New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
CATION-OTllER MATTERS OF
POPULAR INTEREST.

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~ vos not too warm for comfortable marching but
~ was a high wind which carried clouds OF dust
,,mrh the air at frequent intervals, PROVOKING ho'
.o complaint over the condition Of the streets which
ao This possible. The dust clouds were especiaiy
'rere and accravating in the vicinity OF the rro'
80, Park Plaza, where the largest crowd, was cohsre
"a The houoring Of Columbus began previous to
rdaay. However. On Thursday there was crcd't
.Mo parade Of some 10000 children connected Win
w. ,orochal schools which attracted a good deal OK
t,n,,on on The evening Of that day the Brooklyn
,a,te he the first OF its anniversary meetings lor
.s YEAR and listened to 3" The story OF 1lumbls as
,o,ed by Mrs. Mary 4. Livcrmorc. An audience a'
,.,ge rs Association Hall Would hold gathered To Hear
'ar The view witch she took OF Columbus, the man.
Gas much more favorable IMAM mat OIL soihe r'oo'''
critters on tie sub Ct
put Friday was the great day. not only was Colnm-
,Os celebrated tncn. but the Soldiers and s'ior'' Me-
.ao,,el Arch which has been in process OF erection
=, three wears was formally dedicated. II was the
,actatlon AT one time that the ceremony would taAc
,ace on Decoration Day last May, but the work wa
sayed for various reasons, and 1t happens that bo'h
che having OF the cornerstone and the dedicauoh o'
ma arch lave occurred late in the fall although Dpl
=, these exercises would most ftlnely havc been hed
An ,le day apart fr honoring the memory OF thc
,siors who died daring the war The parade which
,sceded the ceremonies Il the arch was one OF me
-, effective that has ever occurred IN the CITY
nd the number If peopc collected TO view II all along
,he line OF march prodigi0uS. The biggest crowd
=, all Odds cat cred In the vicinity OF the arch Itself
peope began to together three hours leloe ''c
nsrode was formed Downturn. Thousands secured
eces on the numerous stands erected ncas the park
entrance and thousands occupied such points OF
santiago rs were avail able in the reighborhood NJ
one Of these was TT wit,on It's complement oil s,Rh'
seers The line OF march led throaSh the arch "mch
was thus used for the first time. Much at"huo"
xas attracted by the numerous files OF schoolboy' ~
they marched by. each boy carrying a smah has' ~
was a pretty sight. particularly for those WHO were
enabled to see the moving column aS epproncheo OF
,eceed through one of the numerous streets embraced
IN the route OF the procession.
The arch was without anv decoration whatever IN
tne wav of flags StreamerS. The people saw M
rs full proportions. except for the company OF people
who had places its top. 1t Is certainly me
structure and fitting monument 10 the men whose
memory II onshrines. Hence It Is all the more re
erettable that wiser judgment was not displayed IN
ne choice Of the site for II. Only small part %
the great number Of people assembled around The
arch When the services took place there were adj" TO
hear the words Of tho speakers. Or. Talmage spoke
with much iervor and the large Catholic element In
the population Of the city well represented v III"
Rev. F. W McCarty. who designated by the
Nshop FOR this purpose The parade however was
the feature Of the day. which gave supreme sails
faction although the fine display Of fireworks from
the Reservoir I'LL on Friday evening gave delight
10 perhaps as many thousands rs witnessed the
pageant which for four daylight hours lent unwonted
varetv and picrcsQueness 10 three or more miles OF
streets.
So Congressman and Railroad Commlssl ner Chaplin
Is still holding on to both OF his Offices. Really this
Is not surprising on the contrary II l. characteristic
He resolutely chung to the MayoIalty after being
elected 10 Congress-; why should he not do the same
thing after his appointment as member OF the
Railroad Commission To be sure. he says that he
Intended TO resign but was dssuaded from doing so
by his friends and then he ascertalned that 1T would
cost several thousand dollars to eject his successor
who would only have few months to serve at the
most SO the ex-Mayor sterny resolved t. sacrifice
himself and prevent his useless expenditure Of money
Who the friends who advised him to remain
aybIe onceholder I. not stated. Mr.. Chaplin might well
pry be delivered from such friends There Is some
doubt IA to whether he actually sent his resignation
10 Albany and then withdrew II; what he says on the
subject Is that he did not complete th1 reslgnHruh
If he withdrew II after 1t was filed with the Sec
retary O. state IL would be Interesting u know on
what authority this permitted 10 be done
The Seldl Society las a new scheme this season
In pursuance Of It's purpose T. educate the mass oy
means 81 music. II las arranged series OF con-
terts for worhing IeOp'e which VIII pracucaiY Dc
free. TIE charge for admission Is 10 be The timing
sum Of ten cents and parents who take their chill
dren viii net be required t. pay fr them The
music will be furnished by Mr.. seids well known
orchestra and will be Of popular and phth0tlc
character: Miss Lillian Bauvelt will sing. The first
Of these concerts will take place next saturday even
ing AT the Academy OF Music. 1t Is hoped 10 secure
h g. audience OF the right people through ~ co
operation Of committees 81 ladies conn cied Win III"
various churches, who will distribute tickets that
IpniA- an
ment Of ten cents Three concerts have been ar
anred for thus far but more may be given. Tie
enterprise Is a most excellent one and deserves t. b.
largely successful The regular concerts Oh te
sedl Society viii take place on the following oates
November IA, December 10. January IL january
10, February 0, March and March 20. The dates
were put close together on Mr.. Hedfs account ann
when he was released from his contract VIII" inc
kssees Of the Metropolitan Opera House 1t was TOO
ate TO make any changes.
The large registration on the first two DAYS IS ,n-
dicatve OF a degree 81 interest In pohucai "n"''S
that Is extremely gratifying. The total Is wei III
advance Of that reached two years ago-OVeF il'ooo
BY actual figures and nearly twice that much ahead
Of last year. Everybody who Is not yet reelSle'ru
should bear in mind that the last opportunity to make
ready for voting will be given next fHddy "l'u
Saturday. A citizen who does not sct us Aa"'o vi
the rolls before 10 O'Clock on saturday evening "eA'
viii b. DISTINGUISHED There III. strongest iethohS
Why the Republicans Of Brooklyn should vote WIN
out exception this year. Their part In the ficsi
Dental campaign is an important one, ana they haVc
IN excellent set Of local candidates u support PC
edes the chance Of winning two seats In Congress ana
three or four at least In the Assembly.
In his address at the opening Of the Brooklyn
Institutes school of Political Economy On Monday
evening John a. Taylor paid a handsome tribute 10
Professor Hooper. the lndeiatieabe executive heai vi
fiu iu
Institute is TO erect IN cooperation with the city, he
said: al would suggest that when the broad base OF
that massive superstrucure shall appear above the
surface Of our eastern park hands, there shall appear
In bold strong characters somewhere upon its granite
blocks side by side with the name OF Augustus Ira
ham. the name OF that faithful, energetic clHen VI
Brooklyn who has furnished chiefly the untinng per
siste,cy tho natchess enthusiasm and the unquPnch