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WB FIVE GENERATIONS OP A NEW-ROCHE LLE FAMILY. tPbotoerapb by George Rockwood, New-Rochelle.) WHERE TO GO TO-DAY. ajajaasr of Wednewiiiy Afternoon Clob, at of Mrs. A. li.

£toce, 150 Central Park South. 2-SO p. m. at Club, Waldorf- Astoria. 3 p.

m. Weekly prayer meeting at the Ladles' Christian Union in the chapel of. Broadway Thlrtyfciurth-st. and 11 a. pi In the ocursa en Philosophy or by Prcfeefor Edward Howard under the auspices of Women's Conference the for Ethical at Tuxedo.

and 11 a. iv. Distribution of ratnre material by the Committee cf Normal Alrnnnm Association in the Wmi Library i the colleg-E. Park-aye. and 4 p.

m. of fourth Interdenominational of the Women's Boards of Foreign Mlcslcns In United States and Canada. in the Marble Collegiate Church. Fifth-eve, and 2 p. m.

ii of Minerva, at Hotel Majestic 1 p. m. FRIENDS OF THE WAIFS. WHAT THE NEW-YORK KINDERGARTEN ASSOCIATION IS DOING FOR THE POOR CHILD. There was a representative throng- of well known people of this city at the tenth annual meeting of the New-York Kindergarten Association at Sherry's yerterflay.

Hamilton W. liable, president of the society, presided, end explained the large preponderance of women In the audience by stating that the masculine element of the had been stricken with the prevailing malady, grip. He congratulated the organization upon Its ten years of work. Nineteen kindergartens are now supported by the society, he said, at an annual expense of about $30,000 Of this amount 520.000 Is secured. He appealed for help, not only In money, but In cooperation.

"There Is," said Mr. liable, "no other form of selfishness so delicate, so epicurean, so satisfactory as the supporting of a. kindergarten. For 0,405 a person can have all the glory of one to himself." Life membership costs $109; annual membership. $5.

"Love the Fulfilling of the Law" was the of the Rev. Dr. Charles Cuthbert Hall. The child, he said, has a right to Its physical, literary, resthetlc. religions and Institutional Inheritance.

Love Is not transitory, but has Its scientific significance In the upbuilding of society. Spartan education conceived that the child must be regarded as the future creature of the State, the Individual being considered nothing, the State everything. Since the establishment of the first kindergarten In 1840 light has been breaking upon the fact that to be educated the child must be brought into the atmosphere of love, and Into its own inheritance of life. With FrObel. this association Is saying, "Come, let us live for the children." It looks beyond their poverty to their Intrinsic selfhood.

It thinks of them not as "poor children," but as "children." "We are Insisting that the little child shall have Its rights." Mrs. Marlon B. Langzettel. a klndergartner, gave a graphic description cf a morning In an East Side kindergarten. "One would think," she said, "In this age of Intelligence that the serious import of kindergartens would be understood.

But a mother paid to me recently: 'My little boy still loves to go to the kindergarten. I suppose he hasn't grot tired cf It Then, looking at her children, she exclaimed before them: 'Aren't they The speaker related a remark of a small boy, who, when asked what the tree was made of, replied, "I Just think If made of something inside that wakes up and grows." There is Bomethlng In each child of the slums, she said, that Is waking up and growing. Bhe quoted Mrs. Kate Douglas Rlrgs's expression. "Who would be an angel when she can be a klndergartner?" William H.

McElroy said that children all over town are rejoicing in the kindergarten that has helped them. best of benefactors is not he who makes two trees grow where one had grown before, but one who educates two well trained souls where only one grew before. Reform will only be achieved by beginning at the spring of human conduct. This Is being done in the kindergarten. It is as true now as it ever was that 'Just as the twig Is bent the tree's Inclined.

Quaint old Butler said: 'Where God hath a temple the devil has a chapel." The Impression sometimes grows upon one that the chapels outnumber the temples by what politicians call a good working Wherever in this town a nursery of -vice Is flourishing there should spring up a kindergarten. "I say, All hail! and Godspeed! to this society. I like It, because It means business. Philanthropy has been defined as Tom's conviction that Dick ought to do something for There Is too much of that kind of work. It has been said that this city loves only money.

We do love money. We have to love money when we see the slap of our tax bills." Miss Mary R. Cromwell and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie were elected to the Board of Managers, to serve until In place of Mrs. Joseph H.

Choate and Mrs. Daniel Bacon. The managers re-elected for the same term were Mrs. Benjamin 8. Church.

Miss Jenny Hunter, Mrs. Goodhue Livingston. Richard Watson Glider. Mrs. Walter Jennings, Dr.

Jenny B. Merrill and Mrs. Henry B. Stlllman. Two entertainments for the benefit of the society are to be given soon.

first will comprise read- Ings from hei own books by Mrs. Kate Douglas Rlggs at Sherry's. CARING FOR BLIND BABIES One of the nearest charities Is the Nursery for Blind Babies recently opened In Boston. it is situated in a part of the city that still has large yards, In cummer the babies will be kept out of doors be much as possible. Several boys' clubs contributed and a circle King's Daughters rave many of the fresh, pretty garments supplied for little ones Another circle has undertaken to give a bed and keep It with the linen necessary.

