The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19
TO CELEBRATE CIVIC UNION.
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Demonstration for Jan. 4.

Tho New York journal flaming n BiE
Demonstration for Jan. 4.
The preparations which the New York Jour.
nal is making to celebrate the union of New
York, Brooklyn. and the other boroughs which
will form the Greater New York on the night
of Jan. / are now SO fur completed that a. gen.
craI outline OF the scheme can be announced.
1t is proposed to centre all the ceremonies in
front of the City Hall. and tho buildings about
City Hall square will be deliberately decorated
and illuminated. 1t is expected that permits
! sion will be given by the Government to il.
Illuminate the Post Office building, and that the
| city will allow tho illumination of the City Hall.
In addition to tho illumination of the buildings
on Broadway and Nassau street, there will be
lanterns hung about the City Hall Park. Three
bands will DO stationed in the park under the di.
rection of Prof. FrNnciuli, lately of the Marine
Band in Washington.
But the decorations described will be only
incidental 10 the scene OF most of the evening
celebration. This will be the plaza stretching
lights will be thrown on that, making it SO light
that any person there can be distinctly seen
from a distance. Across the plaza will march
the fire companies. the masked clubs. ana the
other elements of the great procession which the
Journal Will gather together to celebrate tho
The plan'as at present outlined is to have the
corner OF the park. The procession will then
march down Broadway to the plaza, across the
PR iaaad va taT Whe rS"i it 'n Will 'f be di rarn 3D." 1t ihi is
expected that the Third avenue cable cars, as
well as the strcct:Gars that run down Park row,
will be stopped thai night at the Brooklyn
Bridge, so that the procession will not be inter.
fercd with. The line will form at some point
on Broadway above Chambers street. but all
the details of this arrangement will be left to
the police. 1t is proposed to have representa-.
tives from every borough, and already enough
part in the celebration TO insure thousands OF
persons in the procession. All will DO re.
viewed nv MnVDr Strong and other prOmiQCnt
citizens from the steps, OF the City Hall.
across the Plaza the singing of patriotic songs
by various societies, and a carnival of maskrra
who arc to bc reviewed by a COMMITTEES which
fantastic costumes valuable prizes. Tho mill.
tary organizations which are to take part Will
represent all the Municipalities in the city; ,Therc
Irish, and Scotch societies in national costume.
Several of the city theatres have applied for
permission to be represented in the parade ny
feature of the. pageant will be u series OF
floats representing incidents, IN the history oil
New York and the boroughs which will be
cone a part of the greater city on New \ ear
night H. c,,mox of the celebration will be shortly
oS the % ri91 n Hnil in nhf Sro ok K mag a Mi' a o few rsi mo
ments afterward the flag VIII be raised on th,I
City Hall in New York. A voIlcy Of guns vii
n os nre tha rfot The eo t,ae en Wii he ee dr rb y ron. ron IL,
staff on the Brooklyn city Hall. and as l.
o'clock strikes the singing societies which arc
songs on the plaza here. The ]societios that
should Write 10 the New York Jonrmal during
Yesterday a couple that Is to be married OF
New Years day sent in an, application to ht
allowed TO personify, Brooklyn and Sew iorl
They were told that their case would receive
attention.