New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-28
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
YONKERS.

The Nestchester County Teachers Association
held rs spring meeting in the High School. this
city yesterday. There were two sessions. one al
1890 O'Clock i'm the forenoon and the Other al I:o0
o'clock I'm the afternoon. Superintendent John c.
Rockwell. OF Port Chester. tho president called the
meeting 10 order and Charles L. GOrjon. superin-
,endent OF the Public Schools OF Yonkers. delivered
the address Of welcome The Why and How oil
Nature study" was the first subject treated ana
the speaker was Superintendent Frank O. Payne.
~ Glen Cove Superintendent Shearer OF Eliza
beth. y j.. was 10 have spoken on THE Defects OF
the Present Method OF Grading and Promotions
nut ne being unable 20 attend the SUBJECT was
discussed 10y Superintendent Young. OF NcW-i'o-
chelle. Principal Stewart. of White Palns' also
took rart in the discussion. The annual eIecuoh
was then held, and resulted IN the choice OF 'he
following officers: Principal Mcdonald. OF irving
ton president: Superintendent Stewart OF White
Plains secretary and treasurer; Miss BapcocK' oI
New-Rocheue; Miss Dewey. OF lrvington' Miss
Wolcott OF Mount Kisco; Miss Reborn oil AohKe's'
and Miss Lockwood OF Mount Vernon. vice-presi-
dents for the first. second third fourth ana ni'h
districts. respectively. The treasurer repor'eo
and the teachers adjourned and enjoyed a soca .
hour. In the afternoon a rep! "4s C" d,sc,%eion
OF questions upon home study ana Tue u.s. toi'
ton of this city. Principal s j. ft Sigdy r VI
MamaIoneck. spoke on ne course "a tn meet
Ing was well attended and mucn interest was
&ni15tya III narty even at the park I'm Country
r,Iub house Friday evening attended by nearly
one hundred persons. ana proved 10 De tlle iO S
novel entertainment given this WINTER by una Ciu'
Each person wore some decoration representiiE tic
nam. of book Frederick Slater won the men
nrize and Miss Grace a. Weller that for the women
Tor the largest number of correct guesses Ed"lh
star Belkuap gave humorous Tecitatlons ana thc'e
was dancing. - ,.o.. coorc,
The Good Government Club has chosen george
" Hubbard George II. Bunker. Alexander l-alTu,
samuel T. Hubbard and !. Osgood Carlton trustees
to serve three years j.. b. Basley was CHOSEN 20,
two years TO I'll d vacancy. The CLUB then eIecte1
l. ! Schess singer president George X Bunker vice,
president Ralph Earle Prime, Jr., secretary. ana
Samuel r Hubbard treasurer 80
Miss proto entertained the members OF tho uhlor
ruion OF the WarburtOn Avenue Bapust Cnurch
on Friday al her home. No. Ashburton race
Nearly nifty members were present. snort pro
rramme OF music and Rotations was given by
Fannie Bailey Eule Van Wagner. Daisy King, loa
Graham Estele King Dolly Gale, George Farton
and Harold Messer a number Of maglc-lanteTn
rides were shown by Ernest YOumans
The basketball team Of the 4th separate Com
many returned from its trip 10 Kingston yesterday
In good spirits, having defeated team OF the 18th
Separate Company OF that place on Friday night
The game was the most exciting one that has been
nlayed i'm the league this winter The Yonkers
ruardsmen won by score Of TO o.
A ten-men team from the kniCkerbocker Bowling
club of New York City came TO Ionkers on Fri.
dav night and rolled games with the team OF
TIE Palisade Boat Club at It's alleys In Glenwood
me home team victorious IN both games the
FIRST by a score of lag TO 1871 and tho second by
n / l,fJ1.