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now they find that their domain is likely to slip
away from them. These lots have been sold. and
the probability is that building will be begun
upon them shortly site will be hard
to secure It has been only through personal in
duenCe of its president, Jonathan .. Fowler, that
the club has been able to hold these quarters. rent
free for long.
The game these men play is the most scientific
crOquet known II is tight crOQuet' q
different game from loose croquet." In tight
croquet there split shots, no taking Two
shots and leave your opponents ball where 1t Is"
Every time ball is struck there must be a genuine
croquet-that is, the players ball must be held
steadily under his foot while the other ball is shot
away. In former years the game played was good
deal the order of biliardS-that is, balls used to
be carromed the timbers. This proved too easy
a game, however and now the real boundary of
each ground is cord some ten inches inside the
ttInhers- A ball driven outside Of this is out of
bounds and dead
Playing this game the club (Which is known
generally the Central Park Croquet Club, and
also as the Union Croquet Club is thus outside the
country. where loose croquet' is played This is
the game of the NOrwalk Tournament and OF the
New-YOrk Croquet Club. The Croquet club of
Brooklyn, in Prospect Park, and playing win
tiers, is a tight croquet" organization. however,
and many have been the matches between these
two, the Brooklyn club having outplayed its Fifty
eighth-st. opponents.
picturesque feature OF the scene in very cold
days is the fire built of old pieces of wood
with an ash can for the fireplace. About this those
who are not playing at the moment gather No ex-
IRENE Of cold could wean away the players for a
The clubs crack players A. a Hewlett
George Lowder, George McIlVaine and Godfrey
Dassent Close to these are DR.. S. q. Treacy and
William H. Haight.
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FREE CHURCH WEDDINGS.
EVEN IN FTFTH-AvE. YOU NEED NOT
PAY THE CLERGYMAN IF YOU
DON'T WANT TO.

The Rev. DR.. John Wesley Browns announce
that he wishes to encourage church weddings
among the marrying poor comes to the lay public
clerical policy. This statement gathers
all the force because it is made by the
of st. Thomas's Protestant Episcopal Church. at
Ftfth-ave. and Fiftythird-st., which has been the
of many Of the most memorable and costly
weddings in America. There Miss ConsueO Van
derbit married to the Duke of Marlborough
and Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt to Harry Payne
Whitney. On these occasions Nine. NOrdica sang
Walter DamrOsch's orchestra played, large cho-
gave what amounted 10 concerts, rare flowers
in unmeasured abundance hung from the dome to
the tops Of the pews, and were everywhere about
the church Many thousands of dollars took 10
prepare for these weddings which with fascination
the public followed the details.
What started the present discussion was the ap-
pearance in a Philadelphia paper OF what
called a schedule of prices for weddings in we'll
known New-York churches. A copy was sent to
DR.. Brown-by whom he has been industriously
but so far in vain, trying to learn. The rates for
a marriage in his church fixed at exactly
s23S, including ribbon. Similarly figures which look
convincing because they show no desire TO be
round, were given for ceremonies of this kind at
the Church of the Heavenly Rest, also in Fifth
and few blocks south of St. Thomass.
Dr. Brown FASTENED to publicly deny the state
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church wedding goes Here the figures OF a
sexton for Presbyterian church far from
West F1fty-hfth-st He charges SIS for opening the
church. which he says, is only the cost or the coal
and light and service used For the awning which
Is his property, he charges SO, and for every
s. The orSanist's fees $l5. and If he is the
rehearsal they are $40 Then there is the hack. at
least and, more likely the hacks So the ordinary
church wedding costs about $50, and few people
have thought OF the possibility OF having one
for anything less
This announcement OF DR.. Brown has started the
clergymen OF other denominations into discussing
the ques ton.
The Rev. DR.. Robert s. Macarthur pastor OF
the Calvary Baptist Church said that II cost
about $50 TO heat and SIS light his auditorium.
