The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-02-16
NORRIS COUNTY NEWS
MADISON.


DR.. |. N. VandeWater has been
honored by election to the New York
Institute Of Stomatology a society to
which belong only the prominent pro-
fessional men in the vicinity of New
York.
DR.. Leslie D. Ward, Of this place
has adorned his home with collec-
ton of fine paintings, some of which
he obtained in Europe. The latest
addition he purchased at the William
r. Evans sale in Chickering Hall last
week for $780, 1t is called "A Gray
Day. and is by the late A. H. Wyatt.
The Executive Committee of the
Madison Democracy at their last meet
ing passed a resolution providing for
the appointment of a committee of
three to confer with an equal COM
mittee from the local Republican or
ganization, the object of the confer
ence being to come to some agree
ment as to the manner of naming a
citizen s ticket for the coming spring
election. The Committee consists OF
Charles b. Gee, Samuel Brant and
Henry /. Hopper.
The officers of the Madison Golf
Club, who were recently elected, are
President, Richard Louis Rem
nitz; Secretary and Treasurer, r.
S. Osborn; Master of the Grange,
w. Reginald Baker. The officers and
Messrs. J. A. Whitaker and W. HI.
Barton form the executive committee.
In consequence of the large Italian
population in Madison, an alcove for
their use will be equipped in the
James Public Library.
The Madison Athletic Association
will experiment the coming season
with strictly local amateur base ball
club. H. G. Condit, W. I. Brown
and James H. Baker, Jr., have been
named as a committee to secure
players. Last years team, under the
management of Fred B. Bardon, will
arrange schedule to play out of
town on Saturday afternoons.
A committee of women from Madi-
son, who have been engaged during
the past week in securing reading
matter for the soldiers in the Philip
pines, secured 1000 periodicals and
they will be shipped tomorrow for
Manila
Professor Watson B. Matthews, the
newly elected County Superintendent
of Public Schools for Morris County,
will make his home and Office in
Madison until next fall.
The local Y M. O. A. was repre-
scented at the State Convention held
at Passaic last week, by H. l.. Baker,
III. S. Buttenheim, I'll. X. SAKE, @. G.
Davis, w. E. Philhower and General
Secretary W. Fl. MacBee.
The Fortnightly Jaunts met at the
home of Mrs. Charles f. Sitterley at
Drew Seminary on Friday afternoon
last The club is now studying the
plays of Shakespeare
The annual meeting of the Epworth
League was held in the M E. Chapel
on Friday evening last The meeting
was followed by social.
The Browning Club of Drew Theo-
logical Seminary will hold its annual
banquet at the Ridgedale House on
February 20. The address of the
evening will be delivered by the Rev.
DR.. Jessie l.. Hurlburt, of New York
City.
Louis A. Brant of Ridgedale avenue,
is now connected with the Newark
office of the N. Y. and N. j. Tele
phone Company.
The Jolly Rovers were entertained
at the home of Miss Elanor Holden on
High street on Friday evening last.
The fourth and closing entertain
ment of the Y. M. @. A. Star Course
will be gwen in the Madison Assem-
bly, Hall by Edward P. Elliot, who
will recite from Christopher, Jr
Court Lathrop. l. o. f., will give
their first annual ball in the Madison
Assembly Hall next Wednesday even
ing.
The Madison Board of Education
will hold a special meeting in the
School Hall on Monday evening.
The Rev. DIR. Olin A. Curtis, of
Drew Seminary, delivered sermon
in the new Wesley M. E. Church at
Belleville, on Sunday morning.
William A. Carter, of Main street.
has accepted position with the ORA
per Advertising Agency, of New York
City.
Ex-Councilman jeremiah Baker has
been elected a director of the Ameri-
can Fire Insurance Company, of
Newark
The amateur minstrel performance
for the benefit of the Madison Foot
Ball Club will be given in the Assem-
bly, Hall this evening
The Rev. A. B. Leonard, D. D., L.
l.. D., of this place, will deliver
lecture ON "China and Japan" at the
Green Village M. e. Church this
evening.
Rev. Gordon l., Thompson, of Wesle-
yam University, delivered a stirring
address at the Y. M. G. A. meeting
on Sunday afternoon
Prof. W. e. Meadowcroft delivered
his lecture on Liquid Air" at the
anniversary meeting Of the Thursday
Morning Club in the Madison Assem-
bly, Rooms last night
The Woman's Auxiliary has com
pleted the arrangements for the
colonial supper and musical entertain
ment to be given for the benefit of
the local Y NJ G. A. in the Madison
Assembly Rooms on Washington $
Birthday.
The Common Council will soon run,
it is reported, the borough light and
water plant night and day.
The Young Mems Catholic Club
will give minstrel show for the
benefit of the club on March II.
The hope is being freely expressed
among the many base ball "cranks' of
this place, that Manager Bardon will
not disband the Field Club, notwith-
standing the Athletic Association con-
templates placing local team on the
diamond this year In view of the
fact that Mr.. Bardon has managed the
Field Club at great expense to
himself, the many 'cranks" do not
consider the action taken by the as
sociation with much favor.
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Shaw, of
Madison Avenue, left on Saturday for
Florida. where they will spend several