New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-05
PATRIOTISM AT RYE.
AN OLD TINE CELEBRATION OF HE DAY
SPEECHES BY MURAT nALsTrAD AND WHITE
1.m nrrn-pIpAnr ANn r.REwORKs.

| LAW REID-PhRADE AND FIREWORKS.
| There wa. m enthusiastic celebration Ut zinc
| Fourth at Rye, IN wcSohestcf County, ycs'cro"y
which reminded those who took part In u OF years
ago whom every one, old and Young male ann icWh"'
! rich md poor with honest sense OF Fi'ron'"
participated IN tho cecbntlon OF the anniversary OF
the signing OF the Declaration Of Independence IN
the programme OF the exercises there was everything
10 remind one OF those times when the day was ocic
| brated by who appreciated II IN lis uue ns"''
| There was n parade, IN which number OF i''"i 80
cieties marched music by band, singing Of patro'lc
songs the reading OF the Declaration Of INDEPENDENCE
speeches In which there WIS the clear rng OF p"'r',
ottsm snd also fireworks bcdes the nring OF utcs AMI
the explosion carspltting nrccrachcs Almost every
on. took part In the exercises and they ~erc graz
success in spite Of the old adage about too mnhy COOKS
| spelling the broth.
An Rye was awake at SUNRISE at least. NIL OF hcr
citizens who have not been deaf for the last decade:
for no one upon whose ears sound. wnvcs could hive
any eject couh possibly rcmain asleep Ions ai"3
dawn. AT that hour a particularly noisy cannon
began firing salute. To the efforts OF 'his io""-
speaking Instrument were added the violent ringing
OF church bells After this the light innntY OF IRE
| crackers OF all sizes TOOK M the chorus IL WINS
kept up with such visor and enthusiasm mat 'h"re
WINS danger N n famine In the nrccmckers As soon
as Il became sufficiently light 20 much Of nnvth'nc
nag. banners and bunting bcr,n to appear on The
fronts Of houses and BY breakfast tine there WAS
hardly honse IN the town OH which there "eic no'
from one to a dozen embcm' Of patriotism
The parade was the first In order IN me ex.
crc1se. II formed near the Protestant
En,scon,, Church and marched through the main street
in the town. past the gayy decorated houses 70 dc
ughtrnlly shaded spot half mile from the railroad
station. Here grand stand had been ercc'eh L"
the use Of the speakers and the ihvtcn e"e''S'
David f. Cowles the grand marshal N the par"d'
and he had ~ his assistants George W. "aiio"M'
Arthur c. Coming and Percy ii. Davis Following
the marshals came Merits Portchestcr Banf, whch
rlaved inspiring music during the entire march The
veterans Of Charles Lawrence Post, Grand Army
Of the Republic had the right Of the line ana ucse
NEIL most OF whose hair IS fast turning wmte moVeu
along with vigorous step TO the patriotic music OF
the band
The mex, examinations IN line were the Pomingoe
engine and hos. companies. Every bit OF metal OF
The engine and the hose cart shone as brightly as
new gold dollar and the in their rcd shirts ana
fine cnps made a fine appearance. In d'rec' ana
pleasing contrast with this display Of thc serh
looking men Of the fire departheH'' calo
the school children: each carrying an HWericah
nag which they waved at the slightest PoVocouon
The school children wrre escorted by company OF
miniature soldiers. made up OF uniformed and armed
coIorcd lads from st. Bencdct's Home. These
Youngsters trudgcd along with The sten1lness N
regulars and their files were os straight as those OF tue
well drilled 7th Regiment. The cnber"lch bat"l!
md the Apawamis Club boys with brass ho"i',cr'
hr,a,qlit M the rear OF the marching part u the
columa The howizcr was lent 10 the club by Colonel
Elliott F. Shepard. There was friendly rivalry be
tween the battery boys and the club members. to see
which cannon could max. tho most noise THO oiacR
gun of the batter would first bolch out peal OF
thunder 10 he followed instant later By one from
the brass one. This ducl N noise was Kept up oil
tho way to the parade ground.