The name Colgate Co. on TOILET and SHAVING SOAPS, PERFUMES, SACHETS, TOILET WATERS, DENTAL and ALC POWDERS, corresponds to mark on Silver irttt and ririiiodr lllnjti reliable SCIIUHMANN, SrPPRFSFHOX OF VTCF. MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE FOR POLITICAL. STUDY DI3CTSS CIVIC PROBLEMS Civic problems are occupying tho attention of the Society for Political Study, and yesterday at 3 p. m.

they listened to Mrs. Anna Jackson's arraignment of police and law. In her carefully studied paper on the suppression of vice. Some laws, she declared, tended to foster vice rather than prevent it. "The flna system Is of thU character," said Mrs.

Jackson, "as the person fined Is seldom, the one who suffers. His family are the victims." The speaker believed that the. policeman are not as much at fault as the many of them being kindhearted men and capable of actual hero- Ism time of need. She epoke strongly against the suggestion to segresnte some forms of vice, claiming that where that method is used In foreign countries it causes more evil than It prevents. In the discussion that followed Miss America Phillips said that It Is now time to break away from party lines.

Nothing can be done until Tammany Is ousted. "We must begin at the primaries and abolish the bostes." she said. Miss Theresa Barcalow thought that the solution lies In woman's efforts. "Liberty stands out In the river with her hands tied," she added. Mrs.

Kebecea Friedlander wanted to talk time In addressing the chair, then tilled by Mrs. Kurgoyne, but finally was brought Into line. Mrs. Bates expressed herself not in sympathy with the pessimistic view, and thought that Kew-York was "not so bad after all." Most people are doing as well bp they can. Mrs.

Fendler moved the appointment of a committee of five to Inquire into the present movement for the of vice and report to the society. Mrs. Prentlsa, Mrs de Riviera, Mrs. Anna Jackson, Mrs. Fendler and Mrs.

Thomas were appointed from the floor. WHAT CHRISTOnORA IX DOIXG. THE WORK OF THE SETTLEMENT EXPLAINED BY MRS. MARGARET E. BANGSTER.

At the weekly morning meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary Union, held yesterday at the Manhattan Congregational Church, Eighty-thirdst. and Broadway, "Our City" was the selected topic, and Christodora House was the special branch of work discoursed upon. Mrs. Margaret E. Sangster.

president of the council, and Miss C. I. Mac Coll, head worker of the settlement, were the. speakers. Mrs Cora Dickinson presided.

The usual routine of business occupied the first half of the session, with the reading of Psalm cxxl by Mrs. Dickinson. Mac Coll made an urgent appeal for the needs of Christodora House, and gave of Its dally work. Including several Interesting, incidents. "I want to make a plea." the paid, "for the boy and girl and the mother of the East Side.

They are not different from the rest of us they have the same Impulses, the same Inward feelings and longings, and often the same high aspirations." Mrs. Sangster followed with a short talk on the came subject, saying as a preliminary: "I am a little tired of the glaring headlines In our dally papers of the wedding of two young people, followed by exhaustive details which do not in least concern public at large. I am afraid that our country is growing to worship wealth, and the greed of mammon Is the rule. Our boys and girls are being brought up with false ideas of life and I have, the chance to know, for I am brought into closer contact with girls than tho average woman. "The girls in college, as well as in Christodora House, all pull themselves up by roots; all want to progress and grow.

I find no audience more receptive or responsive or quicker to catch the word than these Chrlstodora girls. I look down upon bright facts, although they may show hard lines from lack of food and educational advantages. They are well dressed, for the pride of the poor is just as great as that of the rich. The girls will put the beet on the outside, when there may be little warm underclothing, and if they are not provided with flannels they will wear pretty hats. "The taste of our girls is cultivated, too," added Mrs.

Sangster, "for they may appear at first in what I call 'sensational but they soon get out of the way of it Now. we are trying to help the people to help themselves, but no good work can be carried on without money, and money Is what we need. Our property is worth (25,000, and we carry a mortgage of which we must raise by May 1. We already have pledges for 18.000." The occasional rummare sales at House are highly successful, and the poor women of the district are more than grateful for them. Miss Mac Coll stated that any clothing not ragged would always be acceptable at Christodora House, No.

147 Avenue B. FIXE GENERA TIONS. Mrs. Sarah A. Ooutant.

who was buried In New- Rochelle Monday, was the oldest descendant of tho Huguenot settlers of that city. She eras member of the numerous Le Count family which fled from France, after the revocation of the Kdict of Nantes and founded New-Rochelie in IMS. husband, the Hey. Lewis J. Coutant, was for many years Methodist Episcopal clergyman prominent in Westrhester County.

The accompanylng photograph shows Mrs. Coutant at nlnetytwo her daughter, Mrs. s. Welling; her granddaughter, Mrs. Stuart A.

Btephenson: great- KTanddaughter, Mrs. K. L. Smith, and her greaigreat-granddaughter, Claudie Smith. All of them were born In Mew-Rocheile.

