New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29

ed condition OF the present structure There
are at present fifty-three applicants who
cannot be accommodated by the institution
The present buildings and their site, at
Prospect Place and New York avenue, are
valued at 100000. There is no mortgage
or other encurnbrance on the premises
James N Brown, of the Home Trust Com
pary is chairman of the ways and means
committee Of the home, which has the
greater part of the planning 10 do for the
Improvement. The other members of the
committee are Henry L. Quick. John NJ
Bulu-inkle and Charlie A. Lent At the
middle Of June a mass meeting of Metho-
dist leaders xill be held 10 pass upon the
arrangements.
The failure of the Hinman-Green direct
primary bill was an awful blow TO the
Brooklyn Young Republican Club The
club had set it's mind upon becoming the
foster parent Of the scheme after il had
been made law. Its scheme was set forth
the other day in THE Young Republican"
& monthly paper that is to be issued here
after under the clubs auspices. The edi-
torial on direct Nominations said in part:
The withdrawal Of Governor Hughes from
the field Of New York State politics leaves
the direct primary movement without
great champion. After Il is enacted into
law IL will still need a champion to see that
its effectiveness is not dissipated by Its
enemies. II should have, as its guardian,
not man, for men are at most tickle be-
ings, but an institution. whose principles
and members are recruited from a public
that is ever growing wiser and more efficient
in the art OF self-government. And what
more logical guardian could there be than
the institution which started the direct pri-
mary movement dozen years ago, and is
now recognized by Governor Hughes TO be
its strongest and most aggressive champion
In the state to-Gay-the Brooklyn Young
Republican Cllib2'
The other evening the New Brooklyn Re
formed Church. Herkimer street and
Dewey Place. burned fits mortgage OF s12.-
ooo The collection of the money for the
removal of the encumbrance has been in
process throughout the sixteen years Of
the passionate OF the Rev. Frederick c.
Erhardt. Not only has the church cleared
itself OF debt, but Il has made extensive
alterations and repairs the building and
has installed a new pipe organ, the i'm
prorements and the organ representing an
outlay Of 5000. The church WIS organized
IN 1852. and two years later moved into Its
frst DulClnS. long kDOND as Inc Ol0
White Church on the HILL II has now
$50 members and 5ss Sunday school pupils
The church. which IS valued at $4,000, has
$50 church sittings and 100 chapel sittings
a few days ago the Republicans OF the
18th Assembly District Club held a house
warming in honor OF the completion Of
their new building. The structure, which
he's been heretofore described in these col
uFrns is a renovated farmhouse, built In
Colonial style, and one OF the finest and
largest clubhouses owned and occupied by
the district organizations OF the city.
While the club is situated IN q strong Re-
publican centre. the authorities have
undertaken q departure Under their
auspices Colonel ". 2. Griffith will soon
open a Civil Service school in the building.
He said yesterday that the Democrats had
placed hundreds OF their people IN snug
berths by their district club schools. but
that the field had been entirely neglected
By the Republicans