New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-05

ANSIvFRsAIY EXERCIsEs On TIE FLAGSHIP MIN
ErsoTA FESTIVALS ~ ELM PARK, JoNEs's
WOOD. AND LION PARK-THE FIREWORKS AND
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. oBsERvANcEs.
Anniversary services were held on board of
fine United states flagship Minnesota begnng at 10
O'Clock The vessel was handsomely decorated from
stem, to stern with signal flags and flags Of all nations
The blue flag with three white stars Of the Yice-Ad
mral was displayed from the fOremdst head. AT the
morning muster about $50 boys were drawn mp IN line
and Capt. A c. Johnson, with his executive
oescer Lieutenant Commander Sands, inspected The
vessel. At 1880 a. IN. Master l. H. Io"h-
send read the Declaration OF independence
Passed Assistan; Surgeon NJ g. Ruth the orator OF
the day. and bis remarks ELECTED from the boys rounds Of
applause He began by describing to them the bounda-
ries and extent OF the country represented by the Tag
which they were serving under lie called their at.eu
zion tn the celebration Of the day and the for IT,
beginning at the countrys birth. ana leading lis audi
ence an 10 the present time. lie impressed upon then
minds ile grand opportunities which they had before
them pointing ont the history OF the sefnadc men Of
the times who had been as poor ia THIS worlds goods
as they At the close Of the Grafton. Chaplain Robert
Hudson who had fun charge OF the services, bade me
tovss sing America" The Chaplain then offered prayer
after which the services closed with the DoNology
and benedctou. In the evening the vessel was iuhI-
mated with red white and blue lanterns placed alter-
natey IN the uI ports AT the masthead yaIdIhr' anu
ncak Al 10 O'Clock there was pyrOtecbu display Of
candles &c. procured by TIE officers 81 the vessel A.
many BOYS a. could be spared from tie ship were allowed
leave 10 90 on shore in the afternoon TO spend the day
With their parents.
GERMAN SOCIETIES AT FIN PARK.
The exclamation Of the West side Cent nnial Asso-
citation tojk place yesterday at Elm PARK, under the
auction OF Capt Henry schneider The procession CON
sis,ipr Of German Singing aud Turner Societies formed
~ B,ekel's Hail. in West Thirty-second-st, marching
Through Thrtyf0uItb-st. siEtlave, IWenty-thii'isl
and Eghthayc., Ffynint1st. were carr were l'h'u
10 Elm PARK The societies represented included TIC
Iore!,y MdnneIchor, Freundsclaitsbnnd Blooming
dale sangeabust Eureuia Society Casciiia Society,"
1,,aelzer Quartet Club. Prefer Ma nefchor,
C,,,bsus Society, BlOonngdale Deuteher Man
Derchor, Beethoven Gesaus-yerein' west s"e
Quartet Club, and Young Meas Social OiuD'
The procession was led by fonr large wagons be"uti-
fully decorated and each Of an enO!emauc character
The ntst represented Liberty and the l3 Original STATES
liberty being persouated by Miss Alviua Aintefn and
So "A STATES ly young ladies dressed IN white Follow
So, mis- WAS a wagon bearing Columbia aud her 81
states Ms. sophia he gemann as CoinmAa ana inc %
STATES re resented by that numD'F % yo'hg l@lleS
dressed In pink tarletan with red Whle' ana ''u'
s.sbes The next wagon filled with men
I'm continental uniform, win l776 aud 1870 on Two
sides Of th@ir threecOncrcd hats Each Society was
,nreseuted by one OF It's members. The f"uth WAGON
consisted Of the trophies OF and peace Ia the cen
fer was the Rock Of the Constitution Eua4uti ny INC
American Eagle. At each corner was drum ana
stacked arms while ivy and everereens were gfaoelI'
twined over ALL The concert began at ocock IL was
o,ecede by the reading Of the Declaration OF lhde-
nendenee by John Hardy, and speech III German Oy
DIP NJ W Lmpert The music consisted OF Oicnesuai
uerforrpa aud vocal music by the united societies
htep. M tic band marched around the grounds gath
erng the asseInbage together in the main bu1dinR'
where. amid The firing OF cannon and pyroecLnic as
MAY the "star spanged Banner" was sung pS INC