So he would not be able have free church
weddings as the clergy OF churches which are open
all day long. But" he said IF a poor couple
come 10 my study in the church 10 my house,
| marry them without any fees. STILL do not
cause / do not feel all easy about the future
TO marry and has not enough money 10 pay a min
ister a small Zee for performing the ceremony l
think he shows lack OF sound sense. or foresight
and OF wisdom. and fear he ought not 10 assume
the responsibilities of a family. Many man has
told me that he not earning very much lust
then, but later on he would send me cnech Tor MS
Offering, and, II did not wish II myself; might
give IL TO mission work But never IN All my ex-
perience has such a sent such cneck
AT the rsctery OF st. Parricks CaInearaA toe
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his broom and after a few preliminary injunctions
as 70 silence began:
We'll you see it wah dis a way Daddy Lion
he done call de meetin ohdah. He say dat he
done read in de papah how animal say de
odah kind of animals beiu' MED dey rights
bein' locked up dat a way in de menagerte. Evah
one O. de animals done heah tell about it already,
cage yistiddy mahnin' and de baboon snatch he
papah outen he hand. Mistah Baboon read what
Professah Gill say about animals havin rights, and
cose he tell all de odah monkeys. And sech a
chatterin'I And bi1neby Mstah Lion he heah about
IL And dey was argufyin and some say dis some
say dat till dey decide to have a, big meettn' and
discuss it fohmal like.
We'll, Mtstah Lion he de king of de beesties and
dey elect him de chairman TO run de meetin'. Mr..
Tiger he try monty hahd to be lected. You know
he gwine do dat. De tigers is natural bohn poll
ticians. But he lose out. De odah animals say dey
doan' like he stripe.
We'll Mistah Lion say dat he mighty sorry dey
had to wait fob a animal tell EN- dey had
rights befo' dey take some action. But long 8 de
man animal done show en- dey duty dey boun' TO
noticen Nv il He say dey ought to make a howl.
- OATS I been doin all along say de pam
thah. but it ain do no good
We'll, I say let's grin and bean it, say de
hyena.
You allus so cheehful-I wish I could cultivate
your disposition say de bear. And den he begin
TO grumble about evaht'ing and evahbody cause
he say it dere own fault dat dey locked up in de
menagerie. De giraffe done get up TO say some
thin, and stretch her head up jes ready to speak.
when de little chimpanZee he yelled rubber
de top OF his voice. Den evan one of de animals
laugh 'cept, of cose. de giraffe: She wan know
eff dey don't know how to treat ladies Wid respect.
Mstah Lion he raped fob ohdah and say he
sohhy de little monkey rude. And de monkeys
nanny she say she gwine spank him when she
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MARVIN r. CHARTS BENEFIT.

not because II Is new 70 the clergy but becxuso
comes unexpectedly 10 the public
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clergy said that it had always been thu policy OF
the Roman Catholic Church 10 make charges
for a church wedding. OF course, il the bride and
bridegroom desired music and singing they must
pay for them. but for the services OF The priests
and the use of the church nothing need be given
II is customary. however. for the groom to mako
an offering TO the Church
IF EXTREMELY POOR DO NOT MARRY
The Rev. DR.. D. Parker Morgan. rector OF the
Church OF the Heavenly Rest, said that there were
many occasions on which he took money for
marrying a couple. This was often the IN his
mission work the East Side. II the did
not have any than Just enough
make his wife comfortable he did not desire tho
smallest fee from him But do think, he said.
that unless the couple pay = s. TO the
clergyman and 81 8 TO the sexton. who has come
a long way open the church, they ought not %
Try marry.
The Rev. Dr. David H Greer. rector OF ST. Ba3.
tholomew's Protestant Episcopal Church, Madison
and Forty-foUrth-st.. agrees with La Brown
in his policy IT'S a curious idea the public has.
he said, that the Church is a plutocrauc club IL
is entirely wrong impression The rch and the
poor both recognized That fallacy goes well
these days They do. They never Went so much
they do now. Sundays there are not seats
enough in this church for all who wish 10 take part
in the service. Any one can come here az any time
and be married without any fees.
The choir and Organ1St at st. Bartholomews at
weddings usually receive very large gI1uS-pernapS
larger than at any other church in the city.
