New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-11
MEETINGS AND ENTERTAINMEA1S.

A meeting under the auspices of the Theosoph-
ica society was held evening No. COZ East
Fourtccnth-st. The general subject was what
Is Theosophy?" The following speakers addressed
the meeting joseph KEN q9ie Ss 81 Sou I9s Mis-
II Michaes do We Live Many Lives on Earth :!
Miss Anna Staber an r0S5D1l;eF rcdeTck
" Flint Personal Responsibties, John M, NJ.
Pryse 1.-The Great Aim OF Life Ihere were Hiu-
Sic ana Rotations by children
A reception was given last evening for the Rev.
NJ T. Iayelle rector of St. Patricks Cathedral
Fifth-ave. and Fiftieth-st. and president OF t'e
Catholic Summer School in America in the TUXEDO
Madson-aye and Fifty-ninth-st., by the members
If the Cathedral Library Reading Circles. Music
was furnished by the Schroeder Orchestra me
REV David MacS Ian p pnd Raadns circies and
among other speakers were y. rr' 81 f he
ch%mEa93 o GlnS M ias s Satcna rnSn
P G0nq ps'dent G Of Rf Sa." eorrFa%
Shop Brookyn Pns Ga5hGs lie
brary Reading CIRCLES presented work. of the New.
WIN WIN Sot rag at PiGttsburg. n. Y.
rho pook Committee OF the Methodist Episcopai
rhrrch met i'm the Book Concern building. rh'h-
ave and Twentioth-st. again yesterday ihis conn
mittee meets annually. and Is composed Vi o,ie
member from each OF the General Conference us
tricts OF the Church three members OF me l'oca,
committee at New-York and three of the Local
Committee at Cincinnati. The Eastern and West
ern sections Of the committee heid separnie ,b
met in Joint session and elected the Key VI w, r
whock chairman ana Inc Inc i Ke, bouses York
and Cincinnati for the year. were Si''f''Vi0 o. "
the combined profits H237O.
The initial entertainment and reception OF the
National Democratic Club OF the XNlst Assembly
District will be held lie Roy Hall. Eighth-ave'
near one hundred and -sxteenth-st this evening
The entertainment will begin at O'clock Tor whch
varied programme of songs, music and fancy
dancing has been prepared
The Committee on Art Of the Union League Club
Will give a private view of the works of old masters
| and of modern paintings from until o'clock this
afternoon. IN the galleries OF the club
There will be a hockey game at the st. Nicholas
! Skating Rink No 90 West Sixty-sixth-st, this
evening at SIS o'clock, between the NewYork
Athletic Club and All-Massachusetts team. This
| promises 10 be an unusually interesting game OF
| hockey The New-York Athletic Club team has not
been this season and at present IS the leader
in the Amateur Hockey League. The AnMassa-
| chusetts team has played game in New-YoriS
| with the St Nicholas Skating Club making good
| impression the score being TO in favor of the
| St Nicholas team
The Republican club Of Manhattanvile. which
was organized In January held its first meeting In
| its clubhouse Tuesday evening. About fifty mem
beers were present. II. ii. Jackman presided. Fiji
teen new members were greeted
The opening reception at the 9th Regiment
Armory Fourteenth-st west Of Sxth-aye will be
held February q at =. m
A meeting OF the Harlem Bachelors will be held
this evening M O'Clock at the home of the treas
urer Or George Bedford Palmer No, OO9 Seventh
ave then the details concerning the Bachelors
ball which will be held Mt the Harlem Opera
IIous, on February %. will be- planned.
H. L. Hastings. OF Boston, the well-<nown anti
nad,l author and lecturer will deliver his lecture
entitled "Is the Bible a Lying Humbug?' at the
Harlem Branch OF the Young Mems Christian As
sociation No West Onehundred-a nd twenty hfth-
ST this evening at o'clock. Tickets of admission
FOR both men and women may he secured free OF
charge by applying at the office Of the branch.
The Nineteenth Century Club last night at
sherrys and listened 10 an interesting discussion by
Professor Franklin II. Giddings and John g. Brooks
ON What Is Culp0blo Luxury Professor Gid
dnys In closing his remarks, declared that luxury
is cupa BILE when Il IL aesthetically bad: IL II does
moi add to the higher enjoyment OF mankind, IT, In
the long run u does not Increase the OF beauty
81 refinement and OF general cultivation in the COM
munty'
HiCKNFYS FOR RICHARD CROKER
Two hackney mares consigned to Richard Croker
arrived In port yesterday from London. on the
White Star freighter Georgia. They had suffered
little from the tcmpestuous weather the steamer
had met her passage aefOes the ocean, ana