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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-02

registered at prominent hotels here, In
clude Mrs. =. b. Myer, at the st.
Charles; James Weston, at the Avoca;
William zehnder. Dixon Horton and l..
M. Horton, at the Royal Palace; Mr..
and Mrs. J. r. Elliott, at the Atglen; j.
Atkinson, at the Grand Central; Thom-
as OHare and Philip Baldwin. at the
Strath Haven; j. o. Finch and F. g.
Finch, at the Sterling; A. r. Hoover. at
the Dunlap; r. l.. Page. at the Revere;
Mr. and Mrs. Jones, at the Sothern;
Mrs. e. Smyth, at the Westminster.
Kingston people here include MIR. and
Mrs. J. b. Ranney, l.. Fl. Miller and j.
T.. King. Col. Tom Leslie.
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Leading Contestants for July.
First Prize
Birdseye Maple Writing Desk.
Second Prize
Waterman Gold Fountain Pen.
ATLANTIC CITY.
Special to the scranton Tribone.

Special 70 the Scranton Tribune.
Atlantic City. July Frank Sowvers.
one OF Scranton's insurance hustlers. Is
making record with rod and reel in
the waters hereabouts. No big fish
stories have yet been told relative to
his catches. but the inlet yachtsmen
say his luck beats anything ever -.
L. II. Miller. ]. +. King and Mr.. and
Mrs, ]. b. Ranney, OF Kingston, are
sojourning at the Dennis.
( The Dennis seems to be Mecca for
bridal parties from the coal regions
Last week noted the honeymoon arrival
OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. Northrop, OF
Wilkes Barre, and DR.. and Mrs. II. +.
AicIaughlin. of Kingston.
The latest arrivals from Scranton
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JESSUp.

j.. j. Gaughan. formerly driver boss at
the Sterrick Creek, successfully passed
his examination for mine foreman yester-
day afternoon, before the general board
at Scranton.
p j. Gallagher, who graduated from
Stroudsburg State Normal the latter part
of last week, has his many friends maxi
ing arrangements for the graduating par
ty, which he will give on Thursday even
ing,
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago. July 1.-Cattle;-R Receipts. $4,000:
prime steers. $7.75aS5O; poor to medium.
A.75a7.5O: stockers and feeders, $2.5Oa535;
cows. $l.50a6: heifers. s25Oa65O; Gamers,
$l.4oa2.5O; bulls, s2.5Oa5.GO; calves. sa.5Oa6;
Texas steers $S.90a7 Hogs-Receipts. 49,
600; tomorrow. 27,0OO; left over, G,50O:
ers. s7.2Oa7.75; good to choice heavy S77aa
7.S5H; light s7a7.5j; bulk of sales. s7.4Oa7 75
Sheep-Recepts, 1000; sheep. steady for
best: lambs strong for choice; good to
choice wethers, s3.75a4: fair to choice
mixed. $3.2Ja3.73: western sehep, s. 75a3. .90
native lambs, s3.50a7.30
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ANOTHER
one OF The
SCHOLARSHIPS


doing good work, but 1t Is evident that
one after another several of these VIII
drop as new and more active contest
ants take their places.
Any boy or girl, with little deter
mination, firmly resolved not to be
easily discouraged, can easily make a
good start in the table within the week,
and by the close of another month
should be half way UP the ladder.
There are 100 days yet before the con-
test closes, and there Is great oppor-
tunity for those who desire to secure
advanced educations. Read what The
Tribune is Offering in this great contest
to the young people who work for 1t
during the summer months, and IL you
do not fully understand the offer, write
a postal card to Contest Editor, Scran-
ton Tribune and you will receive full
est particulars by return mail
The Special July Prizes.
The Tribune has on exhibition in one
of it's windows the handsome bird's-eye
maple writing desk which Is to be pre-
sented to the contestant scoring the
largest number Of points during the
month Of July. This desk Is little
beauty and is suitable for either a boy
or girl or for contestant who might
consider that they are too old to be
classed as either 1t is very nicely
finished, with carved front, curved legs,
and is one of the newest shapes.
AS second prize. TO be given to the
one scoring the second largest number
of points during the month, will be Civ
en- a Waterman fountain pen, with gold
nibbs. Such pen will last life time
and can be pointed to with pride in af-
ter years.
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Scranton Wholesale Market.

