New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-16
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
MOUNT VERNON.

rha Mount Vernon Musical Society will give Its
Christmas festival in the First Methodist Episcopal
Church on the night OF Thursday. December 80
The society announces that 1t has again secured
the assistance OF J. H. Mckinley He Will sing
the tenor solo in Goring Thomas's cantata, The
Swan and the Skylark." The other soloists en-
gagged are Mile. Legierse. soprano; Miss Elsie van
dervoort contralto: J. II Mckinley. tenor: Chnord
Wiley barytone; Louis Blumber, cello and MIS-
Laura c. Mckinley. sccompanist
Major James H. jenkins. OF No. l6s South Second
ave. on Monday night received set OF engrossed
resolutions and a large upholstered study chair
from the wardens and vestrymen Of the Church OF
the Ascension Of which he one Of the organ
.zers seven years ago. and has. until recently been
a vestryman. The presentation speech was maze
by the rector, the Rev. +. NJ 8. Taylor.
An interesting feature Of the ChautauQuan pro-
eramme given In the First Methodist Episcopal
Church Monday night was the answers 10 roll
call giving what in the opinion OF the members,
was the most interesting newspaper topic OF the
year Fourteen answers received Three
named the Cuban and others the discoveries
OF hansen. the Klondike. the government OF New
York famine in India and the attitude OF the
German Government shown in the recent
troubles
pretty church wedding took place yesterday
Of noon In the Frst Baptist Church, the pastor,
the Rev. W. A. Granger officiating. The bride and
bridegroom were Miss Cora Louise Aller, daughter
OF Nj and Mrs Stephen Burrows Al1er ana p Mi-
lam Wander Roest, son or William q. WANDER RoeSt,
both OF old and well-known Mount Vernon families.
Miss Katherine l.. Aller, sister or the bride was
maid OF honor. and Charles Wander Roest. brother
OF the bridegroom, was best man. The ushers were
Harry b. Aler. OF Mount Vernon; Arthur H. Jones,
OF Yale; ". +. Karl Sehiatter, IT., Of brooklyn;
Charles Petre, OF Jersey City; the Rev. Thomas c.
Skinner, OF Lansdowne, Penn. and DR.. A. W.
Currie OF Mount Vernon. After the ceremony the
wedding party and relatives were entertained at a
breakfast at the home OF the brides parents No.
III South Second-ave.
new series of progressive whist games will be
begun at the Mount Vernon Cycle Club tonight,
and on Saturday night the House Committee viii
give smoker for which vaudeville programme
Is being arranged.
The announcement is made Of the engagement
OF Mortimer l., Aitken, of Mount Vernon, TO Miss
May l.. Cornell, OF Brooklyn.
William Gay. fifty years old. an employe Of the
in a New-York and Harlem train between Mount
Vernon aud Scarsdale yesterday morning Mr.. Gay
lived in White Plains. and going to work at
No. 1913 Broadway, New-York City when he was
suddenly attacked with heart disease. and died
before assistance could be obtained.
Burglars entered the home of ROLAND B. Archer,
Summit and East Lincoln ayes, in Mount Vernon,
on Tuesday night The men gained entrance TO
the house by prying open one Of the windows in
the dining room Being unable 10 find any valu-
abes the intruders started TO destroy everything in
sight The men slashed the shades, lace curtains,
carpets and rugs with knives. Miss Grace Archer
and her uncle Charles who were asleep upstairs,
were aroused by the noise Of the intruders Arm
ing themselves with revolvers they went down.
stairs. The burglars heard them approaching
ard fed As the last burglar making his
at him. but as her aim was bad the bullet did not
fleet