New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-11
TODAY.

| Bay, mOVlng uP Nho
andtwenty sxth.st. and returning; coo,o,os stort
D. m.-Parade Of United Cathohc socIeu ,scncc 70
Fifth.ave TO Sevcncenthst, to Inion Squ1;re nS
to Fourteenthst, to University Place to " Rrond
way ymMCathoc S celebration at carn'ge Music Hall
p Societies. at the 7th Regiment ATmo,y pr,,co
| Athletic games a. Manhattan Flem' a''erhoo"
| TOMORROW.
N a m.-MIlltary and civic parade, starting at tne
battery thence to broadway ,, TO- Lo,re"S ~ Four
around washington ro%rSa SGns to sevcnccnthst to
FInhavc to Fifty -nnth-s and tnrre diSo"rr riGhtb
u. m"Night pageant with aegorcal h9%ts ,%s ni ann
fireworks Illumination, over the route OF '"e "'''i'
THURSDAY. OCTOBER ~.
| D. m.-Publc dinner at Lcnox Lyccum
The pied piper of lIamelin town 'faileu 'nr""E"
the streets of New-York in the prieht oo'o''
sursb,re Yesterday. and all tie children trooped
forth to follow him. Throughout all tIie enS'"
| of tho city's principal avenue sounded the tramp
Of boyish feet. Down between solid banks o
humanity 90 600 little soldiers of the Grand Army
| of the Future marched did the children oil
Israel ,brouch the waters OF the Red Sea. Every
| nationality and creed there. Inc swar'ny
negro and the pale Caucasian: Roman CathoicS'
| Hebrews and Protestants the Italian ana the
| Indian. scions of the lineage of the Great DIS
| covcrcr and the discovered
| Evervwherc was the schoolboy with his shin
| Ing morning face, not creeping like snail uh-
willingly 20 school, but stepping OF proudly
70 the music OF hundred marching BANGS
There were rocking art students with palette
| and maui sticks, ard white. serious-iaccd nurses
from the traini.g schools Sailor boys trod upon
the heels OF fiery gouavcs, and little girls waiNed
! hand In hand behind their s'urdier hrothcr-'
The expoctant mutitudcs which lined the
| avenue were kept waiting an hour beyond 'he
time set for the starting Of the parade Ihen
unon ,he brow Of Murray Hill there came SHIN
NOR NJ cold upon a field Of black. II was tho
| crn,inr OF the MONDAY sun upon The gded trap
| nlncs n the mounted police and OF the granu
| mar.hal's star Then down before the waiting
| multitude of fond parents and proud r"latiV"s
| marched the flower Of New YorIs schoolhoy army
| among waving facs, and under the trailing nan
| ners Of score of nations From the Memorial
| Arch. where tho Genus OF Discovery looked down
upon this rushing current Of young life. through
| tho graceful arcade AZ TwentySecon1r 81, TO the
white marble pile in Washington Square. every
foot Of the way was gay with bunting and with
| glittering decorations.
| CRowDING THE LINE OF MARCH,
The gathering HISS VI SP''''''i' "''
stand and stoop and balcony along In" lin" OF
march From Fifty rinth-'t 10 Na'h'n,t)h
Souarc there was not square foot of avalap.e
snoce unoccnpicd when the head of the pro-
cession swung into Fifth-avc. at / o'clock, ana
| moved down between the lines Of bluecoats that
kent the smooth and wc-swcpt pavement clear
| NJ strarclers Every cross street had it. tangled
| mass of tracks covered with clustering humanity
| Tho sidowalks were jammrd, the fences hidden
| beneath rows of patient sightsccr> who had com"
| hours ahead Of time 10 secure their points OF
vantage and every window had its gazing group
The warm sunshine kept the waiting people
comforta le and in the hest Of humor Inc
ARRANGEMENTS for seating the crowds IN TN" great
official stands were pcrfect. The police rcllglousN
| observed the Superintcndcnt's order relative 70
| kccpnr their clubs in their belts, and conlinng
| themselves 10 moral suasion in handling the
| crowd The marching column came rapidly on
| with full ranks and without Interruption In
| short the whole machinery OF me morning c'l-
| cbration ran smoothly on without shock or
| friction.
| The spectators were as apprccatvc as th"
| voncst Of the para ling youngsters could hav"
| wished Women appaudcd the little toddlers
| who nloddcd along with Ow-like solcmnltN ana
| intens, nrcoccupation Men laughed at the ou'-
| Iandish cheers and amusing antics OF the Digger
! hovs who 90 70 bigger schools and call themselves
| college men: and all joined in admirlng the
wholesome, clcar-eycl boyhood that Tor more
| than two hours filled the avenue with shalSh',
closc-marchins ranks, where shoulder was pie'S'
| to shoulder and every bright young lace was
STORMY set with tho determination TO DO or uIe
| for tho glory Of Columbus
| Az tho head cf the procession walked Mayor
Grant. looking as spruce as dandy III hlS sn'nS
.ilk hat and well-fttng frock coat. N"' "''''
| came the members Of the Board of Educatloh an"
| then the hoOd-tide of small boys Set H. W"''
,fter wavc rank behind rank until the beholdcr
| could neither count nor comment i,',o VIZ
small bows in knickerbockers and small boys III
.ho Grs, Gusb and glory of long pantaloons. There
| were small boys in uniforms and small boys III
| their Sunday clothes There were sailor ooyS
and soIder boys There were small boys strug-
clinc with large banners. and large boys proudly
carrying little nags There were boys with guns
| and bows Wit. canes. There were ooNS WIN
playcd upon the sackbut and the psai'er III
uniformed bands. and boys who played upon the
| kazoo and the snare drum
| Tbcrc were Girls. too, who wore blue dresses
| aid looked so determined that the Vrhh' ma''
shook in his insecure position by the roadside az
| tho vision of what might happen whch th'if se''-
| Grafton shall come upon the woman righ's Pi''-
| form. There were the tall, t0wny lh'ah sl'S
| If thc Carlisle school, who wore glasses ana
| looked as cultured as any of their pale, blue
blooded sisters in Boston, and, after them, the
Haxen-haired little Gretchens of the Turn |ereln
| schools.
| FIN FURNISHED BY COLLEGE BOYS.
| The Columbia College boys ticlued the Ia u
tho crowd with their walking alphabet flitcfh
tall students clothed In sweaters and tall w!i'e
hats bore each upon his manly bosom component
,o,,or - tho words Columbia College while one
"a, vonth represented space. Not coslnc space,
| hu, a nrinter's space lie was walking " NJ
mad in fact. and separated 4" Columbia from
College with his ample bulk. When this per,
,patetic sim board lined up before Vice Er'laent
Morton and Governor Flower in the Presidents
stand and faced TO right and left, the crowd read
/ :, -. .lai. hreasfs and shnutcd WITH