New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
BOROUGH GOSSIP
Public Bath at Coney Island Not
WeIcomed-MaSS at Navy Yard.

WeIcomed-MaSs at Navy Yard.
BROOKLYN is placed in an amusing posi-
zion bv the determination OF the authorities
TO erect at Coney Island public bath
hause. al cost Of SI75.Gee For many
months there has been plan and per
soective of such q public bath house hung
In the rooms of the engineers of the De
nartrnent cf Public Works. The plan OF
the engineers called for an outlay Of up
ward OF seoo.0o0 The plan was laid aside
byf ex-Borough President Coler, who was
anxious 20 get the money for the erecnon
OF A new municipal building, which he said
was needed much more than building at
which the East Siders might obtain the
comforts Of the bathtuh. Borough Presl-
cent Steers had hardly entered office when
he was called upon TO take up the ba1h
house scheme. bat he, too. was more de-
sirous Of having new municipai buildlhg-
Brooklyn. he says. needs place for the
borough offices. and number of his preue-
cessars We're so thoroughly of the same
mind that they invested many thousands OF
The taxpayers dollars in architects plans
fer the proposed edifice Nobody ever spent
.anvihing worth mentioning on plans for the
bath house and the plans rhat we're pre-
pared 10y the city engineers were reJecteo'
but Eroozlyn will get one Improvement
that she does not want very much or nee1
very much. while the municipal building
fer which she has been begging for years
sun awaits thee time when the city's ship
comes in with the treasure trove
Parhaps the smallest mission in Brooklyn
il tina, situated at No. 500 Sutter avenue,
fl, the East New York section. 1t is known
as the Willing Workers Mission The
structure .rhich il occupies is little barn
that was loaned Ia the mission last Sep
;eyrber av Mrs. Benjamin Haywood Ar
thur FSelry. of No. 544 Belmont avenue,
fitted the place up originally when II was
started. several years ago, hut now II mas
its own furniture and is entirely Self-sup-
porting. At the little barn twenty persons
rs-eet weekly and there is Sunday school
q. +ftv pupils The mission has Ladies
Aid Society and holds fairs and gives enter
iairments II was by these means that 1t
raised tie money for its organ The MS
sion is in a way a branch Of the Williams
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church AT
least il was opened to meet the needs Of the
members of the Williams Avenue Church
who live too far away to attend the ser
vices regularly. But. as a matter of fact,
Il is practically -non-sectarian- Ministers OF
East New York. when they haze the time,
contribute their services to the mission, ana
when no minister is available the members
Of The mission take turns in the pulpit
The Catholics of Brooklyn are planning
the biggest military field mass ever held
al the navy yard. This mass is usually
held on the morning of the last Sunday in
May and is always attended by as many
thousands as can gather on the parade
grounds of the marine barracks The field
mass is said 10 be a revival Of custom
Of the Middle Ages. 1t is held under the
auspices Of Gloucester Naval Camp, 30
g. United Spanish War Veterans. assisted
by the Long Island Chapter of the Knights
of Columbus. John Fitzgerald is chairman
Of the committee Of arrangements this
wear Invitations Will he sent ia the Presi-
dent, the Governor, the Mayor, the bor-
ougl presidents and 10 many other federal.
state and city officials. as well as to the
officers Of the army and the navy Large
uniformed delegations viii be present from
tie Police and Fire departments, from the
regular army and the marine corps. the
e9th Regiment. Of Manhattan. the 14th and
z7th regiments. OF Brooklyn; the Irish
Volunteers. the Grand Army of the Re
the knights Of Columbus and the ladies'
auxiliaries Of the United Spanish War
Veterans Association and Of the knights
Of Columbus. For the first tine III the his
tory Of the movement several uniformed
cadet organizations Of Manhattan will at
tend.
The Brooklya Boys High School Alumni
Association VIII hold Its annual dinner on
Monday evening at the University Club,
Lafayette avenue and South Oxford street.
The committee contains men who were
graduated al the way from SO TO '0S. no
one need fear being lonesome for want Of
an acquaintance. Everybody * expected
10 bring along d catalogue Of "reminiscences
and produce il as called for by Toast
master Sammy Reid. Of baseball fame
The boys" are expected to brush Up on
the wells fer they will be expected TO set
Of the whole string and not make any
breaks TO ill in the pauses trio ot negro
entertainers viii sing and play
Tne pupils of the Boys and Girls High
schools Of Brooklyn viii present the play
''Dr Wakes Patient on the evenings Of
May . and IS in the Fulton Theatre. Miss
Alraeaa Sprague. Of the elocution depart
rnent Of the Girls High School IS directing
the rehearsals: The cast is as follows: DR..
Forester Wake. Edward Gormerly; An
drew Wake his father. Adrian Monnahan;
Earl cf St Oibyn Howard Swiggett;
Bishop Of Shelby. Ray Conroy: Duff Wyn-
terden. the earl's nephew, Edwin Redmond;
Nj Murdoch. Frank II. Curtis: Prescott.
Z: Wakes butler, David Scholtz: Anthony
EGward crane. a waiter Harold Rams
bush: the Countess OF 81. Olbyn. Miss Mil
dred Henry; Lady Gerania Wynd-Chateret,
her daughter. Miss Doris NJ. OLSON; Mrs.
Wake Miss Louise Brown; Harriet BrQn-
sun, Miss Lille Reilly; Janifer maid.
Miss Mary Reilly; \ gypsy. Miss Maude
Henderson, ana Mrs. MUrdoc,, Miss
Frances CarrinEtcr.