New-York tribune., 1896-10-30
THE LAST ARRANGEMENTS MADE
11Ir PARADE COMMITTEE HOLDS IT'S FINAL
MErrISG-MAYoR STRONG CALLED HOT
TAMALE- DIRECTIONS FROM GEN
ERAL PORTER

The Executive Committee OF the Business Mon q
Republican and Sound Money Association held its
final meeting last evening at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel in preparation FOR the great parade or TO-
morrow Colonel &. p Homer opened tho meet
ing and Genera James VI varnum presided. Let
ters from cx-President Harrison. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Saxton and Frank : Black were read stat
ing that they will be able to review tho parade
The chairman OF the Committee on Stands eN-
planned that Mayor strong had signed the resoIu-
,on authorizing tho erection OF another stand Tor
tho Republican State Committee ana R'pubhcan
County Committee in Madison Square u was also
announced that all the bands III the pdrad" had
been requested TO play The star spansl"d Ban
ner'' IA they approached the rcyiewing-siands.
Then the members OF the committee had laugh
AZ Mayor Strong who referred 10 as not Ia
male and told that the name came from an opium
joint, The Mayor got UP ard turned III" laugh
He said ne had visited opium joint TWO weeks
after he was placed in once. when DE- accom-
panied Colonel Naring on rIP 10 m ',''" ,,
lie couldn't eat all the stun mar WIS pas
round he said hut Colonel Warine sampled
sonnet hing OF everything In TACT Coioncl ""r'"b
was regular Chinese ncelcr. g., ...
Before the laughter died out the MAYOR VI, W.
asked TO receive large gold badge IN plurh cas-
Tho nadre bore testimony mat the Mayor j. prc-i-
WnneV Abolition The Mayor had make an
other speech. and he said he was GONG 20 rue ln =
70 FAR lie was going TO take MAYOR Hewitt IN
the carriage with him he sald ana Va shs,,r s9ms 10
II
he liked TO be OF ihe boys. -
After that there a discussion as 10 IN" ",ht-
ing OF high silk hats by the members o. 10" l-N-
ncIitiye Committee who viii march a. an esrori
for tho Mayor and n was decided that th'y sHaN
wear high silk hats and tan gloves
Then Mayor strong presented TO General Horace
pori.r fha grand marshal for the parade, beau.
tiful baton Of IVORY tipped with gold ana drci 20
with red white and blue ribbons. General fortcF
tharkcd the committee. And went on TO tam AhoH
the rules 10 ba observed I'm the parade. -" said
that Broadway from Worth-st- 10 'hamn"r--'t ,
would be- occupied by the marshal and MS sian at
the forma ton OF the parade, and the PROCESSION
would move promptly at 10 A. n The Mayor @ @hn.
his escort must he ready then and so must inc lst
division OF th~.drygoods men There viii - l.,.vp
men In the procession. and perhaps more II IL "o'S
rain. a., - III, &. q.
some de-ertions for ~ u have passed from
ne romantic tho rheumatic age
He looked AZ Mayor Strong and fher" was roa I,
OF laughter In which the Mayor Joined. Genera
Porter went on 10 that aids would be r"ady 70
drec, the various orga nzatious 10 turn into lh" me
soc that all trucks were kept out OF the strc",-
I'm which divisions Of the parade form lie OK
dressed the hope that occupants or houses HlohE
Tho linc OF march would illuminat" th"m anrI
nightfall and he said that two Scarchligh'N "ould
he used 10 illuminate parts OF Ffth-ave.
The most difficulty General Porter said Will he
encountered I'm the dismissal OF the parade ;" as
10 prevent congestion Ht the outlets. ana n" gave
directions which he said ought 10 Dc observed care"
rulIv 10 prevcn: IN" blocking Of the way for the
procesaior There round Of applaus" "hcn
he remarked that II would lac impossible to signal
Interference OF the American flag
Genera! Narnum announced that he Mayor -
cort will meet in the City Hall ai 80 a m 10
morrow