New-York tribune., 1876-06-16
INDEPENDENCE DA Y.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CELEBRATION.
MUSICAL AND LITERARY EXERCIsEs-BYMN By
WILLIAM CULLEN BgYANr-ADDREsS BY THE
NEw-YoRR CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE.
At u meeting of the New-York Centennial
Celebration Committee last evening at the Fifth Avonno
Hotel the charnen OF the subcommittee wcro present
and reported. TIE subcommittee on the ode. Grafton
and Invitations reported nat at first it nviied Charles
Francis Adams deliver the orlion at the Academy
OF Muse, aud upoD his declining by reason oi
previous engagement tto speak elsewhere, 1t invited
tue Rev. Dr. Roard g. Sorrs. who acceptod the postum"
orator The Rev. Dr. Adams has consented 10 oher an
opening PRAYER, and William Cnllen Bryant has "ru,h
poem which viii be sung on the OCCASION The Com
mitee mas not as yet agreed upon person TO read the
Derl,ra on of Independence. Gen. Dix viii preside at
the exc, escs at tie Academy The Committee on Music
reported that programme for the services viii De-
suhsts nj lily AZ follows:
l. Hymn by sohubert-New.York Centennial Sanger Yer
2 PRAYER. - ~ ,...n,
s. iynn by william Cullen Eryant set U music by Joseph
Mosen,hal and sung by M 5.aenc''
Tb sonS of is by h. K nor sung by Singer Yer
band o.,,r,., p,,o.ra
The Ml,e Committee further reported musical pro
ganme or the exercises in Union Square. The process
sion expected to arrive there about mdhiSht {" july
As soon after practicable the bands which have iaAe
part In procession will pay Han Colainba' 10 oo
followed b. the chorus. "a Tue Heavens are telling tle
band Next will follow the chorus " Hail thee At
Iautis" by Laehner. The sngng of she STAR SIanged
Banner by the full chorus and the playing oi Tie Sd
iional Ans by the bands will conclude the exercises
is probable that embeaatic fireworks viii DO dsayed
between the songs.
The Committee on Procession, Illumlnaons. Decora-
tious and Police mace very satisfactory report re-
gariing the prospective magnitude Of tie PROCESSION ana
the cxten and brilliancc Of the illumination II IL c1
pected that abont $4,000 persons viii join IN the pro
cossiou, in which will bo Included n large nnuocr 81
bands OF music. Gen. Shnle was appointed Marshal
VITA full power 10 arrange direct ANA control the pro
cossion The Finance Committee having expressed some
apprehension That the ways and means oi ehIyIs out
the programme should .l, the following resoutoi was
adopted:
solred. That the Finance Commii'ee be requested I"
the general pubic through the press, cordia
invitation AID by vuuu subscriptions ~ derN n
.he expenses OF tHs gani C'utnn celebration, ahd
nat tie imcs of the con rhn.ofs, together with tlosr
already rec,yad he iuh shed in tne daily papers from
tiuHc To- time as received
: Inscriptions may oo 70 Henry Hayemeyer Chair
man Of the Finance Committee. ~ No. ~ "ali-st TIE
following address TO the cuzens Of New-Yora bJ the
Cent nlia LIBERATION Committee read and adopted
ner which the Committee adjourned until week nom
tonight:
II is rrorcf that the great Metropolis Of the Western
bc,u,b. re- should IN s1le appropriate manner rcrn
rl f,ie CON .rc,sunia anniversary of the NItiou's
birth Nryti before u the history % any country Us,
80 mncn bren accomplished IA short tinc. a great
city the heart of td6 nauon, has sprung lat" eAl'eno
rs II hy mage, - tu0usaul~ of nils Z" NJ on i'fs
carry tbe suit ~ It's cnierpris 90 the a,u ponhui
Of yast continent. Whine - electric nerves ,dcd Its
daily history tue whole world Ia nunlif yeais
new civilization bus 'i"uEht '"i,1 "a 90" ;"
more than 4O.C0NOOO OF SOils, al w'TRhS .
Sh,r Das I@ sgS gSoa eS S le. gran. cry gIs tor The
consistent vi good uld r. ind upJn the eiCahy oi a.
,niurmpl ating ~ % becouIlE mtnger tnis hnudrrdth
anniversary Under the Influence 81 free government
clty Is pr,-ras, dru 10 wiih nearly nii 81 IN,
great eyeus tiat have been accom- lirAed by py lral
.IaFt o. Pc B.
les citizens and The maguil" al lhth uhi'i 'h~H
are admired wherever c.Fih-tnn j, Nn"Nl' lhu ~ 80,
Ee"o} lin Tue e. facts aud believing that he citizen,
~ NrW-York nave right l." uc proud 81 tue position
which his Metro maintlh among ih' eltit cllo
o. I'm .orld an having cam" io hc grateful for the
many br,sinl. whch IT. prosperity hss bsst'~ed upon
them, tus Committee earnestly t'qi So lhAl Az li't
,uec.iye cu.iy race, creed. con h"n or cl'f
,ir 10 -uitapr piliU;ic demonstration, wbicT VII
cplnncuto during 90" ughl o r 81 - iJhiF eNlrhh mo
hr mOuug % t.c 1th aud c5di ic tLTou- th"t da';
Tne surcs.. o. tne demons must hugely drirhd
upon t., Interest whoa hiI'l i.- inAy 'hr ~ ~,
Committee can only devise l, al lInn aid thcH Iril
Heon ae 'IH IA Tic t "i"n 5s,Il. Of car s, COMMUTE
tIat eycry building h 10" ,y tHIl ne liii i 20 q. .
from 10 ocatk ol the 81 iIy o July un,il l'p "i
de- stauly du in those uOurs as well a., dur
ug tho duy and even ng Ut te itn. u " recommended
assoclI,ious emDe a. thr.r respective p1co'
of meeting ~ S''4e g. .'".ht . nou :" Wv
tuinng thanks to the Crator Of the oHisr.se Tor The
l,,.1 to The reading of the d. ,iaron Inr endrHcr,
ana patriotic discourse other services appioyr'ale
.ur the OCCiS ou.
This l. signed by
Ru-H q. HAWKINS. Chlrn1n
ions h. pANNE-, secretary.
fuTILDw WEED. Chairman Of COMMITTEE on Ouc, ORA
iipu. dnd Invitations.
NLFXAND "a ~HNLEE. AR 0f Co mmttee on Procos
sinls, II limitations, ID 'Iriti M, and Ponce.
dENHY iIAyLM.TrR Chairman ~ Committee 0n Financo
PAUL Go.PLL, Cndigm4 IA Of Co.nmittco ou huso.
ANu-TAHMASY oBjERyANcG.
The Anti-Tammauy Democracy have completed nf
rln,emenis celebration uf the Fourth Of July, ~
Irving Hall. The Hon. IA hard OGOrman hes ggrcc1 10
eliyor address, anl The caraton Of Independence
viii bc read by jerome Buck. ~ nc music VIII he FOR
n-hrd by the 7lst Regiment Band An address wa,
,, cl Yesterday t0 pTpriu. ut lcUOcTttS trnugIout
country nyii them I" take iait VA tbr ceebraOn