LARGE CHARITABLE ENTERTAINMENT. At a meeting hfld yesterday afternoon at the house of Mrs. Henry W. Gray, No. 33 Irving Place, an entertainment for the benefit of St.

John's Guild and another charitable organization of this city was arranged. The entertainment will consist of a concert and dance, under the leadership of Herr Strauss, at the Metropolitan Opera House, on the evening of February 12. DEATB OF HISS BLACKWELL. Miss Sarah Ellen Blackwell, whose death was announced yesterday, was the sister of Dr. Elizabeth and Dr.

Emily Blackwell. Miss Blackwell was the author of "A Military Genius." a history of Anna Ella Carroll, who aided General Grant during his campaign. An Invaluable Volume. Have you read The Tribune's Story of the Nineteenth a will be republUhed in pamphlet form in a few days. 23 cents.

NEW-YOKK DAILY TRIBUNE. WEDNESDAY. 16. 1901. ATIBS BNUBB P.

W. L. THE LEAGUE APOLOGIZES AND A LOVE FEAST FOLLOWS. Loving cups are supposed to symbolize and create harmony, but the Professional Woman's League yesterday had bitter proof to the contrary when Amelia Bingham's irate note and check for $50 reached the secretary. Miss Alice Brown.

To elucidate the problem, "Why should a check for $60 cause the P. W. L. to blush with anger and mortification?" It is necessary to revert to a meet- Ing of the league, at which it was suggested that as Miss Bingham is a woman and a sister. It would be rather neat to compliment her on the occasion of her debut as a combined star and manager by presenting a loving cup to her over the footlights of the Bijou.

The meeting was held on a foggy day. and there are Indications that the dampness entered the league home and so affected the atmosphere that the members were a little hazy. However that may be, when the Executive Committee announced on Monday, with much satisfaction, that the cup had been purchased, and invited the assembled leaguers to view it, the said assembled leaguers rose and demanded as one woman what It had cost. The answer came promptly, "Twenty-five dollars," and the trouble began. The crude and callow outside world wonders what kind of a loving cup could be procured for less than that modest sum.

but apparently there had been visions of "stage Jewelry" cups in the league mind, in which a thin wash of the gleaming metal would present as effective an appearance to the audience as the "92 per cent fine silver" cup that had been chosen. "Such extravagance!" said these feminine John Gllpln3. "They weren't really authorized to get it, anyhow!" The few malcontents were overborne, however, by those who felt the lack, In such a discussion, of the "truly fraternal" spirit to which every raemher pledges herself solemnly every birthday, as long as she celebrates it, and it was decided to keep the discussion a secret and present the cup. But. alas for a club secret!" It reached Miss Blngham'a ears, and she arose in her wrath.

"A lot I care for their old cup! I'll pay fcr the thing myself and let them keep it. Loving cup. Indeed! Or words to that effect, Issued from her rosy lips, and forthwith she inclosed a check for ISO, with a sarcastic reference to "economical members." But the Executive Committee had no intention either of allowing the league to remain in such an undignified position or of permitting the feelings of their sister in art to be hurt by a misunderstanding; so the cup was forthwith sent, accompanied by an explanatory note from Mrs A. M. Palmer.

Misa Bragham'a attitude in the matter la expressed by herself thus: "Oh, I found it was all a and I got a lovely note from Mrs. Palmer with the cup, which is a beauty, and it is all right!" Asked if she had sent the check, as reported, sho replied: gave the league a donation. That is all." LETTER 7 0 UOYERSOR ODEEL. THE CONSUMERS 1 LEAGUE URGES HIM TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE STATE FACTORY INSPECTORS. The Consumers' League of New- York has sent a letter to Governor Odell urging that the efficiency of the State factory inspectors be Increased.

It says, in part: In the opinion of the Consumers' League of the city of New-York, the economy which the present situation demands In relation to the Department of Factory Inspection consists in raising it to the highest efficiency by giving it thoroughly able end efficient persona In the positions of Chief Inspector, Assistant Inspector and Licensing Inspector; an adequate staff of deputy Inspectors, and uulllclent funds wherewith to perform Its extremely important and far reaching duties. In view of the many, varied and weighty duties Intrusted to the Department of Factory Inspection, the present number of Inspectors is not excessive; on the contrary, ten Inspectors at least are continuously needed for the garment workshops In New-York City alone, and ahould be especially designated for this purpose. In comparison with the of Factory Inspection of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, the Department In the State of New-York is not unduly large, nor is the appropriation for its annual expenses unduly heavy. The efficiency of the Department of Factory Inspection of the State of New-York Is a matter of National Importance, because the products of the garment workshops of this State (for the. wholesome condition of which the Department la responsible) re sold In every State and Territory In the States.

