New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-23
INCIDENTS IN HARLEM.
THE HAMILTON REPUBLICAN CLUB
GROWTH OF THE Y. w. G. A.

Lean Club has struck popular VEIN III i'i0 paw "
the city, for ever since the meetings were Dcel' Wv
clubhouse at No. oil West One hundred-and tlr'lc'h
ST. has been crowded with dobaters ana listeners
These meetings held on Monday evenings an"
leading men In this part OF the cry are nN''u "
take part in the debates questions upon winch .N
are peculiarly well Informed. The subject Oh u'n"'
az, Monday night the "AnneXatioh Oh '""'"''
which wns ably debated by Colonel I. G. 'ahp''L
julius NJ. Mayer. Captain W. G. Reddy anu o'"orS'
Not only did the leaders conduct the deDH''' ou many
Ct the Others present took part SOM .. ''' u-''7
SIMMER r. stiles Charles woodward Collin II. Woot
ward Wilson e. Blackwell. Charles "edoeS' Within
Robinson j. II. Thomas, l.. +. Moore. D. D. H.
uor,,ck = T. symes j. Richard Campbell and Robert
Rehm.
The debate was opened By Colonel Campbell. who IN
his torcihIo and convincing style showed that the
annexation Ct Canada desirable thing. C"ionci
comphel said that he could forgive President CI'Ve
land for allowing Hawaii to slip from the 'nitea
s,,tss hut lie thought that Canada by all means
shonId be taken into the Union.
r,c remarkable growth OF the Young WOmcns
Christian Association Of Harlem was shown In for
chile manner on Monday night, when the annual
meeting Of that organization was held NJ II. james
Methodist Episcopal Church. Madson-ave and 0n'-
hundred and twenty siXthst. This church has one "i
tho largest audiioriuns in the city. Int even ,ha' WIS
not large enough to accommodate the great h"'i
OF people who desired to attend. Certainly over i'-"
peope we're present at the meeting. ana many were
mot III.
tain Watkins, OF the salvation Army inc 'eN. IT.
,ocob r Price the Rev. DR.. Joachim Elmendorl, the
Rev DIR. Chambers. the Rev. Dr. Dawes uie h'>'
DR. CHARM Mrs. william G. McCrea ana d. MARIN"
a. Holmes. The exercises were opehen 10y 'ic NV
DIR Price after which there was singing by 'he e.'V
c,,h of the association. led by Mrs william t. No'
Crca. A., -,
Tho feature Of the evening. however, was 'hc re-
NOR, NJ Miss Mary McElroy, the general secretary VI
The Association. which showed that the ihem'"rs'r
had been increased from "s5 10 oo'' anu I'li'
more than a dozen different religious beliefs "hl'
,wen,v five classes in educational lines hao pee" 'o
auc,od with an enrolled attendance OF -oo. many
app,,cants having been refused for lack ol 'o'"'
rmploymcnt had been found for scVeh'E-hNc H"-
women and 40 had been directed To pe"s"I'
one hundred and seven Gospel meetings "'u "'n
hold at which over 5000 people attended,. i"i'i
,,or,a,nmen,s and social gatherings and mlor"1"
,..o..,,,ons had been held In the parorS oi uie ~
sl,raation at No. "A West One-huhdreu' an"'"''
efth.st at which almost 1000 people a'''hu'u
paper devoted to the interests oil the "S'"'
has been established in the last few moh,hs' ',o" ,
"FYve Minutes" which keeps record OF the u'"'i' ,,
,,apcbes and work Of the association. the hha"''",
rcnort OF the association was also read, wmch s'o"
that II was In sound CONDITION. MISS A.,
made a strong plea for enlarged quarter anu ,.,
extension of the field OF usefulness oil 'he "S
Miss McElroy strongly urged that Steps s"'" "
....r IN secure enlarged quarters for the louhE
Womens Association Of Harlem where IN euuCa'on"
work could be carried on with greater Iao'''U """
where they could have first-class gymnasium hpi's
concert hall and reception rooms The present no",'
~ the association No "a West One-hundredahu
twenty-ffthst., purchased last August hr F-0'o
A meeting was held a few weeks ago at when IL WIS
decided to build upon the rear OF the io' ooo"p'u ~
the association hall In which entertainments III" o
given and also for additional class roc ms. Inc oos'
Of the building Is estimated at about slo'ooo VI WI"
ss OcO has been subscribed. Other speakers al lhe
toH Watkins,
dress on .Consecrated womanhcod' the Rev. y. H.
