New-York tribune., 1909-11-14
BOROUGH GOSSIP
Commissioners Long Scruicc-
Peoples Forum.

nlteo STATES AournlSSlOnfr INln y.
Shields in the last week celebrated two
anniversaries. lie il seventy years old. and
he has spent ffty-ffve wears in the gov
eminent service. Although employed IN
the Southern District. Mr.. Shields is life
long, Brooklynite. His home is st 40. 80
Schcrn,"rhoTn street
Franklin Pierce Was President ~ tho
United States when ] cr1erod the federal
service" ne said few DAYS ago The
struggle TO free the slaves was approach
ing ats crisis. Kansas Territory at
ciNil war. and gold had shortly before been
discovered i'm California Although only
nfteen wears old I constant reader
81 tho newspapers At thsr time two men
who were destined 10 make their marks on
she pages OF history-T.Incssn and Grant
were quietly pursuing their 5uties, tho first
riding a legal circuit in Illinois and the
other as a clerk i'm Gslcna."
AT tliis time the federal courts were IN
tho stevens mansion, Murray street and
college Place. This building was built ON
Colonial lines. and was looked upon as
landmark. II had been the scene of many
social affairs. Three years later tise courts
moved 20 an old theatre 81 William y. Bur
ton. az No. Al Chambers strset- the present
site OF the American News Company. The
lSs5 II was in 1879 that Nj. Shields was
appointed United States Comnr ssioner. lie
attributes his good health 20 right living
tnat is plenty Of sleep and no eNcesses.
A second Peoples Forum is 20 he es-
tsbIshed in Brooklyn. A few weeks ago
Madison G. Peters opened such an institu-
tion a. the Masonic Temple The new
Forum il TO he conducted under the su-
spices OF Holy Trinity, on the Heights. The
movement began a few evenings ago and
las the support ~ The recnor, the Rev
John Howard Melisi-
Questions of sociological or political in
ter,st Viii bc prepared and presented for
discussion. The meetings VIII be unde-
nominational such forums arc conducted
l'v Protestant Episcopal churches in Man
lattan with good results The idea IS 10
hiring up subjects of timely interest. so
that the debates viii be OF practical value
10 the participants and the others present
ST the discussions
AT the first meeting the other night. ten
questions were submitted. Among them
Vas: What can the Church DO TO Re
forn the Civic and Social Life Of New
York CitYe" Another was: ''Win Justice
Gsynor Make Good as the MayDr OF New
Work C!tve" Time Was up when the latter
question was introduced, and il vas car
ried over for tho next meeting.
Tne arrest and conviction of a public
Official Nhe. in the course Of his duties
happens 10 violate city ordinance. is
illegal. acCur3inc 10 2 decision of County
lu,ee Fawcett The decision VAS handed
down in tho csse ~ Acting Superintendent
T. : MaLoney. ~ tho Firm Alarm Bu-
pesied 10 Judge Fawoett from = decision
~ "A MAGISTRATE s court. finding him guilty
- violation 81 the rules II the road.
Nr. Mshonev received = hurry call 10
repair some signal wires IN Flsthush on
January &c. sfter n storm of sieet. Hs
sifrfed oit with = linemsu in y buggy ~
the Fire Department. In going along Iiv-
inEston street 4 car stopped ahead ~ him.
lio turned ont To the wong side Of the
street 10 nass snd proceeded nftv or sixty
foei heIors hc Was able 10 return 10 his
side aEaiH. A policeman saw linn and. in
spite ~ tine urgent need of the repairs 20
tho sigHsl wircs and that tho man Was an
smploye - the city on 9 public GRAND.
hustled him before magistrate snd
heneed MIN with violating the rules Of
tie road.
The Cornell musical clubs VIII nav their
fhird visit Ca Brooklyn within a decade on
Tuesday. January T. The clubs will give a
concert ~ the Opera House. Academy Of
Music. After the entertainment the local
Cornell alumni viii gather in tho ballroom
st tho Academy and hold q dance.
The Anvil Chorus' is preparing 10 hold
SIS second dinner. The dinner will take
place. II all goes well. in the banquet hall
~ THURSDAY. January z. The club. which
IS q local imitation OF the GridirOn Club. Of
Washington, and ths Amen Corner. Of Mar
haitian, had p great success al It's first sf-
fair year ago. largely through the inter
est taken in the preparation OF the pro-
ensmme by several newspaper men. From
reports an attempt is being made now 10
SCI slorS without tho aid OF the scribes.
The club Is made Ip or politicians, city
ocicisls and several newspaper men. and
srsw out Of the monthly dinners OF the
latter. The dinner last year Was given os-
tensibly in honor Of Frank FoEerty. 'the
Dublin minstrel Many prominent men
attended. Civil Service Commissioner Ar
thur J. o'Reene presided The cntertsin-
msut features. which consisted largely in
fhe inpersonation OF leading New Workers
- Nsvor Mcclellan. Controller Metz, Cen
srsI Bingham. Borough President Coler
and othert-came between the courses. II
is eNpecteo that the neat dinner viii be
conducted in the same manner.
The Kneisel String Quartet viii give its
maxi chamber music concert in the Music
Hall a. the Academy Of Music. under the
auspices Of the Brooklyn Institute OF Arts
and Sciences. on Thursday evening. ON the
evening OF Friday. November 2s the New
York symphony Orchestra Will give It's
next symphony concert I'm the Opera House.
Academy Of Music. Myrtle Elvyn VIII as
rist AZ ,ho piano. on Saturday evening the
DNilhsrrDonfc Trfo-Alexander Rhm, Mau-
rice Kaufman ana q. .. Honberger-wil
ho,d a concert IN the Lecture Hall. Dwight
I, Eirnendorf begins his series OF illustrated
lectures on travel IN the Opera House on
Tuesday evening. His topic VIII DC bar
ba~v. from Tangier 70 Egypt
eMall STOCK ON HAND.