New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-12
MEETINGS AND ENTERTAINMENTS.


MEETINGS AND ENTERTAINMENTS.
The Lexington Opera House. Fifty-eighth-st and
Ttird-ave.. was filed Saturday evening when the
Yorng Folks League gave its second annual enter
tainment and reception in aid OF the Hebrew Infant
Asylum. at Mo,t-ave. and One-hundred and forty
ninth-st The asylum cares for sixty homeless in
fapts and the Young Folks League started In Oc-
toixr 1895, with about hundred members has di-
reced all s efforts toward obtaining funds for this
institution. The members number over two hun,
dred and 81 300 has already been contributed to
the asylum. Saturday nights entertainment began
with play In two acts entitled "The Fairy OF the
acters and Specialists. introduced by Miss Tillie
Jacobs and presented by her pupils The speciaites
Eta Block songs by Maud Kahn. Cora Levy and
Arthur Peyser. and DANCES by Maud Steinfelder and
gramme was provided by Maud Raymond, julius P.
Witmark and the Rogers brothers An exhibition
| Letters congratulatlng the League on its work
Lew wsc Sd BEEN se s by u ans Hart
OF the Executive Board, and were printed with the
programme.
reception for Henry Austin Adams, Protes-
| tant clergyman who converted 10 the Roman
Catholic Church. given the Waldorf Satur-
day afternoon by the of the class before
which he mas been lecturng this winter. The
ception in charge Of Mrs D. j. O'Connor and
/ Miss NJ. Agnes ODonohue The programme was
v Sa piano pg re sgng ana OF a readings
Augustin DAILY, Mrs. Richard Croker. Baroness Won
cr MRS sf Martin hSf Bow r n'S George ssd B Ms
Miss Mary Bouvisr Miss E. G; Ferrall Mrs. John
Mrs *. Rodrlguez. Mrs. s stern Mrs j. peviin.
| Mrs Edward Ferrero Mrs Walter Roche Mrs j.
Pulleyn and Mrs W. G. McCrea
The members of the Robert De Witt Association
had their regular beefsteak party at their club
rooms No 4oa Frst-ave. Saturday night. An inter-
| esting programme. in which James F. Hoey and
George j. Gask, as stars, did themselves credit
rendered Among those present Charles
! 5. Murphy, the leader Of the XVllIth Assembly
RSf @ Jonn MnPaE IN
Joseph Fitzpatrick James DAILY John Cray, Denis
Quinn aS Jamss SMITH s'h Rsamsn
Lachman Thomas + Gilroy, Daniel scarry, Morris
William and James Maher
A concert In aid OF the Fresh Air Fund Home OF
the Ethical Culture Socty was held Saturday night
| in the hall Of tho Mendelssohn Glee Club No. li9
! West Fortieh-st. An excellent programme was ad-
miraby carried out, and substantial sum was
ASs those ThS took n part Mesr :
Esther Hlrsch William LAWN, ~ charles Gregor rSs
A lecture the protection afforded by Nature
to the animal kingdom was given by Professor
Lyman A. Best Saturday afternoon in the hall OF
the American Museum of Natural History Central
Park West and Seventy seventh-st. under the
auspices of the New-York chronological Society
A second lecture or the series VIII be given
apt = by Dr. T. o. Love- o" The study of In"
The last meeting for this year. the tenth of its
existence, was held by the School Masters Asso-
citation OF NewYorlS and Its Vicinity at Columbia
University Saturday. 1t also the last meeting uf
the association in its present quarters owing to the
| approaching removal OF the University u Morning.
| selection a
was not made, but was put into the hands OF COM
Boys High school BROOKLYN. was made president
The other officers elected We're Louis d. Ray: of
| Irving School. NewYork. vice president; ..eodore
G. Mitchill OF the Columbia Grammar School.
for BOYS. NewYorS Treasurer Arthur r. Cutter
of the Cutler School. New-York; William II. Cor
Bds s r OF hoo oS H. w %ne
elected members of the Executive Committee. The
a paper on Methods OF Teaching English" and a
discussion of the question took place afterward.
The women OF the Tennessee Centennial Commits
sion arranging for a meeting at Sherrys. Fifth
ave and Thirty-seventh-st. for the purpose OF Sc
curing proper reorganization for New-Xork City at
nounced are Thsooore Rcosevelt John S. Wise and
again Tuesday in the commlttee-room OF the
| Cotton Exchange
The regular spring exhibition OF fine bindings
WAS begun Saturday the Groler Club. No. 20
East Thirty second-st There are about two hun
| dred examples Of fine binding in the many
| of them of great beauty. There are also n number
of hides. in half dozen or more different coors,
hung In large frames; Any one Interested In book
binding who IL introduced by member OF the club
can secure admission to the exhibition. which will
continue for fortnight.
Professor G. c. seibert OF the German Theoogi-
cal School bloomfield n. j.. will deliver a lect-
ure in German on johanna Ambrosius, the East
| Prussian PeasantPoet" to-day. al 1870 p. m in
Room lj Hamilton Hall, Columbia University.
The Rev A. w Halsey will deliver stereopticon
lecture on Egypt and Palestine" tonight, at s
o'clock, IN the West End Presbyterian Church be-
The Harlem Branch Of the Y. NJ c. A. No 5
West One-hundred- and-twenty -nfth-st, will have
It's commencement exercises tomorrow al Sis p. m
The eighteenth annual exhibition OF the New-York
Mlcroscopical Society will take place Tomorrow
| evening at the Museum Of Natural History.
An entertainment In aid OF the Fresh Air Fund OF
the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church will be
held tomorrow at $50 D. m In the lecturc-room Of
the church.
Booker T. Washington. Mrs Lucy cambridge
and Mrs. A. +. Schaufier OF the Woman's Branch
OF New-York city Missions Miss Alice Ruth Moore
and others will speak under the auspices Of the
White Rore Mission at Bethel African y, Methodist
Episcopal Churcn In West twenty nfth-st, this
evening. good musical programme will be pre-
scented, under the manase nent OF Mrs 7. Thomas
Inc % or Ts Work M
Earle Matthews will preside
The special half-hour idress to College OF the
city OF New-York students. I'm the Natural History
Hall college buildng) tomorrow. az the close Of
the fourth hour. Will be made by Richard Watson
Glider 'Cvic Patriotism.
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Mr.. DU VAL ~ NEW FIELD.
Horace c. Du Val, prominent IN railroad, bank
ing National Guard and club circles has been
chosen vice-president OF the Pegamod Company.