New-York tribune., 1910-07-31
BOROUGH GOSSIP
MasonS to Hold Big Fair
TuIIy'S War on Weeds.

The Masons of Brooklyn will hold q big
fair at the Temple, Lafayette and Cler-
mont avenues in the two weeks which
begin with October IL. The object of the
fair is TO raise money for the removal OF
the debt of ss5 oeo which still encumhers
:he building The services of eight hum
dred wives and daughters of Masons have
been secured for the fortnight Grand
Master Robert Judson kenUorthy has Is
sued d letter to all Masons of Brooklyn
calling upon them 10 do what they can 10
make a fair success From present In
dtcations there seems no doubt that il Will
meet the expectations of the most opu-
uistic.
It. De Quincy Tully has vindicated his
honorary title Of superintendent of
weeds" conferred upon him a few weeks
ago by Borough President Steers. Only
couple Of weeks ago Superintendent Tully
Wa much dissatisfied because he thought
that Major Steers had been 'joshing' him
and thar lis dignities were hollow shams,
but q Friday ne was his old self when
he arr. cared at the Borough Hall with a
lfs- y 25O streets that needed wedding.
Vre1 he left Mr.. Steers he said:
Tho Borough President is going TO put
e.clt llen and a foreman to work at once
win 4 horse and cart. But of course.
razv can't make much headway. More
T-ar are needed Nr- Steers says that he
Ca-i.t put any more men on the job and so
am going TO see Controller Prendergast
70 find out if there is not some way Of
getting extra money"
Nr Tully has enlisted the sympathies
Of Deputy Commissioner Reynolds Of the
Police Department, who has ordered his
patrolrnen 70 report on the growth Of
weeds in the streets. Mr.. Tully was for
Tnerly prominent in the law enforcement
organizations Since spring he has kept
the Bureau Of Highways on the jump re-
moving weeds from the streets Of Flat
bush, where he has real estate interests.
Last week came the pension day for the
blind OF Brooklyn and Queens This year
the money distributed TO the sos appli-
cants amounted TO s24,2io. or s4S each.
The money came as usual, from fund
Of $4,000 set aside by the city for the
aid of the blind. The distribution was
made earlier than usual this year at the
suggestion Of DR.. Thomas L Fogarty. the
Deputy Commissioner of Charities, who
had received a number of requests for i'm
mediate aid All who receive the pensions
are citizens OF the United States. Before
they receive money their names are taken
and their circumstances investigated. Most
of the pensioners are women. and most of
them well advanced in years. though
few are young.
Several changes were announced in the
faculty OF the Brooklyn Jesuit College, on
Crown Heights. last week by President
O'Conor- The changes are in accordance
with the orders of Father Hanselmann,
head Of the order in this province Five
priests and four scholastics are trans
ferred, but the faculty viii be increased by
one priest and Two scholastics. The in
crease was found necessary because of the
large enrolment for next term.
The faculty for the coming year will be
follows: The Rev. J. +. Y. OConor,
president; the Rev. P. P. Commit. vice
president and prefect Of studies; the Rev.
!. L. Hurley. prefect of discipline: the Rev
J. II. Smith, minister: the Rev. J. J. Prem
oergast, assistant prefect of discipline,
grammar school: the Rev. Joseph Susan,
chaplain; the Rev. J. NJ. Coughlin. pro-
fessor of modern languages; the Rev. c.
Z. Lane, professor Of the sophomore year;
the Rev. J. A. Cotter. professor of the
freshman class; the Rev. J. c. Keveny.
professor of the special class: Francis J.
Clover, professor Of chemistry; Gerald c.
Treacy, professor Of fourth year high
school: Francis P. lie Buffe, professor of
third wear, high school; James J. Keyes
professor of third year, high school: Fer
dinand c. Wheeler. professor OF second
year, high school. and Joseph s. knight.
professor of first year, high school