When the Hebrews marry-even II al their lives
I'D 10 that time thew have been economical IN all
make the affair joyous possible At many or
the best hotels in the city the Jewish bride and
bridegroom receive their friends at elabOrate sup
pers. There is great rejoicing.
DR.. Browns statement of the policy % his
church. IL is thought will tend greatly 20 increase
the number OF quiet church weddings in this city.
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get him home Dat wat aus happens TO little
fellahs daI gifts fresh.
Den Mstah Elephant he git up an say dat a
boy .Vot WIZ feedin' MIN peanuts in de mohnn'
tell Etra dey circus parade de otheh night
didn't 90 nothn' cent what dey was
told To do and be prodded wild little sharp stick
And Mstah Elephant he ask why de city don
dress him up IN fine close Std o lettin MIN go
around de way he do wintah and summah
And he say too, dat de little boy tell MIN dat
all de circus animals travelled 'roun d lot ana
de world, ana meet all kin o people, ana so Is
able 70 larn lot. And he say II shame dat dey
got stay in lie menagerie all de time and neVah
EotIlin' q tail.
Den Mistah Lion he ask won somebody make
motion And all de little fool monkeys dey Jes
Jumped rouu' 1T to kill cause dey fought dat wot
ne mean And jes den De camel come runnin' IN
O. bref and dey ask him why he so late, ana
he say he jes been humpin hisself 10 git dere all
De aftahnoon. Den he make motion DAT a com
fnitfee be appointed wait on de Mayah ana ask
him TO he influence wild de people so de AMI
mals could eithah go back 10 de jungle or go out
wid a circus and de world And Mistah Lion
he want make Mistah Elephant chalhinan o de
committee. but Mr. Elephant git mp and say;
- j appreciate de honah, but amt got no IN
huence Just in de city Hall ! guess you pet
tah jes make Miatah Tiger de head o de commit
And And dey goin 70 he City
Hall de fust thing in de mawnln 80 mummy Up
and go sleep. and maybe you wake up In ufne 10
go dab and see EN-
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afford the pomp flowers. lavish fees and costly
embellishments of a miIlionaires wedding I mean
to encourage the number of simple marriage rites
at which no fees are necessary. but which just
as solemn in the sight OF God
The clergymen at St. Thomas's wish II TO be
generally understood that their church is not a
close corporation. They desire to give officially
the sanction of the Church TO many marriages
as possible by performing the services within the
sanctuary Many couple, it was said, have been
married without expense in the chapel off the
north transept. who living together as
happily as those VINO spent large sums for their
weddings.
The sexton said that there were many times
when he received nothing for his services at these
ceremonies, and he always ready, he gave the
assurance, to give so much TO the poor. Mr. War
ren has often played without pay at services for
partshioners, especially at funerals.
This idea of a church wedding within ones
means will be, It is believed long time in getting
into the minds of the poor, and only moderately
well of Professionals. Many intended bride has
dreamed of kneeling the altar with all the dig
nifty and solemnity of the church around her TO
make sacred the bonds which bind her to her hus-
band but almost always il is in the everyday little
paror of her mothers familiar fat that the few
meanngful words are really said.
Though this seems strange to some clergyuen of
the Roman Catholic and Protestant Episcopal
faiths, il is unnatural. In almost every other
denomination the churches closed during the
week days, and the lighting and heating and get
ting ready for opening are expensive.
THE USUAL COST
The conspicuous boards on the front of these
churches always give the name and address OF the
sexton, even if they omit the pastors And it is
to the sexton that the bridegroom who thinks Of
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WINTER CROQUET IN A LOT.
MIDDLE AGED ENTHUSIASTS WHO DIS
REGARD COLD AND SNOW-EX
PERT PLAYERS.

