New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-23

John Lloyd Thomas will lecture on This Great
City"
The Womans Benevolent Society OF the Mount
Morris Baptist Church will give sale and supper
this evening in the church parors. Fifth-ave near
One-hundred- and TWEEN ty-seventh-st
A meeting Of superint endents and grammar and
primary principals will be held this morning at
o'clock in the hall of the Board Of Education. The
problem OF accommodation for the crowded out
Children and the formation of halliday classes VIII
be considered. -t.slf.
The New-York wellesley Club HOLDS Its annual
luncheon to-day at o'clock at the Holland House.
Parke Goodwin and Dr. Albert Shaw. of New-York.
and Elizabeth K. Kendall. Of Wellesley. Will be
guests Of the club
Miss Bckford will lecture to-day. beginning at
1920 o'clock at the Teachers College. She is CIV
ing a course of lectures there on occupations OF
Miss Kline will also lecture at the Teachers
College today. from 10 a m. TO L. her SUBJECT
Miss Fannie Cartzdafner sang last evening at
the twenty-ninth anniversary OF the Harlem
Miss Maria Parloa lectures this afternoon at
o'clock on Kitchen and Pantries" at the T. W.
c. A. No. East Fifteenth-st
Girls Wanted is the subject OF lecture that
Mrs r. s schoo Nor % aeyso @
ball for the benefit Of the Marti Charity Asso-
citation Home given last evening In the Lexing-
ton Avenue Opera House. This Home provides
shelter for Cubans who have been made homeless
by the Last April the Home was opened anu
since that time many women ana cnlureh nave
found refuge there
At the Teachers College last evening Professor
William II. Goodyear delivered a lecture on
italian Painters Of the Seventeenth Century. The
next lecture, January .. will be on the same SUD-
ject.
A testimonial was given to Miss L. Davis last
evening at Decorior Hall. No. $40 Gatesave Brook
Ign.
Many women's clubs OF this city are thinking OF
taking up and publicly discussing the treatment
that Miss Maud Stalnaker OF Washington has re-
ceived from the War Department The CIVIL Ser
vice Commission recently advertised to AL a $3.50
vacancy in the Adjutant- Generals office The ex-
animation required a knowledge OF hve modern IAN
cuages. proofreading. library methods and type
maker it seems. was the only person VINO passsedd
for the reason that the Department does not care
to have a woman fill this position.
A convention of the Music Teachers National AS
soclaon will he he'd in this city from June "a to
9s inclusive in Grand Central Palace. A public
meeting Of musicians has already been held In the
interest of this association.
The free library of Pratt Institute has acquired
among other works. the following books: 'Sculpt-
ured Tombs of Hellas" nv Percy Gardiner, Litt
d. Of oxford london 1880. thirty process plates
eiehty-seven engravings n test; oxford Chdric-
teSs twenty-fonr Autographs by viii Rothensteln
Win text by Professor F. York Powell and others
The following contributions have been sent TO Mrs
] NJ Terhune on behalf Of the City Mission Wom-
ans Auxiliary. of Brooklyn; Mrs L., $40; MIS-
r. Rushmore. 50: Miss F. Fairbanks. g. and several
ME-. Terhune No 1914 Monroe-s Brooklyn. is
superintendent Of the Womans Auxiliary, and al
contributions will be Immediately applied 10 such
deserving cases as come to the notice OF the mis-
sionaries.
The New-York kindergarten Association met yes
terday afternoon in the Y. NJ c. A. building
Fourth-ave and Twenty third-st.. TO listen TO the
fourth lecture of n series which is being given by
Miss $ F. Blow The fifth lecture will be given this
morning at the Presbyterian Hall, fifth-ave. and
'Tyenfleth-st at 1880 O'Clock. As this Is an extra
lecture not provided for in the regular course, an
adnissinn Of q cents will be asked.