The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-03
TEE GLORIOUS FOURTH
How Jersey City Will Observe
the Day--Pienies and
Fireworks.

Tomorrow the patriotic citizens of Jersey
CITY will celebrate the one hundred ant
eighteenth anniversary of the signing of the
declaration of Independence in q quiet way
All the stores, public offices and large bust
ness houses will be closed. THE J ERsEY CITY
NEWS will also fall into line and will moi
make its appearance tomorrow. On Thurs
day its readers viii be furnished with a com
plete account of the doings of Jersey City:
residents on the glorious Fourth.
The councils of the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics in this city will com
bine their efforts tomorrow and celebrate as
they save never celebrated before The
| Mechanics will ~inaugurate their celebration
with a flag raising and national salute OF
twenty-one guns at Bergen square at nlne
| O'Clock in the morning. From there they
will march, headed by the American Brass
Band, to American Park, in West Bergen
where literary and musical exercises Will De
enjoyed. There viii also be a game of base
ball and other athletic games, n the
Daughters of Liberty will serve refresh
ments. The programme OF the exercises
will MISUNDERSTANDING by the band, prayer
by the Rev. John Atkinson, address OF wei
come by Mr.. Walter Wood, Chairman OF the
Joint Committee address by State Councillor
Frank H. Lewis; Grafton, by George Wash
ingtcn White; reading of the Declaration of
Independence IL the singing OF the star
Spangled Banner, Red, White and Blue,
God Bless Our state, and NAinericaia ~
the evening there will be a grand display OF
fireworks in the vacant lot at jackson and
Clinton avenues.
TURNER'S.
The G~reenville Turn Verein will hold its
twenty-first annual picnic at the Greenville
Schuetzen Park. There will be a prize
bowling contest for ladies and gentlemen,
athletic games for children and members,
turning and pyramids by the members, cal
isthenics by the boys and girls of the junior
class of the Turn Verein, and in the evening
a display of fireworks.
The C%aledoniau Club will hold its annual
games at Caledonian Park. A large num-
Der OF entries nave been received and there
viii be many spirited contests.
UNION VETERAN LEGION.
The members of Encampnent No. 81, Union
Veteran Eegiou, will leave early IN the
morning for Westtield. where they will par
ticipate in the celebration OF OF the one nun
dred and fourth anniverSaryof the found
ing of Westaeld. The legion will take its
baud with it.
Mgr. Seton of ST. Joseph's Church will
nave a fife and drum corps parade, sword
drill and flag raising on the parish green I'M
mediately after the nine O'Clock mass. A
number of young ladies will sing patriotic
songs and a large flag will be swung to the
breeze.
THE IA IN
The day will be observed in q general way
by the Hobokenites. There win be no public
speech making nor public fireworks Many
OF the citizens will go to Eidorado &c
witness the display there, and others to diff
ferent places where powder is exploded.
Tomorrow morning the bachelors and
benedicts of Hoboken Council, c. A, will
try to play baseball at the cricket grounds
near Tenth street. A refreshment stand
will be stationed at second base, and he who
is so good a PLAYER as to reach there ma re
| gale himself with a nice cool glass Of boiled
hops. Those who make the first and second
home runs will be awarded suitable token:
of their proficiency.