New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-20
~WESTCHESTER COUNTY.~
MOUNT VERNON.
VOTERS WHO HAVE NOT REGISTERED
HAVE A LAST CHANCE TO-DAY.

WORK BY ADVOCATES AND OPPONENTS OF An
NEXATIoN-TIIE wITAN sOcIETYs TIN
ANXIvERsA OF INTEREST
Persons otherwise qualified to vote but VINO nave
not registered. viii have TO do so to-day or they WI"
not b. permitted 10 vote November .. The regis
traton up las, Saturday considerably short OF
total vote year. and this has been attributed
in part made IN some or the locai papers
relative the days OF registration. anu "la"hs
that the last day would be- on October -. me
fact is that to-day is the last day which voters
may register, and the law requires that every one
desiring to vote must personally appear and registr?
his name, whether not he was registered al 'he
previous election The hours when the registration
places will be open from a. m to p IN.
The next succeeding weeks viii be iuil oil mis-
sionary work on the part OF the advocates ana OPP
ponens on annexation. For several inonths tue AN
nexationists and ant!-annexationsts have phed
their pens and their tongues with visor ana earnest
ness. and have used up printers ink ana he'Peu 10
swell the Golfers OF the Pos,ofllce Department In
instructing those who are supposed 10 De mcdpdo'e
Of determining for themselves what IL best for the
community and Individuals During The lnteivai DE-
fore Election Day the advocates for ana against
will make IL their business to butiOnhoe every
doubtful voter. either the street or at MS nome
and tell him what 1t IL his duty to do ana thrh IN
ducp him to DO II.
The WItan Society. a cub Of men ana women
two seasons to read and discuss literary anu
dramatic works celebrated its tenth anniversary
on Thursday evening at GRO Nest, the hoh'T III
Frank r. Chambers Gro Nest IL on the born"rs
Of Noun; Vernon and Bronxvi!le. and II Is appro-
prlately named because the hons" stands on io''y
eminence and in a forest OF handsome trees APP
preached through a winding and shaded driveway
The evening was one OF social Intercourse relating
Of "reminiscences 81 the society and Improvement"
in Mount Vernon in N"w-York and In IN. Nauon'
and reading poems and letters from absent mem
be-s. The large reception hall was iasietnlY 'e''-
rated with forest branches and flowers eich Mem
ber wore some tin decoration. and the souvenirs
were The tin dishes IN which refr'"hn'n'S WIRE
served Miss Leila Lockwood was elected pres
dent and Miss Josephine Tilton secretary. Among
the many present were Or ana Mrs. Robert HOWE"
Edward Gay. the landscape artist. ana Mrs Cay
Schoo, Commissioner Jessie IAn,z Mr.. ana Miss
Jackson of Montgomery. Ala. Mr. ana Mrs r Il.
Chambers Miss Greta Chambers. OF Alaoii''
Mrs l. f. Schneider. I.eIter ant and Ms. Hen
~ = Rhoa1es Edward r. and the Misses Car
RE Sarah and Josephine Tiiton. Miss Carrie Lock
wood Mr. ami Mri Robert McNickar. MI. ana
Mrs Roberts Mrs.. Isabella Tovnlcy and Mr.. ana
Mrs 1udson 4 DDDlitte.
The Ora'oro Society began i's releafsais OF the
"Ncssi,L" on Thursday evening In anticipation
Of public rendering OF 1t about Christmas time"
The society is under the personal supervision AMI
direction 81 Professor IIaIlam. and the member
shin is about 10 The society II anxious 70 IN
crease is membership. as the members ar" certain
thar there are many not now members who have
good voices and would b, desirable acquisitions.
An autumn party Was gwen by Duncan GAY
n. the Roosevelt Manor. Pclhamvilie where the
families OF MIR and Mrs Edward Gay. and Profess
sor and Mrs George ". colby have spent the sum
ner on Monday night. The cool evening made IN"
interior OF the house Joy able. and there was great
log fire I'm an old-fashioned fireplace before which
the marty cracked nuts and Jokes popped corn
slupsd sweet cider Il IN" abundance OF frui' ana
OTHER good things and enjoyed dancing and music
Among the many young people present were the
Misses Annie Brnckerhon. Leone y. Carlisle, jose
phine Y Carlisle Lillian and Isabel Clark and the
Messrs Lucas. Merriam. Kngsland. Brinckerhon.
Morgan and Garner.
4 new phase in the Mayoralty middle has been
presented 10y the issuing OF a summons and com
plant served upon pr. Edward +. Brush. the
hold-ovcr Mayor. In quo-warrenio suit brought
by the Attorney General Of the State II Is de-
manded that Mayor Brush be oustcd and that
Edison Lewis IN" Republican claimant. be seated
in his place
The lurcau of charities has arranged for "A fair
to aid IL I'm itF winters relief to the poor. to b.
held Thursday. Friday and Saturday OF next week
The widow Of captain charles J. thath"ld, VINO
recently committed suicide while suffering from
temporary insanity. has received 1900 from Golden
Rod Council. Royal Arcanurn. OF which captain
Chatfield vas member Although he left other
insurance claims. this l. the frat to be paid.
The Womens Christian Temperance Union has
Page: vice-presidcnt Mrs. g. Carroll: recording sec
rotary. Mrs y. H. LOCKWOOD. corresponding secre-
ary Mrs Il. H. lie Page, treasurer. Mrs. H. f.
Evans