The outlook is that the present season will see
the last OF one of NETWORKS odd winter scenes
the daily playing of croquet regardless of or
sun. the part of a band of middle aged and
elderly men in vacant lots in Fiftyeighth-st..
just west of Eightb-ave. A high board fence con-
ceals the games. In summer the club comes out of
its retreat and plays vigorously the grounds at
Central Park
There is seldom an afternoon that at least four
men do not come together these fenced in
grounds. A view is TO be had of them from several
of the neighboring roofs and the sight is inter
esting Two sets of grounds have been laid out
in the space their bounds marked by little fences
of timber No matter what the weather may be.
one of these grounds is always kept in condition.
a difficult matter after frost has in.
For some eight years these croquet men have held
these grounds, a part Of the old Emo estate and
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ment so far as It referred TO his church. The
truth is that there have been and always be
expensive weddings at st. Thomas's, it's clergymen
say If is the wish. The fee OF the organist.
George Webb Warren. at these services is usually
$50; the harpis has SOS for his services; the quar-
tet customarily receives about 800, and each MEM
Der OF the chorus S. Then If the bride and bride
groom wish 10 decorate the church with flowers,
have awnings and carpets attendants, and a man
10 ring the bells after the ceremony, and also
choose 10 give the officiating clergymen and the
sexton largo fees. they may make the affair ex-
tremeiy costly.
FREE IF YOU WISH 1T
Bur that does not affect the policy OF the church.
which has been 10 have the doors always open, 10
axpect no fees. either for the sexton the clergy
men who have salaries, and 10 accept anything
that is offered. This. too the plan followed at
funerals and christenngs DR.. Brown wishes IL I'M
derstood that the services Of the clergy and the
Offices OF the church free, and that they are
Tor the poor. as well for the rich
The reason for my action, he said. is desire
for impartiality. The Church should be
specter of persons and its ministers intended
for all classes. People of moderate means cannot
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fHE Wild WEST GETTING READY.

D1ialo BilPs Wild West is the next big enter
- 70 be given at The Madison Square Gar
NO.. ne Wild West, with all IFS dash and spirit
60 az AaleidoscoDic changes. its strange foreign
:, lis originality Of character its reproduction
ar eai incidents its wonderful horsemansh-
60 Ia NAiilanship, and all Of its exciting and
Ia. t@lning qualities is easily one Of the most
public :. y tne larger entertainments bidding for
ether - ana the announcement Of its coming
towns II 80 metropolis the smallest Of rural
alike oiI-"ssys "a welcome one to OLD and young
soas5J,- 49,. Cody Is himself in the city per-
asses.nIir ING the work Of preparation and the
world 80 - ais people from all parts Of the
the A6scssors = as anxious ger into harness Z
nave aim DO 50 1eh as is the pubic 10
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FIXING THE DATE OF EASTER.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ASTRONOMICAL
AND PAsCHAL FULL MOON

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ASTRONOMICAL
AND PAscHAL FULL MOON
A good deal Of popular Misrepresentation exists
as 10 the method by which the date of that NOV
able feast, Easter, is determined. The Episcopal
prayerbook gives these instructions: Easter Day
is always the first Sunday after the full moon
which happens upon next after the twenty
first day of March. and if the full moon happens
upon a Sunday Easter is the Sunday after"
This phraseoIogy would appear to be explicit
enough to prevent any possible mistake. but
unfortunately there is an astronomical full moon
and ecclesiastical full moon and they are
not identical. It is the ecclesiastical, or paschaI
full moon which the almanac makers employ in
fixing the date of Easter.
Here is a serious difficulty that would be en-
countered once in while If the astronomical or
real, full made the basis of the
computation. The time of that phenomenon
must be expressed in days. hours and minutes.
This year for instance, it occurs on Saturday
April IA, at SOP D. m, seventy-ffth meridian
time. With these figures as a guide. Americans
would say that April 10 the Sunday following
the full moon would be Easter Day. AS it hap
pens, this would be correct But over in Eng
land, where the time standard is the Greenwich
meridian, the full moon comes at 1902 a. m OF
April 10, which is Sunday. According to the
rubric the Sunday after must be observed.
