The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
THENEW CITYS GREETING.
PLANS TO oELEBRhTB THE BIRTH
OF THE 0REITER NEW YORK.

An Inflammation OF the CITY nall Park. q Con-
test or singing societies. aud a Parade
powu Broadway, Nith - CARNIVAL Scene Tor
a Binish-A Neisy salute 60 the city PlsE.
Tit programme. has been completed for the
exercises arranged by tho Journal to celebrate
the birth Of Greater New York. Tho celebration
win begin with the illumination OF the City
Hall Park and many Of the surrounding build
inru tomorrow evening. There Will DO more
than 300 electric lights strung In front OF tho
CITY Hall, and searchlights will be thrown from
every available point. One Of 10000 candle
power will DO directed toward the City Hall.
Az lo:1b an explosion Of bombs at the City
Hall will start the parade at the upper end of
Union square, and will also be q signal for the
United German Singing Societies OF New York
n Brooklyn TO march from tho cast side Of
tho City Hall around to the front. Here they
will sing together "The Lords Day" Then will
follow q competition among them for n prize Of
n silver bowl. At IL o'clock tho head Of the
parade 10 due to arrive.
III parade is expected TO include 10000 per
coma, who viii fall In from both sides OF Broad.
way from Seventeenth street down to Ninth.
First will como the Grand Marshall, Col. George
Moore Smith OF the slxty.ninth Regiment. His
Chief of STAFF will be Charles e. Lydecker, and
among his twenty aides will be Richard H. Hal-
stead, Lieut.. John A. Davidson, Richard Croker,
Jr., Col. Jacob Rupert, Jr., Bradlee Strong. and
O. Otto Touissant. Following Fanciullis band,
which 10 to come after tho Grand Marshal, will
be the delegation of twenty appointed by Mayor
The delegation will ride In carriages.
Ssaw %,ll S ssr ., a p lsbKs wy t,'S I Of GaIssF Z.
McGann will represent Mayor Harrison. The
city boards, the various clubs of the city. and
the, exchanges will be represented In tho dele
Among the bodies that have arranged to be in
the procession are tho Irish Volunteers, Col.
M MisS shs S Sia irs engine 'e of F FSrs Hsmi fiaasm tsc
United States battalion Of naval Cadets; tho
German societies and schuetzen corps. which
1000 men; tho Fiieck Pioneer Corps; a number
pr French societies; the Battglion Of Gu
and ond'' q a'A'i nam iSS'''' Of feats. Next viii
Gene The biz 65iIeyclef a aiyisiSn'p ,w with bor Its
less vehicles'nnd Illuminated stages. Last will
como those wearing. fancy costumes, who can
fall in at any, place above Chambers street. The
prizes in front OF tho City Hall. and will pass
On down Park row. disbanding by the time 1t
The Committee on prizes for music has not
been hlled yet, that for bicycles includes MaRis.
trate Charles +. Simms, Alderman F. A, Ware,
AndresT S4s.S Green sSn' chaiPm an Roswell fiP 7. Flower II.
J. ga. ,Warl. Murat Halstead. Antonio Pastor
Tho masqueraders will have City Hall Park
70 themselves after their arrival. rs II is intended
that the police shall close In behind them and
keep out those not In costume. Various bands
from the parade will; with the band Of 100
dance music until within q few. moments Of
midnight, whom all will play Aud Lang Syne."
r. A. a% aSa : ;hs Pre- PreciTse a1 the city SiiE fl flag srs Sill be be
q sAlute OF one hundred guns and the explosion
Of as many thirty-six-inch bombs as can be set
elaborate. and is intended to eclipse all previous
efforts.