Second only to the Interest of the people at large in the efficient enforcement of the provisions Of the law affecting the garment tmdea In New- York Is the Interest of the people of New-York in enforcement of the provisions governing bakesnops. While the restriction of hours of the buken vitally affects the welfare of thousands of men employed In that trade. It In of even greater Importance to the purchasing public that bukeahops be kept light, clean, free from vermin and sewage, and from being used ns sleeping Noting your argument that the consolidation of the Department of Factory Inspection with other departments of State government would facilitate the official statistical use of Information gathered by the factory Inspectors, we beg to urge that, without any consolidation, this information should be at the service not of all the departments of the State government, but of the public as well. AT THE BABTF.K' HOSPITAL. WOMEN MANAGERS GIVE A RECEPTION TO FRIENDS of THE INSTITUTION.

The Board of Women Managers of Babies' Hospital. Lexlngton-ave and yesterday jfave its annual reception to the friends of the hospital After brief and Informal talks by the Rev. Dr. Qrosvenor, of Church of the Incarnation, and Dr. L.

Emmet Holt, attending physician of hospital, the visitors conducted around the building and then served with refreshments from beautifully arranged tea table under Mrs. W. F. Chappell's care. The hospital managers are trying to raise a fund for a new and larger building on same Bite.

The sum needed Is $900,000. an.l already more than half Is subscribed, although 550.000 of that "mount, from Mrs. J. D. Rockefeller, Is conditional upon the entire amount being raised by June 1.

1901 The children received are from poorwst sections of the city, and In moat oases patient has lost one, or both parents. At the present time the hospital has thirty beds In the city and fifty at the country branch The city branch is kept open actively for eight months; the country branch for four months. the summer one ward In the city hospital Is open to receive children, who are transferred every other day to tin- country by boat the sick ones being carried down. the well ones returned In addition there Is an out-patient department to which last year nearly five thousand visits were made. The Institution Is not a home but re ceives sick children under three yean, and these are admitted when vacancies exist, without distinction, no matter how hopeless their condition except thai no contagious diseases are received hince it was opened 8,899 Infants have been treated Among those present were Mre.

John Jay Knox, Walter Channel Mrs. John Hone, Mrs. it B. Klmball Robert M. Hun.

Mrs. T. C. Clarke Mrs. John B.

Calvert, Miss Maude 11 Curtis Miss Emily Watson, Mrs. Armlstead Mrs. Kvan Walker, Mrs. Oliver G. Mrs.

Theron O. Strong. Mrs. William Molr W. S.

P. Prentice. PUBLIC BENEFACTOR. A story is told of Dr. Robert Collyer, who.

when wiilklng In Central Park on a cloudy day, met a woman to whom be bowed politely, saying "Thank you. madam." With some embarrassment and more surprise. She nsked. "For what." With a smile he answered, Why. for wearing that beautiful gown on this gloomy day Miss TLTCOMB'B APPOINTMENT.

Miss Mary Titcomb, of Rutland, former secretary the st.v* Library Commission, hns been appointed librarian of the new free library at Hagerstown, Md. During Miss Titcomb'a term of office ns librarian, eighty-five libraries were established under State i I in the last two years she has organised and catalogued the Qoodricn Library, at Newport; catalogued the Norman Williams Public Library, ai Woodstock and is now engaged in like work at the Fletcher Memorial Library, in Ludlow. IV ENTERPRISING WOMAN. Miss Celia Holbrook, of Sherburne. has since the death of her father, two years ago, supported the family of one brother and three sist.

rs by carrying on his blacksmith shop. In addition. she has a Government contract to take the mail twice a day to and from the railroad station and postofflce. During the summer months she carries tne mall hag her bicycle. In the winter she makes the journey of a mile on foot.

Miss Holbrook Is in her twentieth year ECLECTIC REVISES ITS CONSTITUTION. The Eclectic Club yesterday revised its constitution. The principal change made was In the decision to have the Governing Board elected every two years, with the other officers, instead of being a perpetual and unalterable committee. This action was taken because many of the new members It that under the previous arrangement they had no voice in the management of I GOOD CHEER. Have you had a kindness shown Pass It on.

not given for you Pass It on. Let It travel down years. Let It wipe another's tears. Till In heaven the deed appears. Pass It on.

A SONG OF WINTER. Sing song of winter! North wind's bitter chill. Home and ruddy firelight. Kindness and good will. Hemlock in the churches.

Daytime soon withdrawn Sing a song of Ah. but winter's gone! Sing a song of loving! Let the seasons go; Hearts can make their gardens Under sun or snow; Fenr no fading blossom. Nor the dying day; Sing a song of That will last for aye! (Elizabeth Roberts MaeDonald. NOTICE. All and Intended for the T.

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Sew- York City. REPORT OF THE HILL BRANCH. President of the T. S. Owing to the bad weather and much illness among the members of the Hill branch, there was not as large an attendance as usual at last Thursday's meeting.

But many of the members who were too 111 to be present sent written reports of their work. The true Sunshine spirit pervaded all the Christmas work. Every report sent In Included this sentence, "Christmas dinners to poor families." In some Instances glftn of money and clothing accompanied the dinner. One member entertained a number of poor children at her home on Christmas Day. and another cooked a special dinner herself and took It to a poor family.

