New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-18
NEWARK.
THE SITE OF THE NEW LIBRARY
BUILDING.

COSTUME WEDDING IN THE HOUSE OF
PRAYER-MEETINGs OF CHAR
TABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
| The selection of the old Ward properly III WASH
| ngton Park as site for the new PUBIC Liprd'!
| building is TO he cCncurred in by the common
Council An issue of $4,000 of bonds is authorized
TO pay for the site and building. The property mas
a frontage of 11S feet in Westinghouse ana Is al
| feet deep with rear entrance In EsseX-st the
price paid is $4,000 and the property Is stated
10 be free from all membranes and liens Inc
trustees were anxious to include in the site the
| Edwards property. just south of the Masonic
Temple property but such a high price was set
| upon II by it's owners that the plan was aban-
doned The site was selected after the considera-
ton OF many other sites by the trustees. III Is
though: to he desirable because of the probability
that the surrounding lots will not be built up for
some time. Among the places which were under
consideration properties in Park Place, WASH
ngton Place and In Hasey-st. The building Will
take up the entire frontage Of lf feet In Washing-
ton-st.. and will have plenty of light from po'i'
the front and Possession OF the property can
be had on August l. AS a new high school build
ing Is to be erected this year. the annex schooi
| now In the Ward house on the property will be
abandoned.
The Essex County Park Commissioners have in
structed the landscape architects OF the board TO
| proceed at once upon the preparation OF maps ana
|
| WAYS These boulevards have recently been trans
| ferred TO the control OF the Essex County PARK
| Commission by the action OF the township COM
nittees of the Oranges and are the western por-
| tions of Park and Central aves, respectively Inc
architects are instructed to report as soon as pos
| sible on a plan for clearing up ana peauuiyihs
! the land around Eagle Rock.
| A musical will be given under the auspices OF
| the Home for Crippled Children at tho hail of the
| Rosevlie Athletic Association. at North seventh
| ST and Seventh-ave. next Wednesday evening.
The public school superintendent has directed
that al, the public schools be closed on Tuesday
| April g. out of respect TO the memory of General
| Grant on the afternoon of the day preceding eX-
ercises of A patriotic character and appropriate 10
! the occasion will be held in all the schools on
| the afternoon of Friday. April 20 Arbor Day VIII
! be celebrated in all the schools.
a mothers club has been organized In the sum-
| mer Avenue Public School. with these officers:
| President, Mrs Jane A. Roberts; vce-presiden',
| Mrs A. c. Courier; secretary, Mrs. r. Taylor ana
| treasurer. Mrs Hartdegen. A meeting will take
| place next Tuesday afternoon at o'clock In the
| school Superintendent of Schools Gilbert VIII az
! dress the mothers and teachers.
A, a meeting of the list Regiment Board OF ON
| GERS or Wednesday night Captain Frank Hayes
| of Company !. LIST Regiment. was elected major OF
| the ID Battalion. TO succeed the late Major Iowh-
send complimentary vote of nomination w "nS
| captain Handley of Company - Malor-el sSi
| HAYES has been In the National Guaru siice Ieoi'
when or March % he enlisted as private in Com m,
| pany F. 9Th Regiment. He was elected captain by
| Company on November 10, 1872 ....
c3mntiee Of the Tinted Singers Of Newark to
nsSst TOR jock e s0d Wam schumacher
appointed as the PRINTING Cpnm 1db 6elkers
| Louis Dittler Ernest Won Ende and Charles
The Young Mems orphan Asylum Association
will have entertainment on Tuesday night en- IN
Hrusger for rb the Ba 99Rers 8 Sa
ter" will be given by the dramatic section OF the
inviiaticns have been issued to the members Of
! the D. A. r. by Mrs. stephen II; Plum, of No; 81
ak Place for STATE fa on Resen of NE
| Society OF Daughters of the Revolution, ana Mrs;
Charles Borcherlng regent OF the local chap'er Oh
Professor Woodruff of the Teachers College OF
Hd H the High School on Tuesday
afternoon Common Sense Methods Isl in the the
emit Miss Fawcett president of the guild, presided
The Crazy lane soGs an So auHS neya to sa F Of
| aprons and undergarments at the building At hal
sey ana I m s ON IN ponr Women WHo apply for
work at the Charitable Society and are referred to
by he co@5Se Which m Mts M sEey M %s
Mrs csn %sT Van Mr. Nest. ch Mrs
Mrs Richard Allen. Mrs James Marsh9 Miss Mi a.
carter Miss Sims. Miss Dennis Mrs Osborn. Miss
Kirknatrck and Mrs a. smith Every Wednesday
morning there re- is sale Of garments; Miss julia
Hall Miss Emma RICHTER Miss Whitehead and
Miss Meade are the saeswomen.
The literary meeting of the Ray Palmer Club
will be held next Friday. ~
The Easter music in the churches to-day Will be
and the Sra rat % se be
vices will be in The GaihoIc ana EPlsG39p%l
ha taxes Par 2aeT rh ne s SSstOH viii
be Miss Jennie Schenck s9pranoi Miss w. Biarmos'
At 81. Jamess Roman Catholic church chorus
Of fifty voices will aid in rendering the programme,
which has been arranged by a. }. Hollywood, the
organst The solo parts will be taken by Miss l..
Dooley. soprano: Miss c. Weldt, alto: E. slate,
TT0v " Pro,esian' Episcopal church viii be rem
dered by Miss Ada h. Douglass. organist and choir
director solo quartet and a chorus Of twenty
be given at the night service In the Peddie Me
mortal Church by Mr. Savage. the musical d.
An interesting wedding will take place in Newark
next Wednesday, at o'clock IN the House OF
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hoffman Thomp
son. will be married to Carl Frederick Hartmann.
Of The service at the chnrGn VIII ,b be
direction Of Henry Hall Duncklec, organst, and
Otto X. schill violinist The choir boys Will also
costume one the maid Of honor being Miss Olive
yelling Thompson. There will be no bridesmaids
The ushers are to be Dr. Carl Sutphen Of New
Woodruff, of Newark and Eugene Berry of
Rutherford. ~. J. James Berrall. of Montclair.
clan of high standing in Newark. She is also
musical writer: She is member of the staff Of
Of it's musical critics and special writer's for the
last four years Mr. Hartmann Is member OF the
of Duon e. Roe. New-York
SOUTH AMBOY.
Canta,n and Mrs Samuel Newton have returned