New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-09
ABOTE THE HARLEM RIVER.
THE FoRDHAM CLUBS ENTEITAINMINT-EAsTEE
WEDDI NGS.
otllert.

The street Department OF the upper wards con
tiniie, without head. but public Improvements are
BIZ 10 means suspended. Deputy Commissioner
Ronner last week finished surveys and maps for inc
opening OF Robbins-nve. and Of several Streets
and approved the plans for paving part OF Wander
bilt-ave.. and for along Wand rhlt ave-
MAYOR Glroy, il is said is personally friendly with
Mr. Ronner. hut Is probable tia, the delay IN the
Al pointmcnt OF Commits ,iOner lIcnNs III cc~,oY l.
largely due to the absence Of Henry d. fGiI"N
whose Recommendation will have great weight. II II j.
not conclusive. Mr.. Punoy and Mr. Ronn'r hdV"
been opponents Those candidates whose friends are
still active in their behalf are, besides Deputy Com
missionsr Ronner. Jacob seabOld. Coroner shea
Louis I. Haffen and Gunthcr X. Alderman.
The FOrdham Club is principally active In the i'm
provement Of the upper wards, but on last MONDAY
the members showed what they could do In enter
tanning socially their friends. The clubroom' wer"
crowded with guests There was a concert in which
Mis-, Emile owen. Miss Mary Goulden. Mr. and Mrs.
Broadbcn, Professor Danicl,, Mr.. Ansscr, Mis- Hat
tie OISrien and Miss Tcssic owen took part. Fol
lowing the concert there was dancing for Nv" or three
hour,. Among those present were Mr.. ana Mr. r..
6. Duva, Mr.. and Mr.. samuel f. Duhey, Charles
Kearv John d. Trcdwcn. Mr. and Mrs. C. f.. Hansen,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles f. Wetzl. Colonel j. \. Gouldcn
and wife, Mr. and Ms. J. F.. Connolly, John u. Shea.
Mr. and Mrs Henry stoddart, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
VI. Lynch, Professor DundOm, and Mr. and Mrs james
Morrison.
The Union Maennerchor. the oldest singing society
in the northern wards, gave reception on tuesday
evening at Ellings Casino. Members OF the Union
and Morrisana socc'ics sang several SONGS There
were guests present from kindred societies OF the
Twenty.tliid and Twenty fourth wards Joseph
Ledogar was the floor manager and he was assisted y
John Russ and John Suite. John D"hlmcycr Is
president Of the society and Charles Irlch ana Joii
u. Sttl are the secretaries.
The annual ball of The raapoo-a Fishing Club nt
| Crbachs Hall on Tuesday evening was attended 10y
several hundred guests. Among those active In pre-
barring the entertainment were the Officers oil the cI'
John ". Folt, president, ChlrlcN jacobs ana 'oh'l
Younc yceprr,idcnts August Dellct', treasurer, ana
! Charles NoInun Frederick Truman ana william
| Weg;lnd. secretaries.
Tn, baseball season in ihe appcr wards was opened
ly tho game o Thursday between princeton anu 'H'
Fordham College nine II showed 'h;'t 'he S"""H
men Of Fordham College had as was expected one
Of the strongest mines which the college has pre-
son,.d for many years. The games for the local
amateur mines have been arranged for most "i III"
coming season. some Of Tie last bowling matches
Of the season were BOWED last week Among the
matches several In Wllch the l'd'eS vi '''
Youth League Club and OF Other clubs took part Inc
bicycle season may be said To nave larry Opened"
,rhe Washington Wleclmcn are most active in their
mans for the coming spring and summer NJ 'h'
annual meeting las, week there were some interesting
contests The ticket finally elected included Chandler
Smith president samuel Mccks vccprcNid'ht' VI. :
Draper secretary; c. +. Bradbury. treasurer Joh'
W Davidson, captain. Edward - frih'e' hrs' ilcut'h
ant Robert TrcmLcI, IT, second lieutenant anu l. -"
slward Pierre Carol and several Others eoN'rh"rs
Arrangements have been made for a concert for The
benefit OF the whcc!m"n AT 'hc Schhor'r Niip IL
the latter part of this month
.monr the weddings Of Easter week wer" tlos'
! NJ Miss Augusta Hoffman to Frederick Il. SNYDER
| which took place at ct. Paurs Reformed church
Tb,ri.ayc and Observation-Disclosures iith'N,' Mis-
| Iouisc stark and Louis Il. Schneider. at II. Paul
| Lutheran Church. and Miss Annie s'ahi AMI 'haile
! UcdoIbcr.er, IT, at tn" CIurch OF the Immaculate
| copocpon Al the last mentioned wedding wcrf
rro-.n, AZ guest, the members Of several sHccti',
of which Mr.. lIcdebcrscr Is member or officer.
Tho concert OF the Euerp, Choral society. whc'
took Mace on Monday evening. Mas one Of the mos
successful among the five annual entertainments o
~. eoc,ety After ,hort musical exercises there
was n dinner which J. W. Everett the president
Of the society. presided. Among the guests beside
the members OF the society, We're the Rev. Drs
Kimbal. Nixon and Willis. the Rev W. T. Nc
Elveen the Rev f.. q. Talmage and about eight
other guests After dinner speeches were made BY
some OF those Interested In the work OF the society
The Easter services at The various uptown churche
were as attractive and varied had been expected
Tn. Congregational Church Of North New-fork he
been decorate with especial care by IA commttee q
Young ladies who had arranged over 300 Easic
lilies and IEiiy pO,ted plants III ariisC sIouPs. 4"
sppcil seal service at the First PrtsDYlerl
Church Of MCrri.ania was ENJOYABLE. The srrvi.r
| al the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Ease
snnday were unusually elaborate. Al The solemn hig
mass there WAS double quartet. assisted by clorll
| Of sixty voice, and fun orch 'Stri.
several uptown young people. including the Miss,
Chaia and ALMA Hail. Miss Rogers. Mrs. Phcni
, Monagh Miss Christine Dyer and Others gave
| concert yesterday afternoon for the entertainment
OF the patients nj the fOrdham Home for In 'urablc'
Itenry J. F. >chwanncke. one OF the old-
residents Of Morrisana. died on Thursday morning
lie had practlSed meditine IN the dl,trc, about MOI
r. min fnr lie Sch, IL 4
Is the Official auconecr for the Uptown Street ID
partment. DR.. schwannckc WAS member of man
social organizations aud his funeral yesterday
largely attended.