Murnt IIalstead, accompanied by the members or
II.
samuel Hail. Henry ". Quin, IT,. a. f. Mnrllng,
Iustus A. g. Combs. Walter T. Hart, William
H. Parsons r., Arthur W. Corning ana VIII
lam Matthews, was driven 10 the grand-stand b.
hind the two roaring cannons. ono OF the features
~ the parade was the escort furnished by the bicycle
club for each organization In Inc The bicycles were
almost concealed from view by the hunting which was
vound around the wheel. and fastened TO every pos
sible point.
On reaching the grand stand The various organizn-
,lons IN The line grouped around IL In careless
manner. the bright red Of tho iremens shlr's thc
dark blne Of the veterans uniforms, the schoolgr IN
white together with the deep green Of the foliage made
an odd and interesting picture. william A. Parsons |
prcsied md after an overture by the bnnd he IN
PRODUCED tho Row. Edward =. Ferry, who delivered
short prayer. Then the entire assembly )om~h |"
with the music II the band and sang America The
chairman next presented e1-AsScmblyman Samucl W.
Johnson who read the Declaration Of Independence.
original collection Of Edmund Dnric's writings which
was printed I'm ITO The sInGing Of the Red, White
and Blue, came next. on the platform Decides Mr.
IJalstcad the presiding officer and the members OF
,he committee were Stewart D. Matthews. C. r.
WhI;tcman, Howard Wainwright. Hcnry Ias'ead Jacob
Werner the Chief Of tie Fire Department. p Is.
Cheney. Mr. and Mrs ". H. SarbuCh. George Crartn,
yr and Mrs WlHtc,aw Rod. Justice Baiuch, james
NJ Field John Ervine. Mr. and Mrs Hamilton f.
Fairfax tic Misses whitcmorc Mr. ard Mrs. Reginald
r Sherman Mrs John .. Green. Arthur c. GrrHn
J. Bishop. president 81 the ApaNnnis Club George W.
Cuntard james NJ Qulntard, J. F. Quin, The Rev
" " Kirby dean Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
The Rev John r. bushnell, the Rev. Father John
Barry. Of ST. Benedct's Homo and william Porter
Alien, secretary OF The Apawanls Glib.
Mr. Hals.sd the orator OF the day, was introduced
and was received with cheers. He said In part
"Tsip 4tl OF July the DAY which nc shonld oil
talE poli;ics NCt partisan politics, for W. are all
Rcp1b !cans and al Democrats. but more than
That. we are al! Americans. QOud applause.l II Is
well tia; We should hear tlai grand Declaration OF
Independence read 1t grows more attractive as our
familiarity With II Is enlarged II IS becoming I'm us
on this glorious day % be mindful Of the fact that the
Nations dignity never maintained With such
strength rs OF late years Our flag never waved With
greater glory and rs stars never son- with clearer
splcndor than they dc today. II IS our duty then
thus 10 malnta, his heritage n great country. |
handed down to us BY the exerions Of great men to
lre mindful Of The necessity o' preserving It's great
wcalh-ths preservation Of orr forests the pnTy Of
II, rivers the cultivation well as The precrvatior
OF thc richness 0f Tho soil all over the land, N C1ir
game and nshce. avoiding wanton waste, being careful
of al these thng4so that II De no. thrown away u
or hills and valleys become deserts a. did the Old
rich lands OF Israe. Public opinion Is NEEDED TO main
tain NIL Of these necessities There r. no better day
then To discuss these things thnn The Fourth Of Jny
Mr.. Ilnl.cad gave Amusing illustration: Of |
illc extent oi American history which his personal |
experiences covered. beginning with rcmln'ccnce
from the first Presidential election which he could |
remember II that Of 1870. in which william Henry
Harrison the grandfather Of the present President OF
the United slater defeated by Martin Van Buren,