Corrected by II. G. Dale, 27 Lacka. Ave.)
Flour-$4,40
Butter = Fresh creamery, oic.; fresh
dairy. 23c.
Cheese-12a12Rc.
Eggs-Nearby 20c.; western. 19c.
Marrow Beans-Per bushel. $2.35ao.40.
Green Peas-Per bushel, $225.
Onions-$2.00 90 per bag.
New Potatoes-S3.50 per barrel.
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Buffalo Live Stock Market,

East Buffalo, July 1.-Cattle, sheep and
lambs, nothing doing. Hogs-Receipts,
as; mixed. S7.7Oa7S5; pigs, S7.SOa7. 40;
roughs. $7a7.25; stags s5.75a6.5O.
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FOUR CONTESTANTS
AFTER JULY PRIZE
Kellerman in Third Place-Shepherd
Goes Up One Position-Miss Yea
ger Made Big Gain.
Standing of Contestants

Points.
/. Charles Burns. vandling 439
2. Oscar H. Kipp. Elmhurst 1928
8. A. ]. Kellerman, Scranton .303
4. Fred =. K. Gunster, Green
Ridge ....... go. .297
5. VIM. T. S. Rodriguez
Scranton 80. .261
g. Herbert Thompson, Car
bondale ..153
z. Maxwell Shepherd, Car
bondale ....... .... .157
8. Albert Freedman, Belle
Vue 1ol
9. L. E. Stanton, Scranton. SO
10. VIM. Sherwood, Hartford. 73
IL. Harry Madden, Scranton. SO
IL. Homer Kresge, Hyde Park 55
13. j. A. Havenstrite, Mos
COW 90
ID. William Cooper, Priceburg 3s
10. Miss Beatrice Harpur,
Thompson ...... 80. 3S
l6. Grant M. Decker, Hall
stead 81
II. Frank B. McCreary, Hall
stead 80
1s. Lee Culver, springville. 33
10. Walter Hallstead, scran-
ton ........... -. 81
20. Hendrick Adams. Chin
chilla -. -. ....... 81
21. Harry Danvers, Provi-
dence 25
90. Louis McCusker, Park
=, fiace -. -. -. -. 2o
90. Hugh Johnston, Forest
City 80. -. -. ..... 10
"a. Miss Jane Matthewson,
Factoryville ......... 10
25. g. j. Clark, Peckville. -. 1S
20. John Mackie, Providence. Is
81. Chas. w. Dorsey, Scranton Is
20. Thomas Dempsey, oly-
phant ........ ..... 13
20. M s S Edna Coleman,
Scranton ..... ...... 12I
80. Louis Gere, Brooklyn. 12
81. Eddie Morris, South Scran-
ton 12I
32. Don G. Capwell, Scranton. II
33. Miss Mary Yeager, Green
Ridge ......... 500. 1OI
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East Liberty Live Stock.

East Liberty, July 1.,-Cattc-S Steady;
choice. s715a7.5O: prime. s6.75a7.15: good,
s6a6.S0. lTogs-Slow; prime heavy, S7.S0a
7?5; medium. $3.50; heavy Workers.. s7.40a
745; light do, $73Oa7.35: pigs. S7.2Oa7.25;
roughs. sGa7.25. Sheep-Slow; best weth-
ers. $4.25a4.l0; culls and common. S1!Oa2;
choice lambs, s6.5Oa7; veal calves, $7a7.5O.
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Oil Market,

Oil City, July 1.-Credt balances, 100:
certificates, no bid: shipments, 76973 bar
rels; average. S4,7SS barrels; runs, H., GIG
barrels; average, 77752 barrels.
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UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

List of letters remaining uncallcd for at
the Scranton postoffice July . 1902 Per-
sons calling for these letters will please
say advertised and give date of list.
Ezra III RIpnlc
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pounds in sacks; wheat 1000 bushels
corn. 500 bushels; oats, oo,OOO bushels
Shipments-Whcat. 5000 bushels; corn,
500 bushels: oats, 1000 bushels
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Today's D., L. & W. Board.

