New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-17

! The Teachers College Glee club will give its first
concert this evening. at O'Clock.
This Is hotel mems day at he Commercial Travel
lers' Fair in Madison Square Garden. John II. Fife.
! OF the New Metropolitan Hotel is chairman Of the
| Hotel Mems Committee This afternoon the chill
, drcn OF hotel men. under the managcment OF Miss
Gertrude Fife. will be ir charge OF the flower booth.
doll show and candy booth. This evening the wives
| ~ the hotel men vii! manage things. Mrs. Fife hav
ing charge OF the candy booth
The Conven, Of the Helpers No. IA East Eighty
sixth-st.. will open a bazaar today from until 5
o'clock T. m IL Will close Saturday evening.
Mrs w r. Mandevillc's annual exhibit OF mineral
nainting which opened yesterday. in her studios
No ssS Quincy-st.. Brooklyn. viii continue open to-
day tomorrow and Saturday. Tho decorated china
especially lovely.
Or H. T. Vulte will deliver free lecture this
evening in the American Institute rooms. No III to
,l5 West Thirtv-eghth-st Subject % the lecture
The History and Composition OF Water"
The Christmas sale at the Ncw-York Presbyterian
Church. Seventh-avc and One-hundred -and-t wcnty-
eghth-st opens this afternoon at so O'clock and
will close tomorrow night y number of booths
will display variety Of use ul and fancy articles
for sale and Or. charles : Robinson. the pastor
will preside over the book table There will be mu-
sic and refreshments both evenings.
Mr.. stoddard will lecture at O'Clock this even
ing in the Academy OF Music. subjec; of lecture:
odd and New Russia.
Tho european Society OF Brooklyn holds its
regular monthly social meeting in the Knapp Man
sion this afternoon. DR.. Katherine u. Brunette is
the chairman OF the Committee on Municipal At
fairs which presents the programme. The oues-
ton to be discussed is How Can the Women OF
brooklyn Best Add 10 the Health. Beauty and
Of r the Gy The r foSwns . guests
Bunker Dr. Harriette c. Heating and Miss Helene
Nachos
DR. NJ Augusta Brown-Ciirard will give a talk at
o'clock this afternoon at her home. Grand Court
No. pol West seventy-eishh-st Subject of lect-
ure: How to Generate Vitality"
An elaborate and varied programme will be pre-
sented this afternoon at the Academy OF Music for
the benefit of the National Guard Hospital bed
fund Performers from Charles Frohman's EN-
pire Theatre Stock Company the Broadway Thea
fro the Academy. Messrs. Kaw and Eranger's
"Jack and the Beanstalk' company Roster G.
Biars company and Hoyi's company will present
acts from their different plays and the 69th Regi-
ment Band Of fifty pieces will play. The lobby will
he converted into a flower booth. where the flowers
will he sold by a number OF actresses and singers
chaperoned by Mrs. f. l.. Fernandez. Among those
a. the both will be Louise Galloway KENYON
Bishop Carrie Keller, Marion Abbott. Dallas Tyler.
n nnne Rncklin' Laura BellIni Madge Deane AmeIia
Summerville Merr Osborne. Josephine Hall Madge
Helen
he,b Grace Filkins. Lavinia Shannon Beatrice
Worgan Ella Salisbury and Bijou Fernandez The
performance will begin at O'Clock sharp.
The Barnard Club will have evening Of song
and STORYTELLING tonight in the clubrooms In Car.
negie Hall.
Professor wisner will give q French lecture at |
sherrys this afternoon at o'clock for the benefit
OF the Country Home for Convalescent Babies at Sea
Clf Long Island Subject Of the lecture: lie Fills |
de Napoleon Premier
The Quid Nunc Club meets this evening in Harlem.
I<nox ave and One-hundred ID and ninetsenth-s:.
T. c. McCelland will give free lecture this even
ing at 3 o'clock in Grammar School No. Is. at No lA |
West Thirteth-st Subject OF the lecture: Niagara