New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-19
NEWARK.
ENGAGEMENT OF MISS DORA WRIGHT
TO CHAUNCEY G. PARKER.


FOURTEENTH WARD IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
oRGANlzED-FrHsr AID TO THE INJURED
socIErY-sTATE FAIR PREMIUM
LIST INCREASED.
The engagement is announced OF Miss Dora Ma
Wright. daughter Of Colonel and Mrs. Edward
H. Wright to Chauncey G Parker. son Of Cort-
andt Parker. The families are widely known
throughout the State. Miss Wright has been promi-
nently identified with social affairs She was
a bridesmaid at the recent wedding Of her friend,
Miss Bessie Clark. daughter Of William Clark or
the Clark Thread Company Miss Wright IL spend
ing the summer at the country place OF her father
I'm New London. Conn Mr.. Parker Is one OF the
most prominent of the younger men Of Newark
lie Is graduate OF Harvard University ana the
Harvard Law School, and is member OF the law
firm of Parker g. Depue. He was at one time
counsel of the Health Board lie Is an active MEM
Der of the Essex Troop and few years ago won
the first medal at the fitting tourney. He has taxi
en- some part i'm Democratic politics in Newark. al
though his father and his brother. Congressman
X. Wayne Parker are lifelong Republicans.
At the mems meeting to be held In the lower
hall OF the Y. NJ. c. A. this afternoon at o'clock
Arthur +. Conery. jr.. and Secretary Cozzens Will
speak. a number Of bright new songs VIII be
sung The Y. NJ. c. A. athletes are practising to
win the cup which has been offered for the best
team work in tn, State Twelve medals are given
to the dozen men making the highest aggregate
scores.
on "Wednesday night al the sociable for the stay
at Homes" given by the Literary and Reception
Committees. a programme was rendered by the
Arion Either Club Myron Clark and David Craw-
ford.
The Newark Police Department will be well rep
resented in the policemen's bicycle races at Man
haitian Beach on Saturday. July rs. Three of the
local force will be selected to represent Newark
in the one and three mile races.
The Fourteenth Ward Improvement Association
was organized Thursday night at kreysgs
Hail. Seventeenth-ave. and Boyd-st. Or Robert
Sattler was elected president; Bernard Hornlein
vice president; Charles f. Gerndt secretary, and
Herman Schmidt treasurer committee com
posed of Gustave Eberhard. w. r. Widasach and
Herman Schmidt was appointed to wait on Com
missioner Ulrich and request his presence at the
next meeting, when means to avoid the overflow
Ing of the Boyd-st. sewer will be discussed. a
committee appointed TO draft constitution
and bylaws
Glass b. of the Woman's Division OF the First
Aid to the Injured Society Of New-Jersey met
Thursday night at the home OF Mrs Walter J."
Starr No 81 Mount Pleasant-ave. DIR. Edward >
Worl IL the instructor Of the class. lie gave a
brief description Of the anatomy OF the body, as
foundation for the more practical points to be
taken up hereafter. The class Is large and
enthusiastic one Mrs ". l.. Starr is super
intendent Following the members: Mrs
Jennie Woodward. Mrs. G. +. Bond. Mrs. Laura
Sherman. Mrs. ]. S Vey. Miss Bertha Heath
Miss Pauline Heath. Miss Jennie liil. Mrs. FLOR
ence d. Roberts. Miss Roberts and Miss Jane
Roberts. Mrs. r. W. Adams. Miss Mary Quinan'
Miss c. A. Duffy. Miss +. Locke, Miss f. Won Der
Lime Miss f. Girgan, Miss Lillian Mack. Mrs
Anna Boice. Mrs. W. l.. Starr Miss Edlth Lowrie'
Miss Ida NJ Baron. Miss Laura f. Wcnzlc MISS
Corcnne Haywood. Miss Anna liaHen ana MISS
Hattie Baer. Or. Elliott is State medical ex-
aminer Glass Il will hold its meetings on sue
cessive Thursdays at Mrs Stairs home
Among the passengers to sail for Antwerp on the
eamship Berlin next "Wednesday are Iheohorc
c. Coe son of Ernest f. Coe, and Eugene > MlHS'
son of George Mills. Mr. Coe graduated with high
honors at Princeton. and now goes to the I'M
versity at Frieburg. Germany. to continue MS
studies Mr. Mills graduated from the University
Of NewYork and sog nd to the M Tnne we're Members
Of the class that graduated from Newark Academy
Il, Colonel F.. A. Campbell and Lieutenant Colonel
Brena in Europ ana during 1nrr Of tSe
Isl STR Regiment Corporal Mortimer G. Mum has
been elected first sergeant In company ahr
cornoral The order has been given to the manu-
facturers to supply the LIST Regiment with campaisn
We're taken last winter and the hats must be de-
lvered by august First c Of ampany to
III the vacancy caused by the resignation OF zap
'a The premium list Of the State Fair to be held
Mt Waverly September I. g. ., 10. II and IT, under
the auspices of the NewJersey state Agricultural
Societv shows that several innovations have Decn
decided upon. and the amount OF cash premiums
TO be awarded has been increased. by way Oh m
ducements TO owners the purses have been In
sed so that $500 will be given this year. as
against e. go distributed last season. Eight STAKE
races viii be held for rotters and PAGERS. Cattle
will have a department alone. known as Il, ana
will be devoted TO sheep ana swine;
u will be given to poultry. pigeons, brds ana
pets while the needework. embroidery ana othep
fancy work from the hands OF women w, VIII , ne
shown in Department +. This year the fair VII
not receive the usual state appronriation ol 800
by the last Legislature for the pay I'm 81 rne
MONEY and for the first time since lst4 III VIII iio
he available for prizes for farm products a speclal
feature will be bicycle tournament which IL l.
nroposed to hold on the last DAY OF thc iair..
Internal Revenue Collector william - Rulah
made his first appearance at the Internal revenue
UT1co on Friday since his recent illness. MI
Rutan was compelled to take 10 his bed on May
@ last by rheumatism