Following is the makeup of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
board for today:
WEDNESDAY, JULY @
SUBMITS West--G a. m., Carrigg.
PusherS7 a. M. G. Bartholomew; II 4J
a. M. Moran; 730 p. M, Murphy; 9 y. M,
w. II. Bartholomew.
ffclpcrs-1,30 a. NJ, McGovcrn; Z a. m,
Ga ffney; 10 a. M. Secor; 43O D. m., Stan.
ton.
NOTICE.
j. l." Ross. with Peckcns' crow, will 20
out on No. 81 Wednesday, July ., and until
further notice.
Conductors and flagmen will please call
watch certificates.
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West Scranton Station.
w. II. Duncan. Diarko Janko. NJ. Kazy-
ma. Jwan Motyl Feds Sylerak. John
sieniawski,
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
IN OLD NEW-ENGLAND DAYS.

The days when servants IN rural families lived
or terms of equality with their employers were
discussed yesterday at Deiimonico's by Mrs. Ig-
Economy of the Colonists." read before the Ma
uonaI Society Of Nce.- IN gland Women" In thasa
days" she said, the servants sat IKE family
table. the church. and not infrs
q4antly finished by marrying into the family. Our
Qrandmothers held the reIns OF the housenod In
dusry in their own skful hands, and tue prizes
won by the young girls for spinning mace Jh-rr
happy the daughters Of Vassar ana wellesley
to-day" The cooking. too. wes consAended
mush with many OF the fancy disiies OF to-day.
the detriInent of latter. ana sEi3 tIac beef
cooked the spit before tho open fac
stantly basted theu had favor tia. -'.e!rge=a-
ripening and hot-air cookin. give"
Every article Of home comfort literally home
made III those days
Mrs SatnueI l. Weed. who spoke cn Connect dcut
the Birthplace OF Constitutional Law AID Miss
Cornelia E Cady, vino read a paper on "Arcni,
lecture and Portraits or the Connecticut Colony"
with the Of charts described the homes Of the
colonists Ia Connecticut. Musical numbers
rendered by Miss Henry and Mr Springer. Mrs.
John NJ. IiOlcomO. regent OF Rose WHY'S
Chapter. L. =. H., the guest OF honor and
had paper on The Cid Hartford Rurying
Sickle president the socSty, annou"ccd the death
OF Mrs Ruth Hardy, ore q The eldest members
and mother Of MrA. William Gerry SHADE Mrs.
+. II. LaHr chairman. ana aILong those pres
eut Mrs J. c. Col1Inah, Mrs. Augustus G.
Dexter. Mrs. j. Wooisey Shepard and Mrs George
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
LETTER ABOUT GIFT OF CHINESE BOOKS

The secretary of Columbia University Yesterday
gave out letter in regard to the gift or Chinese
hooks and documents by the Chinese Government
to Columbia. BY whom and to whom the letter
was sent the secretary would not say. but 1t Is
supposed to have been written by Ii Hung Chang
70 Minister Conger several months ago The let
follows:
Our board feels that this project shows your
couutryman the president of the university. TO be
greatly Interested in the extension OF learning: ana
il is evident that thorough Investigation OF the
four subjects Literature language, religion and the
arts) would only greatly strengthen the friend
lv relations between China and the United States,
but would cause the scholarship of both countries
to become more thorough, and would unite the
various branches of learning in one connected sys-
We were highly pleased to read your excelency's
letter. and board has already written TO the
Superintendent of Trade for the South (the Viceroy
at Nankn. Iiu k'un-D to His Excellency Sheng
(the Director General OF Railways as we'll as 10
His Excellency WI (Chinese Minister at Washing
tom charging him TO select and purchase some Of
the most important Chinese books and various fine
products of manufacture, In order to assist In this
excellent undertaking.
As i'm duty bound We send this reply for your
excellencys information. and hope that you will
forward the same to the honorable president of the
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
"NO TNDIGYITY INTENDED"

