New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-08
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AN IRISH EMBLEM FLOATED.
AG.RAIsERs SURPRISED AT THE ELlZ-
ABErHPoRT SCHOOL DEDICATION.
A FIREMAN CLIMBED THE POLE AND fuLi'''D
nou.x TUE OBJECTIONABLE sTRENMER-THE
BIGGEST PUBLIC SCHOOL BtiLpiN" II

4 FIREMAN CLIMBED HE f'i''
DOWN THE OBJECTIONABLE sTRENMER-THt
BIGGEST PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING N
NEw-JERsEY FORMALLY OPENED
pr,ahstb Sent : ,SpeciaD-Fuily 1900 people VII
messed the dedication in Elizao 'n'S -, So,
~ the new public school. NO l. the 'a's " 49,,
Jersey The exercises were largely III ''"' - "
Order OF United American Mechanics I'll '' e,'
ton o,posed TO Irish flags on pubic pu''u'nsS
ubep tho committee having charge OF the ""s '"
i,r went 10 test the halyards which We'e
around the ilagpolo they were diS'haNe" OF = -,
,cnr strcarner of green ribbon foatmg a. 'e'''''
,ror, the ION of the pole. the latter being Wr"Pp'"
4, rod white and blue bunting. The coni"''e''''''
.hoot tho halvards but were unable TO diso"er .e
objectionable emblem. In this emergency 'o
Arnold who is hardy fireman ana d" 'Np
climber appca AIRED the scene ana No''i.''
20 ND the pole and take down the green ''"0
Started on his mission amid the cheers Vi "e
ssor,h,ad crowd and quickly reached the toP VI
,,s mole where he found that the ribbon mao "ee'
nrmlv tackled TO the stick and had TO ne Torn on
,,,oh ,ndcnation was expressed by the American
Mechanics toward the contractor y n
,rho had the lob Of erecting the poe' ""' u"
everrel solcmnly that he knew noth'he al all
60, how mo green flag came TO be th'Te.
The dedication Of the school h'u'"'hs was ~,
eeded BY a parade OF the American VI ,a
on r.,er representing twenty councils Oh the o'
a., ~.uI crs,y being in line. Half-a-doAh ua'''s
which moved in the following orHer' -
Grand Marshal Elmer F. sec aa n1I'1 nnnhrr second
division. Charles : Ko"s''S' UNI"
ley FIRST DIVISION.
,, .. rolce grand marshal and aids; Goodwin Band
and Unity Dram Ccrps he c fsS "'unc No 80
- %cM Brunswick Henry clay council 80 "S, aho
Marous Council. 30 Ii9 Of Ba,onne
SECOND DIVISION
Band and Ss g r .aa guests Rs% sf
No u. % Planheld Twsh' s'In nrsv 81 CIV Union
r@s r IN a. Rsh%a anchor Son9S K 30 40
%2Srafse council. Can19Td fTisns
shp cog nc ,o4 no planaeld ccnira council, No
sl westacld Anthony Wayne Council N P,,p n%,
G sSn xo A is bsas cu"s No l lS9
s s"sr' . Nd ~ aad f Waller phelps ans 80 lso
Newark Irvington Counc no. lo', In,en, Council
cess f"qTc * i FdnS M' @6aaci o Sound
t-ook " c. Holion Council No 50 Duneien.
GUESTS or FLAG COMMITTEE
Americas and osceoia Councils T. A NJ ,S camp n9 So
81 Pa'riq, sr s'ns Of eay AmeFs@ ''""'''
THIRD Division
uonen.s Band and Marcus Ward Drum Cors Eliza ELM
, g. IA Peter cooper Council - lsi col'n M ;.
I. Buck Council No N GS" Tnsr ";;ynci no &c.
E sou, H'g hmb5y ' ''''''''
The scene in the vicinity OF the schoo' wa e'-
Mvenine All TIE houses in the neisnp0tnoou "e''
decorated with American flags. while the mousse
TON. and windows black with neop'' n
feature Of the parade was an immense @''''''
flag nearly the width of street. whi'h WIS '"'
rice BY twenty men.
The I'd Regiment gun detachment nreo s''u''
of thirteen guns while the flag presented pv 'he
.,os,ican Mechanics TO the school was being huhe
70 the breeze Hmmen's Band played "Ihe STAR
snanrled Banner" while the ilnr' nse crown
waved Gags hats and handkerchiefs In the air anu
cheered Justify
cot Chanrellor A. j. Smith. Of Newark. on
hahalf Of the American Mechanics. presented the
flag Principal Holmes Of the school. and super
,n,ondcnt Shoarer. Of the Elizabeth Public Hchoois
responded The audience sung "Amerlca "hdihs
the open-air celebration. 49,, !, 49, ,or.o
The dedication exercises were held IN the arg T
sseemhv-roona Of the sc hool me KEY ~
Sieepc. orc ned with prayer scholarly dedlca-
To- ?ddress was delivered by ex-i'resident ira \
Wboels- a. tie i2oarl of Education: snort ao-
dresses were made by the State SuperinternTht OF
school,. C. J. Baxter President Patrick =; HSan
Kurtz Of the Building Committee OF the b $50 tc
pro siden, Savre read a review OF the Work OF the
i,oard ,hyf led 30 the erection of the school