The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-20
ALBANY'S BI-CENTENNIAL.
AUSPlCIOU5 OPENING OF THE SEC
OND DAYS CELEBRATION.

The Mayor OF the City Makes Procls.
nation Calling on Everyone to Join
ia the Esstivities-Secretary Manning
erected with "a Salute - intero,ting
Ceremonies.
ALBANY, N. Y, July 20 Monday
openeh cool and cloudy The programme
oil the second day Of the bicentennial cole
hration began at . Il. m, whea Mayor
thatcher. with drawn sword, and prccste
hy a crier AMI herald healed a procession
il which were the city officials the Burgers
corps, the Jackson corps, the hi-centennial
committee, and Caugnawa Indians in wax
paint and feathers, and proceeded 10
the ancient city gates The
streets through which the column
passed were lined with spectators Secretary
Manning waved his hand to the procession
ISIS from his window and was greeted With
a salute. When the line reached the south
gate, the may or made the following proCla
nation:
80 all ye of good fame and honest name,
traveller, student and friend, who shal! enter
oar gates this day aud in the days that
tor three times shall follow after this
peace greetings, cheer and welcome.
Hitherto have we come after twice 100 years
and within our walls to-day we celebrate
the natal event. Join with us in commem-
grafton OF the day when our fathers received
their charter 40 years ago Enter then,
beneath this triunIphial arch and unite with
us in pecan and ovation. Freedom, liberty
and immunity We give thee for this time.
This proclamation was fastened on both
the south and north gates. The Indians
sang IN their native tongue, and the ringing
Of bells announced that Albany had thrown
open her gates with hearty welcome TO all
to participate in her festivities. After these
ceremonies the great tent in Capitol park
was filled with people who, who witnessed
very interesting exercises by several thou
sand school children of the city, consisting
OF music, tableau1 and recitations
Historic tableux were presented repre-
senting the arrival of Hendrick Hudson in
1909, the reception of the Dougan charter at
Albany on July 20, l6-G and the reception
of Lieut.. ten John Burgeoyne and Baron
ess Reisdel by Mrs Phihp Schuyler after
the surrender at Saratoga at the Schuyler
mansion in Albany III liiL The music
rendered by a chorus of 900 voices was
very fine,
The two gold watches offered by the com
mittee for the best essays on "Albany's
history and growth in two centuries. S"
one to be written by a boy and the other
10y II glrl-were awarded 30 George l.. Hud
son and Elizaheth Davidson. The morning
ended with canoe race. on the river. The
fireworks Thursday night will include
| among the set pieces mammoth Representa-
| tions in colored fires of the delivering Of
| the Dougan charter to Mayor Schuy Ter,
the citys coat -of-arms, the landing OF Hud-
son and the falls of Niagara
The school children in the afternoon pro.
| Cecded to the places where the forty five
| memorial tablets had been erected TO desig
nate historical spots, and unveiled them
I he first of the grand parades occurred in
the afternoon 1t was participated in by
| organizations representing every trade and
| branch of business III tue city, with floats
and costumes illustrating their respective
pursuits. The procession was four miles
| lUn-.