New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-24

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PRESENT AT THE sEMI.oENTENNlAh
The Committee on Literary Exercises sent
ticket yesterday for the services at the ouo-
Treasury TO William H. Armstrong, Of Washing
ton who was present at the semi-centennial ceie-
bration here in 1880, and heard the address
delivered by John Quincy Adams. John @. Cal
houn, of the New-YorlS Southern Society, called
on the Committee on Plan and Scope to invite
President Harrison to be the guest OF the clup
on the Thursday evening following the celeora-
ton. The committee could only say that one
President has already made his arrangements
TO return to Washington on wednesday evening
committee of the German societies winch
arc to assist at the open-air concert on Iuesuy
evening called on the Plan and Scope COMMITTEE
and offered half the receipts IL they might be
allowed to charge for tickets Of admission 70
the concert. AS the centennial managers had
already announced that the entertainment was TO
be free, the application was not considered
With regard TO the German committees fears
that the audience would take the form OF
mob, II the seats were free, they were reminded
that the superintendent Of police would attend
to that The Art Committee Of the German
division has erected large tent on the vacant
lots running from Fifty-eighth to Fifty-nlnth-
ST., west OF Sixth-ave., in which to put together
the large floats As some Of them are
to be nearly twenty feet high, it was not possible
to construct them in an ordinary building.
PUBLIC COMFORT FOR STRANGERS.
The Bureau Of Public Comfort, organized by
the hotel men of the city, at No. 30 Union Square,
is now fairly under way long list of rooms
has already been sent in from various parts Of the
city, and Mr.. Wall, the manager, is confident that
sufficient accommodations can be provided in this
way TO meet the wants Of all who come. The
number Of frstcass private families who are Will
ing TO let rooms is remarkable.
During the Centennial week the metropolitan
Museum Of Art in Central Park Will be reserved
exclusively for visitors. Students Will be De
barred from copying pictures during that period
Admission on Monday can be had on payment Of
the usual fee Of twenty-five cents On the other
days admission will be free.
Although many labor organizations Will take
part in the Industrial Parade and over 10000
laboring men will turn out on that occasion, still
there is no concerted action on the part Of organ
lied labor some unions going so far rs fning any
who will parade are the Plasterers' Union, Brick
layers Union Operative Painters, Granite, Brown
stone ana mafDle CuVerS UNIONS, lnternhbiOnhl
Boatmen's Union No. /, Theatrical Progressive
Union, Brotherhood and United Order OF Car
penters and Joiners, Fresco Painters Union and
United German PAYERS Some of the unions with
socialisto procvtles refuse TO participate In any
way.
The Union League Club announced yesterday
that in consequence Of the large attendance an
ucpated at the club-honse on Tuesday next only
members would be admitted on that day.
The Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs stand. IN front
Of No. 43b Fifth-aye.. will be for the accommodn-
ton Of ladies well members, and a comm ttee
representing each Of the thirty chapters Of the
fraternity has been selected to welcome visitors
on the days CT the parade. A reception and supper
to prominent members of tho fraternity then IN
the city will be given the evening OF May l:
A flagstaff over seventy feet high was placed
on the roof Of the Real Estate Exchange yestsr-
day, and the flag win be hoisted on Centennial
Day for the first time.
The members Of the Cotton Exchange voted yes
terday not TO observe Monday O holiday
John II Starin has placed the excursion bargts
John Nelson. William A. Sumner, Stephen War
rem, William II. Vanderbilt g.. A. Arthur and
Curry at the service Of the Municipal Police force,
members Of the New.Yorll Fire DEPARTMENT and
the mail carriers Of this city, in order that their
families may, free of charge, not only witness. but
participate in. the naval parade on Monday.
BY order Of the commodore OF the New YORK
Yacht Club, the House Committee hns chartered
the steamer Henry T.. Bishop for the exclusive use
Of members Of the club. 70 witness the naval
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