New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-24
II SHIYGrON'S BIRTHDAY

PARADE IN BROOhLNN -, 81 Washing
The celebration Of the brthuay ". ro,c Of hol-
49,. rosteraay was rather lanSuid' I"' o,,sed by the
W" ',a.once was morning salute roon and
iday oeSeINe"Ve ~ ersng was repeated al "o -
Do"' ,r. o,,cointed intcrmsslon J" y, oo,,vitv--
'"u' =, an the great downtown oen', , a., ,ne whole
~ anns and exchanges being oT eve retail stores
Wv, de generally; hut teos' " .r,s with a sin
~ hou, the CITY were oFe"' INC -, The Post
and the city Offices were seu'' ,oo.,s
gle exception H"u ~ "A a M and only one hours
once W." -, an the Custom-bouse Tor tnc e""
WORK - Of vessels There was no''", -,
~" =, hunting hotels anu ,u.os and
F| 90, streetcars, on the he"us - :, nooole
my i'd Of little boys great n"'oU.. v ,ioon,-
--sored listlessly about tue s"o0' 40 much
,"r,sbe feeling that they were NO. -, ,hcv were
~ IN, of their statutory ldleness % nv - ~,
peas", CIV ual Park was occupied lot no
euu''ou W .n.,re most Of whom fancleu '''V w
an UP go Mechanics were 10 nc reNle"0 -
-, the Mayor and Common Oouno,i a,oI Others
g. oos,ed uniforms were unapie /" - No,ional
-, that three or four reeiiae"'S y ,,noosion
oard were 10 parade This was PVf an from
-, 1r,iop- sauare also. Many persons ."'Ho &C
80 ,,rtry and after anxiousy looking lor P
''e Az, vent home with q srevous sense OF "Ions
, - convection that patriotic virtue hau u'c"'
a, Novyork The celebrations oil the uaS " ''D
.ocieties were neither numerous nor hoI"o', -
,outy OF the people who we're hOt0ou AZ ,ot,re
seeued distressed TO know what 10 90 WIN '''. ,o
- Tho absence OF the distracting noises OF
W INV mol con ordinations aud social festi'F
49, -, Cb,istmos and New Years Day. It's apP"i'N"'
- % ,te u,ost sorrovfu tasks in the worm ioi ."
- 20 make holiday unless be goes about IL WIN
q set pro.ramme Of pleasure Many SVus"' -
,nduleeuees which neither The Temperance "s''
te West nor the straituess of the tunes nus CUT
The bells Of Grace Church were rnng 81 = n' 80"
hi,h nooo TO / o'clock tie following meoiles were
of l.
Ayhfe ., ,uo, =,
,rmba" scotch,melodlcs nom Guy Manneilhs,,
"Merri!y Rug the Trinity Bells o. Last hose Oh
Simmer" C. Red, White and Blue. T. AIRS from
"Chid Of the glment' s see inc Con que Ii
erS Rt9fl H. Lot the Merry Church Bells Ring"
- {" Columbia tue Gem Of the Ocean 10. hIng Qnt
the Bells" H. The Land OF Promise To- YANKEE
Doodle"
TIE 9th Regiment gave reception ana banquet to the
veterans Of the war Of 1872 in the armOry of the regiment
in East Fteentu-st cary in the afternoon. OF the
veterans there were present;
Gen. Henry Raymond, aged 81; Col. Abraham Daily,
aged = Major Charles k Crowley aged IS Capt John
a. sexton eyed so; Capt. Leonard Baum aged 81; capt
Ieyr-. HeEry Morris "a W. l.. Degrove IS; Samuel
Ryckman, 81 Jared Olmsted, SO Charles Combs IS; W.
j surIe ~ e J. Daring, IS: Wan. III. Brown, y: J..
