New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-17

| Mrs Mary A. Mun has been made president OF
| ,he Women's Democratic League which has risen
| from the ashes Of the Women's Bryan and Sowall
| club. Of which pr Ella \. Jennings president.
The Primary Teachers Association Of New-York
| began its work in Methods OF Teaching yester-
| day Meetings viii be held every Friday At 4 p. m.
! az the College OF the ely OF Ncw-York Miss Lucy
! A. Ycndcs. author OF Preston Papers presided
| yesterday Tho subject discussed GEOGRAPHY"
| Mr. A. Magovern is president OF the association
! and J. T.. Archer Is corresponding secretary.
The Wiliwyck Chapter OF the Daughters OF the
| American Revolution observed yesterday the an
niversary OF Kngston's burning. the meeting being
| presided by Mrs. w $. Kenyon. jr.. who IS
regent Of tho chapter.
Tho Woman's Health Protective Association H.
! discussing contagious diseases The question has
arisen as to whether cprosy is contagious. and the
ma jority OF the associations members contend that
il Is Many authorities say II IL not
The Quld Nunc club resumed it's meetings at
No Isl Lcnox-ave. last night. Vernon VI. Davis Is
the president OF this club Harlem believes that
no educational club in Greater NewYork does
better work.
The Shakespeare club Will meet tonight ut the
Marlborough. Twelfth Night will be discussed
and Mrs. Anna Randall Diehl will read paper
on "Occultism" followed 10y Mrs. Maybank Stacey
A general discussion will follow the reading OF the
papers.
Miss Nellie Robinson, the young lawyer from
Cincinnati Is making herself known In New-York
She IS an ardent free-sllver advocate and has been
entertaining herself and stirring up the women's
clubs by some very spirited speeches In favor of
Ocent dollars. Mrs. Virginia Lount mas recently
challenged Miss Robinson to public discussion
Of the all-absorbing money topic. but Miss Robin
son will not waste her arguments on woman
She saws she's going to talk against man
Tim Womcns Foreign Missionary Society Of the
State OF New York has been holding It's annual
session Mt jamestown. The officers elected Tor the
coming wear are: President. Mrs. s. s Baldwin
prookyn: recording secretary. Mrs. j. H. kno"ies'
New-York city; corresponding secretary. MIS- r.
g Skidmorc New-York city; treasurer. Mrs' Dc "'
Cornell. New-York city.
The Washington Heights Society Children OF
tho American Revolution. will have It's regular
r,eetng this afternoon at O'Clock AT the nome Oh
~ president Mrs Ferdinand r. Earle. Earle ChH
washington Heights. a paper VIII be read by
Master Samuel r. Taylor. on The Batue OF sara
toea and the Surrender Of Rurgoyne' a 'upah
cop will be raised in sympathy for the struggling
Cubans.
To- sns,kipr of the approaching marriage OF MISS
Mary Gwendolin Caldwell "A Louisville paper says;
..Tbe Caldwell heirs own much Valuable property
in Louisville Among It is an entire square III ,lc
heart of the city This H. to be given 10 the 'a'h-
clio Church IL Cath, dral BETTING the vaiue OF the
mr. ,ocrtv be erected upon II. A lack OF money mas
d.ferred acceptance OF the bequest and the prop
ertv lies Idle. playground for boys the IS Mary
and Elizabeth Hospital OF Louisville was given oy
v,ss Caldwelrs father a. memorial to her mother'
The entire estate amounted to %"'"' anu WAS
annor,ioned between two daughters.
Mrs Emma f. Pet;engill. president or the Kings
County Woman's Christian Temperance Cnion' re-
,,iv,d a letter yesterday from Anthony Comstock'
In which he says that he has been insuted oy the
attacks made upon aim at the recent convention
Ar q, r,stock Gays that he has been falsely ac-
,,s.d and ouotes the law concerning false accusa-
,,o,s The Kings County womans Christian Tenn
uerance Union Is not alarmed
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THE LOIBiT SAILS FROM TIE HiRbOh.
rho schooner Joseph r. Loubat. formerly P''o'-
hoo, M 10 which has been fitted Up to carry goin-
n,n,inp cxpedition TO Terra del f'uego ana which
.,,red on her trip reveral days ago sailed yes'er
40 from her anchorage or Staten Island where she
VA heep DELAYED There were rumors about that
I'M onbat was intended for q flibustering expedi