Davies, of the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian 'h'ioi
who gave the anniversary address; Ooiohei "a T.
Ketchum. who spoke about the NV building o1 'ie as
cociaton and its needs. The women having chsree
Of this anniversary meeting Mrs. Anderson MIS-
I-bevose Mrs Stevenson, Mrs. Frank thompson
Mis-. Holmes. Mrs. Carmen. Mrs. Brandon Mrs. hihs'
Mrs. silver and Miss Fanny Hamilton
The battle of Lexington appropriately com
memoraed on Wednesday evening in Madison Hail
I'm Maidstone ave and One hundred and twenty -h'h-s'
by the Horace b. Clahn Post. No. 37o q. a. H.
with an entertainment and an Grafton by Colonel
Gardner. The entertainment given by the
New-York English salad Company consisting OF Mrs
Carrie Tun-King, soprano: Mrs. JUL ID. ky'h'T'
contralto; Albert Lester King. tenor: Carl Duht'
barytone; Adolph Close. pianist; Willie f. Taylor
accountants. Charles ". Dayton presided over the
meeting The first part of the programme was
opened with "A few Introductory remarks hy senior
Vice Department Commander. +. }. Atkinson ai'er
which Mr.. Dayton made an address Colonel "'Fcher
gave his Grafton in the middle Of the program me-
The officers Of the pest having charge OF The oh'r
tainment were conn andcr Walter Dull; senior vice
commander Andrew J. Sntton; Junior vice com
mander T.. i. A. Miller: Inart,rmaster, Milton :.
sure; surgeon GcorGA f.. Morgan; chaplain. John
Zeiter: adjutant. Charles l.. Booth; oiiccr-oiday'
Jacob Lewey: officer Of the guard. Thomas liarfi-
son sergeant major. John II. Crooks qnarternas'er-
sergeant j. NJ. Church; scntincls George Idinon and
Richard Garland.
A large number OF the members OF the lhde.
pendcnce Club attended the testimonial concert That
was given TO J. Leslie GOs>n at Chickering Hal on
Wednesday evening Among the representative oil the
Independence Club David h. Block linry Beck
non t. j. sutton, samuel Levy. A. Flock. A. t.
henderson H. D. Anderson. =. j. Josey,
lanes Kennedy Jacob Block. Louis Altman.
Joseph S Logan. Lincoln Doty Brown ana
william F. II. Koelsch This club has leased the
property at the northwest corner OF L"n"xa ave.
snd Onehundred and twenty seven'h-s''' when Is
. handsome house admirably adapted for CLUB
nurnoses The club will move into It's new quarters
May /.
An ENJOYABLE entertainment was given at the home
NJ sllas C. Croft, No. 80 West Onc-hhndrd and
nty-sevcnth-st, on Tuesday evening I''cc'
entitled The Man With the Carpet Bag written by
Gilbert Albert Beckcrt. given In pleasing man
NOR by a company OF amateurs composed OF The lo
lowing young men and women Miss Barrett Miss
Lupus. Miss Frank, Master Leonard. Master croft
Master Harmed, Master Bourne Mr.. FRANK ana MI
Wall About fifty young people were present
The entertainment OF the oth Regiment Aimory
10 be given tomorrow evening promises to be great
success The veterans Of the 18th Regiment nave
taken lively interest in the affair, and are dong All
they can TO make il a success. The veterans WI"
meet In their room and escort the pastors OF the
/ different churches TO the platform on the Mauisoh
4 ave side OF the armory. \ concert VIII Iollp" ''e
military exercises after which there Will be a lu
dress parade which Will be reviewed by General
Louis Fitzgerald.
: A meeting OF the Home Missionary society Oh var
vary Methodist Episcopal Church will be held In 'ie
rarors OF the church In Seventh-avc. and Onehui
drpd and twenty ninthst tomorrow afternoon do
80 O'Clock. The meeting viii he addressed by MIS-.
NJ E. Griffith Of Washington, who has been heard Ill
ro,in .lln.