New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-02
PLANS FOR THE FOURTH.
AN OLD-FAsHIONED PARADE.
PATRIOTIC CEREMONIES. FLAG RA1sINGs. EXCUR
sIoNs ATHLETIC GAMES AND OTHER
FORMS OF CELEBRATING THE


Until 1873 the feature Of the Fourth OF July cee-
bration in this city was what it is in most other
places-a parade Since then there has been none.
but arrangements have been made, and 1t Is ex-
pected that there will be od-fashioned Fourth
of July parade this year in which about 5000 per-
sons will take part /. S. Dickinson will be the
grand marshal, and Major John c. Norman CHER
OF staff
The organizations which will parade will report
early as the line will move from Ffth-ave. and
Thirty -fourth-st. at 3 a. m. The assignments OF
divisions for the parade have been made as fol-
lows:
First Dlvislon-An regular military bodies mar
Second Division~NavaI Veterans and Naval Ca
diets: marshal Rear-Admlral b. 5. osborne. H..
m Th P Mad2 schdser and kindred 00''
Fourth Diyisionrsons Of Veteran Camps; mar
Fifth Diy!son-ndependen military bodies; mar
shall Colonel Fest Union vetsra aSd E sons with
seventh Dvlson-oIder Of United TED american Me-
'h RsSh sfHSri aTns Of tinted Me-
chanIcs. juniors; marshal Richard Brush oroer
Tenth Division-Public schools and miscelaneo"s'
marshal. senior principal ,,-o,or,o. = Cod
ney. Sons OF American Revolution; Coionel Jonn
Pryor Old Guard: Major e. F. clansen. g. A. r. !
Colonel Charles T. SpraGue. g. A r., and colonel
John S. Ellison. q. a. r.
The Washington Continental Guard will raise the
National colors the old fort or block house
in Central Park at sunrise. The "Iol- American
flag will be used
A number of speakers have been invited to de-
liver long and short talks at the Tammany Hall
Fourth Of July pow wow" and the meeting prom
ses to be one of unusual interest on account OF
the possible presence OF Richard Croker.
An Independence Day meeting of the New-York
Society Of the Cincinnati VIII be held at Deliloi-
icos at p.
The Young Mems Institute will have outing
to celebrate the day. The members and their
friends will the steamer Little Silver from
Twclfth>st. and North River at SA5 a. IN. for
Navesnk Highlands.
? The New-York Letter Carriers Association VIII
celebrate the day with its eighth annual festival
and games at Lion Park The proceeds OF the
festival will be devoted to the associations Sick
and Death Benefit Fund" Free stages for Lion
Park will leave One-hundred -and-sx th-st. and
/ Thrd-ave. at frequent intervals. The fireworks
display will take place at r. m.
The athletic committee of the New-Jersey Attn
etic Club has arranged a series Of games for the
day the most important OF which will be the con-
tests for the all around championship Of the ANA
teur Athletic Union.
The annual regatta OF the Iarchuont Yacht Club
will be OF unusual importance this year. Members
Of all the leading yacht clubs have been invited to
enter their yachts.
The Naphtha Launch Regatta will also take place
on the Fourth. This will be under the direction OF
the American Yacht club. The course viii be
eight nautical miles. with one turn from port TO
I starbOar1
! A large programme has been arranged for Staten
/ Islands celebration ut Prohibition Park The ora
/ ton will be delivered at II a. IN. by the Rev Or.
/ Louis A. Banks: there will be a banquet at l p. M
; and at D. m william Lloyd Garrison will de-
I liver an address Whittier. the Poet Abolition
/ ist" At 745 p. m there will be rnLsic3. enter
/ talnrneut and at 91J p. m the days celebration
| Will be closed with fireworks.
f.tex'c NJ.
noon and evening festivities. with addresses. music
/ and fireworks.
| A narpolo has been erected at Kingsbridge. where
Fort Prince Charles stood. and the raising or the
stars and Stripes there will be- the chief incident or
/ the Fourth OF July celebration. Addresses VIII be
/ delivered by IN IS. A. Narian. Hosea r. Perkins,
/ De NH C. OverbauSh and others.
! At Huntington. L. l., a monument to the memory
| OF Nathan Hale will De unveiled with appropriate
! ceremony at go D. m. Stewart J.. WoOdford ana
| Robert Lenox Belknap Will deliver addresses.