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
sir: Ny attention has been called to a letter re-
Gently published IN The Tribune registering "a pub
c p-otes against the foolish and irsolent attitude
taken toward the press by Sorosis at the memorial
meeting for Mrs. Croly." 1t my first knowl-
edge Of the discourtesy mentioned ana upon In
vesjigation whatever reparation apology could
offer promptly made to the representative of
The Tribune. The memorial service was open
meeting. to which all clubwcmen bdden. and
social days did not apply. Especial courtesieS
extended to the Press Club in placing its
president and two OF its members upon the pro-
gramme, and the president OF SorOsis can speak
for the club and herself in regretting deeply that
an indignty should have been offered any woman
"a a service in loving memory of one whose most
admira BILE trait her unfaing kindness and
helpfuness to all women. Yours truly
Mrs. DIMES r s. DENISON.
New-YOrk. Jan. Y. 1902
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
COCK-A-DOODLE-DO WEEK.
AT THE POULTRY SHOW
SAID To EXCEED THOSE OF
PREVIOUS YEARS

1t was like the days on the farm yesterday at
Madison Square Garden. Whenever OF the
thousand roosters was not growing he was making
up his mind to do They began their music with
the birth of the morning. and did not once permit
the echoes to ringing until the lights OF the
hall were extingUished. One had only to open the
door at the west side of the Garden yesterday
was on.
Big Peking ducks. little Call ducks. tall Cochins
and tiny blue and red Dantams: fat Leghorus and
slim Leghorns-all there in their glory the
light of fresh country skies still shining their
eyes Some sedate and inordinately proud
because they had lost feathers during the trial
of transportation; some OF them obstreperous
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
LETTER FROM THE PHILIPPINES.

President of the T. s. s: Having received consd-
cradle reading matter of late, and two boxes of
books and magazines yesterday, I take great
pleasure in sending you these few lines of thanks.
I very thankful the members for their kind
greatly. I have formed a reading and debating
club, and hold meetings every evening. few Of
the boys select various articles. and read them
TO the rest OF us and TO make il more interesting
we debate the subjects. 1t Is very lively for
a while. There also five OF the boys" selected
to act as Judges who render a decision on the de-
bate Of the preceding evening. We have quite a
largo attendance, most every off duty Is
there tc i.@tcn l. the arguments.
Owing - TIE reorganization of the army the 14th
Fiod Battery as dtvioed. Some eighty Of us were
transferred % TN - THE new batteries. On
cCt3'er we rs'' nlcGs to "5-h battery Field Ar
tllH-y. aHU are nov lily aTEiUpa1 IS g noun an
E8t-I:. C7~ r." 3-ir. ~ N's.!- N"~'4fe!6; TGiH-
ta-, Pan a,,5 ~, 154cs,S eiic' These mountain
gums diff: sc7.sNat Inr. - ield iFcss for Il is
roNcrfG ,., GSr 20 tseHT and a~-'ward for
packing. e - ~, ale t1r 80 one mG.
fer the cradle. to- IA" -ra;, 00o fcI The wheelS
and SIX for thA atpmUot.on. Z Is the hardest
Thanking wa @nd al tie members for your
kindness, ] VIII close. Trusting 10 hear from you
In the near fntu'c aIG ;3,1s z 9mnS,1cI4eS
Twenty -hfth Battery Field Artillery, Pasay Cav
airy Barracks. Philippine Islands. Dec. .. lyol
tribute Will please note the change OF battery ad-
dress The president hopes that the soldiers may
be pleasantly remembered at Easter time To this
end, will some of the branches volunteer to aid in
festival day? All contributions. even by mail.
must be sent four or five weeks in advance
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15

