, 1889-05-01
OUR CENTENARY.
New York's Grand Cele-
bration.
The Great Parade and Other
Exercises Of the Day.
Fine Weather, Immense Crowds
and Great Enthusiasm.
How the Day Was Honored in
Other Places.
The New York Celebration.

NEW iOnhf LhDIl OOs-lu t uil DlOht
bright and beautiful; more perfect
weather could not be wished for. The
air was a little sharp, but just right for
those who were preparing to take part in
the procession. The earlist streaks of
dawn found many on the streets and as
the day wore on, the numbers increased
till the lower half of Manhattan island
was filled with a greater throng than were
ever there at one time before A brisk
breeze set myriads of flags Tapping in
iubil.t,on on the memorial anniversary
and rustled among vast quantities OF dec
o~rations which blazed in profusion from
every house front, making a bewildering
kaleidoscope of national colars. Martial
strains were borne upon the breezes
from the battery and elsewhere. Horse
men in brilliant uniforms, dashed here
and there; troops and other bodies moved
to their appointed positions to take part
in the parade.
The chimes of old Trinity church rang
out the solemn strains of 'Old Hundred"
followed by Hail Columbia" Yankee
Doodle" Centennial March, "Colum
1.-THE Starry Flag" Our Flag is There"
NNIl lLtbk oJhNY my COUNTY, y TI4H
of Stars" and her the sounds of bells
calling the people to thanksgiving ser.
vices in the various churches, awakened
the people anew to the true solemnity of
the occasion. Services we're held in all
the churches of the city of every domi-
nation. devOtIve masses being offered in
Catholic churches at which special prayers
were held. AS a matter of course, the
principal services were at st. Pauls church
in. Broadway, where Washington attended
on the morning of his Inauguration.
Thanksgiving Services at st. PnuI's
Church..
AT 8 o'clock the committee on states
escorted the president from Fifth Avenue
hotel, accompanied by the chief Justice
and members OF the cabinet. aud under
presidents residence. The vice presi-
lent entered President Harrison 8 carriage
and the procession moved down to st.
Paurs. At the Vcsey street gate the
party was met by a committee of the Yes
try of Trinity church and the president
conducted tn Washington's pew. The
edifce was filed with the wealthiest and
most prominent people in the country.
Bishop Potter's address was an eloquent
one. After dwelling on the exalted char
acter OF w ~ashinGton, especially on the
oeep religious feeling winch governed him,
as shown on the day OF his Inauguration
when nc came to worship In this very
church, the speaker closed with a prayer
that the nation be led to follow Washing
tons noble christian example.
Exercises ut the Treasury Building.
After the ceremonies at the church were
concluded the nrca;dont;al marty escor,ed
hn H. - -. = ~
w tue commiloee' was driVeh 10 the suo-
treasury building, where the literary ex-
e%rcises OF the day began. The crowd at
the sinh treasurv de6od communication ,nd
,ho oboora - - ,LS NNIN.
''e o"s''' "n'oh k'eeOcu ."e pres'ueht
upon ms appearance on thG, platform.
9nuer Ihe heroic statue OF washington,
larry sh9ok the foundations oil the ouiid-
ing Wheh the exercises at the sub;
treasury 9egah, inc military parade started
up psoauwaS from flne street, with zen
era ocnoneiu cemhannihgc me parade
"as III ,h'ee uiVisiohs' the nrst consisting
~ resI,a! .ropps; cauets anu naVai corps
mes' l oih1efs NV stronR, ieu the column.
oeeohn ui'tS.ou oonsnsosu Vi s.a,e
,ha; maronlne IN one oruer III wnich
.he resPectlve states were admitted to
s,n,a Nun tre governors o. each
was aiso given In this division to govern
Toonnr OF ulo loops lnc,uIlng Governor
over Of 0ro%no ~ ana uoyernor renn-
formed bv he CD tnlra 9iyls'2n was
lie, Lovaf legion and n;niy Oh lne hepuo-
The sinh treasury sions wo o,Ise
r. ,nhesuuue asury steps were the mecca
9 o'clock il was almost mnaS. hpui. AZ
hrongh the streets for n n"artan 90 pass
around while in the ;mmad;ate n oi q male
hood of the sub treasury. siSbisaers m"no
nooIa u ~ .ne SUI '''Tsuty' s'gn'seers were
5ao,;a IKE sheep 90 soon a. the p,resl.
~ paIaS reacned aue Platform ash9ut
oro. app'i ms fosc E from .ne assembled
exercises bu introdnc;ns ES IPGdea ' n