Hence in Western Europe Easter would this
year a week later than it would in Amer
lea If the astronomical full moon were the start
ing point in the calculation
The paschal full moon Is not indicated by a
particular hour and minute, but extends
a whole secular day Differences in longitude
cannot affect it, nor the date OF Easter COM
puted therefrom. On both sides of the Atlantic
and wherever the Julian calendar is accepted,
the paschal full moon OF 1900 falls April IA,
and consequently Easter must come on April 10.
the Sunday following.
Another point of difference between the as
Economical and paschal full is that the
latter is nominally (and approximately the four
teenth day Of the moon, including the day when
the latter became But in fixing the date
one does not consult an almanac for the actual
day and hour OF the new moon, but enters into a
rather complicated computation in which the
number of the year, the Golden Number and the
Dominica Letter enter. Tables have been made
up in advance this basis, and put into the
prayer books, that in any year may de-
termine Easter himself by using the three fac
tors here mentioned.
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discourse on the drama by Joseph Jefferson
and his recitation OF the grave diEgers rrum
Hamlet VIII be incidents OF tho testimonial TO
Marvin r Clark, the blind newspaper man, az ths
Fifth Avenue Theatre Sunday evening. April z.
and these VIII be supplemented by an excellent
miscellaneous programme. in which many popular
people of the stage. dramatic and musical. win
participate. II Will be only q good entertain
ment but commencing itself 20 all who ara
IN sympathy with brave newspaper man. do
prived OF sight while saving human life. and now
struggling beneath the added weight OF hOpelessy
broken health subscriptions may be addressed to
Colonel r. c. Hamilton. chairman. No. las Lex
ington-ave The committee in charge OF the
tertaiument includes Cornelius y. Bliss. Richard
Watson Glider J. pierpOnt Morgan. Robert Hoe,
August Belmont. Chester : Lord. II. NJ Flasler.
Frank Tilford. Henry BischOI. IT. w. Bourka
Cochran. Randolph eiuggenhetner, William Brook
field. Joseph Jefferson. NJ G. ID. Borden Edward
Lauterhach. Woodbury. 81. Langd0n. W. H Webb.
> ID. Babcock. James hempster, p. II. Sothern.
r. T. A. Dorr. Allan F0rIuan. j. r. Abarbaneli.
Clark Bell J. 3. Robin. Bradford Merrill Leander
Richardson. Stephen Fiske Edward Marshall. Har-
rison Grey Ftske. A j. Dittenhoefer, vtco-OhAtr-
man. and L A. Cheney. sssrsSaS6
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ANIMALS ASSERT THEIR RIGHTS
COMMITTEE HEADED BY THE TIGER TO
CALL ON THE MAYOR

Dat war a pow'ful big meetin' de ami
mails done hab up to Central Pahk yistiddy" said
OLD Amos to the little boy.
what's mass meetin'?' was the query.
Oats whah evahbody kin say somethin when
dey amt got muffin to say. Some NV de animals
did heap O. talkn, I kin tell you"
The little boy. with fine show of scorr said
that animals couldn't talk.
Oats all you know erbout 1t. It allus de way
wild boys. Dey's jes like monkeys. Thinks dey
knows a lot Dem animals up TO Central Pahk
Kin talk jes as good you; maybe better Any
how, dey got mo- sense. You heah me? Hue
comb 1t? Wen. dey doan have nothn' to do 'cept
lay round all day studyIn' oute1 readin books and
hstenin' to folks what stands around dey cages
and dey learns lot dat way. Pity little boys
can't take after em. Not go intereuptn' folks
wet knows heaps mo- than dey do"
The little boy promised TO be quiet. and begged
for the story Of the mass meeting. Amos put aside
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THE KINDERGARTEN" POSTPONED

The production OF the musical comedy, The Kin
dergarten. at the Lyceum Theatre which was an
nounced for Easter Tuesday. has been unavoidably
postponed until Thursday. April 20 This is 4
special matinee performance In aid OF the free kim
dergarten at No. $40 Cherry-st, The book is by
Wills Smell and the music by Arthur Johnstone,
and the cast will include Edwin Stevens Guy Stand
ing. Joseph Wheelock. ir.. Miss Margaret Angn,
Miss Marie Reyes. Miss Married. Seymour and Miss
Geneva IngersolL
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