New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-12
INCIDENTS IN HARLEM.
AWAKENING ACTIVITY AMONG THE CLUES
GENERAL ITEMS.

-, od ought 20 be avoided with all possible
earn regret the extreme measure OF eApusio" "in.
has been taken in Mr. loves case, but there reaN
oood M other way in which the club could vindcate
ITSELF Whether the club VIII remain III .S P,cSo"'
quarters cannot tell, but there is no dolbt That
normoncnt abiding place will be secured In SUFFICIENT
Time for the club 10 enter with vigor ana spirit upon
the work OF the fall campaign ~
Al regular meeting OF the Washington Republican
C1uh held on Monday night at one-hundredandiiity-
second-st and Amsterdam ave. resolutions were passeu
unon the death of David c. sturges, one OF the cnb
r,orhors Another resolution temporarily suspended
,he initiation fee The club is financially prosperous
bos n nleosant home and only lacks members 10 make
n one Of the most effective organizations of the KIND
An enthusiastic meeting Of the BlOomngdaIe he-
,ublicon Climb was held on Thursday evening al
tho headouarters. Onehundred and cightl-st ana 70
| Iumbus-ave Robert S. Hellferty preSdeu' a
resolution was passed favoring tho RESTRICTION VI
immigration and another inviting representatives Vi
all the Republican organizations in the XlAth District
m meet the club at the next regular meeting on Ins
dav August 10. After speeches had been ihaue pS
President IIeilferty, General James X oBcrne 'o'
w Totten and J. T. Daily. the following were eiecIeu
delegates to the State Convention OF Republican Leas
Clubs: General James r. o'Beirne. Robert D HelF
tcrtv and John w Totem, with Hyland Flowers, Isaac
n,.nvor and Thomas Lavlor as alternates There
vos an informal discussion Of the subject OF ndohg
candidates for Governor but the subject was finally
laid over for future action
The Rev. Dr. Page of the New-York Presbyterian
Church at y-eighth-st ana Sew
ont,avc and an evConfederate officer preached an
o,oouent sermon last Sunday to the list Regiment al
peekskill Dr. Page was on the stan OF Gehelai Loo
for short time during the Civil war
Father IcDatins cowled, tonsured and bronzed'
nreached last Sunday morning his last sermon l"
America at the little brick church OF -. Ed"aru inc
MARTYR in West Observation-Disclosures The church
will hold only a small congregation, and many were
unable to gain an entrace account of the crowd.
The monk spoke highly OF the generosity OF
st. Edwards Pensioners. At one service
there he said collection Of over 800 hah
been handed him, while in another large church
n congregation of over 1900 people had given him
only 80. After the morning service the monk dlheu
with Mr. and Mrs. Ford, of No. 2S4 ST. NicholaSaVe'
The Rev. Dr.. J. f. Price, pastor Of st. Jamess
Methodist Episcopal Church. Madlson-avc and one
hundred and started Friday on his sum
mer vacation. He will make a tour OF the States'
passing considerable time in California and viii re-
turn 10 his charge in September. In his absence the
walls and ceiling Of his church TO be frcscoed the
paned glass windows replaced by cathedral stained
glass and other improvements and repairs made Dr.
Price Is popular with his people and the membership
Of the church has largely increased under his faithful
ministatiOns.
meeting of the enrolment committee Of the XXIIId
Assembly District Association Of the Peoples Munich
pal League was held Wednesday evening at the office
Of W. F. Benjamin. Reports were read showing
progress in the work Of enrolment The question OF
establishing permanent headquarters was discussed and
action deferred until the first public meeting of the
association, which will be held in September.
The new elevated railroad station In SecOndave. at
One-hundred and twenty fstst is building, and its
early completion looked for much to the satisfaction
Of the ngsuferlng II not patient residents Of that
part Of the city,
4ho cahla FIR he a
streecar railroad goes on with commendable energy.
About 500 men are engaged on the section between
One-hundred -and-four and One-hundred and twen-
tieth ST.
