New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-10
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.

,,,,,,, Cyrus u Foss who IS presiding over the
-S.vv-YorlS East Methodist Episcopal Conference IN
DIE Simpson Church is OF stern mien, and strangers
hooking at him for the first time would scarce
imagine that rich vein OF hcrnoI Is one O L.
most marked characteristics On the opening cay
~ the conference when she Rev. DR.. Theodore Il
Cuyler the we'll known Presbyterian minister was
sresent i was decided to take a hashlight picture
OF the assemblage. Bishop FOss. in making the
announcement. said;
Now that Brother Cuyler is with we are going
ssces or (and he looked down % the front TOW
your 5,Trs slirne heads toward the camera Look Lock
pleasant and DO not be alarmed "hen 'hs AsS1
comes.
II is stated that che shining heads took most
sxcelisnt picture.
According 10 custom the ministerial and ,ay
selegatcs held a sort OF joint meeting on FIJI
dav afternoon. when pleasant things were saAo
~ each side about the other. II was just aluer
luncheon and Bishop Foss IN opening the ses-
ron put on an air OF umidity in the susos'
presence o: the lay delegates. and with e t"lnhe
g. mis- eye said:
r feel somewhat as Daniel did when be fell into
Che iion-' Gen Daniel said 20 the beasts:
oon't what you are going 20 90 out Il 1nnt os
ore going be any after dinner sieecIies 0l -O'
going 20 take part
nr. Henry Wade Rogers dean Of the Tale
Jaw school. president OF the lay delegates STOOD
on the platform BY Bishop Foss. and in quiet
VIZ jol1ed with the Bishop and the clergyTnen
.'Ou- body Of lay delegates is above reproaoh
o. said. while q smile played around the corner
of mis- mouth. NO accusations Of he7esy have
ever been Brought against any OF us nor DO we
have 10 have z roll call 20 find out whether there
are any charges against one Of our number.
The latter thrust referred TO the old custom Of
tavtng rollcan Of the clergyInen, OF ne ne cor
fdinr elder Of each district responds as each namo
81 bis district is read saying th3t ne a a1s oSargs
chat would prevent him from taking part In the
conference
One dav last week several men we're engaged In
putting up large net banner on poles in front OF
borough Hall Park. 1t was such a banner as -
used in political campaigns and although there
was a drilling rain at the time. a small crowd
Of curious folk paused TO see what was gong on
Dovle warfare had reached the banner stage and
wondered which side il belonged 20 v e ,seS
~ s,s,ces OF a certain tradesrnens organization.
FThen the wonder increased as TO how a private
enterprise could get peTisslon 20 20 ss for
he consideration OF the Municipal Art Sorn mus
sion for tne 80 {s 1 yoh s u.s. ssid yesterday:
ssTf such advertisement can oe put IP ~
What Is to hinder Jones from Advertising he d9g
tiscuit there or Brown from calling atsentlon 20
nrecedent and should not be tolerated
r-.orse A Logan. who the genial secretary
nj the Brooklyn Park Department in the lat az
,n,n,s+rstion had an experience on Friday that ne
does not want to repeat He wes In ms pri'HDe
,ace onentng out OF the general offices OF MS law
O., n the Temple Bar Building. The offices are
IN the eleventh floor. friend came IN and as
shev talked tine few by. and everybody else leIt
she oraoe Indeed there were few people leit IN
che building when Mr. Logan and his friend got up
% 90 To their establishment the door OF the
v-fva+e office was locked the outside. the DOH
>, wing been shot. Then II was remembered mat
N redler who had been turned away had gone out
e7nobling and It suTmised that this sira i9
81 shot the bolt he went out II mace LITE
,SsTe-e~ce however. how Il had come 70 pass me
S.~t re-natred that Mr.. Logan ana MS frleno we
fD-ed IN on the eleventh story. with lltIe cnalCe
- s-,v one coming let them out before Inoflile
sTsa outlook was anything but PROMISING ana d
,rlovre ont 0f window anything Dul
ee~s--i,r Cries for assistance were lcSt on lle
- Tl,en tho friend climbed on LoCans shouloers
80 r,-,,5ectinE his voice ont Of Tie ransom c,1
@~srsicailv But the cries echoed through me
.e--9-,+z halls end brought back no aid FlnailE a
csCse examination was made Of the wlndoW ieogts
.S--~s-,e between the room where the men were
s-~y,visores and outer Office y was narrow,
So looked strong Mr.. logan decided that ne was
80 large 70 try the peIilous passage a ltllItsT
.na- raierf do II mere satisfactorily 20 te leIIc
-[bose -eua must remain unknown 20 iainfss
,r-av-lad cautiously ont on the ledge ana sroqh9
- +be otter window in safety. He then unlocked
&c i--e- Office and. released Mr.. Logan. VINO a.
sn-ce took him downstairs FOR potion 10 IeS'V4e
his shattered nerves.