Doxcv 81: joseph BOulser, 76 Amos COm5tock, 49,
Henry y,r Psnck. 78; Vim. Two}, 49, NJ Van Name, %;
r. s wheeler. s. Zenos skidnore, 81; Edward Bush,
&c: C. Hisart. &c; Isaac Steele, 81 Thomas Bioomer,
rs; Edward Hooper, y, Thomas Blanck, 70; Leonard
Sargent aud Aulltdlt j. Gculu NaILtI'
Adillant Warner had been detailed to hoist the flag at
sunrise upon the Old Central Park From the 9th
Regiment were present Col. Frank W. Sterry Breye-
Col W. T. Van Wyck Major w. u King, Capts. j. NJ
Hermes and NJ Neither, Leuts. E. A. Peterson, NJ
sewcI. ana W T. Quinn, surgeon Ray mon AhaDe, Adlt
A shenn I'd CoMHIssaTy III, RiynOT, and others ne
dinner was prepared by ArmOrer A. NJ. Cans After
the appcos OF tine guests had been satiated Gen Ray
mond on behalf @: Tie veterans returned thanks 10 the
6th Regiment for their liberal courtesy. j. W. Creation
OF Brooklyn representing the Order OF the Cincinnati,
soldiers Of 1872 who laid anew the foundations OF gov
erDmeBt placed by the Revolutionary struggle. He
spoke OF the which had taken place since tbat
war, ana IN conclusion praised the National Guard and
the representative regiment the hosts II the day:
After tie speaking there was singing and social
pleasure IN which the Veterans, who in Numbers and
spirits found encouragement in the gracious calm OF the
air an The soft brightness Of the April sun, took an
wasiington's Birthday was appropriately celebrated
and HUDSON River. The American nag raised at
day break and .ational salute fred, sunrise
Home Band, PLAY d in 'front.' Of the clubhouse,
and afterward Tie COMPANY present WltLlteW 10 the
TT Club gave several pieces, after iwncl Prof. VIII
liam H. Pope read Washngtous Farewell Address.
we Ceeurate," tier which Jerome Buck made an
address Pqtrlotsm, Hem Henry Clay P Iei9ir
addresses rn1de by j.. h Fellows,
Charles II. Kibbel end Capt Wiley. The room
neatly decorated with flags, aud over the speakers
heads vas portrait OF Washington. with Washington
l7S-1s7l" in letter, and figures OF boX-eat Tue enter
nation tot tne clubhouse. The members ana guests
then paItooS Of collation. in the bnliard-room, pre-
pared by caterer OF the club and the evening was
spent IN social enjoyment Among the company present
the President Of the club, Andrew Blealdey, - j.
T. Kine Dr. Jackson j. schulz Capt. GOrhaIn, Capt.
Mcdonald, Capt Davis F. Jackson, J. W. Davis. H. IL.
Miller, j. W. Garside and others.
II BEooRLYS
The procession arranged by the order Of United
American Mechanics drew together aD immense crowd
sthe Brooklyn CITY Hall. AtnOon salute was fired from
Fort Greene for which purpose appropriation had been
made by the Common Council. Representatives Of
Order Of United American Mechanics from New Jersey,
EewYOrk. and from the Brooklyn Councils participated
the ine and nearly 5000 persons passed the City Hall
and were received by Mayor Hunter, Aldermen Ropes
and shipman ex Mayor Powell and a number OF other
officials THIS large BODY included the first and second
divisions Of the order The first division consisted Of
The following Councils:
Brooslyn-Mount Vernon Council, No. 81; Per.
severance Council No. IS Hope Council Junior,
no. y Empire Council, No. 10; Fort Greene
Ceancn, No. &c MOhegan Council No. 50 Per
severance Council No. "a Metainora Council. No. IS;
vVeeola Council. No. Is Bunker Hill Council. No u
Council No 10; Marion Council No. ST. Fulton Council
No ~ Ph1Dx Council, No 70 Mount Vernon Junior,
Do Atlantic Council No. SO Hope Council No. 7;
Ihsyh COuncll, No 81 Chosen Friends Council, No. So
Anchor Council, No. n; Brooklyn Council, No. 55
bewJersey-Industry Council No. 90; Eureka Council,
no g; Marion Council, No. 90; Star Council, No 49,
Jefferson Couacil, No 81 Sobrety Council, No. co.
~ 10 second division composed OF Fame Council,
70 America, No. Is Lafayette, No. Is Ethan Allen,
No 81 Anthony Wayne, No. 81; Federal No. s2 Lucille
10 ~ % There were also delegations from Victory
DeftY ,fredoHa, Acme Ben Franklin, and Greenpont
COUNCILS, numbering about 90 men.
w Eedford-aye. the two divisions which had formed
oinerent portions of the city united aud marched
uo~n 9nlton-st. After II had been received by the
mayor se procession turned into Courts and marched
sI,a hIn0ugh schermerhOrn,st. Fort Greene here
speeches and singing the Councils were dismissed
THE DAY ELSEWHERE.
p, IUnthhes MONROE, Feb. 23.-Washington's
birthday "as celebrated here by the su,nen,on n1 or
IN the various departments aud s,t 60