The new halfhour mail service for Harlem went
into effect Wednesday morning, and is working sue
cessfuly. The first mail leaves the General PoStoDce
at 40 in the morning, and others are dispatched at
evcy half hour during the day UP to O'Clock in tho
evening.
The committee in charge Of the affair Is completing
its arrangements for the summernights festival OF
the Lexington Democratic Club, which will be held
on July 30 at Bronners Park
musical and dramatic entertainment for the
benefit Of the Sick Babies Fund Is to be given in the
hall Of the Harlem Democratic Club house ON Tuesday
evening July 81. The house committee Of the club
has generously given the hall for the occasion
The rooms Of the Harlem Young Women's Christian
Association at No. West One hundred andtwenty-
fourthst are open daily from a. m. to 0 p m.
and lunch rooms. Books, magazines and papers are
much needed for the library and readingrOom, and the
association makes appeal to the public to supply
the deficiency Any information regarding the plans
and work of the organization may be gained at the
rooms or from any Of the following officers
and board Of managers: Mrs. William Walter,
president; Mrs. II. NJ. Grail first vice-presdent;
Dr. Martha Holmes second vicepresdent; Mrs. Charles
Mapes secretary; Mrs f. NJ HOagland, treasurer;
Mrs j. G.. Bates Miss Anna Burr, Mrs James Cham
bcrs Mrs j. r. Day. Mrs. Jane Kirk, Mrs Anderson,
Mrs l.. E. Locke Mrs. J. NJ Philputt, Mrs. J. a.
Ross Miss Smaller, Miss Anna Eustace, Miss Emily
Gillette Miss Louise Houghton, Mrs. Thomas Newman.
Mrs D. +. Lorenz Mrs. George w. Debevoise, Mrs.
| Charles F. MacIean and Mrs Helen Ferris.
Speaking of buildings, one strange contrasts
in this part of the great island. Way out at the end
of West One fthst for example,
Just where the Boulevard comes across, on one side
Is row of modern, ugly and obtrusive flats on the
other Is the quaines collection Of vnecovered cot
tages Clean home like and thrifty, they stand in
gardens where flourish the oldfashioned nowers-the
hOlyh0ck the sunfOwer, the marlgOld the sweet pea
and the morning glory Beyond them and between the
rocks run the tempting little lanes, with overhang
ing trees and curious windings that suggest II they do
not simulate what has seen or read of Devonshire
Another one OF the cottages reminds OF the odtme
| quarters" in the Soath and black face peering
through whitedTaped window decpens the Impression.
Across the Boulevard TO the west stand two perhaps
three old time Mansions not magnificent, but impress
sivc from They have fallen partly into decay, and
] yet the well-kept sOpng lawns seem 10 show that
| they have not been abandoned by the family" who
are keeping the old place up perhaps for associations
sake perhaps living there resisting the march Of i'm
Rgheer Values that must surely come with the speed
| of building operations Then one passes around
| the bluff TO the Fort Lee ferry. smelling horrible
smells from unknown source. but feasting the
Of sight upon the wooded heights Of the opposite
| jersey Shore while under warm gray sky the
lOr1ly Hudson les great still plate of mot!onlcss
steel gentle IS the current so wnveless the surface
| of no buffS 10
| ClaTcmont. where the smart set' have their
high in the early summer afternoons and whence
view Of the American Rhine carries the eye beyond
| the Palisades. Back Of the hotel in slight depres-
sion Of land stand the stables, which some think an
cyesOre, but which after all not extensively
spicuous upon the landscape. and vet detact moth
| ING from the barren surroundings OF Grants tomb.
Just north Of where the Old soldier sleeps score of
| workmen, with pick and shovel and cart. are OK
| c0vatng for the memorial structure II can be seen
| what the ground plan Of the monument will he, and
the satisfaction be enjoyed Of knowing that the
committee repOrt prOgress Then 70 the eastward