New-York tribune., 1892-04-24
INCIDENTS IN HARLEM.
AN EPIDEMIC OF BEGGRs-EASTER WE'D
DIyGS AND ENTERTAINMENTS.

and In cases mas dssulitu Il hiO'N 'O''
phase. Several instances have come TO the houce o'
The Tribune whore women on the less frequented side
form Of what may properly be called highway foDDcTy
rough looking who under the guse OF asN's aims
have Quilted the more timid women INTO giVl"s "ooS
as a means Of getting rid OF their tollnehtofS' l"'9
form Of what may properly eb called mghWaS iooDe'y
has been carried many years in the icSueh' sce''
down town Just OF Fifth-ave, and now appears !"
Harlem. These select the quie'cr streets "heo
wealthy people live and where there are few peOpe
abroad and selecting some woman VINO happens u po
walking alone, they promptly take pace bE he' Hi"0
ard w,ll "a whole block beside her II Hocessaf!' pour
ing ont tale Of bereavement ana poverty ana al INC
same time purposey assuming a bold ana lnpuoeht
manner which In cases becomes tlfea'ehi5' u''
fhe woman is frightened into giving the money
A musical jubilee FOR the benefit of the LenoN ave-
me Union Church Disciples viii be held on tues
day evening at Calvary Methodist hplScopai O"ul.n'
scventh-ave and one hundred twenty -nntll-st lhs
chrrch Of which the Rev. James Millard fhllputt j.
the pastor has been rapidly aecumuatng building
fnnd and It Is expected that the concert on IucSo'N
evcnrr will greatly increase il. most attractive
programme has been arranged. Those taxing part IN II
will be Miss Clementinc De Ncie-sapo MISS Marion
Short, Miss Orrictt Kingsbury, Miss Katharine Iuh'
ington, Miss Jennie q. Flower, Miss Alce FRANCES
smith and Adrian Primrose.
Complaints continue to come in about the gas eiels
from the Standard Gas Works at one dred-and-hf
,eentn 81 and Harlem River Since this company has
declared It's intention of building tanks Increasing It's
capacity for storing naphtha from 10000 to 2ooooo
gallons the Citizens Protective Association has been
looking for new method Of attack and Is san9uhe OF
accomplishing its purpose. In the meantime "ic
smells contfnuc one of the residents in that part OF
the city said 10 a Tribune reporter: Tho gas smell
1urinc the last three weeks IS greater nuisance thah
ever All of ono afternoon last week 1t was abom-
nable Neighbors going through their houses or
apartments looking for gas leaks and calling in SaSf
ters TO find and stop the supposed leaks. II you thhk
this an exaggerated statement just among Inc people
living within Quarter of mile Of the eaSworks ana
hear what they have to about it. Not long ago
policeman coming out of the station in one hundred
and-twcnty sxth-St., near Lcyingonave, whlch Is
quite mile away, noticed the odor.' A Inbnhc re-
porter went through the district yesterday ana iouhd
that the o1Ors we're noticeable when near The gas
house so much so that had there been breeze from
the eastward at the time the odOrS might nave been
noticeable Mt a distance of several blocks.
A wedding that has aroused great interest
not only in Harlem, but in other parts OF
the city and in Brooklyn, was thst Oi
Miss Winsor, daughter Of Washington Winsor' presl-
dent Of the Harlem Republican Club, TO Mr. Leet OF
Mayvine, " Y. The ceremony took place on Thurs-
day evening at st. Andrews Protestant Episcopal
Church, Fffthave. and ne-hlhdred and tweny-sev-
cnth-st the Rev. DR.. George r. Van De Water, as
sisted by the Rev. DR.. Henry y. Ladd, of Norwood
~ j. ofhCatlng After the ceremony reception was
given at the home Of the brides parents. No. 241
West one ehundredandtwenty sevcnth-St. Among those
present were Mr. and Mrs Thomas V. Wright DR.. and
Mrs L. c. Wilder, Mr.. and Mrs. William Leet. Mr. ana
Mrs. ". d. Leet Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Long MT.
and Mrs " Y. Elliott Lewis H. Elliott. Mr.. and Mrs.
william c. De Lamater, Mr.. and Mrs j. F. Baxter
Miss Lulu Baxter Mr. and Mrs. &. A. Boynton, George
Smith Blampey, Miss Blampcy. Mr. and Mrs James
A. Cryan, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Wheeler Combs Mr.. ana
Mrs. NJ. Folsom, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Hall, the
Misses Hail. Miss Ii. COrdelia Hail. the Misses Ireland
Mr.. and Mrs Gustav G. Lansing, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Miller Mr. and Mrs MantOn L. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs
Daniel A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. John \. smith, Mr. and
Mrs George Stetson Mr.. and Mrs. Henry J. SilS,
John T. Wood, William Wills james Wills, MI ana MIS-
John II. Cook Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. owens MI. ana
Mrs. A. A. Vandusen Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ sweetlahu'
Mr. and Mrs. " ID. Merwin, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S Leet,
DR. and Mrs. w. H. Chace, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Fox, Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. sweatand Mrs Florence
Whitchcr, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bugbee, F. W. Banks,
Mr. and Mrs. Calkins, Miss Cady, Miss Cramp, Mr.
and Mrs Sias c. Croft. Mr.. and Mrs Harlow Crissey
Mrs Roxana Crissey, Mrs. Julia CrsScy, Mr. ana MIS-.
j. c. Delaney, Mr.. and Mrs. II. o. Doty, Samue! C.
