New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-18

ishop. President OF the Mass 1chusetts Senate the
hon Charles j. Moves. Speaker Of the Massachusetts
House OF Representatives the Hon. Rufus 8 Frost Elk
Mayor OF the City of Boston Justices OF the United
States Courts Officers Of the Society of Cincinnati
Veterans OF thc ".r OF 1872 Massachusetts Historical
Society NewEuglsnd Historic Geneal ,gical society.
the Hon Marshall P. wider, president; the Hon.
ument Association the Hon. Charles W. Slack. Pres
1ent OF the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics Assoc
CATION There were also Large number OF other dis.
tinguished guests
Third DVrtaon, commanded nv Charles b. Fox con-
sisted OF thirteen posts or the Grand Army OF the Re
pub ic, the Boston School Regiment, $50 strong
eort to the scboolbovs of 1890 fourteen ALL the
Massachusetts Agricultural College Cadets. MacOoh's
Battery Mediord aud detachmens OF tue Boston Fire
department with hand ngine hundred years old
The Fourth Division was made OF The various char
Fifth DIVISION s-o composed Of charitable assocIa-
lo,s vas IN commaud OF Major Edward c Jones
Irish benevolent societies of Massachusetts,,
ander command of General Donah0e and staff.
NOVEL FEATURE OF THE PROCESSION
The Seventh Division somewhat unique. and
proved to be very interesting. lie exhibit
ton of the various trades of Boston. and was the
one fol which all the spectators apxlOusly watched
This was of the most attractive and entertaining
features of the whole procession. The division
under command of Captain John Mack and staff
was headed by Companies and L, 1st Artillery.
IT, ;. A. rs nfantrymen. and acting as an escort to
the officers and members of the Massachusetts
Charitable Mechanics Association. in long line Of
carriages. Then came the Trade Division, consist
ing of 144 teams. and representing all the many
varied industrious and mechanical pursuits.
and headed by the American Watch Company band.
In this department the contrasts of art, mechanism
and all industries shown 10y representations OF
the machinery and the arts OF 90 10 lOO years
ago. which were followed by those OF the present
time. Among the most prominent features OF this
long division were jordan, Marsh * Co.'S establish
ment with GilmOre's band aud drum corps, followed
by all the men in their employ, making
.good-szed battalion; n car with thirty,
eight young ladies' representing the " Union :"
Rand Il Avery with the old Ramage printing press
III operation once used by Franklin: and the Bay
State Iron Company with 400 men in line. All the
representations were finely made and attracted
much attention by the liberal manner in which the
business men OF the city illustrated the character OF
Their trades and industries.
The procession was three hours and fifteen
minutes IN passing given point, ana
every organization came into line promptly,
so that there were no unneces-
sary and tresome delays. The sOldery bearing OF
the MASSACHUSETTS, troops and the fine marching OF
the New-YOrk regiments drew forth the applause of
the vast tnrOng on the line OF march. The recep-
ton gwen the Goth, 18th and 23d Regiments OF
New-l0rk all along the route was perfect ova-
ton. When these regiments came in sight, they
were greeted with waving of handkerchiefs clap
ping Of hands and loud hurTahs, and as they passed
the cheer was taken up by the thousands
stationed along the line. There in the line
many historic and highly priced emblems. In the
Grand Army ranks was borne flag around which
the colored troops rallied at the assault on
built in 1860 and 1850, marked the great improve
ments made IN the last twenty Years. Musical or
gans of SOD and pianos If 1898 and 1850 were
brought into contrast with each other. Groceries
were exhibited by two prominent hrms; crackers
were made by improved machinery the virtue OF
various pol lshIng compounds was demonstrated by
a half-doZen cOlOred girls. who polished tlnware;
halr WORKERS piled their trade; the art of making
hrebrck was explained; shOemaklng IN primitive
DAYS shown by the JOuIneyman al his bench
and the machines now IN use were IN operation.
the power being furnished by an engine fitted ND
Tor the OCCASION The Old chase IN which General
Lafayette rode in 1924 presented singular con-
tTast with a vehicle OF modern times. The blocks
used launch the old frigate Constitution occupied
place. and attracted much attention.
BRILLIANT SCENES ~ The EvENISG.
In the evening the multitude gathered the
parade ground on the Common, to hear the concert
by Gimore's Band The entire ground was illu-
minated So that ii was bright rs day. by eleceric
lights of great power. The illumination was
of the most brilliant ever witnessed III this country
The band gave an excellent concert, and
before II was ended the crowd had
swelled to enormous proportions, aud probably
included 100 900 people. Yet. with all this vast
assemblage, there seemed TO be no decrease IN the
crowd on the various streets near the the Common
evening which brought fitting end the varied
exercises commemorative of BOstOn's birthday. At
an early hour the people gathered by thousands in
the streets 20 the parade of ths German So
ceties which participated IN by over 1000 men.
The military from New-HOrk were formally re-
ceived by the volunteers here. The 5th Massachu-
sets Regiment received the 18th Regiment from
BROOKLYN, at the Huntington Street station, and
escorted them TO their quarters and subsequently
to their position on COmmOnwealth-aYe. The
MASSACHUSETTS, 9th, and the 23d New-YOrk by the
lst Regiment.