New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-15
MEETINGS AND ENTERTAINMENTS.

MEETINGS AND ENTERTAINMENTS.
II was announced at the meeting OF the bap''s'
ministers yesterday that missionary coni.i
under the auspices Of the various Baptist MISSION
airy societies would be held in calvary nap be
Church to-day and tomorrow N, Auu1 esseS WI"
made by prominent Baptist ciergymen.
The Salvation Army Congress was continued
yesterday in Memorial Hall. in West Four'eeh,n-s''
ard addresses were made by Commander anu "
Booth-Tucker Major Brengle, Leutenant-ctG i
the afternoon led by stan CaPtaiha o. 90 We're
made by Commander Booth Tucker and Others r,r,;
big demonstration will be heid IN 'a'"es'o nan
tonight.
AT the meeting OF the Social Reform CLUB NO
% East Fourth-st. this evening Commiss,onei o.
Faure and Homer Folks will discuss , the Depa ,be
ment of Charities Alderman nan VIII e~Pi"" 'N
present status Of the fuel gas franchise
To-day is Missions Day at Fulton Street Prayer
Meeting and this noon the work OF higher eduo"
Georgia viii be briefly described by the Rev.
Ellsworth Bonfils. who will preside
The annual meeting of the Armstrong Assoca-
ticn will be held to-day 4So p. m. at w j. schel
felins home. No. 81 West Fifty-seventh-s'. 40
dresses will be made by the Rev. Dr. trsseH' PIi"c
pal of Hampton institute the Rev Dr ~ colored
and Indian students Will sing. Inc "ork oi Az s;s
association for the coming winter VIII also DC us
cussed
A debate will take place at the Twenty-thrd-st'
branch of the Young Mems Christian Assoc'a'io"
this evening on the subject. Resolved. That the
influence of Thomas jefferson In our politicai lie
has been Of more benefit to the Nation ;han that OF
Alexander Hamilton" The affirmative VIII be Sm us
tanned by the Golden Literary society, amu INC
negative by the Literary Society OF the iwen.y-
third-st branch of the Young Mems CHRISTIAN As
ISOLATION. Ex-Judge Warren iiigiey VIII ne , tae
Judge Of the debate. There Will also De hus'Va'
entertainment.
About forty young lawyers sat down to ne
monthly dinner of the Phi Delta Phi at the Ho'ei
Marlborough last night. Henry w. Jessup' presi-
dent OF the club, in the chair There were
three invited guests of the cub-George {. Austin
chairman OF the Committee OIL Cities in the Assem-,
bly,; Fire Commissioner James r. shs. anr ad,
Abraham Grubcr Each Of these made snort a az
dresses The following officers were electtu w w, NY
club for the ensuing year Presdenh', Sresi
dent Paul f. DE Fere treasurer, Charles NJ lamp
The Colonial Club will give reception for the
Justices of the Appellate Division OF the supreme
Court of the State of New-York for the First De-
partment at its handsome clubhouse, IN sherman
Square, at 3 p. IN. on Wednesday. December 80
The fall meeting of the Ohio Society was hed al
Its rooms. No. 2s6 Ffth-ave., last night General
Henry L. Burnett presided. and. with the excep-
ton Of the election Of new members. only routine
business was transacted. The new members erect
ed were John d. Rockefeller. George Tod PERKINS
and Winthrop Smith Previous to the meeting the
Executive Committee held session TO complete
the arrangements for the societys annual dinner
which was fixed for Saturday evening. January 10
The committee confidently expects to prevail upon
President ELECT William Mckinley to attend and
deliver address on this occasion The commit
appointed to superintend the celepraion OF ,ne
Buckeyes OF New-York Is composed of General
retary of the committee: General Henry l.. Bur
srans sDera Wager sWsyne General
Thomas. s. s. Packard. Murat Halsead \. -
Juilliard Colgate Hoyt Thomas Ss" p",er NE
Collier. Milton ]: Southland Thomas Ewing l. H.
Wheeler and William L. Brown
meeting last night in Protection Hall. hundred
and fifty second-st and Courtln ndt aveand orgal-
lied the Central Home Rule Organization for IN
purpose Of opposing that part of the proposed char
ter of the Greater NewYork. to which the Depai t.
ment OF Street Improvement of the Twenty third
and Twenty fourth Wards. of which Louis Haffen
il Commissioner is 10 be done away with. and "a
Deputy Commissioner in the Department OF Pub
lie Works substituted.
The Site Committee of the Academy OF Design
met last evening but transacted only routine bust
ness. The subjec. of new site was not brought
up Another meeting of the committee VIII be held
next Monday evening at . o'clock. after the meeting
of the Council Of the Academy.
A lecture under the auspices OF the Columbia
University Athletic Union at the Carnegie Lyceum
last night for the benefit of the Yale Varsity crew.
was we'll attended. Burr W. Mcintosh. of Prince
ton, who accompanied the Yale crew 10 Henley,
lectured on "Yae's Trip TO Henley. and exhibited
more than two hundred stereoptcon views of the
trip. The Columbia University Glee Club sang sew
eral selections