The Visiting Committee haa made special calls on all Invalid members. One of our "shut-Ins," who hnd her wheel chair remodelled as a Christmas gift from the branch, received a lovely silk quilt through the general All the mensbera were greatly pleased with their gifts of perfume, and ask me to express their thanks for tho sweet remembrance, I the names of our new members, making the total membership 188: Mrs. S. R. Underbill.

Mrs. Henry Clark. Miss Etta Clark. Miss Lola an Miss Georgia 8. Smith.

Miss S. R. and Miss W. Mo- Connell. Miss Ethel Van Auken.

Mrs. Edgar 1.. Meiga Clarenra Johnston. Edwin E. and George Landell and Thomas Ward.

Yours sunshine (Mrs.) ANNIE L. MASON Brooklyn. N. 13. 1901.

THOUGHTFUL LITTLE FOIJCS. Gwendolen, Helen and Edith Perry, of Maine, made up a parcel anl sent it to the little crippled girl In Vermont. This was a pleasant way for these little Sunshine girls to pay their T. S. 3.

dues for IDOI. Miss Margaret Keltt. a T. 9. 3.

member, is teaching among the poorest children In South Carolina, and she expends nearly all her small salary in trying to make them a trlflw more comfortable. She says: "You would be. surprised how happy they are over a few colored pictures, a yard of ribbon or a few silk pieces." MONEY ACKNOWLEDGED. Mrs. Roellf Elting has sent 70 cents for two sterling badges; Miss H.

Brockett. 20 cents for postage; Miss Johnson. 10 cents: Mrp. W. A.

Thompson, 98 cents for a sliver Miss C. V. Merrltt, 10 cents for epectal fund: Mrs. J. Crowell, 10 cents; Dnvld Cohan.

5 cents for badge. NKW MEMBERS. following members have been enrolled: Mrs. George W. Prentice.

C. J. Hubbell. Mrs, C. H.

Klntball, Mrs. R. BOM Broomo, Parker Van Amee. Mrs. I Cook, Sarnh Poocher, Mrs.

Johnson, I'aullne Max-Klnnon. MSsa M. Day Ethel a-1 Beth Tyler. Miss c. Merritt, Mn Margaret Wllklne, Mrs.

N. Tr.inuin, Mrs Greenleaf, Mrs. A. Thomr-sin. It Belcher and M-s F.

HuM.ar.l. LARGE COI.LErTWXS REPORTED. HOSPITAL SATURDAY AND BDICDAT ASSOCIATION BLJBCTfI OFFICERS. The annual meeting of the Hospttnl Saturday and Sunday Association was held yesterday at tho TJntted Charities Building. An election for officers and Hoard of Trustees resulted as follows: President.

George Macculloch Miller; vice-president. Isaac 'Walloon; recording secretary, George P. Cammann; corresponding secretary, the Rev. George 9. Baker; treasurer.

Charles Lanler; Hoard of George M. Miller, Isaac WaUach, the George 8. Baker, George P. Cammann, Charles Jacob H. Schlff.

William Aiex Smith. A. G. Agnew, John S. Bnaslng.

George Wheeloek, James bpeyer, J. A. Btursberg, Robert Olyphant, O. Egerton Schmidt. H.

Van der Emde, Walter H. Lewis, Louia Stlx. Charles Renaulil. Henry Malllard, W. Oliver Moore, Leonard Weber, Henry Rosenwald.

Eugene H. ConkUn, A. B. Ansbacher, A. H.

Wellington, H. 11. Ktinhnrdt. K. J.

Cross, Marcus M. Marks. Mrs. Edmund 1.. Baylies and Mrs.

Jam. Speyer. Mrs. James yer, treasurer of the oman Auxiliary of the association, reported that the returns from the appeal to the women of New- Issued by the auxiliary exceeded at this date the responses of any previous year. The general Cook reported a like prospect on behalf of church and trade collections, giving assurance thai the collection of ISOfV-'Ol would be the largest in the history at the association.

HARE AT TWELFTH SIGHT. John Hare and MISS Hare were tho Special guests at the Twelfth Night Club social yesterday afternoon nt the Berkeley Lyceum. Owing to the serious Illness of his wife, Mr. Hare remained only a half hour, when he was fairly engulfed by young women, nil eager for a presentation a few words of greeting. When Alice Fischer, the president, urged Mr.

Hare to "say few words, lie begged off. Baying thai he hail come to keep his word, as he hid promised, and was totally unprepared to talk The hostesses were Mrs Sydney IloseftfeM. Miss Harriet Ford and Miss Fielding Rosselle. Several songs were contributed by Mrs Minnie 7 Miss Edna Conn, with Miss Carline lloinnulst as accompanist. The room was unusually fittractive In decorations of feathery green, with carnations, and among the many guests were: Mrs.

Oeorgt Whttelnok. Mrs. Tunis Mr- Robert Applet Mrs. Ernest Srt.in-Thnmp- Mary Humphreys. Charles Gordon.

Mm. William Tod Helrtiuth. Ulllan Mrs. M. Varliin.