Beakley, Miss Jennie WnsOr SOuthwick, Mr.. and MIS-
c. E. Dennson, Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Flagg, the Misses
Ilagr Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Lazee, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
E. Fake, Mr. and Mrs. John Hare, Mrs. and MIS-
f. L. Gridlcy, Mr.. and Mrs Hulshizer, Mr. ana MIS-.
sheldon Herwn, Mrs. and Mrs. 4. L. HanscoIn, the
Misses IIebbard, Miss Houston, Harry Rand, Major
T.. Il. H.
son. Mr. and Mrs. James r. SOuthwck, Mr.. and Mrs
Sidney smith, Mr.. and Mrs. James G. smith, the
Misses Smith, Miss Carrie Switzer, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
C. Topham Mr. and Mrs. Daniel i. Van Houtcn. Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Wilson, the Misses Wilson, Mr. ana
Mrs E. L. White, the Misses White, w. nv. Wingate
Mr. and Mrs. +. Knapp, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick GOOD
win. Mr. and Mrs. Charles a. Hermann, Mr.. and Mrs
Daniel Ratney, VI. j. Miller and Dr.. John Carr
A successful pink tea and apron sale were
held in the palors Of St. James Methodist Episcopal
Church, Madison-ave. and One-hundred- -and-twen'y-
sixth-st Friday afternoon and evening, under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society, for the benefit
OF the church fund. Pink muslin covered half
dozen tables Those having charge Of the tables were
Mrs Tackaberry. Mrs. c. T.. Anderson, Mrs. John j.
sperry, Mrs Adam Martin, Mrs. VI. \. Johnson. Mrs
Nicholson. Mrs. Gillics, Mrs. David j. Dean, Mrs
William Mahl, Mrs. samuel Warren, Mrs. W. q. King
Mrs. j. r. Mcscrcau, Mrs. J. La Costa, Mrs. William
Dean Mrs. Curtis H. Pierce, Mrs. Charles Olney, Mrs
NJ L. Gaylor Mrs. j. f. Price, Mrs. X. q. Green,
Mrs Peter Welsh Mrs. p. SchOOnmakcr Mrs. Joseph
NJ DE Veau, Mrs. william see, Mrs. Robert s. Andcr-
SON. Mrs. y. y. +. Montross Mrs. II. a. Lyon, Mrs
T. Culver, Mrs. j. j. Phyfc, Mrs G. o. Mceker, Mrs
A. ID. Rockwell, Mrs. a. Leary, Mrs. y. \. Uman
and Mrs. Charles Bedcl
The Young Peoples society OF Holy Trinity Church,
Lenoxavc. and One-hundrcd and twenty second St.,
gave q reception on Thursday night in the church
parors TO the Rev. DR.. Charles DIV. Brdgman. The
young men and managing this highly enjoyable
ard successful affair DR.. C. y. Needing, r.
Irving Hs.den Mrs. Needing, the Misses Kirkham the
Misses simpson, Jesse \. Chase Mrs. French. Miss
Lecch, Louis H. Hallen, Miss Carey, Miss sherry,
Arthur L, BockhOyt. Miss F. Osborne, Miss BTidgnan
Miss Todd, Mss Helen Todd, Mrs. Gillespie, MISS
Sherry, Miss Wemple and Miss Bonyngc Among the
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Taylor. Mr.. and
Mrs l.. A.. Grail Mr.. and Mrs. j. a. Illltner Mr. and
Mrs. John Bockhaut. Mr. and Mrs. f. F. Corey. Mr.
and Mrs. T. W. Robinson Mr.. and Mrs. j. Carstenren
Mr. and Mrs. BOnyngc Blodgctt, Dr. r. T. sheldon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose Todd Mr. and Mrs. Robert W.
smith, Mr.. and Mrs Alexander Wilson, Mr.. and MR.
r. W. French Joseph Boyer. Miss Bcycr, Mr.. and Mrs.
Abram steers, Edmund l.. Mooney. Miss MooEey. Elmer
Grail Mr.. and Mrs. Thoma, J. Worman. Mr. and Mrs
George Mooney. Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Caldwell and Mr.
and Mrs. Richard r. Goodwin.
Miss Rena Townsend gave reception at bcr home
NO 20 West Onclundred and thirtieth-st. Tuesday
afternoon, which she assisted by Miss Belle c.
Hopper, Miss C. T. Taylor. Miss Susie Adams and Miss
Edith Fabrica. Some Of the guests were Miss Marie