New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-24

CHAPTER Of Daughters OF the American Revolution
VII hc held this afternoon, at No 25 IVES, LIZ
eghih-st.. for the purpose OF COMMUNICATING
Evacuation Day.
At the members meeting Of the Cvitas Club or
BROOKLYN. which will be held to-day in tho club
rooms No lso Joraomon-st.. papers Will he read
by Mrs. Katherine Perry. Miss Edith SqGirres ana
Mrs John Kerr The subject will he Famous
Women Of To-Day"
The Wednesday Afternoon Club which Is o.
the Oldest and best-known women's clubs In
Mon,clair. y J.. has arranged n new programme
Of It's weekly meetings. Topics are suggested by
previous studies in history. art md literature
During the coming season FIVE meetings Will be de,
ten to literature The club officers for the year
sbs vISepresidep: Mrs. Wiiiiam Miller secre-
tary and Mrs {. T. Churchill. treasurer.
The programme OF tho Jamaica Chautauqua CIR
Gle for this evening will be as follows: Each mem
bcr 10 describe concisely in the first person. some
noted character. the name to be guessed by Nom
bers Of the circle Chapter TX. in Imperial Ger
I'm social spirit in America" explained by Miss
Mary F. Hull; Thanksgiving stories recited or
read.
Unity in Variety" Is the subject upon which
the Swami Abdehananda will talk tonight at Mott
Memorial Hall. No "a Madso1-ave These meet
.ngs all free 10 the public. and discussion Is IN
viIed
College OF Music In Newark y. j.. TO take charge
of the elocuton department
Al the Pouch Mansion this evening. VIII be given
the annual promenade concert and reception for
the benefit OF st. Mary's Hospital
A nass-meetlng OF salvauonists is called for this
evening and will be held at Carnegie Hall. for the
purpose OF explaining movement TO establish
corps OF trained nurses in the East Side tenement
districts.
The Brooklyn Dog Show will open to-day IN tho
18th Regiment Armory. and Will continue until
Saturday night. This is the second annual show
given by the Metropolitan Kennel Cub
The Rev Anna H. Shaw, Of Chicago expresses
a wish to be appointed to the police staff OF that
city She has declared thnt several hundred women
taken from the ranks OF the Salvation Army and
the American volunteers would serve In this
capacity
Tho boys of the Tompkins Square Boys Lodg-
ing House OF ire Chdren's Aid Society. at Eighth
st. and Avenue g. treated to some choice
vocal music their regular Sunday night service
by the German-A mercan Society. There
large attendance of the boys who frendess and
homeless. make this lodging house their temporary
abode and they thoroughly enjoyed The excellent
selections Of music rendered, and appreciated the
Kindness shown by the good friends who came to
give them pleasant evening. J. II Stcuhl
member or the singing society made brief speech.
ms society TO be present AT their service He prom
ised. on behalf OF his friends. to them again
some Sunday evening during the winter. Super
! intendent M Dupuy also addressed the boys. urg-
ing upon them the necessity Of becoming useful
| members Of society.
new class In the Saturday extension work at
| Teachers College has just begun. the class In
| chanical drawing. Early In the season there
not sufficient applications for such work to warrant
| its organization. but recently the demand for a
course In working drawings and developments
especially adapted To the needs of teat hers In the
public schools Of New-York City mas been so
urgent that II was deemed expedien to offer IL
without delay Applicants will be received any Sat
urday morning from % TO IL o'clock. The fee is s..
The Danes Of the Revolution met yesterday
afternoon at No. 81 Madson-ave. The society will
meet every Tuesday afternoon during the winter.
Miss Bentrlx VenneIs, OF Brooklyn. sails for Llv-
ernool to-day on the steamer ST. Louis She will be
,ono two years and will travel much on the Conti-
nent.
The Ladies' Dorcas Society OF the Lenox Avenue
Union Church held a "Kondke sociablc" last night
The Church Of the Ascension. Mount Vernon. had
. enocl,l musical service Sunday evening. one
NJ ,ts leading features being the singing by Miss
Pfou Of selections from the ''Stabat Mater" Miss
Pfel " n Mount Neinohiie ana opc"' Ten years Oh
study In Germany