New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
MEETINGS AND ENTERTAINMENTS.

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MEETINGS AND ENTERTAINMENTS.
A meeting of the Patria Club was held at the Wal
dorf Hotel last night. About two hundred members
and invited guests present Ellis ii. ROBERTS
presided The principal address, on The Evolution
OF American Nationality" was delivered by Dr.
David j. Hill. ex-presdent Of Rochester University.
Among those present were Mr.. and mrs X Iraut-
man. Mr. and Mrs. w. Hegey, John Sabine smith,
Mrs W. p. Putney,- F; C. Loveland. MI and Mrs:
s 8. Packard and s. p Avery. After the meeting
dinner served
stated meeting OF the Genealogical and Biograph-
ical Society was held last night at the socety's
rooms, No 226 West Fity-elghth-st. General James
G. Wilson presided. and Captain James Parker. OF
Perth Amboy, read paper on the Parker family OF
that place. The family he said first came 10 this
country In 1881 when Elisha Parker settled In Mas
sachusetts. and after married a sister Of Gov
ernor Thomas HInckley. This same Elisha Parker
went TO New-Jersey and became High Sheriff OF
Middlesex County. His son Elisha lived In New
Jersey and was a councillor to the King. His son
John ana J0hn's son James were also councillors 10
the King and distinguished residents OF New-Jersey.
The son OF James was member Of Congress He
the Parkers. which. since 172 has been called THE
Castle where Captain James Parker now lives.
One of the bes,-known Methodist churches in
this city is the old Yorkvlo or Eighty Street
church. row known the Park Avenue Methodist
Episcopai Church, which is to celebrate its sxteth
anniversary Tomorrow. When Yorkve was only
village. this church was organized Its first
mouse OF worship was built out Of the beams and
boards from the first John Street Church sec
ond and larger church was built on the ground in
ls,s and the present house of worship at Park
a he n aoa iSs Was erected ISIS IN
preach sixiy Glorious Years V Of Hs,ory vi" In
tae aLt,er'ooi reunion and memorial service will
ana present members will make addresses In the
will preach '"''N''
Booker T. Washington. Of Tuskegee Ala. will
speak IN the Madison Avenue Presby terrain Church.
Or Thompsor. pastor tomorrow evening The
Tuskegee Quartet Will sing Tuesday at 4 u m
he wi, viii sneak The Education Of the Freedmen
Vi the oouth at the Teachers College.
The Great Empire Of India" will be the subject
of lecture by the Rev. DR.. Thomas p Hughes
a. t of Maa95 March % at for the bene
be fine stereopticon illustrations.
Inc Social Reform Club Will give a smoker at its
r1oms No. IS East Fourth-st.. this evening with
cha'nhg-dish accomplishments.
John s. Bernoth an ex-theatricai manager known
as Happy Jack" will address the meeting for men
I? be held at the Harlem Branch Of the Y NJ c. A..
NO. West One-hundred- a nd twenty hftt-st To-
morrow afternoon. at 4:30 O'clock.
Professor J. W. jerks. of Cornell University and
Francis b. Thurber. will speak trusts on Monday
at the dinner OF the congregational, Club at the ST.
The trustees of the College Of the CITY of New
YORK VIII meet on Tuesday at 4:30 D. at No l46
Grand-st The Normal College trustees will meet
there half an hour earlier.
Mr.. Dlas. the benished pastor of the Baptist
Tfa-a
church OF the Redeemer. Thrteenth-st.. near Sew
enth-ave' tomorrow, at lO:5 a. m. and 7:45 y. m.
The alumni Colby University. New-York AS
ISOLATION. held their second annual dinner las.
night at the ST. Denis, Broadway and Eleventh-st.
After the dinner number of addresses were made
by members of the association and the invited
guests on I'D President President, Shannon Of the sssoca
the opening speeches They were followed by Har
A. p Marble and the Rev leighton W i.Dn'u Of
the Arnity Baptist Church.
State Senator Pavey delivered address before
the James G. Blaine Club at its rooms No 325
East feminist. last evening concerning the merits
OF the Pavey Primaries bill lie demonstrated how
restrictions were thrown around the primaries
as TO prevent INSCRIPTIONS persons from taking
resolution was 9 ado ted approvns and DE urging
the passage of the Pavey bin.
was held last night at Parsons Hall to discuss the
advisabillty OF raising the tracks of the New-York
Central and Hudson River and the New-York and
Putnam railroads There are three grade crossings
at Kingsbridge. and some of tho property-owners
declare that the tracks OF tho railroads should
be elevated above the highway grade. George w
Stevens presided. committee of five was APP
pointed to confer with the officers of the railroads
Street improvements Of the Twenty third and
Twenty,foursn Wards as to the practical ility Of
subsequent meeting of the association.
Members OF the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
celebrated the thirty-frst anniversary OF the Omega
Chapter. which Is at Columbia University. BY hav-
ing dinner the Hotel Savoy last night There
were eighty-hve persons present. and Horace l.
Brightman acted POSTMASTER. The following
colleges were represented: Yale. Cornell Amherst,
Lchigh Johns Hopkins and the University of Penn
sylvania. The following responded 10 the toasts
Sanford D. Martin John Is Gore G. NJ Gilpn,
tans Frank Peck and William l.. Hazen.
The East Side Property Owners Association held
a meeting last night Mt Fify-seventh-st. and Sec
ond-ave. for the purpose of reaching
clusion 20 alleged nuisance created by the
New-York Steam Heating Company at Fftieth-st
and First-avc The Executive Committee said that
they had received letter from the Steam Heating
Company. promising some relief but that they
were tired OF receiving such letters, which con-
tanned merely empty promises The committee ad-
vised the members of the association individually
to sue the company. so as 10 have the nuisance
abated. This met the approval OF those present.
aid 1t agreed 10 adopt that course.
WHIPPING CAUSED 4 RTN-OTER CASE.
Anton Kaufman. the driver of moving van, OF
No. l.i23 Second-ave. arrested late last night
for horse-whippng and running James Kenny
ten years old OF No las Second-ave.. last Wednes-
day afternoon. Kenny attends the Seventy-hfth
Street Grammar School He was playing I'm Sev-
enty-seventh-st with four other boys when Taur-
man. driving by whipped the boys. The lash OF
the whip entwlned around kennys neck pulling
him off his feet and under the wheel of the van
which passed over his right foot and crushed g.