Ill tempered from confinement and the staring Of
city visitors. Only the great, snowy Holland turkeys
seemed downright melancholy. The 'frizzles''-
cocks and hens. whose feathers grow toward THAR
ears-were pIayfuly frisky. They seemed to know
perfectly we'll that not every hen rooster could
have feathers ike theirs. The giant LanGshan
roosters made the most noise though there was
one red headed drake In the northeast corner OF
the hall whose lungs a match for the Lang
shans.
H V Crawford. secretary Of the New York
Poultry Pigeon and Pet Stock Association. under
tbe a,srIces of which the show is given, said
that from every point of view the exhibit sur
passed all previous efforts of the kind in this
country There are 1900 animals and birds at the
show The incubators and brooders on the main
floor proved to be railyinS points for children
Turkeys geese and many handsome fancy fowl
are placed as usual on the FOurth-ave side
There are some fine specimens Of cavtes and
rabbits Among the exhibitors of cats are H. l.
Draper Ms. BevilI Champion. Louis E Bene-
dict Mrs Helena a. Mix and Miss Elsie Morean.
whose entries are made under the name OF Ash
ton Kennels" The cats in the concert hall.
the cavles and rabbits the main floor and
the special exhibition OF Gagged birds Is in the
restaurant.
Yale men are prominent exhibitors this year
The collegians who have farm at Simsbury. near
Hartford received congratulations from old poultry
raisers for their fine collection OF FaveroIes
These birds were imported from France and Eng
land. They are a combination OF Houdan, Dork-
ing Brahma and Cochin. j. z. Crangle manages
the Valley Farm for the six Yale men,, VINO
juniors and seniors Near the FaVeroAes -
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
RECEPTION FOR MISS ARNHEIM.

Mr.. and Mrs. Marks Arnhem gave reception
last Friday. from to p. m at their home, No. 21
East Fifty-seventh-st., to bring out their daugh-
ter Miss Sophia Arnheim She assisted in
ceving by Miss Martha Ludwig. Miss Florence
Levi. Miss Beuah Hydeman, Miss Tekla Levy Miss
Clara Tanenbaum and Miss Rose Ottnger.
Miss Arnheim pink silk and carried pink
bouquet. Mrs. Arnhem gown OF white silk
with diamond shaped point lace and spanges,
string of pearls and pearl earrings
The guests received in the pale green draw
ing room. which was brilliant with electric lights.
quartet of mandolins and guitars gave selections
in the music room, which was decorated with pink.
The reception followed by dinner
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
REPORT OF FLATBUsH BRANCH.

The president OF the Flatbush juniors reports
that the children took a beautiful collection OF
scrapbooks they had made. toys. picture books and
scventy-ive cards as Christmas sunshine greeting gs
o the Kings County Hospital. and another collec
ton was taken later TO the chldren's ward in the
Cousumptive Home. in KingstOn-aye. Cards and
other little rcmembrarces went from lie sInshine
boys and girls distant places whels i2ne!y ch,l
dren looking for Santa Claus-tO California.
some of the New-England States. and even DOWN
British Guiana. South America. Ars- Roberts
has written Sunshine song for her branch anc set
1t 10 music and the worGs completely
phasize the Sunshine idea. one OF the verses IS
published below.
Won't YOU join our Sunshine band?
Joyfuly. OH merrily, oh!
Help brighten this fair land?
Cheerily. merrily, oh!
Forth
To and fro.
Hoping assuage some
CheertCily. joytully, oh,
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
GIRL RAN AWAY TO GO ON STAGE.
SHE AND a SCHOOL COMPANION CAME HERE
FROM PITTsBURG-NOw HELD BY THE
CHILDRENs SOCIETY

runaway girl from McKees Rocks, Penn, was
taken to the Jefferson Market police court yester
day by a detective and remanded in the care of the
chlldrens society until her father shall arrive
take her home Her is Jean Kirk Barr fif-
teen years old. and she is stage Her father
Dr- John A. Barr, is a we'll known physician of
Mchees Rocks, suburb of Pittsburg. The girl
left home on January with a schoolmate named
Mildred Miller, fourteen years old On their
rlVal IN this city the next morning the Barr girl
went to the Hotel Jefferson. in East Fifteenth-st.
where she registered as Dora Hurford. which was
to he her stage name. Mildred Miller. she says.
went 70 the home of her aunt in Harlem. The
Barr girl had pleasant time for the week fol-
lowing. She went to the theatre every day. and
visited theatrical agents in quest of engage
get position.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
WORK OF THE TRIBUNE FRESH AIR FUND.
From The Outlook.


