New-York tribune., 1890-03-30
TIP IN BUSY HARLEM.
ITALIAN OPERA AND OTHER FORMS OF EN-
TERTAINMENT.

From rocks to "Norma from the sound OF the
steam-drill TO the martial numbers OF Les husuo-
notss from the "bur-r-rr" Of the cable-car 10 ,ne
melodies of II TrovatoreD from the rain OUTSIDE 10 te
peasant interior Of the Harlem Opera House. were
among the transitions experienced last week III har
lem. The brief season of Italian opera sung LII Ter
man BY the Metropolitan Opera House company was
musical managerial and social success anu u'o
commendable enterprise Of Mr. HammeIsteln was recos
nized by the presence Of large audiences al each per
formance. People prominent IN Social Pon.o" "'''
business life present each evening ana the names
=, thos. who occupiod the boxes would be familiar 10
many readers of the daily press Next week Iheoooro
Thomas and his orchestra Will be at the opera House.
Much Of the music will be of a sacred character.
Miss Mamie Porter, daughter of David r. Porter, en-
tertained number of her young friends at her home
M 1A3 West one hundred and twenty lrst-st. Wedncs
dav night Dancing was the chief feature OF the
evening. Among those present were Thomas Deoe-
vose. George NJ. Van saun, william Hills, jr, Frank
Conover, F. S. Hannson, Wetmore Worthiy' William
Walworth +. F. L0rsdac, Joseph BY, Charles ROCK
we'll the Misses Mabel Spear, Gertie Cur1ie, Annie
Sperry Florence Lynch Bessie Servoss, Alice finiha
Florence Bingham, Jessie Westerveit Grace Elcho",
Grace Cunningham, Louise Cnnch Mamie Low, and
Clara Franklin. ~
The Belmont Riding Club and the Sycamore Ridlns
(1ub arc announced to compete sometime during April
for the prize of a handsome od-handled riding whp
the gift Of Judge White go
Harlem Company Is, OF inc 'isl heSiihcho' VI"
give its last reception Of the season at Harlem Opera
House Hall on the evening Of April ii.
The Ienox Avenue Unitarian Church is TO build
house of worship on the land owned by the society
at Onc.hundred- and twenty irst-st and Lenox-ave
The Hinton Social Club held its second monthly
sociabIe with Miss Louise Kirkland, No. 2io "cs'
hundred twenty frst-st, Wednesday even
4 society of veterans of the Confederate Army and
Navy Is to be organized in Harlem. JOln H.
McNulty ex president of the Sagamore Club heads the
committee which has called meeting of those In
The New York Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church for 1890. will be held at Calvary Church,
Scycnthave and One-hundred- and-twenty ninth-St,
from April 20 April o. Bishop Daniel A. Goodsell
will preside The ministers belonging to the Con-
ference over 500 in number will be the guests OF
Calvary Church.
Miss Sophie Louise Maurer, the solo-conrato of
Holy Trinity Church choir. married few evenings
ago to Thomas y. PeIl. The ceremony took place
at the church. The bridesmaids were Miss Ida X.
Maurcr and Miss Emily J. Maurcr. and the best man
was George +. Maurer. John sloane. j. Nandebenter.
Franklin Everlart Frederick Lee and F. d. Pcl were
the ushers. A reception followed the ceremony at
he home of the brides parents No. 102 West Sixty
nnth-st
Charles W. Dayton has presented TO Grammar school
No. IS. in West Onehundred and twenty -cGhth-st..
two handsome steel engIavngs, of Washington and
The other of Lincoln.
Harlem people signing petitions to have music
in Mount Morris Park Saturday afternoons as well
as one evening of each week during the coming sum
ncr.
The annual reunion Of the Harlem branch OF the
women's Christian Temperance Union was held on
Tuesday at the rooms of the union in One-lnndred-
and-twenty-frstst. The exercises were mostly OF q
religious character. Luncheon served at and
at O'Clock.
Nationalist Club Of twenty five members has been
organized. II. Stone, d.. De Leon and j. Nieuwland
are among the originatOrs of the movement.
Nearly if not quite all of the $50 tickets for the
dinner of the Harlem Democratic Club in honor Of
Iederson birthday have been taken The dinner will be
given in the hall Of the clubhouse Wednesday even
ing and will be one of the most elaborate affairs of the
snd ever attempted Harlem the members of the club
taking especial pride in the fact that the entertain
ment will take place under their own roof