remunerave. The
programme included the usual minstrel first par"
and miscellaneous numbers and closed with the in
eyi:ahle afterpiece" Those taking creditahle part
were Robert J. Webb J. \. Pro>Ser +. L. Lett. William
Jones F. Bennett Frank GasSman \. Nacaulay
James J. Bryne, Peter J. Collins r. G. schum. J. j.
Archer. Thomas Eallentyne. John L. Adams, George
W.
nacauay. IT, W. Macauay and W. Nurlha.
NJ. and Mrs. David F. Porter and family. of No 143
Vest one hundred and twenty -Grst-S'. Will sail on
Tuesday The ALASKA. They expect 10 pass about
three months in sight seeing IN Great Britain and on
While it really isn't necessary for any one to go
from Iarem - spend tho summer, nevertheless many
rcoDle have cnne 10 Tie scsShose. the mountains
ahr5sd and large number Of lie nncr Louse, in the
residence streets are closed. Tic neutrality-suspicious.
' e. =; Van Rcypen and family will spend the
orc. n,,ich. Conn.
Tic Harlem opera House will be opened for the
Jason on september l Nv the NcCau opera Com
DIV. ? he work 0n Mr.. Hanmer>tcn'S new Columbus
IL lr.c i. going ahcad satisfactorily. Hiss Minnie
3. TO recent iutHrbtarch athletic ciutc:tS o. the
Yorrc Mons Christian Association Young Henry il.
-. r:i! The winner If the allaround championship
n,.Ca tor ;h> ci;v. IN interstate and even an inter
~. aai c,rc>t are talked %.
Congressman A.hlcl p. Fitch saci for Europe on
Thursday: by he ad-ce Of his physician, .,,..
General DANIEL T.. cl!cs is announced 20 address
TIC Ycrn, Mems Christian Association BOYS tomorrow
ovcD,ne.
Cai2t and FIRM the ruling quotations in the
iIe funeral OF George Par,hur.t he actor took
1i,c. FRIDAY afternoon at hi homc in East one
hundred AMI twenty >'c0nd-st. Ihe "dN v's taken I"
r., ic:.lrr monthly meeting Of the Hamilton Re
lthl"aA rlsh will be he'd to-mow"w cvhnc: FL
teen candidates ior membership WI ae r'i"d for
To Excc,c. Republican CLUB Oh, 'lv"'t tin N3tiinal
holiday in sitting manner. TIC reading Of thc
p'Clnatm Of mdcprniencc the '.reini Of ponu oo,
tho principal features Of tn patriotic entertain
ncrt. 49, -
Tho formal opening ~ The Washington Re
nulir'ra Clb, ono hundred aud fifty ondst., ncar
H. Nlcholns.acn.. took plac" Fridey ncn'. The old
fashioned douie hOuS" hand ,omelI decorated WIN
lanterns ard flags. y large number of members ana
thCir friends present. Permanent oAcers OF the
olul will DO chosen in about month.
INC Washington Heights Century CAB. an as.o-
csfnn formed for the purpose OF pcpetuatnS patriotic
ncnoric, and the cultivation and dissemination Of
patriotic sentiment celebrated the Fourth by dinner
a. KocIi's Mount - Vincent ilOic in West Onc-hun-
drcd and fsrt, -cchth-St.. near Ienth-avc. In me
;hsanrr Of President Hosea b. Perkins Dr. George r.
Jackson presided. Addresses were made iN Matthew
palv cx-StrSet COMMISSIONS Coleman. Eu'ene j. Nc
Fnrc David H. Knapp. DR.. Isaac Lewis Poet ana
Others At meeting Of the club bod prrviors 20 tn
clnuc- resolutions were passed lncmoHal-Ang |sch-
ar,ah ! IIalpin. a monlbcf Of long standing.
THO first Of series II aouat" sport, Was given
hv ,ho Harlem Beach Club Al onc-hundred ana SIX
teentl.st and East River YESTERDAY afternoon. An
amusing feature Of the programme was POLO match
II the water All the participants were strong eX-
merit swimmers and the incidents OF the game gave
rise to considerable mirth.