Miss 001 LD MOVNT VBRNON. Washington, lan. IS (Special) Helen Gould, accompanied by Mrs Edwin Gould, Miss flirts find Miss Northnip. of New- York, spent a delightful day at Mount Vernon as guests of Commissioner and H. B.

UacFarmnd, on the President's yacht, the Sylph, on luncheon wis served on the return trip. The other guests were Miss daughter of Secretary ot War; the Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Frank W. Hackett, Rear-Admtaral Terry, Mrs William Strong, sister the hostess Prank a. Vandertip, Miss VanderMp and Lieutenant Horace Mac Far land.

Mr. Dodge, Superintendent of M.mnt Vernon. showed the party over the place. This was Miss Gould's first of the Potomac, whl'-h could not have been seen In more auspicious weather than prevailed to-day. Both Mrs nn Miss Gould were most enthusiastic In their admiration ot the home and tomb of Washington, which thej to-day for ths Brst time.

To-nighl Mi-s Gould her party dined quietly at the Shoreham. They to ttart early tomorrow tor York. THE WORKWOMAN DRISKS. Robert B. Ely talked on "The Saloon As It Is" before the League for Political Education yesterday morning nt the Berkeley Lyceum.

In speaking of the "dinner pall." he said that if he had to eat that were put into most of the dinner palls he would run to the nearest saloon, as did many the worklngmen. A woman In the audience asked Mr. Ely if he thought women were responsible for men's drinking. He replied: "Not altogether. But saloons are made so attractive that they are preferable to dingy rooms at home." Mr.

Ely believed that the State should control the sale of liquors, as in that way nothing but Rood liquor would 'be sold, and so the enormous profits of the saloonkeeper would be reduced. "We cannot stop the sale of liquor by legislating against It," said the speaker, "when $1,000,000,000 Is involved every year and it would mean the throwing out of employment so many men." Tribune's Story of Nineteenth Century. Ready In pamphlet In a few days. 25 cents. Urdrtr now.

3 UNIVERSITY CLUB'S HEAD. EX-JUDGE HENRY E. BOWLaYHD (ROSEN TO SUCCEED THE LATE CHARLES C. BEAMAN. Ex- Judge Henry E.

Howland has been elected president of the University Club, as successor to Charles C. Beaman, who died last month. Mr. Howland was vice-president while Mr. Beaman was president, and it has been the custom of this organization to promote the vice-president whenever the presidency becomes vacant.

Unlike many other large clubs, the University has only a single vice-president, although the Union League and others like it have several. In the University the officers are chosen by the Council and not by a general meeting of the members. The stately building of the new University Club. at the northwest corner of Fifty-fourth-st. and is the costliest and most Imposing structure of the kind In this city, and probably in the United States.

The Metropolitan, further up the avenue, is generally spoken of as a notable example of architecture, and it occupies an exceedingly expensive site. But the University is higher EX-JUDGE HENRY E. HOWLAND, "vl'ho has beeu elected president of the University Club. than the Metropolitan by several stories, and therefore contains many more rooms. It has a library which Is celebrated among the club libraries of America.

Its land, building, furniture, fittings and decorations represent an Investment of more than J1.750.000. The site was a part of the property formerly owned by St. Luke's Hospital. The club is extremely prosperous, and is in the soundest possible financial condition. The initiation fee for resident members Is $200.

and the annual dues for such members are $75. For resident members the limit Is 1.700 and for non-resident members 1,300. "When the annual report was made up last year the number of resident members was and of nonresidents IMS, Included In the list of non-resident membership were 183 names of Army and Navy members. The number of life members is restricted to 100. There la now a waiting list of 575 candidates, 561 for resident membership and 315 for non-resident membership.

For several months the number elected to resident has been small, as the limit was nearly reached a year ago. Several deaths have occurred among the members of late, and for a time the flag of the club was almost continually at half mast. Since its organization. In 1565. the University has had only a short list of presidents, because the occupants of the highest place In the organization were generally re-elected until death or a.

refusal to accept another term ended their responsibilities In that office. Here is the list, with record of the years of service: Theodore W. DwrlKlit. 1565-67; George Van Nest Baldwin. 1567-'T9; H.

H. Andereon, Dr. George A. James W. Alexander, UM-'M and Charles C.

Beaman. 1899-1900. Henry E. Howland. who now takes the presidency, has filled many places of distinction in this city.

He was graduated in 1534. and has been sealoua and Influential in promoting the development or Yale ever since. He la one of the best known and most successful lawyers, college graduates and club members in the metropolis. He a member not only of the University Club, but also of the Union League, Century. Metropolitan.

Downtown, Players, Republican, and several other clubs. Last year it was generally expected that he would be president of the Union League, but the supporters of Frederick D. Tappen executed a strategic movement which rather startled the friends of Mr. I lowland, anl Mr. Tappen was president of the Union and was re-elected this year.

Mr. home Is at No. 16 West but when he has been uptown In the evening he has often passed many pleasant hours In the University and the Century. In recent years he has probably spent more of his leisure In those two el ids than in any others of the Inns? list of those to which he belongs. Hugh Auchtndoss Is now the secretary of the University, and George Sherman Is the treasurer.