In 1901 The Tribune Fresh Air Fund. the fore;
twenty-five years of service for the poor and sick
tenement house children OF New-York City. IL
church In Sherman. Penn. the Rev WlLard Far.
sons in the summer of 1871 when, without thought
Of anything beyond that summers WORK, ne TOOK
from the city TO a number OF homes IN MS parish
IN the course OF the season sixty needy tenement
mouse children Now II has become one OF our
prominent charities The annual report or the
rund. just made public, exhibits some interesting
Hgures OF its work. In the twenty-five years 1885,
J4S children have received outings or two weeks IN
country, expense or S4S5.5Ss o. The av-
erage a child for these outings Tor the quar-
century has been 81 81. low price Tor tne
widespread interest in this work from the fact tnar
Iast summer children invited TO ana enter
mont Massachusetts Rhode Island, Connecticut.
New-YOrk. New-Jersey and Pennsylvania BASED
upon a computation of the mileage or the chlloren
sent out this year the total mileage Tor the twenty
nve years is over sixty million miles IL Is
rnarkable that a child has been lost or injured
while travelling under the care or the fund Ine
low per capita is made possible by the humanity
officials OF the railroads having termlnl IN
New-York nearly every OF which transports
the children at quarter rates. special cars are
tached to their trains, and unscheduled stops are
made for the accommodation or the little urav
special charges The Dement'S are twofoId-physicaI
and moral. The fund takes child MS ten
sets him down invited guest for fun
weeks in a real home, surrounded Dy sunshine,
blue sky, fresh air, green grass, mowers and an
abundance to eat. noteworthy 1acJ that the
work has been supported Dy voluntary cOntrlpu-
that are voluntary In ract. Not mas
ever been solicited. The expenses of aCfminlstrn-
ZION are paid by The Tribune F'or many year. .
man wSo withholds his name mas useu rne ma
cninery of the fund 10 conduct day excursions on
number OF benehciares of his generosity Is s3 52I
The Rev. Mr.. Parsons still continues to De the
manager OF the fund and much Of its success is
business methods to its conduct
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15

She had 500 when she left home and her first
rude shock sustained when she lost s4S In
Keths Theatre. She says she thinks she dropped
the money. She had no baggage when she reached
New-York but carried her schoolbOOks under her
m. She took them to court with her yesterday.
Nobody at the Hotel jefferson appears TO have
made any inquiries about her, until the pro-
prietor. J. F. Chatfeld, returned to town. Soon
after his arrival Captain Titus received request
from the Pittsburg police to arrest the girl. De-
tective Sergeant Barlow called on her at the hotel
yesterday morning and found her without money
and ready home.
a visit to Police Headquarters was the prelude 70
her appearance in court. There Magistrate Ohm
sed placed her in the custody of Agent ODonnell,
of the Childrens society.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY ELECTION.

At the annual meeting OF the stockholders OF the
Title Insurance Company OF New-York. held yes
terday the following directors were elected: Charles
T. Barney Cyril H. Burdett. Edward NJ Burghard,
John ID Crimmins James A. Deering, Ashbel p.
Fitch William H. Gselshenen William F. Have
never William Z. Harmon TheOdOre F. jack
SON Edgar J. Levey, Theodore f. Miller, Charles
w Morse Francis X. PendletOn, Edward Q.
Schaefer Henry r. Steele, Henry W. Taft, Casiulir
Tag John /. Waterbury and George Zabriskte-
Al the directors meeting which followed. the fol~
lowing officers were chosen Edgar ]. Levey. presi-
dent: Charles T. Barney and John D Crimmins
yice-presdents; Cyril II. Burdett. secretary. and
Henry r. Steele. treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
and interest. the whole amounting to $4,000. and
has lust won the case.
SKATING IN BROOKLYN.
THRoNGs ENJOY THE SPORT IN PRosPEcT
PARK-SKATING FOR CHILDREN To-
DAY IN CENTRAL PARK

Thousands enjoyed the skating on the lakes In
Prospect Park. Brooklyn, yesterday Wnne the
smaller lakes in Prospect Park presented ons OF the
IiveIiest scenes OF the year. the crush was too
great In the afternoon for comfort The officials
considered that the ice on the large lake was not
safe One feature noticed was that most or the
people the ice were experts on the steei run
ners OF beginners and wabblers there were COM
paratiyely few. The ice melted near the bridges
and the edges Of the lake, but not enough TO mar
the sport any great extent a.,
be permitted to-day for children under sixteen
Years and tomorrow the Harlem Mere VIII be
Thrown open TO the public These are the only
nonds in Central Park where the Ice IS strong
enough to allow skating, according TO the oftctsiS
at the park