New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-22
FOR TO-DAY'S CELEBRATION
FIREMEN WILL PARADE AND BL9l->' Los
WILL BE SUSPENDED.

\ BROONIyN DELEGATION CONC TO bALIl~"'''
A MILITARY rr1p-scuooL EXERclsEs
Wash.neton's Birthday Will be COMMONWEALTH IN
Brooklyn to-day in the usual appropriate iN''-..
The c..y Offices viii bee closed. and the Na''o''"''
State and municipal flags will he displayed on 'i-7
public buildings The banks. exchanges anu i.'''
cial institutions will be- closed all day So."e III
Oh ants will close Their stores a. noon so 1'' ''
povcs will have half hoida,. The Gran" "'-'''
OF the Republic will hold its usual meeting an" 90
IN, evening there viii te meeting AZ the A'"N''',
o. Music. al which the Rev D.. David rrrSb' ~
the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Chufc'' "''
deliver an Grafton John ". Walker. commune
in-ch-of OF the Grand Army OF the nit'' = 80
and Edward d. Atkinson. deputy comma -''
OF New ork. will be- present
Tho veterans OF the volunteer fire dfpH' III ms
OF Brooklyn and the neirhborhood viii have DIX
parade. IL is expected tina; about 300 men WIZ
be in line Louis L. liapD viii be grand nia'S''H''
Thirty-hve companies will represent BrooK'yh'
New-York CITY. Staten Island. Poughke'ps'e'
Kingston. Long Island towns and Belmar J.. q.
The line Of march viii bee As follows ffoI" ~.
straw and Henry sts. % Renisen-st. 20 ana t,'o'a
Crv Hail Park. passing In review before tAe A'3o'
and city officials. 10 Fult1n-s,.. 20 Myrte-aFe' o
Jay-s, paving a marching salute TO William 90
bryant. Fire Commissioner. and staff; 20 FUTON
80. 10 boerum Pace 10 L.yingst01-si. TO our.
81. 70 schermerhorn-s;. to Lafayette-ave-' 20 "''
f0ri-ave.. 10 fountain; c0ultermarch ana DISMISS
Line wN be formed At 1880 d. n. and siaf' al il
a. N. L Is expected that party o, Brcoh.l f''e'
VIII start oenlltmore at 10 o'clock this norn'lr'
responding 70 tie invitation OF the Baltimore 30
ciety OF the Sons OF the American Revolution anu
Tho 9Th Eeg.m M Veteran Corps ot Marf anu
which have asked the ctz NJ committee "Ach
arranged the recent reception o.; H,.umor'ans' ID"
celebrate The holiday H. Mary and. arg c.ty
Tn invitation has been accepted by William D. J.
chairman or tho Brooklyn committee. * 1rH
toniil.ssic".r Frank squiera 'narir- ~ -,i.T
president ~ the NontauH club. where ,lr 4'.a'-
roreans were entertained. Park toniin..sl3 II
Timothy /. Woodruff. ex-Mlyor David \. n!oi T.
Colonel George \ Price. Genera. SteHari J.. W .h-
eX-1layor CHARLES t. schier1n colone hn y.
Partridge aul General william Copeland w aha To-.
The visiting Brookyn.t.s viii bee received oy ~.
Baltimore veterans, ana "Il return hl spe ia 'i'H
Amo.e the military incidents viii be re trip Of
The Second signal tO-p" to Hartford 'in'l tl Z
the reception and review or the brigad-s o Ne"
York City Brooklyn anu Jersey city n me n-t
REGIMEN ArmOry, Ntw-Aork city. this afternoon.
"Tle Father OF his Countrt' was ricnrtir+ ar
srtara. Brooklyn sch .0lS yesterday afternoon. li-
-.rcs.lrc exercises TOOK piaca a tnr Poly f'DnH
Institute The pr1sramme included an ora, +. ~.
The American Revolution. ty Z .arrl -.i li.+'
HUH who is the hfteen-yc ar-od son NJ me N'.
pr r. = Hl.l. pastor Of Greenwood Baptist tnl-tn.
~ our Nation Russell IT, j. ii9rI gave Il y. ANA
ton entitled "A Century from WafairSt1 IT,. a- !
Joseph ". Mackay reri'el Tine American Flas
= Y Waite made an Eloquent address. an- fi'r.-
~ Professor Wafrour M"ttarulcr I1r. GRAND
Army o. the Republic. c imposed NJ f-~fntt- Ai'r
loan citizens presented an American h1- o. l'-D.i
School W a6. in Stagn-a'.. near BushH h-tF. AS
"Old Gl1-r" urtu-lel o." scholar. aal fpr,-
tators sang fhc National arfhr ~. Al- 'rlNe.l.
Dr.ncipa! o. tie school. delivered ore ol tne ai-