New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-04
IN JIDENTS IN HARLEM.
TNTER] PAYMENTS AND PLANS OF THE NEW
YEAR

YEAR
The s'weettoned bells Of St. Andrews, ringing out the
old and ringing in the New Year. practically rang OUT
as we'll the season Of Christmas festvlty whose JOYS
overfowed from the preceding into the earlier daNS VI
last week. The weather particularly faVoraoic
for festivity, and BY no IL more UiorOuSh9
cnoyed than by the youngsters of Harlem. WHO nave
hardly had since the old village days such opchu'u
opportunity for coasting. To the children OF an ouei
growth throughout the whole city, that IS tose "oi0
to own hire sleigh and horse, the same so"So'
Of snow was enthusiastically welcomed, and 'he upper
avenues and drives above the Park were trohseo every
day with thousands of handsome turnOuts.
What the New Year will bring to Harlem III "'o
way Of material growth is matter of speculation '
is not at all confined to one side. Attention h"9 o'
called Of late to the rapid multiplication oil h"' anu
apartment houses the West side downtown esPc'i'
" below Twenty -thrd-st and fears are eAPcS'cu
that the movement will seriously ahect h"'Io'"
growth The more confident Of real estate ueaer' @u
property owners. however, think that thls i"o' "0
will have retardng influence upon Harlem pr0pi"
but one and all say, though that II sohe'lhs - nv
done before long to increase the RAPID transit Iacuc'
of the city, there is strong probability tha' tle upper
mart of the city will suffer from the neglect Inc run
ming of an occasional express train ana me Po"isos
do not altogether meet the eXigencles ol INC
In s,ealing of belated Christmas festivals, men
don should not be omitted of the gocd ume eNo"
IN the children of the Leake and Watts orphan HOUSE
last Monday evening" After long, happy o"E VI
etipo down the snow covered hillsdes that suIrouu
the orphanage, at One hundred and-lenthst anu Nui
sterdam-ave the children gatlerS III inc eNenis ~
their beautifully decorated schOOlroonl al one Gnu VI
which stood three heavily laden Christmas trees Inc
c,drcn sang their hymns and carols. and Hstcheu u
short addresses by the Rev. Messrs. Peters al" ""i'
roctor and assistant rector of 81. MichaeIs Ch"0"'
Charles NJ Earle Marcus Hutchison Past Master VI
Park Lodge of Masons, and Alexander SlhS'". 49,.
Gifts we're then distributed from the trees ei'" O
receiving bountiful supply. Besides 'ie pleooi''
civen nv the orphanage there were $50 III ne" s>V'
ouar,ers from Park Lodge and otlef uoha'lo ,
Mrs John NJ. Knox, Mrs. Josephine schm'a "'u i"o
,nhrs A Erouwcr. a large number Of NaiIors "''
nrcsent many of them being former inmates Vi 'S
orphanage who seemed 10 ENJOY the reunion a.
q. the children themselves. After the !cs'lN'"' "
Tho school the guests weic entertained al luHo"eo
hv the Rev. Il. VI. Hayden and MIS- haS"'"' wv
slperintendent and matron OF the llSt'uloa' i,,
, .ich+,s christmas festival the last wich Will
-, hold in the old home during the coming Se"i
the orphanage will move into the ne" ounui"e "
bc,nc erected al IOnkers ,.,
since last sundays writing other CIIlslh"e IoS'N
have bcen held by the sunday schools OF ~ AhuIe" >
- James,s. Calvary. Mount Morris Baptist ana HOY
Trinity. ., c,,h ca,o
IN Tbesday night the Harlem Democratic Cluo gave
a roception to the CcngTcsSmen-eIect rom 'IS wy
celebrated by dinner the recent Dc"io''
,.ictorv and gave "A vigorous push 10 "IoNe'
most excellent one. was SpFcd"
,r,,. hall and around the tables were seated nearly
200 members and guests Jordan l. No'' Presi'0'
If the club presided. and with him at the taoie asSHu
IN the sneakers were Governor Leon AbDel'' Oh WV"
1or.ev. Benton McMn, Of Tennessee paAlel =
,. Co,,cressmcn A,hbel F. Fitch. j. De Witt
warner Amo, j. Cummings. Edward J. Dunphy' Mlu
charles W DAYTON, simon Sterne. William Caulu"en
and Daniel p Hays. At the other tapies Nolo WIZ
lam : Andrews, Commissioner Louis J' heln'H' "
rohn H. DemareSt samuel ID. seward, James r. "i''S
Vile Ezra A. futile, James f. Rogers Bars'o" >
Weeks John 5. Mason, George H. BaIioN' IsadV =
Hammer Chauncey ; TIuaX, Henry Hartman fh
ward r. steers william II. Morgan, Eugene otter
bourr James ;. Coleman, Hugh stevenson lhoiha'
= D. Power and John J. Prague. Letters OF regret
were ,ed from Grover Cleveland Charles > far'hlid
Roswell F. Flower Governor Hill, Mayor Grant, Mayor
Chauin Commissioner Gilroy. senator Carlisle eX
ocretary Bayard Governors Russell. OF Massachusetts.
and Lee Of Virginia. George William Cur's 'iiu =.
MIR Cleveland regretted very much MS h"O'S
accent the courteous invitation but gave 10 iHlci
nIapa,ion of his absence. His letter ana the Hehuo"
If his name were received with uIbouhue" ca'"u'''
No, stood ON chairs waved their napkins s"uhE
their champagne glasses and chcered' anu Oo ''
Joined in TO swell the tumult There was some on'0'
ing for Hin and the Others but TO the uhprcJu'oU
nlsorver the affair was pronounced Cleveland III
color with an elaborate trimming Of tai1h FelorH
rho sneakers were President Mott. George Raines OF
Rochester Congressman Fitch, Warner and Cumming
If New York: Congressman McMilhn, OF tennessee
and Governor Albeit.
ON the same evening eX-J Judge Gedney delivered
lecture in the Harlem Citizens Course for the behe
fl Of the Grant Memorial Fund. Tuesday evening OF
This week The next lecture in the course VIII be
Lv the Rev Or. J. Il. Paxton, at the
church Of tie Purans. Grover Cleveland VIII pre-
side.
Harlem Lodge 40. 457, F. and A. NJ, attended
snrcjal services last sunday evening at ST. Andrews
Church and listened 10 a sermon by the tor. tho
Pew Dr. George r. Van de Water who spoke OF the
character Of II. John and other patron saints Of the
Masonic order and reminded his hearers that il was
heir duty 10 follow the path their patrons
and in their lives be models for those about them.
The clubs Of Harlem. both political and purely
social kept open house on New Years Day, ana
were at home7 Informally 10 many Of their friends
Tie new club, the XIXth Assembly District Republican
Club of Harlem received lis guests at the headquarters.
NO 2IGO seventhave. \ large table loaded with
good things including bowl Of the celebrated Charles
sumner punch. President Gminder and Nlcc-PreSl
dent Van Reypen received the guests.
The installation of officers Of the Hamilton Re
publican Club will take place tomorrow night at tho
clubhouse in Seventlave.
The voorhis Democrats Of Harlem, now known as
the Lexington Democratic Club, have leased house
at One-hundred and twenty hird-st. and Madson-avc
at an annual rental Of 81 200. The president Of the
organization, which now has about 100 members is
Z ID. y. Carvaho. The initiation fee is 81 and the
annual dues 81. The clubhouse faces Mount
Morris Park and contains thirteen rooms.
Justice Diver Is dispensing justice, aS he under
stands it. from the bench Of the Harlem Court
The twenty second anniversary Of the founding Of