The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-10
OLD C1TYToHAyE WAKE.
Ma r STRONG UNFoLDs III PLANS
FOR THE AFFAIR.

A. mis- rnvitatien FIrry Citison'
Meet nad Discuss ways and means or Fiuy
4 Marking tho Passing Away or new York
and the Birth or tho Greater City.
The invitations that Mayor Strong sent out to
peyenty.nyo city officials and citizens OF his &C
abundance IN meet him ut Delmonico's last
night md discuss n plan for the celebration OF
the passing away OF the old city was responded
to by about Nifty Of tho invited ones.
and pretty nearly oil Of them got q
chance to talk about the Colonels pro-
ject. The talk resulted in tho suggestion
by President Frank X. Lawrence OF the Lotos
Club that the merging of the cities into n greater
metropolis should be adequately concentrated
by q permanent memorial like the Washington
Arch, which was tho outgrowth OF the con-
tennial celebration OF 1892.
The Mayor was In excellent humor. He ex-
planned his notion OF the celebration, that II
should DO in characteristic fashion. and said
that the meeting was tho result of the suggos.
tion OF many citizens that something be done TO
nttingly mark the death of our old city. He no.
forred to tho fact that under its first Mayor,
or B%urgomaster, tho city had O population OF
$500 souls. and referred TO its wonderful
growth in tho last hnlf century.
"My own idea" he added, lis that We should
have q mass meeting either at the Metropoli.
tan Opera House or tho Madison Square
Garden, with speeches and musical exer-
cisos. : Tho speeches should, as I am ad.
vised, be limited In number to three. Ono
orator might tell tho story Of the oity's
development from its foundation to tho
Revolution. The second orator could tell tho
rest Of tho story from the Revolution down to
the time Of its merging into Greater Now York.
A third orator could then appropriately tell the
history OF Now York's commercial develop
-~--k A. ll.n nr.a ,yA. thot The rnnAAIt.-.. -
this meeting might DO preserved in a volume
that will be appreciated by all who were present
ct the gathering, and which will DO valued more
q hundred years hence than at present"
J. Edward Simmons was elected Chairman.
and W.. F. King Of the Merchants Association
was elected Secretary. and then the speeches
became general. Ex.Mayor Smith Ely, at pres
ent Park Commissioner. starting Of. Ex-Mayor
at appears that have mistaken tho purpose
Of this movement" he said. II had an idea
that we were to gather to discuss the means OF
celebrating the birth OF a greater city. not the
decease Of the present one. l had an idea that
New York wasn't dying. but was going forward
Sad dU an idsa'ih Ssof tSis m ne8 Rranu eon tenn ~ lated q :
very broad means of celebrating the creation of
ter EetsdaetE The Si nature 1@s Of t the osl in"' nave "'''n'
Dr: ChauHeey Depew said he recalled that the
with great distinctness. He added, however,
that there was very much about old New York
that ought tooe celebrated in the way the Mayor
Consider how much alike are the first Mayor
Mayor, William L. Stronghold obstinate, both
honest, both. wrong.headed most, Of the time.
both right,hearted and both totally oblivious Of
what people said or might say Of them"
Mr.. Depew thought it would be a good plan II
Just as midnight struck on a big clock 10 DO pro-
and SlaYa tho tSf Ma SSras Of Br esS May rose OF and md" shook Sopk
HANDS with, tho Mayor of Greater. New York.
S TaH Is saIsr far ,se s snS sssFe o' sb In s sHre paicS E
city Of New Amsterdam. "Such q meeting
would Be- :, cherished 4 forever" he said. lin tho
Frank i. Lawrence ELECTED applause by urging
that tho death of the historic city should be
the hone, he said. " that AZ that co%mmemora.
ton of Washington's Centennial brought forth
S 5 sentIme atc 5ht tsa i3% a1idr ITS e fnMsr Fifah d IN hat
20 the spirit awakened by the celebration we are
about 70 hold may bring into being another and
eeSuaiiy beantitul memorial that will keep alive
The Rey. DR.. Howard Dufield heartily com.
reused enthusiasm, when he said that Provi.
dence had apparently ordained that the Greater
oens3 ENVIRONMENT NJ eas %nt,v shoSid fbs seome the m s,tTss,Hn
II shall have less interest in this celebration
believe. It or not. New YORK will nover forget ySa
President Hubbell of the Board of Education
said that 1000 trained singers from the public
schools would be ready to contribute their ser.
vices to the celebration under the leadership of
Conductor Damrosch.
Others who spoke we're Salem H. Wales. Arch.
J: Seaver Page. John A. King. President Of the
Historical Society; Chancellor MacCracken. Col.
William L. Brown, Col. Warning, c. C. Beaman,
Gen. Henry l.. Burnett, C. c.. Shayne, Comp.
troller Fitch, and Recorder Golf.
A committee was appointed with power 10
carry out the celebration as outlined by tho
Mayor, with the Mayor as Chairman, and the
following as mcmbcrs: ChnunCey NJ. Depew,
Ashbel p. Fitch. Judge Joseph L. DAILY, William
z. King, Francis NJ. Scott, Salem H. Wales, and
J. Edward Simmons
10 Celebrate the Birth or tho Greater New
York.
An advertising agent sent to tho newspaper
yesterday a circular announcing that leading
citizens were arranging for a celebration OF the