New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-27
EVACUATION DAY.
GRAND MILITARY SPLAY-REyIEW BY
GOVERNOR BYMOUR-COMMOS COUN-
Gil DINNER-SPEECHES-T VETE-
II

'O'EhROh OF 1MODh-tONMON COCN-
Gil DINNER-SPEECHES-T VETE-
RAN CORPS.
On Saturday, the Seventy First Anniversary Of the
Evacuation Of New-York by the British troops at the
close Of the American Revolution was celebrated in
this City in a manner worthy of so great az event.
For several years past this day. to the shame Of
civic and military authorities be it said has passed
comparatively unnotced-no other recognition being
made Of the even. than the firing OF salute from the
Battery, and perhaps the parading Of one two
panies. Bat on Saturday last the general appearance
Of City spoke too plainly that our patriotic fires
had been kndled anew, and that an event so import
ant in American history as the Evacuation Of New
York by the British was not 10 be passed without
becoming celebration. The entire First Division Of
the New-York State Militia parsded and were re-
viewed by Gov. Seymour.
THE VETERAN CORPS.
TIE Veteran Corps Of the War of 1912 also paraded
and excited much interest during their march through
the City. These men are not mere wearers of uni
form, but some il not all of them, have "done the
State some service in the last war acting upon the
battle field The old soldiers whose locks whtened
with time, march as briskly the youngest Of our
miltismen, and numbered, in procession los men. In
tie morning, at sunrise, they fired national sa
Lutte at the Battery, and then marched to the Star
Houfe, in Lispenard ST., their headquarters, where
they sat down to an excellent breakfast provided for
them by Henry T.. RieIl, the proprietor. The morn
ing meal being over at 10 o'clock they again formed
into line and were escorted by the LIST company lnde
pendent Continental Guard under the command of
Capt. T.. Il. Conlin, down Broadway. They were
preceded by band OF music.
They continued their march through Fulton-st. to
Nassau up Nassau.s 10 the Park, where, in front OF
The City Hall, they were reviewed by their Com
mandor in Chief, General Van Rensselaer,. After the
review, the corps again marched up Broadway to
their Headquarters. Here ample table was spread,
and the Veterans and their friends abouttwo hundred
in number took dinner. The Common Council had
appropriated 500 to provide the Veterans with
feast but they t to decline this WRerampted hos
Pitony on the part OF the Clty faihers. At inc in-
ner above referred TO- Major Jones presided. Various
patriotic toass were offered and patriotic speeches
made in response. During the festivities, apresen-
ta,ion was made TO Mr.. Rell, the proprietor of the
Star House, as amark OF tue esteem IN wnich US Is
held by the Veterans The present was bronze star,
about twenty inches in diameter, made by the scup-
tor A. w. Jones, and by him presented to the
sodiors-they present it to Mr. Rie, as an orna-
ment to the houte. In the center OF the sar IS tle
he ad of Liberty on raised tablet, surrounded with
stars The presentation made in a neat speech
by the President, and MI. Refill upon acce ,ting it, in
a brief and appropriate manner, replied. Various
other speeches were made, and the boys, NJ they
call themselves, at the time OF adjournment felt IN
the happest mood possible believing they had done
their sheIe toward commenorating Evacuation Day
aud were able to run the rest of their in this
life without " that 500 Of the Common Council
PARADE or TIE FIRST DIVISION.
The display made by the First Division n. Y S.
NJ. was very fine. The weather was propous for
this turn out although many were The predictions that
the day would be stormy The sky was clear, and the
sun rose bright and warm like the birthday Of spring
rather than the prelude OF winter The arwas warm
bt nat sultrv like the two preceding days and liner
weather could scarcely have been wished for.
The several bIigades composing this division a.
sembed at the following places where each big ado
was duly reviewed by its Brigadier-General