, 1876-07-02
New York City Will Enthuse
:. Largely on the .Anniver-.
-: Sary.
and Tl:ry're tfGwine to Have Time in
California;"
i. PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia, in the present mood OF her cit!
zcns, thinks that week is not too long tim
to indulge in oratoricaland physical gyrations
The flow OF soul began to-day. Some day
| ago Mayor Stoliely issued an invitation to ths
people to attend grand 1ubilating affair com
memorative Of the ed day Of July. His excus'
for selecting this particular day was founded
upon one of John Adams letters, from which i
was claimed that the I'd should be celebrated
rather than thc4th. But that claim, OF course wa.
simply nonsensiral. The real idea of the Mayor
suppose, was only to extend the exercises a.
long as possible, and thereby make greater
celebration and bring more people to this city
| The affair was
DoUBLE-HEADED ONE,
that Is. there were two ceremonies going on al
the same time, one inside and the other outside
Of the Independence Hall. The former was ad
vertiscd Us Congress Of Authors, but as suct
i 1t was scarcely great success.
At halfpast II o'clock this morning body o1
| men and women numbering 130 assembled II
the main hall and were welcomed by Mayor
stokely. 4 speech was made by Col Frank
Etting, .aftef which the people formed q line and
marched up to the chairman's desk and de-
| posted each
MEMOIR OF SOME REVOLUTIONARY MERIT
| It was certainly singular fact that Of the
whole number present there were not dozen
| who have ever been heard Of outside of local
| circles The only ones Of prominence were Ed
ward Everett Hale, James : Fields, T. ". Hig-
ginson, William Lloyd Garrii IN, Benson j. Los
Sing, Robert G. Winthrop, John ". Forncy,
Charles Francis Adams, j. G. Holland, Mark
Twain, james Grant Wilson, with perhaps one
or two more who art known polit-
ical1y. Whether even these represent
the highest class of American literature il
doubtful; but think Of tho 120 others. After
dcpositing their contributions to history, the
company marched out upon the platform out
side the hall and Joined the other meeting. This
REALLY HUGE AND SUCCESSFUL.
Probably $1,000 people were gathered in the
square fronting the old hall, against whose wall
had been erected long rows Of scaf-
folding with seats to accommodate 10000
more. Every available space WAS occupied upon
the platform, and hundreds of invited guests
were compelled to remain standing. Looking
down from the platform only solid mass Of
faces could be seen stretching back to Walnut
street. As showing how intense an interest has
been awakened in the people generally, it is
only necessary to state that, during the
lengthy. exercises, the sun poured down
with ,broilins heat, and the majority Of the
crowd were forced to stand unprotected from
the rays, and jammed together like animals in
cattle-ear. Yet the entire assemblagc re-
nained there during the long sneech-making,
and maintained, moreover, an attention that
was remarkape~
THE OPENING ADDRESS
was made by John William Wallace President
of the Historical Society nf Pennsy]yania
Whittier's Centennial v1nn ,voe tbe1 s,,nsT h.,
q ohorns ~ 1En <o;aaa US
war; sefoo+,r. ~ e+,,a 1,,a ;"ees , - r.
Wiif1f,m y McKeon nf the p,xh}Gc 1sz,er
was excellent. thourli much too 1enrthv fnr m
historical rcv;c;y of the nrincina1 sycnts that
hars ra1en niace n Tndpnandenca Haii '1e H.
was followed by the Hon. Leyerett Saltoustall
OF Massachusetts, after which q new Centennial
ode Was sung. It was composed by 81 w.
Bradshaw, and the first stanza was US follows:
Ring out ring o,ft. Won dear old hell
The nation Fathers round
With happy, grateful hearts, old bell,
To hear yonr dear voice sound;
once more as IN the days gone by,
n1f Onr !atnefs =, ui bfave anu lrle,
a1esut Us, sne!r n,s.11 sons, - noW o netoes o1e
n,,. en -tns ~ ,'~
1.,a 1. fiin,; ngl.y hlpplse, so.erngI oI tnoue
1sIanu, Loi,o~eu WIN speech OF orennaly merry,
allel aN. WHEEL ailotneI oue WY sunS, ano IN az
n.esa prs4 was 0'aoe " Liz ooo. oenJ Jaa11n L.
ore"seer'
THE CENTENNIAL HTMs,
by William tennlnore, sung BY the chorus, con-
tanned tWo stanzas, the best ono being as fol-
lows: ~,
One hundred years tue circlng sun
olnco ileeuo!u peH, Will s1'eI toner