New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25
BOROUGH GOSSIP
New Religious Movement Gets
ApprovaI of Street Crowds.

People who. are familiar with the high
vsys OF Brooklyn after nightfan have
noticed evidences of a new evangehsic
movement which seems to be popular with
the crowds Behind the movement accord
ing 10 the banner displayed al the meet
fnes are the mems clubs Of the churches
and the Central Branch of the Young
Mems Christian Association. The churches
involved are the Lafayette Avenue Presoy-
terrain Church. the Hanson Place Methodist
Episcopal Church and the Baptist Temple
The services are conducted from automo-
h,les AT three points downtown-Court ana
Joralenon streets, Hanover Place ana
Fulton street and on Fourth avenue, OPP
nestle the Long Island Railroad station
Alfred Stokes director Of religious work at
the central branch. has charge Of the ser
vices He has won the promise of num-
ber Of cIergymen and prominent religious
workers TO speak from the automobiles. II
seems certain now that the outdoor gospel
meetings. as they are called. will De con-
tinued until September. when the churches
open assin.
There has been a great decrease in the
number Of applicants for naturalization IN
the federal courts in the last month ana
half Most CT the persons who wished 10
become citizens this year got their appnca-
tions in before May :. so that they would
be able TO vote this fall The law provides
that no one can vote who has not been
citizen ninety days. OF course. il is more
than ninety days from May to the hrst
Tuesday after the first Monday of Novem-
Der. but the rest of the time is taken UP
with court procedure before the apphca-
tons are granted. Since May only about
half dozen persons have applied for their
papers, while before that the Applications
came in daily. Ii is likely that there Will
he no naturalizations in August or sep
TENDER.
The teachers Of the Boys High School
had their annual dinner at the JEFFERSON
Hotel. Coney Island, the other night. Inc
dinner, too. was in way recognition OIL
the twentieth anniversary OF the opening
Of the school, though few of the oldtiine
teachers were on hand TO help celebrate.
In fact, only three of the original stan
we're there-W. II. Andrews, the physicai
Instructor: Thomas Flint the Greek pro-
fessor and w. u. Edwards, Latin pro-
fessor and the director Of the school giee
clubs. To the graduates of the school OF
only ten years standing the names OF haIf
the diners are quite as thoroughly Greek
as ANYTHING Tommy Flint ever offered
10 tickle their palates.
Buttrick and Proper. Fairchild and Spald-
ing, Balch and Aldrich were there, but
conspicuous by their absence, aIas. were
many of the old familiar faces" Scrubby
Hamilton, Dunbar. the Parsons, Towle and
jackson. Palmer and Huntley, James, the
C1arks. DR. Mickleborough and a crowd OF
others Some have passed the great divide,
but most are living still. though now con-
nected with other institutions. The school
is Just as fine to-day, perhaps as 1t was
when they taught there, ten or fifteen
years ago, but their presence would be
necessary to make any sort OF cele0ra-
tion real TO the members of the old guard.
County Judge Fawcett started Friday on
q vacation of two months, In which time he
intends 10 travel far and wide. His nrst
stop will be Colorado Springs, after winch
he will visit successfully San Francesca
the Hawaiian Islands, the Philippines,
Japan and Corea. The judge stopped at
Japan five years ago. on his trip around
the world. In his absence Judge Dixie will
hold court. and the grand jury will he In
session most OF the summer.
The Park Department will dispose OF its
surplus livestock at public auction next
THURSDAY IN the list Of animals 10 be sod
are coatimundis wolves. coyotes. y
rabbits 3 lambs, sheep, elk, Angora
goats and % ducks. In addition TO these
the department will dispose of 1874 cords or
wood. a hanson cab and four horses.
In the retirement Of Frank J. Link, OF
the Ralph avenue police station. the depart
ment has lost its avoirdupois champion
according to the reports. Mr.. Link put III
his request for retirement few days ago.
after getting a "windfall" While nobody
knows exactly what the officer weighs, 1t
is believed that he would tip the scales at
325 pounds. He has been on the force
twenty-five years and has been attached
10 the Ralph avenue station FIVE Yeas H's
home is al No. 16 Central Tiace.