New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-06
YONKERS
GOOD WORK OF THE WOMAN'S INSTITUTE
COOKING SCIIOO,.

PRE- AIRING FOR TIRE MEMORIAL DAY CELErEA-
TIoN. OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST
The top floor of the Woman's Institute Building
presents busy scene every Monday and Tuesday
evening. those nights cooking is taught to
women. The Monday evening class consists of
many members who have been connected WITH IN"
institute almos; from the time of its organization.
Some now wives and mothers. who are enabled
to max, their homes mcrn comfortable and their
husbands moe COnteuted by reason o. these al
vantage. Plain. Wholesome AMI substantial cook
ing of all kinds is demonstrated. from the boiling
OF potatoes and the making Of bread 10 pudd'ns>
and cake. Cooking for invalids Is also taught-th"
making OF those little decacies that bring - mucn
cheer in:o the sick-room. Those who attend the
class Tuesday evenings are for The most part,
women who beginners in cookery Il is pleas
II notice with what zeal all enter into tn
work, ana it is a pretty sight 70 see the girls. neatly
capped and aproned, busy at their task The
Kitchen" is in about all the time. the public
schools using il in the daytime \ class for hos
pital nurses started early in the winter. ana
has been successfully taught in invalid cookery.
The Yonkers Grand Army Memorial Committee
is actively at work preparing for the celebration
of Memorial Day. Chairman Abram II. TompkiuS
appointed the following committees: Public School
Exercises Department Commander John c. Shots.
Edward j. Mitchell, Augustus Kip. John II.
Keeler and Thomas Birdsall; Programme for Even
Ing Celebration IN Music Hal. Wesley Randall.
John H. Kecer John C. Shots. Edward }.
Mitchell and Augustus Kip. Decorations. William
Halsey, Thomas oliver John H. Rein. G. +. y.
Leliva Joseph Andrews and Luke simpson, BY
laws Robert Il. Light. George r. lieulrl ts1n.
John c. Shots Edward J. Mitchell and William
Riley. Comrade George l.. IIondrickson who for
many years has taken care % the decoration % th-
graves in the city cemeteries. viii have charge 90
that task this year. Comrade Robert l.. Light
Will have charge of the guard at the evening eN"r-
.t4 .ff
ana Edward Kinney. the Committee ON Speaker.
have secured Wallace Bruce. OF New York. cN-
United States Consul az Edinburgh Scotland. a.
orator for the occasion.
The audience that nearly dneI the ballroom Of
able lecture from Professor John F-ke. Of Harvard
University. Tuesday evening laSt. His subject
given under the auspices OF the Fortniehtiy C.un
Tor the study OF AnthrOpology. of which Professor
Among those presen, were Mr. and Mrs Theodore
Gilman. Mr and Mr. J. Renwlck Breyoori. NJ. ana
iiawey F Mr ana ' Mrs ch9ie. : G6ron Mf AMI
Ei hS Mr and Is wm f"a Tharn Mr. and
Mrs. r. j. Eiting Mr.. ana Mrs Bayard Tyler. NJ.
1 W Ms mr. ana tT . rHcoSy Tn' m,
ana Mrs ". r. g. SCOT, Nj! sna Mr.. An ,.,
ana Mrs. William II. Heermance Professor \. v.
Jackson Dr. James ii rNHy ne Rgy
Rufus King and 4. II. Johnson
eae ais 9f Wsm % EAT h aerk ne m
the pictures and portraits on exhibition th"fe Among
those shown are: "A Lady IN Lilac. Il charcoal
drawing and scenes along the Palisa 'es. which were
at the Worlds Fair. fr-,ir
The Cosey little Park Hin Reformed Church Wa
filled 10 Overlooking on THURSDAY night On ~" 90
CasiOn of the installation Of the Rev. william !.
Bruce, formerly pastor OF the GrcenNll" Reformed
Church in Jersey CITY. The services w"rr CONDUCTED
10y the ReV. James 4. Norris. OF Hastings. president
OF the classis The Rev. Charles f. Allison. pastor
OF the Dayspring PRESBYTERIAN Church. mad" -"
opening prayer, the Rev. IN. John Rod. Of IA"
First Presby Church. read IN" scripture ics-
son. and the Rev. Or James Bruce, Of IA" Pro
byterian Church at Andes. y. Y. father of ~"
ne pastor followed him in a short prayer. An All"
sermon then preached by the Rev. liI DAVID
Co,e % the First Reformed Church. The charge -
the pastor delivered by the Rev. Clarence Han
Wilson OF the Presbyterian Church At sax lIaIh'I.
and the charge 10 the congregation by NJ R|.
Frank :. Scudde', OF the Reformed church. At
Mount Vernon.
The Yonkers Young Mems Republican Cub gave
It's first stag entertainment on Thursday HiRut 10
its rooms in Getty SQuare. The committee iu charge
OF the entertainment Included A II. Iompkius. II..
Edward Muffatf. Frank .. Fr"cthy ". - You
mans. Walter Pack. &. /. Hunt and William y.
Ed". This evening the Nonkers Corn THAN Yacht
Club Will give is anal smoker % II" season. and
an unusually strong programme has been prepared.
At th- meeting Of the Board Of Water 'onUl!--
siOners Thursday night II was decided t. rriuc"
the price charged for water on ana after June ].
Ordinary domestic to be p cents Tor each
cubic feet. ard the lowest special rat" f. 10 be
cents for the same amount Il was decided 10 ask
the Common Council for an lssu" Of Aio"" COM
structiOn bonds.