The evening world., 1894-02-22
LAST EDITION.
WASHINCT0N'S DAY.
Patriotic Citizens Are Celebrating
, 1t in Various Ways.
Volunteer Firemen Gather in Brook
Iyn to Parade.
Many Banquets and Entertainments
to BE Held Tonight.

Washington's Birthday is being OBJ
strved by all patriotic New Workers In
a 1uiet way. 1t Is a day of rest for the
%toilers, a day of quiet in the busy marts
of the city. All public offices. National,
State and municipal, are closed; the ex-
changes, the markets. all the wholesale
stores and most of the retail establish
ments are closed, and the looms in the
mills, the lathes in the shops and other
machinery are silent.
The starry flag floats from the peaks Of
the City Hall, Post-Ofice, Custom-House
and a thousand private buildings. The
downtown streets are almost deserted,
while uptown thoroughfares are filled
with people in holiday dress.
Parndes md Receptions.
Many parades, drills, meetings, social
gatherings, receptions banquets and
balls have been planned for the day and
evening to give expression TO- the patri,
these programmes are being carried out
in all parts OF New York, Brooklyn and
the rest of the metropolis.
Old Glory was raised, in accordance
with immemorable custom, at Battery
Park at sunrise. Christopher r: Forbes.
great-grandson Of Capt, John Van AIRS,
that honorable service, surrounded by
representatives of several organizations,
and a lOO-gun salute was fired at the
same momen on Fort Greene. Brooklyn.
BY Stephenson Post Grand Army of the
At daybreak, Capt. John G. Norman,
supported by the Washington Cont
of lis and 1872, gave the Stars and
Stripes to the crisp breezes and the
bright February sur on the block,house
in Central Park. The Pequ9d Slu5 rt OF
motto Of the Washington Continentals
the Pequods Is we Love Those Who
Love Our Country
Firemen assemble.
The Exempt Firemen's Association of
the city Of New York made the earliest
of New York. These old veterans. with
the Mount Vernon Exempt Firemen's
Association. this morning. descended
With the Brooklyn Veteran volunteer
Firemen in their annual parade,
TO fortify Themselves against the rig rs
ors of the Brooklyn Slimd R,c ana inc ne
Williamsburg. the two associations break.
tasted at 9 O'clock at the restaurant OF
1 Dolan & Nephew, 80 Park Row; There
John Meehan. the Nephew" Of the firm,
.lwho is know as the man who never took
ch day off, presided at the beef and,
dEounter. as he has sdt done every aTiiek
Nook several fiash-light photographs of
There were nlne ssy, yss,e of "a the ..r Ssw
heck" of by-gone days on the plaza In
Fifty Hall Park. where it was the cyno-
ure of all eyes.
Among the New YORK exemP!s 1 wers
Washington Market; Peter j. Hickey,
AIRY Marley, the oysterman; John Tan.
e lemanM; a astes 5lmeS Tim Mayo po ~ the
Ereat real estate operator; Jim Mcvey.
pr the Post-Ofice Registry Department
'THIartie Reese. keeper OF ne ely ha,.,
Hquad, n last but. not least, Harry
tHoward. the venerable chief Of the old
Time Volunteer Fire Department.
' There are loS members in the M1 ,nn
yand 80 Of them came on from New YORK.
byoungest sister city to Join In the cele'
Vibration. Their President Is William A
eIAnderson, n among the members pres
Ient were eX-Chief. now City Clerk Elias
gPease. City Marshal Martin j: Bennett
Assessor John H. Cordes and Fire Com
missioner Frank Bruce.
Their uniform is similar to that of the
New York men. a tan-colored overcoat
blue trousers. red shirt and cone helmet
The programme for the day called foi
for dinner at the Everett Hotel, tht
famous old hosiery at washington Mar,
: ket. where THE Evening World" dinet
GO newsboys one Christmas Day and
Albani sang to them.
Al $40 Foreman Noonan ordered the
procession to start, and they went down
took to Atlantic street. Brooklyn, where
city.
school Entertainments.
The Workingman's School. 100 Yves
Fif,y-fourth street, celebrated the day
with its annual inspection and exercise!
e. 10 o'clock, under the direction OF DIR
", T.. f. Groszmann, the Superintendent
The classes were put through the regular
routine, and the Kindergarten was In ses
sion simultaneously from 10 to II o'clock
AZ In exemplifcatlon of the system o
earning by doing"
The school, originally intended exclu
M piS for the children OF working PEG
OF paving pupils. was founded by the So
GSiety for Ethical Culture in 1878. 1t nov
s,1sSs goo pupils, and Its maintenance cos
ne President. Louis seligsberg Score
tary' and NJ. .Beckhard Treasurer.
pAt ~ o'clock, also 900 recently arrived
nngliSh day classes of the Baron d,
tilrsch Fund. were gathered in the He
Tpsw Institute. East Broadway. ant
!eNerson street, TO receive instruction OIL
me man Washington, and the American
cherish.
~ ~ uhNellinB OF tne Macuonaiu Dus
o. Washington in the Post-Office at /
eclock was not the least enthusiast
feature of the day.
Other observances included a luncheoI
ana music by the General Society of tn,
~m"HghieIs Of the Revolution at the hom'
., Mrs; Charles Francis Stone. Audubon
Fark. Washington Heights.
Museums Open Free.
The Museum OF Natural History ant
ne Museum of Art were open free al
nay, and at the former Prof. A. s. Bick
more's topic for the free lecture at SO
Worlds Fair" "
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