New-York tribune., 1896-12-10
NEW-YORK CITY.

The WESLEYAN University Alumni Club viii hold
IT'S annual reunion tho ST. Denis Hotel Tomorrow
evening at O'Clock. Dinner will be served half an
hour LATER Attorney General Hancock Will pre-
side Seats may be reserved by addressing George
" Dawson secretary No. 2G Court-st.. Brooklyn
The New-York Mercantile Exchange yesterday
elected the following ticket without opposition:
President. Washington Winsor. vice-presldents.
James H. Snyder W H. Duckworth. James Row
land and - W Whlimore: treasurer. D. B Hal
stead; Executive Committee William wills. T. a.
Someryille J. \. Kunkcl W. s. Fitch. O. :. Mecah".
Julius H. Mahr W. q. De La Mater, r. T. Collins
and j. \. North.
The annual meeting OF the New-york Kinder
gartcn Association Will be held In the United 'har'
ties Building. Fourth-aye. and Twcnty-second-s'.
on Saturday afternoon AT o'clock. An interesting
programme has been announced. including ad-
dresses by Miss Emily James Smith Dean OF Bar
nard College. Dr. Walter J.. iIeryey, pre- idcn, OF
the Teachers College and Miss G. p Dozler. super
in,cndcnt OF the kindergartcns Of the association
Members OF the association and friends OF the
kindergarten cordially invited TO attend.
Tho annual reunion OF the Eleventh Army Corps
Association will be celebrated by dinner at Gang
heris. No. Il East Twenty -seconds'.. on Tuesday
next number of distinguished veterans will be
present among them Generals G. II. Grosvenor
Carl Schurz and Daniel Buttcrield.
Hell fhafeldln VIII bfllNfT u l'flui' Oh me IN
tcrnal Slave Trade in Africa" before the American
Geographical Society In Chckering Hall on Mon
day at $40 D. M
\ meeting and dinner Of the Military order OF
Foreign Wars will be held this evening at the
Brevoort House.
President Maclay and Commissioner G. u. IIubbell
of tho Board Of Education. yesterday distributed
200 silver badgcs among the boys OF Grammar School
no = Hester and Chrystic sts. OF which J. Frank
Wright is principal. This school has the largest
Anti-Cigarctte League In the city.
At the regular meeting OF tho League for Political
Education at II a. m Saturday. at No. % West
Forty y-fourth-st George Haven Putnam VIII speak
on "The T., ,olu,ion Of the Idea Of Property. and
Saturday December 49, Senator Frank ID. Pavey
will deliver an address on "Thc American Caucus"
The ninth annual reunion and banquet Of the
Union College Alumni Association OF New-york
Will be held this evening at the Hotel Savoy Fifth
ave and Fortv-nnth-s'. IT Is expected that Presi-
dent Andrew V Y. Ha ymond. Mayor Strong Bishop
Potter Admiral Erbcn Frederick W. Seward
John H. Starin. ex-senator Warner Mc-. Bourkc
Cochran and General Horace Porter will be present
! Pcrponi Morgan said yesterday that there was
not the least shadow OF foundation for the state
mcnt that he had purchased Iona Island TN the
Hudson River opposite Peeksk. It was said he
was to turn the island into summer resort for the
poor people of New-fork
The fourth Of n series free lectures being given
at the School Of Social Economics was delivered
last night by Professor Glnton in the school-rooms
No g Union Square The subject TRUSTS and
Corners" Professor Gunton remarked that much
confusion existed In the public mind in regard to
trusts through the failure 10 distinguish between
trusts and corners. and warmly defended trusts
from some OF the denmciations levclled at them.
The new West Side Branch OF the Y. NJ. {. A.. at
No 3ls West Fify-seventh-st., will open It's res
! taurant at p. to-day. This Is comparatively a
new feature association work. and promises be
popular especially with students in the vicinity.
| The East River Bridge Commission met yesterday
In the Emigrant Savings Bank Building. and l.. l..
Buck the chief engineer. presented revised plans
| for the Brooklyn tower OF the bridge, changes In
! the depth OF the foundations having been made
necessary The revised plans will be inspected by a
subcommittee. Salem II. Wales will act az the
| chairman OF the Commission In the absence OF
President Baird who IL In Europe.