Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-16
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

If there Is any skating tomorrow q couple of interesting polo game will take place down at the clay hole
 The sports of this section wert much disappointed with the outcome of the contest in City hall last even ing.
 David Rosenberg, clerk at Walk er's drug store, is confined to his home suffering from severe attack of ton silitis.
 | The Young Mems club of the Third church will give banquet this even. ing in honor of their pastor, Rev Ben jamin Root.
 1 Something in a definite line will undoubtedly be accomplished this evening when the committee of eight. cen meets ill the Lyceum. A large number of people watched with interest the work of taking ar engine from freight car yesterday afternoon. The engine is one to Dc used with the work going on at the corner of Bank and North Riverside streets and it took two derricks and q | large number of men to remove Ii from the car.
 The fumor to the effect that John Walsh formerly of Charles street but now of Bridgeport was injured while at his work in Bridgeport, grew out of the fact that one of the men in Mir Walsh's employ was injured and this probably was the way the lattcr'S $ n ro fn hn in nection with the accident. Medicine buying is different from the buying of other goods-your health depends upon what you purchase. You get what you ask for in its best quail ty at our store. A. c. Walker. the druggist.
 The members of the Brooklyn Athletic club will have gala time in their rooms this evening when they celebrate the seventeenth anniversary of the organization, and judging from the preparations the event will be one long to be remembered. About two hundred or more guests will be in at tendance and the following interesting program has been prepared to be giv- en before the dancing begins: Selection ......... Lallier's orchestra Address s-Stephen O'Brien, nrst presi-
 dent of the club.
 Mandolin and guitar duet-Rocco Di
 Orio and George Shy.
 Song ............... Edward Keefe Remarks ;. Charles Smith, president Banjo solo Daniel Mansfield Violin selection ........... N. Martel Recitation .............. John Quane Address Michael Madden, captain of
 ts.a. .t the club.
 Song .......... Patrick EdmOndS Mandolin. banjo and guitar selection
 R. Di Orio, G. Shy and D. Blans-
 field
 Monograph selections.
 Neat programs and menu cards have been prepared and Lallier's orchestra will furnish music for the dancing.
 The Brooklyn Athletic. club was or ganized about seventeen years ago and its first quarters were in the barn of Patrick Keough on Lafayette s,reer where the twelve members were ac- customed to assemble nightly and have jolly time. 1t was nevertheless bound to prosper and although the club was small as we'll as its quarters, still the society elected the following officers and started to take fin more members: President. Stephen O'Bren: vice president. R. McGrath: financial secretary. the late Michael Ryan; re- corfiing secretary. the late Morris Welsh; treasurer Patrick Keough. Ar ter four months in the barn on Lafay- cite street the members got tired of their quarters and moved to small room in basement where Wards Flats are now located. The club was growing all the time and shortly after moved to the third floor of one of D. I. Mahaney's buildings on Bank street. They stayed in these quarters until a few years ago. when Mir Mahaney built a new structure where the club Is now located. It is neatly furnished. has first class gymnasium and is considered one of the best club houses in the city. Almost every pugilist or wrestler of note who visits the city runs over to the B. A. C. to do few stunts in the gymnasium and some iil- teresting contests between these men have occurred there.
 The organization at the present time has about one hundred members in good standing and number of the prominent men of the town belong to the club. The names of William Richardson. James Mulville. Frank Brett. Chris Strobel. John Mccarthy. Matt Smith. D. ]. Mahaney and oth- CTS too numerous to mention have had their names on the membership list and at times have taken much interest in the club doings.
 The R. A. C. has made quite repu. tation for itself in baseball circles and for three years won the champions hip fin the City Amateur league. coming second another season. The cups which were awarded them as trophies are on exhibition at the rooms sad the members take great pride in the emblems.
 Naturally the members will make merry this evening considering the oc- casion and all attending are sure of a