New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-03

Miss Mary French Field will give reading Of Sc
lections from her fathers works to-day at Asso-
citation Hall. Brooklyn for the benefit Of the Brook
lyn Nursery and Infants Home.
Great preparations have been made for the Irish
Fair which will open at the Grand Central Palace
to-day Many wonderful exhibits have been sent,
some OF which are valuable for their intrinsic as
well as their historical worth. The women are
have taken charge of departments and tables
Some OF those who have taken prominent par Mr
Cusker Mrs NJ. Ledwth. Mrs. James Reilly. Miss
Kate osyiyan Miss Hart Miss M, kennedy .v Mi,s
Miss NJ. Marion and Mrs. Lehman.
Two prizes have been offered by the Chautauqua
Union to the members Of the organization for the
best essay and poem connected with the Chautau.
qua course of reading for the year. The poem must
not exceed 800 words, and the essay LOCO.
The Professional Womans League will hold It's
monthly literary meeting this afternoon at 3
O'Clock.
The annual election Of .officers OF the Twelfth
Night Club will be held to-day. For some time
much interest has been felt in the outcome OF the
election. The result will decide an important ques-
tion whether the club shall continue to be merely
social organization. or whether Il shall produce
dates for president to succeed Mrs. Alice Fischer
Harcourt are Viola Allen and May Robson The
methods of the club the latter advocates the plan
of producing plays and sketches composed by
should give entertainments in which all members
could appear as artists.
The spring examination for position on the ell
gble list at the Normal College will begin to-day.
From this list teachers are appointed to MI vacan-
cles in the college. Three years experience as
or one years experience In the training depart
ment: The subjects for examination are LAIN;
English literature mathematics. physics, natural
science. French German, pedagogcs. training ana
drawing.
Miss Irma Komlosy. the Hungarian flower artist.
has learned that New-York s a more liberal pa
tronizer of art than Washington She has just re-
turned to this city and opened a studio at No u
Thursday afternoons during May.
The manual training conference OF the Teachers
College will be held to-day. number Of teachers
from various parts of the country Will take part
in the exercises.
The Patria Club will give an exhibit this evening
at Brevoort Hall, Nos. ia and l5S East Fifty
fourth-st TO show the progress OF the children's
class in civic instruction.
Handlers Messiah" will be given this evening
by the chorus Of the Peoples Choral Cnion-l,Wp
yoices-assisted by an orchestra from the New
York Symphony Society and eminent sooists an
under the direction OF Frank ne
Class which was organized several years ago by
Mr. Damrosch for the purpose Of cutivatng the
taste of the people for good music.
The Progressive Education Club will hold Its an
nual meeting this afternoon at No G3 Garne ,I
Place Brooklyn. The election OF onicers VIII tame
place.
The next regular meeting OF the New-York Society
of Keramic Arts will be held this afternoon at the
Waldorf
DR. William H. Burnham. OF Clark University
will lecture on school Hygiene this afternoon at
3 o'clock at Teachers College
The annual supper Of the Church Association for
the Advancement Of the Interests OF Labor Will be
held this evening at Arlington Hall No 10 to % ST
Marks Place Eighth-st). The Rev. Joseph Rey-
nods. vcepresident VIII presiae. snu se en @
will be Bishop Potter. Ernest II. crosby, Henry
WHITE secretary OF United Garment WORKERS ana
others including prominent members OF TABOR or
ganizations. to be announced la'er'
The regular monthly meeting OF the Froebel So
ce,v wi be held this afternoon at 245 o'clock at the
Acader No 6ss Lafayette Brooklyn. Mrs
Tua V sht will read paper on Politics and
Aaron NJ. Powell will speak on PATRIOTISM ana
Practical Politics.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Young wom-
ems Christian Association VIII be heid AZ NO fa''
Fifteenth-st this morning at IL O'CLOCK
The Rev George c. Needham. the well-known
evangelist will conduct the Union Bible CLASS TO-
d,v at . O'Clock o. m. In the Madison Avenue Pres
byterian Church Flfty-thlrdst. In addition 10 me
SIlnday-school lessons. Mr.. Needham Is giving an
exposition the types OF the Tabernacle.