New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
INCIDENTS IN HARLEM.
PROTESTING AGAINST A CAFE-THE WHIRL
OF SOCIAL ENJOYMENT.


OF SOCIAL ENJOYMENT.
After the regular services meeting Of protest In to DC
held az Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church tonght
for the purpose Of vooing the opposition OF seventh
ave- residents against the opening OF quorshop or
cafe, at One-hundred- and-twenty- seventh-st. ana
seventhve in the basement Of the house occupied by
the Hamilton Republican Club. Tie club formerly
occupied the basement but gave 1t last winter wheh
took new lease of the property, and the real eS'a'c
firm OF Mainhart & Lowe, who have charge OF inc
property have rented the basement for cafe purposes
The congregations OF Calvary Church and OF the Ne"
York Presbyterian Church, which are IN the imme-
diate neghborhood protest against drinking place
In that part of the town. and during the week CONE
mittee from the two churches visited the members Oh
the Excise Board and asked that the license whch was
issued last January be revoked. This the Boaiu ue
clined to do until the law was violated some ehor'
has been made to bring the Hamilton Club into the
controversy A few OF the members connected With
the churches named, resident In the neghborhood
are among the directors to the proposed cafe but as
the club relinqushed the basement without condiuon
az to its future usc the majority Of members OF the
club think that they can consistently take no acuon
In the case The club has a cafe OF its own, and Mr.
Love- who has charge of the property, Is MEMBER Oh
the clubs executive committee.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Hamilton Re
publican Club was held on Monday evening. Presi-
dent Campbell read letter from Mr. Mckinley, who
had promised to address the club some time this month";
but who explained that other engagements would
prevent Mr.. Mckinley said he would be glad to
speak 30 the club later In the season. Four new mem
hers were elected and II was decided to hold re-
cepton on the evening of April %. An adjourned
meeting of the club was set for Monday evening, April
90.
Colonel T. D. Baker Camp, No. 2s, Sons Of Veterans,
lad q flag presentation and dancing reception on
Monday evening at Harlem Tnrn Hail. in East One
n. IN c
subscription gift of tho women friends Of the camp,
was gracefully presented by Miss Jennie Suite sister OF
Commander Suite, and accepted on behalf OF tho
camp BY Thomas ". Mcknight, tudge-advocate OF the
New.York division, S. of V. Colonel L. u. BAKER
Camp was organized on November 10 last, and now
has about twenty-five members. The following are
the present officers John T. Suite, commander; H. e.
Mccort senior vice commander; John Miller, tr,.
tunior vice commander; c. F. DeNike, surgeon VIII
lam C. Turner chaplain; B. Lewis Nodlne, ao-
infant; Merritt Hampton, quartermaster' a. D. Az
drch officer Of the day; J. Mclaughlin omcer Oh inc
guard: James Bannon, color sergeant; " D. bunner'
insde sentinel; William H. McNaly, outside sentinel
A reception TO Ashbel p. Fitch, representative In
Congress from the XIIth District, was given at the
Harlem Democratic Club Wednesday evening
The formal exercises took place in the cuD haI
Jordon l.. Mott presided. The speakers "eie
John A. Mason, J. n. Covert, Representative
from the Ist Congress District MI. Fltch
w,
AZ number Of Mr. Fitch's constituents presented 20
h,,, o.cni8,snt silver punch bowl. The bowl is
ahout six feet IN circumference, weighs nearly thrty
nounds WAS made by Tiffany & Co. Tor the FaIIs
exposition OF 1888, and is said to have cost s3ooo
The 9th monthly dance Of the Lenox was held on
Wednesday evening at Harlem Opera House Hail. IL
was the last Of the season. The march was leu
nv r. Irving Wood and Miss Minnie Roster.
Among the than 400 present were
Charles A. Ohmeis, II. j. Bradley, Charles NJ Benedict
Charles E. Saulpaugh J. E, Davidson, W. Miller Camp
bell II. Saundes. Sidney J. Hamilton FRANK heIaF
r. P. Porter, L. c. HOLMAN, F. Prince Wllhdm
c. H. Lawrence the Misses Pearl Brodhead, Pauline
Clitz Edna Benedict, Florence NJ. Reyes Ida Wenoal
poIlie Brooks Addie Anderson, Lillian Anderson,
Florence Petit C. Mersereau, Maude Floyd-Jones,
Gertrude Lawrence, Marie PLAT, A. Darrow and
Francis Dachig
Tina closing exercises Of the Harlem Evening High
School were held last week, the chief incident be-
ing the distribution of prizes on Wednesday evening
Prizes Of books and medals were distributed for
proficiency in arithmetic photography, bookkeeping
pcnmansh;p, drawing, chemistry, German, French,
Latin English, grammar algebra, geometry,
trigononetry and to the best declaimer, depater
and essaysist. The grammar school room In East
onehundred and twenty ffth-st, where the exercises
were held was crowded with the pupils, their rela-
lives and friends Among those present were Leopold
wormser, L. P. Whitaker Lawson n. Fuller, j. F.
Condor, who acted Master Of Ceremonies. and E.
A: Rowland, principal, and his corps of twenty
three teachers. The term just closed has been the
most successful IN the history of the school, the
average attendance in all the classes during the winter
reaching nearly 900. An exhibition of free-hand
and mechanical drawing by the pupils was good H.
mstration Of the excellent work done in all the de-
psrtments.
A musical and literary entertainment for the ben
eft of the relief fund Of Alexander Hamilton Post
was given at Pilgrim Congregational Church Thurs
day evening. Those taking part were Miss Mabel
stlllnan whistler Miss L. Louise ToOker soprano
Carl Oden, tenor, and Charles II. Little humorst.
About $3.50 was realized from the enterprise. The
post expends many dollars each year in aid to old
soldiers and their families.
The Bloomingdale Republican Club held It's regular
monthly meeting on Thursday evening with q small
attendance. Seven propositions for membership were
received and plans discussed for future campaign work
Tomorrow night the Rapid Transit League will en-
aesvor to have another meeting. The Greathead sys-
TEN Of underground railroads is TO be explained, and