New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-20
ALBANY'S GALA DAY.
THE CENTENNIAL OF THE LEGISLATURES
TO BE OBSERVED ON JANUARY 9.

To RE OBSERVED on JANUARY @.
r,> o,o,,,r q, tho legislative session on January
,tu he tho beginning also OF the celebration which
nth mark the one-hundrcdth anniversary OF the
legislative sessions at Albany the hrst OF "h'c"
was held on January 3 1874. II the poe.s ana orn
tors who Will take part IN tho demonstration ia"
ATTENDED thu, dinner OF the Albany Society Oh ne"
York AT De!,noncos. on Tuesday evening" '"e'
might have received inspiration for poems ana ORA
tim. from the men who sang tho praises Oh tho
ola city on the hills. and who propnesied tor IL +"
future OF unusual brightness and prosperity.
MAYOR John Boyd Thatcher reviewed the history
~ tho city dwelling the fact that In It's defence
the Stars and Stripes were irst unturled, ana elo
ouc,,lv tracing the development Of the Fort orange
., old TO IN. beautiful city from which he sai'
ahlns would in time run the seaboard. as large
and as powerful any that ply the great "a'eis
OF tho Old World. ,,
Charles Emory Smith spoke OF the part which
hlbanians had taken IN tho Development OF '"e
country and culos!zed in eloquent terms inc men
who marched from Albany TO battle for their cou"
Try and who are laid there In soldiers graves al
Ex-Governor OF the State editors. cierSSh'ch a'''
DISTINGUISHED jursts aided the Albany men III s's
ing tnc praises OF their city, and the teast WIZ p'
looked upon as the first step In the Gentleman Ne'e
Lrauou. u, Cause many VINO came for the oSCasso.'
discussed proyrainine when Is peihs p'ep'' -
The festivities Will include parade through the
pr ncipa streets OF the city, IN which the >4,lo''
tiuard unuer the leadership OF IsheraI isou.'
snaw o.ver commander oil the Third brigade. wiz
lead Political. social and trades organizations ""
| also take part In the parade. when WIN De &c
viewed by Mayor 1hache.. Governor Black anu
| i.r,, noGv Of prominent men. Every eX-Cioverno1
ana ex- Lieutenant Governor OF the state mas DC
invited a. we.l as President Cleye.and, ex-rres'-
| dent Harrison and Presiaent-elect Mckinney;
| in The afternoon the literary exercises Will tahe
| nlnc. I'm Iiarmanus Bieecker Hall. Chauncey NJ
| iDepcw viii deliver the Grafton and william II
| McElroy will read poem written for the occasion
| Mayor Thatcher said that Governor Morton woui1
! preside the Harmanus Beecker Han meeui.b
| during the first part OF the exercises ana ina
| Governor Black would take the gavel during IN,
second part. Mayor Strong and the mayors oI
most OF the cities Of the State Will be on tho pat
form during the cxcIcis's. 80
| For the benefit Of the thousands who Will b,
unable to gain admission. an evening entertain
mrnt in ttD shape OF n ball and reception Will b.
| given I'm the 10Th battalion armory and Wash
ington Park will be deliberately illuminated. Every
CITY I'm IN. State will be represented on the com
| mttee. Mayor Thacher said that a committee OF
ten from each OF the eight judicial districts hao
been appointed and that the best men IN tho Stat.
are as deeply Interested In tho celebration as the
Albanians .
4 complete programme will probably be prepare
In IA few days and VIII be made public by the com
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