New-York tribune., 1905-06-25

C. O. Club a well known organization OF conviviai
good fellows. who live 20 enjoy hfe and q picked
nine from the Brooklyn Lodge Of Elks. AS a rule,
the C. O.'s imbibe their liquid refreshments IN a
well known cafe within sight Of the Borough Hail.
but once year they like to partake of them in the
open 1t is called ball game. A certain truck
man always has large order for transportation
such occasions. but there is never anything left
go bring back 1t would not do to publish fuil
list OF those who played Friday, nor to make
known the thrilling fests they accomplished, for
some of them would probably be pestered to death
10 sign contracts by managers of National League
teams Among the stars were DR.. 7. Brennan, who
adorned third base for the Elks. and T Brennan
who kept the first bag from straying away when
ers. and intense rivalry exists between them I'M
partial judges declare that they distinguish them
sheriff, who IS said to he the handsomest man on
the Heights. next TO D. Harry Ralston, brought
In the vicinity Of third base for the C O.'s. Fred
Schumm, the genial proprietor Of the cafe where
centre field As a particularly hot liner passed
him at the rate of about twenty miles an hour
a second and then cried: Waiter go get ball
for the gentlemen Late in the evening when the
scorekeeper had untangled his records. he an
nounced that the c O-'s had won by score OF 13
ruler Of the Eiks decia red enphaticaiiy that the
scorekeeper should not receive invitation TO the
houseWarming When he opened up the mansion
recently purchased 10y him on the Park Slope. But
there are compensatons, for the scorekeeper was
1nniinedlateIy elected 10 life membership in the e
O's. ana they have -'housewarmngs every night
IN the evening the VlctorS met to celebrate and
br1cate their stiff joints 1t will probably take
some time TO get them properly loosened up.
Residents of the 23d Ward, in the district bound
ed by Fulton-st. and Lafayette. Bedford and Tomp-
kins ayes. are being troubled by several night
hawks which have nests in the neighborhood Just
at dusk in the evening and about dawn in the
morning the hawks may be seen sailing through
the air in search Of insects. They have a pc
culiarly weird and sharp cry, which is almost un-
canny, and sends the shivers through the resi-
dents Of the district With whirring of wings
and a harsh call, the hawks sail close to the
ground in their hunt for food. Several attempts
20 shoot them have failed. and a thorough search
has not disclosed their nests this season. Last
summer, toward the end of the season. two nests
After their homes destroyed the birds disap-
peared. but this year the hawks have succeeded in
eoncealng their nests and the residents OF the dis
tricts are almost distracted. Two say that
the harsh cries OF the birds wake them up at
dawn every morning, and after that sleep is i'm
possible, There is talk OF clubbing together
10 hire an expert 10 hunt down and do away with
the pests
Ex-Aiderman Stephen W. McKeeyer. of Sterling
Place and eth-ave.. arranged an interesting spec
taele for his neighbors and other friends last
Wednesday night. It was the blossoming OF bud
Of night blooming cereus. which bears flowers only
oace in about twenty years. The rare plant which
was presented TO the eK-alderman by some OF his
constituents last year. is half century old. An
Geipattng the blossoming of the plant, Mr. Nc
keeyer had il placed on temporary platform,
strung directly above, so that the beauty of the
flower could be TO the best advantage. The
reached It's fuli development at Ii O'clock large
CROWD watched the rare sight from IN front of the
ho9ss many OF them lingering until the blossom
ME: AeReeyer says there is another bud. which he
expects TO bloom early n July.