New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
DIVERSIONS AT SARATOGA.
LECTURES AND DANCES IN HIGH FAVOR
IMPORTANT MEETINGS PAST AND TO CONF"
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oLD-TME VISITOR.
Saratoga Springs ~ Y. July rs (speciap.-Tns
series Of lectures given here this week By Professor
Henry Ferguson. of Trinity College. HARTFORD, va
highly appreciated. He spoke upon The CHRISTIAN
Church and the Roman Empire" There were slA
lectures The popular lectures This week were th0s
In number, and were delivered BY LOUIS - I.'on'
of the Boston Conservatory of Music. His subjects
were Seven Centuries OF English song ane
Songs and Legends Of the Sea" and "Od ecotusn
History and Song" Next week Professor Waioo 2.
Pratt of the Hartford Theological Seminary w'n
deliver six lectures on -Four Centuries OF Enghsn
Hymns" The Rev. DR.. George Leon walker Oh
Hartford will give five lectures in the popuAs
course next week.
Wherever men are seen grouped OF cius'Se.
around the mineral springs or on the oroao' COZ
piazzas OF the hotels santariums and boarding.
houses Il is safe to assert that they are oiscusss
National politics. All other subjects have dwarieo
into insignihcance Politics abounds at all mourn
The sound-money advocates are In the majority
they doing their level best TO convert the
silverites None Of the silvertes are longer ones-
ing 70 make wagers on the November election hav'
ing found that sound money advocates were ready
TO financially accept any challenge
AS several leading Democrats pave already mao
rooms reserved hotels FOR September g. It Is gen.
orally understood that the Democratic State Con-
vention will be called to meet here on that GATE.
An open-air mission festival was held on suncay
at Excelsior Park on the east side OF the village.
1t was conducted by the German Lutherans OF
Albany Schenectady and Saratoga Springs Over
one thousand persons were present. Addresses
were delivered by the Rev L. Schulze. OF Schenect-
ady and the Rev. F. Stutz, OF Albany.
Joseph t. Janvrin who died here Tuesday. was
son Of the .ate Louis II. Janvrin. former pro-
prietor Of the Albemare Hotel. newborn
The Rev Dr. L. H. Angler OF Boston. Mass. who
arrived this week his annual visit to Saratoga -
probably one of the bestpreserved men OF his age.
.cff and ioO.<
and hearty many men DO at sixty Or. Anger
heads the procession Of Sara,oga's haoitues. as ne
has been making ylgrn.ages to the mineral springs
for sixty years. He will occupy the First Presoy-
terrain Church pulpit tomorrow morning
Tuesday September !. has been designated "
The Floral Festival Association the date for the
annual fete and ball. This determination was
reached at a meeting Tuesday evening, when
committee was selected 20 name permanent officers
and arrange the other preliminary matters Inc
floral parade will in magnitude excel that OF last
autumn The ball will be given in Convention Hall
The annual lawn party for the beneftt OK the
Home OF the Good Shepherd will take place
Wednesday afternoon and evening. The women
of the cottage colony will take an active part In H.
The Saratoga opera-house where the summer
lectures were given a year ago, and WHICH val
wrecked by fire a few months since, Is to b
rebuilt Work will be begun et an early Gay.
The Fisk cottage, on South Broadway. has been
rented for the season by Or. A. J. Salisbury. OK
Springfield Mass.
The opening hop Of the season at Congress Han
took place last night Dancing began at s45 O'Clock
and continued two hours. a feature. intro
duced by Jacob H. Mailer the master Of cere-
monies. was brass band music for two-step dances
and orchestral music for waltzes.
The evening dances at the United States. Crane
Union and Clarendon Hotels this week were highly
enjoyed, despite the hot weather.
The Congress Spring Park concerts by Gartianos
lhanx have tcpp
week. a sacred concert is on the programme foe
tomorrow evening.
The Saratoga County Fair. which always proves .
source of amusement city folk vii. be held dur.
Bellston Spa. distance OF seven miles from this
place The "agricultural horse trot' includes every
thing from a mammoth pumpkin 10 "A bicycle race
Tn. Saratoga Union Electric Railroad has pee, been
bought by Ber'ram q S,orrs OF EeT YORK - ;iT;
Central Trust Company. OF NewYork. The road
for 10000, also held by the trus; company
Crews will begin to arrive at Saratoga Lake IN
few days and viii 80 into active training for he
twenty-fourth annual regatta OF the National AS
ISOLATION of Amateur Oarsmen. The great contest
The an New-York State Bankers Association will
ended its annual meeting for 1896 at Niagara Falls
Visitors we're invited to take part in the shoots
number awaited themselves of the opportunity TO
There Is a movement for a large bicycle meet
here the latter part Of the season II will in
Il
The nineteenth annual meeting Of the AMERICAN Al
Bar Association Will be held here August 49, 20 and
o. and will undoubtedly be one OF the most inter-
estins sessions held by this body. The leading
feature Of the opening session will be the presl-
dents address. by Aloorfeld Storey. Of Boston,
Mass. ON the second day the annual address VIII
be delivered b. Lord Russell OF KiLowen, Lord
Chief Justice OF England. on International Arbi-
traton."
The Commissioners on the Uniformity OF Laws,
representing substantially every State IN the Union,
will meet here on August ~. and may continue in
session two or three days. The meeting will be at
the Grand Union Hotel.
Professor W l.. Pearson. OF the Biblical depart:
Inent Of Penn College. Oskaloosa, Iowa, addressed
the Young Mems Christian Association Sunday
afternoon.
The rebellion in Cuba prevents many Cubans
ncalth-recruiting station There are 4 few Cuban
refugees here. -
Bishop John F. Newman has gone to Asbury
Park y. j.. where tomorrow he viii repeat his
natriotic sermon on 1.-THE Mission OF our Country"
rouauets are furnished to women passengers on
the Delaware and Hudson Railroad special trains
TO Saratoga.