The Ho ise Committee la made up of D. L. Halght. Atterbury and James R. Sheffield, and the Auditing Committee are Otto T.

Bannard. A. H. Jollne and icoh W. Miller.

Among the members of the Council are Francis S. Bangs. C. C. Cuyler.

Loyal! Farm gut. James R. Sheffield. C. L.

Atterbury Hugh D. Aurhmcloss. George Blagden, David T. Haighl A. H.

Jollne. George Sherman. Charles T. Barney, Jacob W. Miller.

Charles H. Russell anil Otto T. Bannard. iSKS IV ABSOLUTE DIVORCE. A PORT WARDEN' AND PROnfCE EXCHANT.K MBMBKH PT'KS HIS WIFK.

Robert B. Miller, a port warden of the Port of New-York and a member of the Produce Exchange, la suing his wife. Emms C. Miller, for an absolute divorce. The case came up for hearing; yesterday before Justice Andrews, in the Supreme Court.

The plaintiff alleges that his wife had been guilty of improper Intimacy with D. Barnes at a hotel at Block Island, and also on board the steamer Shlnnecorh on the voyage from Block Island to New-York. A. H. Hummel, who represents Mrs.

Miller, denies all the charges), and says the suit la the outcome of a conspiracy got up by Miller to i rid of his wife, who is a perfectly innocent woman Mr Miller says quarrels arose between them toon after their marriage on October 29. These quarrels had caused Mrs. Miller to leave him on December 2, 1898 Mrs. Miller admits that she had left her husband, but says it was because of his threats and cruelty toward her. anil that she has brought a suit for separation on those grounds.

TENANTS FRIGHTENED BY A FIRE. Fire frighti number of people in the five story apartment house nt Kifth-avp. and One-auadred-and-thirty-M at 8 o'clock yesterday morning, and some of them rushed out on the tire escape, from which they to descend until forced to do so by the firemen. No one was hurt. The tire did about IMM damage.

The flames started on the third floor rear in the rooms of Frederick Heath, from an unknown cause. They spread rapidly to the fourth floor, where Alonao lives with his family. The fire was SO fierce at one time that a second alarm was sent In The building is owned by I. C. Orth.

who lives In It VERCBANTB' ASSOCIATION UMMTB. The annual meettni Of the Merchants' Association of N. w-Vork was held at the rooms of the assoclation yesterday. William president of tbe association, was in the daatr. Mr.

King presented his annual report. The treasurer's report was laid before Iht Meeting. It was accepted unproved TJh following directors were elected: William John C. Kames. William E.

Tefft. Gustav H. Schwab and James B. I'iil. The directors of association elect the officers, who will probably be onosen it the next regular meeting of the Board.

Cocoa Him Nutritive, Refreshing, Economical in use. A breakfastcupful of this delicious Cocoa costs less than one cent. Sold at ail grocery stores order it next time. TAT.rF of work. POTTER '-rRBAT OPPORTUNITIES TOR CHRISTIAN SERVirE.

Co-operative Neighborhood work on the. part of the churches to diminish the evils of pauperism was discussed by Bishop Potter, the Rer. Dr. Walter Laldlaw. Dr.

Frederick Almy. of BaOai.r and the In. W. E. Johnson, of Harlem, at the.

ironthly conference of the Charity Organisation Society yesterday morning In the United Charities Building. Miss Kate Bond was chairman. His hop Potter said that the illumination of rronotonous life of labor and the narrow life the poor was one of the largest opportuntles. for practical Christian service. The whole teildaairy the generation in which we live Is toward centralization and co-ordination of but tha Church lags behind in practically applying thsaa principles.

There was a great sphere of liasjfM ness, he said, to one's fellow men providing? and developing Neighborhood Influences, which was one of the great things lacking in city life, especially among the poor Dr. r.ni'liaw advocated united church to provide Neighborhood Influences among young, people and chlk'ren. He aaid the subdivision of I York Into districts for Neighborhood work would Increase the power of the Church and transform the city. Dr. Almy described the districting of Buffalo for the purposes of Neighborhood work and warfare on pauperism and vice.

He could not say that the work had succeeded, but he said It was succeeding, and It is not Utopian to expect the transformation of that city DOUBLE FUNERAL IN ST. PAUU3. IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES OVER THE BODIES THOMAS W. AND RUTH SCHXTxXER 000221. The bodies of Thomas W.

Ogden and his Ruth Schuyler Ogden, who died within six of each other at Morrlstown. N. last Saturday, were burled beneath St. Paul's Chapel, this city, yesterday morning. The Rev.

W. Montague Gear. vicar of St. Paul's, officiated, assisted by the Rev. Dr.

Charles T. Olmsted. vicar of St. Chapel, and the Rev. William P.

Taylor, of St. Peter's Church. Morrlstown. The bodies were brought over from Morris town yesterday morning-, landing from the ferry at the foot of the two hearses, followed by several carriages, driving up Barclay-st. to the chapel.

There were no pallbearers, but nineteen male representatives of the family followed bodies Into the church. Among these were Richard Ogden. G. D. L.

Harrison. Ludlow Ogden. George. Waddlngton. Louis De Luze.

