New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
~ THE NORTHERN WARDS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE LiNlN"
BEYOND THE HARLEM
-r,,,- ,o1x g DE LA vERGNE MEMORIAL. MEET
1NG-A POPULAR EXPRESSION OF NE"
cApD- NOTES OF LOCAL AFFAIRS


GARD NOTES OF LOCAL AFFAIRS
Tho memorial services in honor OF john e. lie Ia
WE'VE ,ha late president OF the North Side boa'n
,,oh rere held IN the Reformed Church
=, va. Haven Observation-Disclosures xth-s'' ana
,-,,ri-ave on THURSDAY evening. VIII be I'hS r.
no,nher,d by those VINO were present anu NJ
he addresses made by the eminent spedHr'S 80"
,,ao,inc was held under the auspices o. INV 'O'''
-. rr,5o md there was nothing os;enta,ous about
&, There were no decorations IN the churcn' anu
the people who came 10 it In sucn large ""l''''
nov, sbovn - the seats by four ufacrs Every
scat in the church taken long BEFORE '"e ="
vices BEGAN. and late corners were E'A" ~ '
sanding room Mrs. De La Nergne ana h'r '''''''
oocnr.a1 q new in the front Of the church' anu
seated nearby were the employees OF the ne ~
Verene Refrlgerating Company The services "e
ran with an organ prelude by Miss Wright "h''n
was followed 10y a prayer by tho he'' ~ i-""'''
Talroagc pastor OF the church
The first speaker was James L. Ne'iS' am ".'''t
other things Mr. Wells said that they had as
,,od - formally express the grief Of the peo-
nlo ~ the North Side the sudden ana uhtln''y
, death % Mr. De La NorSne. His death was ho'
only a bereavement to his family, hNi p"o'r
| calamity as well. HIS death had taken away me
| head Of a vast manufacturing es'abNshiheN'' an.
q man whose inventive reniue. uniTing energy AM
| indoultable perseverance had poiuc,d FrS"''s
| which had benefited the world and rehecied al
| dtonal splcrdor upon American INDUSTRY. Inc
| death Of Mr. De La Nerene had removed az
most in,rortant and critical time in tho history OF me
| North Side a man who was jealous coirag Gus
| and successful champion Of It's vital interests
| "NIuch of the marvellous development OF ne NorN
| SIDE during the Last five years" continued Ny.
| Wells was largely due 20 Ms comnen1Aple Civic
nride his broad AMI liberal views hts wise ana d.
| llberaie forethought. his remarkable aniy ana
sagaclty IN managing men. his restless energy h.s
! personal magnetism and his answering !oya"f
| and fearless advocacy Of our cause
| Asbbel p Fitch Controller OF New-York. was the
| next sneaker and his remarks were Listened -
| with close attention. Mr.. Fitch said that 1t was
| only with great effort that he could convince NM
self that John c. De La Nergne was dead an"
| that the little world in which he was a presiding
| genius so long was really going on al all without
| him How large a place he filed the gathering IN
! the church plainly showed. Il was impossible 70
describe I'm proper and fitting language N" NE "hch
| was jus; ended. "Of some Of IT, sides. ana those
| Of the most important none OF W. OUTSIDE OF Ms
| family have right 10 speak. Wha, he MAS 10 we
| venerable mother who survives MIN IN the NOM
from which ne went as BOY IN ne t1'a' VA, ,,,
| always devoiedy loyal, what he was 10 ms VII"
ana 70 his children il 'oes hot 80 ~ Iy g de-
| La Ncrgne known best as man OF business
! ana Industry were followed by remarkable ana
wcll-leservel success He had genius Tor ii!enl-
i fr,rpng ana h5ding friends which gave him NJ
| success. All through MS liie were a coil.lin 20
! acts Of kindness ana o. love TO all OF u VINO 81
rounded him iie had a wonderful faculty .o TOT
Of e. lie nal The qaai,taes wni' ,,. e." msh
| gentleman ana the men whom he met in his crowded
| business and public .fe sought ana found dclgn'
. In his company. As eager TO listen as he was VIII
| ing 20 talk he was the most charming ~ com
pan!ons Though he loved his business he cou.1
forget n; though he ready for public service, h
| could put its ambitions and duties aside easily lie
loved the open air the suns ne mn, ar arr
| streams OF ScOharie County, the movements or nn'
horses the books IN his library an aDoVe a
the conversations OF MS irlehns, be''"f IMAM h's
At me close Of the speaking Mrs Henrietta speke
i f%aG SANG ana the choir a HcareT My Cod t. Tree
The benedction was pronounced by the hev Gibson
The Boomingdaie branch Q, the NewYork Free
Circulating Library at No. SIG Amstcrda m-ave, is
| now ouen 10 The public and much interest IS being
The civ Although the library starts off well hav.
| ing received some valuable presents Of books and
n nnrk rfs Of mSnSy or OF Volumes viii be- ar
nrecia ed one gift already received includes 20
volumee formerly the library Of 81. Michaef
Ii is reported that Louis Turner has purchase
from J. Allen Townsend four lots on the nor,nea.
teenth-Si for 10000 Mr.. Turner IT is understood
will erect four fve-sory stores and flats on th'
The Y NJ. c. A Of Washington Heights has mad
arrangements with the proprietor OF the sw mnint
bath at one hundred-and- sixty -first-st. and M
Hudson River by which all members will be en-
titled 70 thirty admissions for 81.
The Sunday-school of the Church OF the Inerces
sion One-hundrcd nd fty-cighth-st and the Boule
ward. Will hold its eighth annual excursion. unde
the auspices OF the Brotherhood Of the Guild OF
! July T. The excursion Will go to Oscawanna Isl
and about forty miles up the Hudson, on IN
steamboat Sirius
Washington Heights Will have It's thrtieth annua
excursion to Empire Grove on the Hudson: Tn
General Slocnm VIII leave overwhelmingly
/ hf;h-st. at $50 a m.