Philip Da Laze, George B. Ogden. Wiliiam S. Gordon. Bache Mc- Kellars Whitloek.

Klltaen Van Rensaelaer. Huger Plnckney and William B. Symonda. The coffins were placed side by side in front of the altar. Tba Episcopal order for the burial of the dead was read.

the choir of the chapel participating. More tfcaa two hundred friends of the couple were present at the ceremonies. Most of these were relatives, members of the Ogden. Schuyler, Van Renaselaer and Clarkaon families. The Interment was in the Ogden vault trader the piazza, at the west end of St.

Paul's Chapel, and, took place immediately after the funeral services. Thomas W. )gden waa a retired broker formerly living in New-York, but for many years residing at Morrlstown. N. J.

At the time of his residence in New-York he and hi 3 wife were both members of si. Paul a. Mr. Ogden was ninety-one yearn old. and the couple had been married sixty yearn.

father was a partner of Alexander Hamilton at time of Mr. Hamilton a death. HER THIRD ATTEMPT SUCVBED9, JANITRE3S. DETERMINED ON SUICIDE. HASG3 HERSELF TO A GAS JET.

Mr 3. Katie Neuendorf, thirty-nine years old. Win lived with her husband and three-year-old daughter In the basement of the five story flathousa at No. 370 West of which she was the Janltress. hanged hVrself yesterday to a gas Jet In her bedroom, and was discovered dead, dangling from a clothes line, by her husband.

Karl Neuendorf. This was the third attempt that Mre. Neuendorf had made at suicide. Lost Thanksgiving Pay she shut herself in her room and turned, on the gas. She was discovered by her husband In time to be resuscitated.

Last Friday she was found lying on the bed unconscious from gas asphyxiation This time she was taken to the J. Hood y. right Hospital a prisoner. She was arraigned before Magistrate Heads in the Harlem Police Court on Saturday and committed to the insane pavilion at Bellevue Hospital to be examined as to her sanity. She was discharged on Monday night.

Mrs Neuendorf had been a sufferer from periodical headaches of such severity that they Impaired her mind. THE KII.LIVO OF PRIVATE STAFFORD. KNOCKED SEXSELES3 IN A DRUNKEN FIGHT BT A BARTENDER. John Stafford, twenty-six years old, a private in the Cnited States Marine Corps. Brooklyn Navy- Yard, was killed at 12 o'clock Monday night, as told In yesterday's Tribune, by being struck on the Chin by John Henry, a bartender In the Equitable Hotel.

No. 129 Bowery. Henry Stafford, under the Influence of liquor, entered the saloon at li o'clock, and. according to witnesses, having declared himself to be an Irishman, Announced that he could "lick" any American sr Englishman in the world. He became so abuafvej that Henry came from behind the bar and attempted to put him out of saloon.

Stafford la said to have struck at the bartender, who dodged and struck back, knocking; a clay pipo out of the marine's mouth. Henry struck Stafford a powerful blow on the point of the chin with hhl fist. The marine released his hold on the bartender, staggered back a few steps and fell In a heap on the. marble floor dead. Henry quietly went behind bar.

slipped off his bartender's clothes, and getting Into his street attire went quietly out the. He has not since been seen. KILLED BY ELECTRIC SHOCK. Ruppert Schoefbauer. fifty years old.

of Now Jersey City, was shocked to death, yesterday afternoon at his place of employment, tha Sterling Arc Lamp Company. No. West Twentysixth-st. Schoefbauer was an electrician, and, been expevtasenttnsj with a new dynamo. An employe found the man lying on the floor.

His hand was still on the armature of the dynamo. dynamo had a voltage of 4CO. Neither the man's hands nor face were discolored. FAST RIIER BRIDGE APPOIXTMEXTS. The F.i--> River Urtdgo Commission, has appointed In its department O.

F. Nichols, principal assistant engineer. a year; Western R. Baa come. assistant engineer.

Robert Hawley. draughtsman. Alexander Johnson, assistant engineer. a month; George D. assistant engineer, a month: Olaf M.

Kelly, assistant engineer, a moith. and J. Alfred Tilley, engineer $1:5 a month. Simpson Hamburger, of No. 103 West Flfty-third-sC has been promoted from assistant clerk to deputy clerk in the City Court, with an annual salary of COCO.

FUSD FOR DESTITUTE BLIXD. Superintendent George Blair of the Outdoor Poor Department Issued notice yesterday morning that applicants for participation in the fund for destitute bUnd will be received at hsi office after February I. Applications lot all totally blind citizens of the country and residents of Manhattan and The Bronx for two years may be made between a. sr and 4:30 p. m.

any day except Saturday, when the office closes at 12 o'clock. ALTORD'S SESTESCE TO-DAY. Cornelius L. Alvord. who pleaded guilty last week to stealing from the First National Bank, was to have been sentenced by Judge Thomas in the United States Circuit Court yesterday morning, but on the application el his counsel Judge Thomas postponed the sentence till this morning.

Alvord's counsel had some matters pertaining to the case to fix up before Alvord goes away..